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Dunedin schools show mixed FCAT results
By ALEXANDRA CALDWELL
| Article published on Thursday, June 25, 2009 |
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DUNEDIN The Florida Department of Education has released the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test results.
Pinellas County third-graders had mixed results in reading and mathematics.
The tests are scored on a five-point scale, with five being the highest, and students need at least a three or higher to be deemed passing. Third-graders need at least a score of three on the reading test to pass to fourth grade. Some students who fail have the opportunity to make it up with extra study and a re-take the test in the summer.
Pinellas County as a whole remained the same as last year in reading, with 72 percent of students scoring at least a three. Statewide, 72 percent of students scored a three or higher in reading, up from 71 percent last year.
Scores went down slightly in math, dropping to 77 percent of students passing from 78 percent in 2008. Statewide, scores were up to 78 percent from 76 percent in 2008.
Third-graders in Dunedin scored slightly lower in reading as compared to 2008, with two schools getting lower percentages of students scoring a three or higher, one school remaining the same, and one school getting a higher percentage. The results are as follows:
Curtis Fundamental Elementary fell to 88 percent from 94 percent in 2008
Dunedin Elementary fell to 64 percent from 78 percent
Garrison-Jones Elementary remained the same at 86 percent
San Jose Elementary rose to 87 percent from 81 percent
In math, two Dunedin schools had a higher percentage of students scoring a three or higher on the test, and two schools had a lower percentage of students who passed. The results are as follows:
Curtis Fundamental Elementary rose to 96 percent from 94 percent
Dunedin Elementary fell to 71 percent from 84 percent
Garrison-Jones Elementary fell to 84 percent from 91 percent
San Jose Elementary rose to 86 percent from 84 percent
Pinellas County students scored on par with the state in FCAT reading and math scores. In reading, the county average scores for fifth- through ninth-graders all were slightly above the state average for students who scored at or above grade level (or a score of 3, 4 or 5). Grades four and 10 had the same percentage of students as the state average who scored a 3 or higher.
County average science scores for fifth-graders were the same as the state average at 46 percent of students scoring a 3 or higher. Pinellas science scores for 8th- and 11th-graders were slightly lower than the state average.
We applaud the efforts of teachers for increased scores in FCAT reading, math and science, said Superintendent Julie M. Janssen in a press release. While we will continue to emphasize reading and writing as essential skills, math and science instruction will be a primary focus next year. Every school will receive the support of a trained math/science coach to enhance instruction.
The county reading averages are as follows:
Grade 4 74 percent scoring at or above grade level in reading, tying with the state level
Grade 5 72 percent versus 71
Grade 6 67 percent versus 66
Grade 7 68 percent versus 67
Grade 8 56 percent versus 54
Grade 9 48 percent versus 47
Grade 10 37 percent, tying with the state
The county math averages are as follows:
Grade 4 75 percent scoring at or above grade level, tying with the state level
Grade 5 62 percent, tying with the state
Grade 6 55 percent, tying with the state
Grade 7 60 percent, tying with the state
Grade 8 66 percent, tying with the state
Grade 9 69 percent versus 68
Grade 10 66 percent versus 69
The county science averages are as follows:
Grade 5 46 percent, tying with the state level
Grade 8 40 percent versus 41
Grade 11 35 percent versus 37
Dunedin schools did well in reading, with three schools improving fourth-grade scores, and Dunedin Highland Middle improving both sixth- and seventh-grade scores from 2008. The results are as follows:
Curtis Fundamental Elementary
Grade 4 rose to 94 percent of students scoring a 3 or higher in reading versus 91 percent in 2008.
Grade 5 rose to 94 percent from 89
Dunedin Elementary
Grade 4 rose to 66 percent from 59
Grade 5 fell to 52 percent from 59
Garrison-Jones Elementary
Grade 4 remained the same at 89 percent
Grade 5 rose to 92 percent from 85
San Jose Elementary
Grade 4 rose to 80 percent from 76
Grade 5 rose to 76 percent from 75
Dunedin Highland Middle
Grade 6 rose to 63 percent from 62
Grade 7 rose to 67 percent from 64
Grade 8 fell to 48 percent from 55
Dunedin High
Grade 9 fell to 44 percent from 49
Grade 10 remained the same at 34 percent
Dunedin math scores were mixed, with two schools improving fourth-grade scores and two dropping the percentage of students passing. Among fifth-graders, one school improved its percentage, two fell, and one remained the same. In middle school, the sixth-graders inched up slightly in scores, while seventh- and eighth-graders did worse than those who took it in 2008. The high school ninth-graders remained the same, while the 10th-grade scores fell. The results are as follows:
Curtis Fundamental Elementary
Grade 4 rose to 97 percent of students scoring a 3 or higher in math from 94 percent in 2008.
Grade 5 fell to 81 percent from 84
Dunedin Elementary
Grade 4 soared to 83 percent from 72
Grade 5 fell to 57 percent from 61
Garrison-Jones Elementary
Grade 4 fell to 86 percent from 88
Grade 5 remained the same at 77 percent
San Jose Elementary
Grade 4 fell to 73 percent from 76
Grade 5 leapt to 68 percent from 50
Dunedin Highland Middle
Grade 6 rose to 44 percent from 43
Grade 7 sunk to 48 percent from 58
Dunedin High
Grade 9 remained the same at 66 percent
Grade 10 dropped to 63 percent from 68
Science scores fell at both the middle and high school level. The results are as follows:
Dunedin Highland Middle
Grade 8 fell to 33 percent from 34 in 2008
Dunedin High
Grade 11 fell to 34 percent from 40
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Article published on Thursday, June 25, 2009
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