PATTONVILLE — Prairiland college students proved themselves to be educational all-stars, as the varsity district vastly surpassed state averages almost throughout the board, and confirmed optimistic progress from the prior faculty yr, on this previous yr’s STAAR exams.
The Prairiland Board of Trustees went over the scholars’ 2022 STAAR check outcomes at their Monday assembly.
From third grade by highschool, every grade degree exceeded state averages in studying and math.
About 84% of Prairiland’s third graders reached a degree of at the least approaching grade degree in studying, with 66% assembly grade degree and 39% attaining a “masters grade degree” rating. As compared, the state averages are simply 75%, 50% and 30%, respectively. In math, 82% approached grade degree, 54% met it and 39% mastered grade degree, in comparison with states averages of 76%, 41% and 20%.
On the fourth-grade degree, 90% at the least approached grade degree, 60% at the least met it and 31% reached a “mastered grade degree” rating, surpassing state averages of 80%, 56% and 36%. Eighty three p.c at the least approached grade degree in math, 49% met grade degree and 23% mastered grade degree, whereas the state averages sat at 68%, 41% and 22%.
Fifth grade college students additionally nice exceeded state averages on their studying STAAR exams, with 91% at the least approaching grade degree, 60% assembly grade degree and 35% incomes a masters rating. In math, 87% at the least approached grade degree and 54% at the least met it, each of which had been larger than state averages, although the variety of fifth graders who earned a masters rating was barely under the state common.
Fifth grade college students had been additionally the primary to be examined in science, and did higher than the state averages with 78% at the least approaching grade degree, 40% at the least assembly it and 22% mastering grade degree, all higher than the state common.
In seventh grade, 94% of scholars at the least approached grade degree on their studying exams, 74% met grade degree and 31% achieved masters scores. This surpassed state averages in college students approaching grade degree and assembly it, however not mastering it. In the meantime, on their math exams, 84% approached grade degree, 34% met grade degree and 18% mastered grade degree — numbers higher than the state averages throughout the board.
In eighth grade, 86% of scholars approached studying grade degree, 70% met grade degree and 49% earned a masters grade degree rating. In math, 83% approached grade degree, 34% met it and 12% mastered it, once more larger throughout the board than state averages.
Eighth grade additionally included a science element to the STAAR exams, with 87% approaching grade degree and 43% assembly grade degree. Solely 19% of them mastered grade degree, which was under the state common.
And eighth grade additionally launched a social research portion to the testing, by which fewer college students met or mastered the grade degree than the state common.
In highschool, outcomes had been higher than the state common almost throughout the board in each English I and English II, in addition to math. In English I, 79% approached grade degree and 61% met it. Simply 6% mastered grade degree, which was under the state common. In English II, averages of 85%, 72% and 13% had been higher than the state common throughout the board.
In math, at the least 91% approached grade degree, 56% met grade degree and 36% mastered grade degree, which was higher in all regards than the state common. Ninety seven p.c of of scholars approached grade degree in science and 57% met grade degree.
And in US Historical past, 96% of scholars at the least approached grade levelm 76% met grade degree and 44% mastered it, all higher than the state common.
“These are the very best scores I’ve seen in a very long time,” Superintendent Jeff Ballard stated. “I’m enthusiastic about it and really pleased with it.”
