The Indiana Department of Education has released the results for the spring 2011 ISTEP+ tests in third through eighth grades. Westwood Elementary School from Rep. Woody Burton’s (R-Whiteland) district was recognized for its exceptional high score of 91.8 percent.
The spring 2011 ISTEP+ test is based on Indiana’s Academic Standards and includes the following grade levels and content areas:
- English/language arts in grades 3-8;
- Mathematics in grades 3-8;
- Science in grades 4 and 6; and
- Social studies in grades 5 and 7.
“The students at Westwood Elementary School should be very proud of themselves,” said Rep. Burton. “Their scores show their profound effort, although they probably weren’t thrilled to take the tests.
“The teachers, principals and parents should also be proud because through their hard work and determination, their students were able to achieve a goal only a few schools were able to achieve—a score above 90 percent.”
According to the Indiana Department of Education, 70.2 percent of students passed both the English/language arts and mathematics portions of the exam.
In individual subjects, the assessment resulted in statewide pass rates of 78 percent in English/language arts, 79 percent in mathematics, 69 percent in science, and 67 percent in social studies.
In total, 963 Indiana schools showed improvement on their test scores.
The Applied Skills Assessment portion, consisting of an essay and open-ended questions, of the ISTEP+ was administered between February 28, 2011 and March 9, 2011. The Multiple-Choice Assessment was administered between April 25, 2011 and May 4, 2011.
