2012 CRCT Results | Floyd County | Schools

ATLANTA -- More Georgia students than ever are exceeding standards on the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests, according to new data released Thursday.

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The 2012 CRCT results show the performances of students in grades 3-8. The biggest overall gains were in Grade 5 Social Studies (six percentage points) and Grade 8 Science (seven percentage points).

"The best news in the 2012 CRCT report is that more of our students are exceeding the standards," State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge said in a statement. "Teachers are doing a great job teaching the more rigorous Georgia Performance Standards and they are to be applauded for raising expectations for all students."

However, there were a few decreases in 2012, including Grade 3 Science (two percentage points), Grade 4 Mathematics (one percentage point), Grade 5 Mathematics (three percentage points) and Grade 8 Mathematics (one percentage point).

Percentages did not change on six of the content-area tests.

"While I am pleased to see an increase in the majority of the exams, I am concerned about those where we saw decreases or no change at all," Dr. Barge said. "As we begin teaching the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards next school year, we know the curriculum and the tests will be more difficult, so we must continue to focus on successfully implementing the new standards."

State law requires third, fifth and eighth grade students to meet or exceed expectations on the Reading portion of the test in order to move to the next grade. Fifth and eighth grade students must also meet or exceed expectations on the Mathematics portion.

Results for Floyd County Schools include:

Grade 3 Reading
* 765 students tested
* 5.5 percent did not meet the standard
* 44.2 percent met the standard
* 50.3 percent exceeded the standard

Grade 3 English/Language Arts
* 771 students tested
* 6.6 percent did not meet the standard
* 61 percent met the standard
* 32.4 percent exceeded the standard

Grade 3 Mathematics
* 769 students tested
* 15.5 percent did not meet the standard
* 41 percent met the standard
* 43.6 percent exceeded the standard

Grade 3 Science
* 787 students tested
* 16 percent did not meet the standard
* 44.9 percent met the standard
* 39.1 percent exceeded the standard

Grade 3 Social Studies
* 785 students tested
* 17.5 percent did not meet the standard
* 65.1 percent met the standard
* 17.5 percent exceeded the standard

Grade 4 Reading
* 746 students tested
* 4.4 percent did not meet the standard
* 52.4 percent met the standard
* 43.2 percent exceeded the standard

Grade 4 English/Language Arts
* 742 students tested
* 5.4 percent did not meet the standard
* 61.2 percent met the standard
* 33.4 percent exceeded the standard

Grade 4 Mathematics
* 745 students tested
* 14.8 percent did not meet the standard
* 55.8 percent met the standard
* 29.4 percent exceeded the standard

Grade 4 Science
* 781 students tested
* 18.4 percent did not meet the standard
* 43.9 percent met the standard
* 37.6 percent exceeded the standard

Grade 4 Social Studies
* 778 students tested
* 22.4 percent did not meet the standard
* 64.5 percent met the standard
* 13.1 percent exceeded the standard

Grade 5 Reading
* 753 students tested
* 6.4 percent did not meet the standard
* 64.5 percent met the standard
* 29.1 percent exceeded the standard

Grade 5 English/Language Arts
* 741 students tested
* 3.2 percent did not meet the standard
* 57 percent met the standard
* 39.8 percent exceeded the standard

Grade 5 Mathematics
* 721 students tested
* 13.3 percent did not meet the standard
* 55.3 percent met the standard
* 31.3 percent exceeded the standard

Grade 5 Science
* 777 students tested
* 25 percent did not meet the standard
* 40.7 percent met the standard
* 34.4 percent exceeded the standard

Grade 5 Social Studies
* 776 students tested
* 32.3 percent did not meet the standard
* 59 percent met the standard
* 8.6 percent exceeded the standard

Grade 6 Reading
* 772 students tested
* 2.5 percent did not meet the standard
* 57.1 percent met the standard
* 40.4 percent exceeded the standard

Grade 6 English/Language Arts
* 772 students tested
* 6 percent did not meet the standard
* 66.2 percent met the standard
* 27.8 percent exceeded the standard

Grade 6 Mathematics
* 750 students tested
* 13.9 percent did not meet the standard
* 63.3 percent met the standard
* 22.8 percent exceeded the standard

Grade 6 Science
* 794 students tested
* 28.7 percent did not meet the standard
* 59.9 percent met the standard
* 11.3 percent exceeded the standard

Grade 6 Social Studies
* 794 students tested
* 29 percent did not meet the standard
* 37.9 percent met the standard
* 33.1 percent exceeded the standard

Grade 7 Reading
* 769 students tested
* 3.3 percent did not meet the standard
* 72.2 percent met the standard
* 24.6 percent exceeded the standard

Grade 7 English/Language Arts
* 768 students tested
* 3.8 percent did not meet the standard
* 52.1 percent met the standard
* 44.1 percent exceeded the standard

Grade 7 Mathematics
* 764 students tested
* 3.1 percent did not meet the standard
* 48.8 percent met the standard
* 48 percent exceeded the standard

Grade 7 Science
* 803 students tested
* 18.4 percent did not meet the standard
* 48.8 percent met the standard
* 32.8 percent exceeded the standard

Grade 7 Social Studies
* 800 students tested
* 27.9 percent did not meet the standard
* 38.9 percent met the standard
* 33.3 percent exceeded the standard

Grade 8 Reading
* 759 students tested
* 2.2 percent did not meet the standard
* 57.6 percent met the standard
* 40.2 percent exceeded the standard

Grade 8 English/Language Arts
* 761 students tested
* 3.3 percent did not meet the standard
* 59.3 percent met the standard
* 37.5 percent exceeded the standard

Grade 8 Mathematics
* 753 students tested
* 16.9 percent did not meet the standard
* 54.3 percent met the standard
* 28.8 percent exceeded the standard

Grade 8 Science
* 784 students tested
* 26 percent did not meet the standard
* 56.5 percent met the standard
* 17.5 percent exceeded the standard

Grade 8 Social Studies
* 781 students tested
* 25.1 percent did not meet the standard
* 57.6 percent met the standard
* 17.3 percent exceeded the standard