Morgan Hill’s students have gains in both elementary math and
English, but numbers are still dropping in mid-level math, perhaps
indicating the impact of recent district curriculum changes.
Morgan Hill’s students have gains in both elementary math and English, but numbers are still dropping in mid-level math, perhaps indicating the impact of recent district curriculum changes.
Results of the 2009 Standardized Testing and Reporting, or STAR, were released today.
Morgan Hill students scored more than 3 percentage points higher in English, with 54.4 percent of students scoring proficient or above.
Elementary math also saw gains, with students improving by almost 2 percentage points, with 56.5 percent of students scoring proficient or above.
However, mid-level math scores dropped for the second year in a row. Middle school math dropped 3 percentage points, with 19 percent of students scoring proficient or better. The number of students scoring proficient or better in Algebra I dropped 2 percentage points to 18 percent of students, and Geometry dropped 1 percentage point with 16 percent of students scoring proficient or better.
More detailed results will be available Wednesday morning.
STAR Test Results: Perc. of Morgan Hill students who met federal standards:
ELA 2008: 50.9
ELA 2009: 54.4
Math2008: 54.8
Math2009: 56.5
Alg I 2008: 20
Alg I 2009: 18
Alg II 2008: 21
Alg II 2009: 23
Geometry 2008: 17
Geometry 2008: 16
