In Canton, the town still well exceeds the state averages in both CMT and CAPT scores, though CAPT scores were down slightly across the board compared to 2011. CMT scores were mixed. Some grade levels saw significant increases, while others saw drops in individual testing areas.
Canton administrators are expected to give a detailed analysis of the town's test scores to the school board in the fall.
In releasing the CMT and CAPT test scores for individual districts this year, the state Department of Education said that CMT scores — given to students in grades 3 through 8 — improved incrementally while CAPT performance — administered to 10th-graders and required for graduation — was mixed.
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"While student performance increased in all content areas when compared to the CAPT baseline year of 2007, it decreased in some areas when compared to last year," the department said in a news release. "As compared to 2011, performance increased slightly in writing, remained relatively constant in science and reading, and decreased in mathematics."
Canton CMT test scores
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2011 83.5 96.2 81.4 92.2 78.0 93.9 2012 76.8 93.5 77.0 91.1 82.1 95.7 State 2012 68.2 85.8 64.1 78.3 65.3 83.7 Grade 5
2011 89.5 96.2
90.2 94.7 91.1 98.5 2012 84.7 95.4 84.0 91.6 77.3 94.7 State 2012 71.8 85.7 67.7 79.7
68.1 88.5 Grade 6
2011 88.4 98.4 93.5 97.6 80.3 95.5 2012 92.4 98.5 96.2 98.5 91.8 98.5
State 2012 69.5
87.2 74.2 84.8 67.5 84.9 Grade 7
2011 79.5 91.8 86.9 91.8 77.0 93.4 2012 85.7 94.0 93.9 96.2 83.7 94.1 State 2012 68.3 86.7 79.9 87.4 65.6 83.9 Grade 8
2011 90.9 98.6 93.7 95.8
87.5 97.2 2012 80.8 93.3 85.8 92.5 79.3 90.9 State 2012 67.4 87.1 76.8 86.2 68.4 86.2
Canton CAPT Scores
The full results and comparisons of the scores:
Percent at/above goal, math Percent at/above proficiency, math Percent at/above goal, science Percent at/above proficiency, science Percent at/above goal, reading Percent at/above proficiency, reading Percent at/above goal, writing Percent at/above proficiency, writing 2011 77.4 96.8 69.6 96.8 69.4 96.8 83.1 97.6 2012 74.5 95.6 69.5 92.9 71.0 94.2 81.6
95.0 2012 state average 49.3 78.8 47.3 80.2 47.5 80.9 63.1 88.8
The entire CMT and CAPT scores report from the state is attached to this article as a PDF.
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