VOLUME 129 | ISSUE 29
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Academic recovery across school districts is mixed, with persistent achievement gaps BY SUZIE GLASSMAN SGLASSMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Homeschoolers host bubble blowout P8 A group of homeschooled children enjoying a sunny afternoon together at the Back to School Bubble Bash on Aug. 28. The Bubble Bash is one event of many organized by Jo Ann Mahoney through her PHOTO BY NICKY QUINBY Elizabeth Homeschoolers group.
The latest release of standardized test score results provide a glimpse into how well students across the metro area are doing. The data shows they’re still rebounding from the effects of the pandemic, and many students are struggling with the basics, including reading and math. For instance, the Colorado Measures of Academic Success, or CMAS, results show only a third of students at Adams Five Star Schools meet grade-level standards in math. And, a little more than half of third through eighth-graders in Jefferson County Schools achieved grade level or above in reading scores. In both examples, the scores are a little higher than the year before, a common trend in the tests, which measure proficiency in districts across Colorado. Growth scores are calculated on a 100-point scale based on their grade level. Numbers greater than 50 indicate that struggling students below SEE CMAS, P7
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