Education Quality and Accountability Office has released board and school results on three of its provincial tests: the two elementary school assessments of reading, writing and math, administered in Grades 3 and 6, and the secondary school assessment of mathematics, administered in Grade 9.
The results for the Simcoe County District School Board show that Grades 3 and 6 students have made gains over the past five years in both reading and writing. The largest increases have been made as follows:
Grade 3 Reading
Over the past five years, the percentage of SCDSB students
at or above the provincial standard has increased by 9%
Grade 3 Writing
Over the past five years, the percentage of SCDSB students
at or above the provincial standard has increased by 15%
Grade 6 Reading
Over the past five years, the percentage of SCDSB students
at or above the provincial standard has increased by 12%
Grade 6 Writing
Over the past five years, the percentage of SCDSB students
at or above the provincial standard has increased by 14%
In mathematics, the percentage of SCDSB elementary school students achieving the standard in Grade 3 has increased by 3% over a five-year period while the Grade 6 mathematics results have shown a 1% decline over the same period. As with the provincial trend, these math results point to an area that requires continued focus within the SCDSB and Ontarios education system.
In Grade 9 mathematics, SCDSB students continue to make gains. Over the past five years, the percentage of SCDSB students at or above the standard rose from 67% to 81% in the academic course and from 40% to 44% in the applied course. These findings are consistent with Ontario student achievement on recent international assessments, where, overall, math achievement has been strong in later grades and more modest in earlier grades.
