Baltimore County Students Show Mixed Results on State Tests
County middle schools report lower passage percentages than elementary schools on the Maryland State Assessments.
Results from the 2012 Maryland State Assessment reveal a mixed bag of results from Baltimore County Public Schools students. While elementary schools showed strong gains, middle schools reported results below the state average. One Towson elementary school even received 100 percent passage in all subgroups. "We have areas of improvement but we feel good about the data," said Elizabeth Grace Chesney, executive director of research, accountability, assessment and data warehouse for Baltimore County Public Schools. Statewide, 88.2 percent of elementary school students performed at proficient or advanced levels in reading and 87.7 percent did so in math, according to Baltimore County Schools news release. By comparison, 90.7 percent of …
Tim
1:22 pm on Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Completely agree. more ›