Sixth- and seventh-grade students in Marietta City school district top 2010 scores in all content areas on the CRCT test.
Riding the strong showing of its sixth- and seventh-grade students, Marietta City Schools improved its average scores from last year in 22 of the 30 content areas on the 2011 Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCTs), the Georgia Department of Education announced Wednesday. Both the sixth- and seventh-grade Marietta City Schools students registered improved scores in all five categories on the exam, which tests students from third- to eighth-grade in reading, English/language arts, math, science and social studies. Students in third, fifth and eighth grade must meet or exceed grade requirements on the CRCT in reading in order to be promoted according to state law. Fifth- and eighth-grade students must also meet or exceed expectations …
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Third-, sixth- and seventh-graders led the district's overall gains on the standardized exams.
Cobb County School District students turned in a strong performance on the 2011 Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCTs), according to system-level results released Wednesday by the Georgia Department of Education. Cobb students topped state averages for meeting or exceeding the standard in 29 of the 30 content areas, five for each of six grades. Third- to eighth-graders take the CRCTs in reading, English/language arts, math, science and social studies. Third-, fifth- and eighth-graders must meet or exceed expectations on the CRCT in reading to be promoted to the next grade, according to state law. Fifth- and eighth-graders also must meet standards on the math CRCT to advance to the next grade. Third-, sixth- and seventh-graders led …
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Cobb County School District
514 Glover St SE, Marietta, GA
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