Mississippi
Mississippi sees rebound in latest student test scores
JACKSON, Miss (AP) — Mississippi pupil take a look at scores are exceeding pre-pandemic ranges in two topics after a decline the earlier yr, in line with outcomes launched Thursday by the state Division of Schooling.
The statewide outcomes from the 2021-22 Mississippi Educational Evaluation Program present a lift in take a look at scores for English language arts and science. The share of scholars scoring proficient or superior reached what the division stated is an all-time excessive of 42.2% in English and 55.9% in science. College students scored 47.3% in arithmetic, simply shy of the pre-pandemic price of 47.4%.
“The 2021-22 evaluation outcomes present clear and indeniable proof of the resilience of our college students and educators and their capacity to recuperate from the disruptions to studying,” Dr. Kim Benton, the interim state superintendent of schooling, stated in a information launch
The Mississippi Educational Evaluation Program measures pupil achievement in 4 topic areas: math, English, science and U.S. historical past.
Along with will increase, the outcomes additionally present that about 4% fewer college students handed math exams this yr than in 2019. Go charges in English and science additionally did not attain pre-pandemic ranges.
The Division of Schooling attributed the rising variety of college students scoring proficient and superior to districts having extra expertise managing pandemic disruptions. The extra help districts obtained, together with federal COVID-19 reduction funds and state investments, additionally helped speed up studying, the division stated. Districts used the extra funds to pay for prolonged studying days, tutorial providers and “intensive interventions.”
The rise in scores in 2021-22 after the decline in 2020-21 will seemingly impression district and college “accountability grades.”
Accountability grades assign a ranking of A, B, C, D or F for every college and district primarily based on measures like pupil achievement, particular person pupil development, commencement price and participation price. The grades rely closely on the quantity of progress college students make from one yr to the subsequent, in line with the Division of Schooling.
The Mississippi State Board of Schooling will launch accountability grades for the 2021-22 college yr at its assembly on Sept. 29.