2006-2007 Mississippi CurriculumTest Scores

WHAT DO THE NUMBERS MEAN?

Mississippi public school students in grades two through eight took the Mississippi Curriculum Tests in reading, language arts and math in May of '07.  The Mississippi Curriculum Tests are designed especially for use in Mississippi and test children on the Mississippi curriculum, which is based on nationally accepted education standards.  The state Department of Education uses the results to judge how well schools are performing in the state's accountability system and on the federal No Child Left Behind standards.  For each individual school, educators examine both the percentages of students who score at the proficient level and beyond, and the percentage of students who improved from 2005 to 2006. Schools with high percentages of students performing at the minimal level are doing poorly. Schools with high percentages of students performing at proficient or advanced levels are doing well. Madison Station has achieved an above percentage total against the county and the state on all major categories.  Congratulations, students, on a job well done!  The Key Ingredient is "Parental and community involvement in local schools is the key ingredient in successful schools and test scores.  Parents should review their involvement."  This means thank you parents for your involvement! Students performed at one of four levels: Minimal - The student didn't master skills required for success at the next grade and is probably failing. Basic - The student partially mastered skills and is probably passing, but may need help with some skills in the next grade. Proficient - The student has solid academic performance and is ready to go on to the next grade. Advanced - The student performed beyond that required to be successful in the next grade. Note Mississippi's 2008 MCT2 Tests are scheduled for May 13th - May 14th at MSE.

Grade 2 reading, language, math District/School Reading Language Math M=Minimal B="Basic" P="Proficent" A="Advanced" Total="Proficient+Advanced   %M %B %P %A Total %M %B %P %A Total %M %B %P %A Total Madison Station 0.9 2.8 50.2 46.0 96.2 0.5 7.6 27.5 64.5 92.0 0.5 1.9 33.2 64.5 97.7 Madison County 4.1 6.0 49.9 40.0 89.9 3.8 11.2 30.1 55.0 85.1 2.7 4.8 40.9 51.6 92.5 Statewide 5.5 7.8 56.2 30.5 86.7 5.2 14.7 32.3 47.8 80.1 2.9 7.7 48.8 40.6 89.4 Grade 3 reading, language, math District/School Reading Language Math M=Minimal B="Basic" P="Proficent" A="Advanced" Total="Proficient+Advanced   %M %B %P %A Total %M %B %P %A Total %M %B %P %A Total Madison Station 1.3 1.3 51.1 46.3 97.4 1.3 5.8 38.1 54.9 93.0 0.0 1.8 38.2 60.0 98.2 Madison County 3.5 4.6 51.8 40.1 91.9 2.7 7.9 43.9 45.6 89.5 1.1 2.7 38.9 57.4 96.3 Statewide 7.5 8.8 53.5 30.2 83.7 5.5 11.7 42.6 40.3 82.9 2.3 6.6 48.3 42.8 91.1 Grade 4 reading, language, math District/School Reading Language Math M=Minimal B="Basic" P="Proficent" A="Advanced" Total="Proficient+Advanced   %M %B %P %A Total %M %B %P %A Total %M %B %P %A Total Madison Station 2.3 0.9 41.9 54.8 96.7 3.7 5.0 35.8 55.5 91.3 1.8 6.4 30.7 61.0 91.7 Madison County 2.3 2.1 49.7 45.9 95.6 3.6 8.0 40.9 47.4 88.3 2.2 6.8 34.0 57.0 91.0 Statewide 5.3 4.7 59.8 30.3 90.1 6.5 15.5 42.9 35.1 78.0 6.3 12.5 41.7 39.6 81.3

Grade 5 reading, language, math District/School Reading Language Math M=Minimal B="Basic" P="Proficent" A="Advanced" Total="Proficient+Advanced   %M %B %P %A Total %M %B %P %A Total %M %B %P %A Total Madison Station 0.9 2.6 39.1 57.4 96.5 3.5 11.7 56.5 28.3 84.8 4.4 5.7 38.0 52.0 90.0 Madison County 3.7 4.1 43.0 49.2 92.2 3.7 13.6 53.6 29.1 82.7 6.5 8.4 34.0 51.0 85.0 Statewide 8.0 6.1 52.1 33.8 85.9 6.1 20.0 54.6 19.3 73.9 11.6 16.3 41.3 30.8 72.1