Scores were up in 28 of the 30 standardized tests administered to East Baton Rouge Parish public school students. School officials say East Baton Rouge students narrowed the gap between the state average in 24 of the 30 tests, including a 7 percentage point bump in the promotion standards test for eighth-graders. Statewide, students were up by 3 percentage points. Third-grade students also saw gains of 5 percentage points or more in the areas they were tested in, including an 11-point increase in science scores. This is the fifth consecutive year that East Baton Rouge students posted gains. “The increased proficiency rates translate to more of our students in all grades learning the grade level skills needed to be successful,” outgoing superintendent Charlotte Placide says.
Test scores up in EBR schools
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