Schools
Students Score Above State Average on Standardized Tests in English, Math
Nearly 5 million students state-wide were tested.
Mt. Diablo Unified School District students are scoring above the state average in standardized English-Language Arts and math, according to test results released Friday morning.
State-wide, nearly 5 million students took the 2012 Standardized Testing and Reporting assessment, known as STAR last spring, and 57 percent of them scored proficient or better in English-language arts, up from 54 percent in 2011.
Fifty-one percent scored proficient or better in math, according to the California Department of Education.
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Growth of proficiency in core academic subjects based on the test scores has continued throughout the state and region, according to the state Department of Education.
Below is a breakdown of test results of the Mt. Diablo School District:
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- A total of 59.4 percent of students tested scored at grade-level or higher in English-Language Arts.
- A total of 53.1 percent of students tested scored at grade-level or higher in math.
- A total of 58.4 percent of students tested scored at grade-level or higher in science
- A total of 50.5 percent of students tested scored at grade-level or higher in history.
Note: The first row in each table contains numbers 2 through 11 which represent grades two through eleven respectively. EOC stands for end-of-course.
An asterisk (*) appears on the Internet reports to protect student privacy when 10 or fewer students had valid test scores.
English-Language Arts (Grades 2-11)
Result Type Value Students with Scores 23,795 % Proficient or Advanced 59.4 %History (Grades 8 and 11, and end-of-course)
Mathematics (Grades 2-7, and end-of-course)
Result Type Value Students with Scores 23,132 % Proficient or Advanced 53.1 %Science CST (Grades 5, 8, and 10)
Result Type Value Students with Scores 6,960 % Proficient or Advanced 58.4 %Science End-of-Course
Result Type Value Students with Scores 5,827 % Proficient or Advanced 44.4 %Here is the data for each individual grade and test:
Result Type 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 EOC Reported Enrollment 2,580 2,604 2,605 2,577 2,589 2,528 2,491 2,599 2,547 2,570CST English-Language Arts
CST Mathematics
Result Type 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 EOC Students Tested 2,547 2,439 2,441 2,374 2,411 2,112 % of Enrollment 98.7 % 93.7 % 93.7 % 92.1 % 93.1 % 83.5 % Students with Scores 2,544 2,434 2,437 2,371 2,410 2,111 Mean Scale Score 388.7 412.4 409.9 416.9 360.2 355.4 % Advanced 40 % 49 % 51 % 44 % 20 % 22 % % Proficient 27 % 26 % 27 % 31 % 33 % 27 % % Basic 17 % 15 % 15 % 16 % 25 % 25 % % Below Basic 11 % 9 % 6 % 8 % 17 % 19 % % Far Below Basic 4 % 2 % 1 % 2 % 5 % 8 %CST General Mathematics
Result Type 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 EOC Students Tested 449 210 659 % of Enrollment 18.0 % 8.1 % Students with Scores 446 204 650 Mean Scale Score 310.4 289.8 303.9 % Advanced 4 % 1 % 3 % % Proficient 19 % 10 % 16 % % Basic 30 % 25 % 28 % % Below Basic 28 % 38 % 31 % % Far Below Basic 19 % 26 % 21 %CST Algebra I
Result Type 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 EOC Students Tested 226 1,759 1,157 467 237 3,846 % of Enrollment 8.9 % 70.6 % 44.5 % 18.3 % 9.2 % Students with Scores 226 1,758 1,150 465 235 3,834 Mean Scale Score 373.6 345.2 305.1 283.6 276.1 323.1 % Advanced 25 % 18 % 2 % 1 % 1 % 11 % % Proficient 33 % 24 % 18 % 7 % 3 % 20 % % Basic 24 % 19 % 27 % 21 % 20 % 22 % % Below Basic 15 % 26 % 38 % 47 % 44 % 32 % % Far Below Basic 3 % 12 % 15 % 25 % 31 % 15 %CST Integrated Math 1
Result Type 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 EOC Students Tested 2 2 % of Enrollment 0.1 % Students with Scores 2 2 Mean Scale Score * * % Advanced * * % Proficient * * % Basic * * % Below Basic * * % Far Below Basic * *CST Geometry
CST Algebra II
Result Type 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 EOC Students Tested 98 762 682 1,542 % of Enrollment 3.8 % 29.9 % 26.5 % Students with Scores 98 760 680 1,538 Mean Scale Score 373.7 336.6 291.2 318.9 % Advanced 27 % 11 % 1 % 8 % % Proficient 30 % 25 % 10 % 19 % % Basic 33 % 32 % 27 % 30 % % Below Basic 10 % 23 % 36 % 28 % % Far Below Basic 1 % 9 % 25 % 15 %CST Summative High School Mathematics
Result Type 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 EOC Students Tested 1 85 667 753 % of Enrollment 0.0 % 3.3 % 26.0 % Students with Scores 1 85 665 751 Mean Scale Score * 377.0 364.7 366.2 % Advanced * 29 % 22 % 23 % % Proficient * 35 % 32 % 33 % % Basic * 16 % 24 % 23 % % Below Basic * 16 % 18 % 17 % % Far Below Basic * 2 % 4 % 4 %CST History - Social Science Grade 8
Result Type 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 EOC Students Tested 2,436 % of Enrollment 97.8 % Students with Scores 2,429 Mean Scale Score 359.0 % Advanced 32 % % Proficient 22 % % Basic 22 % % Below Basic 10 % % Far Below Basic 13 %CST World History
Result Type 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 EOC Students Tested 142 2,252 80 2,474 % of Enrollment 5.5 % 88.4 % 3.1 % Students with Scores 137 2,246 66 2,449 Mean Scale Score 348.7 347.8 269.0 345.8 % Advanced 27 % 22 % 2 % 22 % % Proficient 29 % 26 % 9 % 26 % % Basic 18 % 27 % 24 % 26 % % Below Basic 7 % 10 % 11 % 9 % % Far Below Basic 20 % 16 % 55 % 17 %CST U.S. History
CST Science - Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science
Result Type 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 EOC Students Tested 2,385 2,298 2,294 % of Enrollment 92.5 % 92.3 % 90.1 % Students with Scores 2,379 2,296 2,285 Mean Scale Score 369.7 379.0 353.0 % Advanced 26 % 39 % 27 % % Proficient 36 % 21 % 26 % % Basic 22 % 17 % 24 % % Below Basic 8 % 10 % 11 % % Far Below Basic 7 % 13 % 14 %CST Biology
Result Type 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 EOC Students Tested 1,557 962 612 3,131 % of Enrollment 59.9 % 37.8 % 23.8 % Students with Scores 1,554 961 612 3,127 Mean Scale Score 362.1 328.8 367.8 353.0 % Advanced 31 % 13 % 35 % 26 % % Proficient 27 % 21 % 27 % 25 % % Basic 27 % 35 % 21 % 28 % % Below Basic 9 % 16 % 7 % 11 % % Far Below Basic 6 % 15 % 10 % 10 %CST Chemistry
Result Type 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 EOC Students Tested 976 590 1,566 % of Enrollment 38.3 % 23.0 % Students with Scores 975 590 1,565 Mean Scale Score 336.6 314.5 328.2 % Advanced 12 % 5 % 10 % % Proficient 26 % 17 % 23 % % Basic 37 % 35 % 36 % % Below Basic 14 % 20 % 16 % % Far Below Basic 11 % 23 % 15 %CST Earth Science
Result Type 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 EOC Students Tested 472 125 248 845 % of Enrollment 18.2 % 4.9 % 9.6 % Students with Scores 471 124 247 842 Mean Scale Score 319.9 316.6 344.4 326.6 % Advanced 9 % 7 % 20 % 12 % % Proficient 18 % 22 % 27 % 21 % % Basic 34 % 28 % 28 % 32 % % Below Basic 15 % 15 % 11 % 14 % % Far Below Basic 24 % 27 % 14 % 21 %CST Physics
See the full test results on the state Department of Education website here.
For more information about the STAR Test results, visit http://preview.cde.ca.gov/star/star2012