East Haven CAPT, CMT Scores Remain Below State Average

Standardized test scores are in for East Haven, and while the numbers are similar to last year's totals, they remain below the state average.

Tuesday, the Connecticut Department of Education released the Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT) and the CMT scores for all Connecticut school districts. On the CAPT tests, which is given to 10th graders, East Haven students did about as well as last year's group, but the scores remain below the state average.

The CMTs were similar. While there were some improvements in some subjects and some grades, there were drop offs in others.

Overall, the scores were below the state average, and in some cases well below. For example, on the CAPT this year, the average Connecticut school district had 52.6 percent of its students earn goal in math, 49 percent earn goal in science, 48.5 percent earn goal in reading and 62.1 percent earn goal in writing. In East Haven this year on the CAPT, 30 percent of students earned goal in math, 27.7 percent earned goal in science, 32.7 percent earned goal in reading and 56.7 percent earned goal in writing.

The CMTs are administered to all students from grade three to grade eight. Students are tested in math, reading and writing, and in middle school, they are tested in science as well.

Students are labeled based on their performance. The labels, in descending order, are advanced, goal, proficient, basic and below basic. 

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