State school exam results drop after state raises required passing scores (Illinois)

Chicago Tribune ^ | 9/10/13 | Diane Rado

[Libloather]

State exam scores plunged to record lows across most grades after the state raised the bar to pass the spring 2013 exams for 3rd through 8th graders, according to results released today.

Overall, math scores took the biggest hit on the Illinois Standards Achievement Tests. The steepest drop was for 3rd graders taking the math test, state officials reported. Only 54.9 percent of them passed compared with 87.7 percent the year before.

The percentage of students passing reading and math tests in each of the other grades fell to about 59 percent, compared to the mid to high 70s and 80s in prior years.

Only one grade, 4th grade, posted a passing rate above 60 percent, and that was 60.2 percent on the math exam, according to results released by the Illinois State Board of Education.

[Libloather]

Science exams for 4th and 7th graders were not impacted by the new passing requirements.

The climate change hoax continues.

[doc1019]

I guess the state passing score will be going back down soon. ;-)

[Maudeen]

Just wait until the results are in after the sex ed curriculum is adopted in the schools. Probably passing with flying colors . . . . If you are not aware of it go to http://illinoisfamily.org/

[Iron Munro]

Last year in Florida the government didn’t drop the standards when students did poorly.

They just arbitrarily bumped up the rating of failing schools so they didn’t look quite as bad.

Much simpler and less costly than changing all those bothersome rules and updating tests and other paperwork.

[Chode]

they do not mention what the passing grade is... 50? 55? 60? 65?

or can't the reporterette figure out what a passing score is???

[MasterGunner01]

It was, how do you say, “unexpected”. Well, like, DUH!

[jmaroneps37]

In liberal Democrat psychopath land honest standards means lower scores; happens every time.