STAMFORD, Conn. The continued improvements shown by Stamford students on the Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) has the school district pleased with where it is headed, a news release from the district said Friday.
For the past several years, we have focused intensely and exclusively on giving all students access to rigorous, standards-based curricula, Superintendent Winifred Hamilton said in the release. She added that, while she is pleased with the results, she knows more work can be done.
From 2008 to 2012, Stamford schools have seen a higher percentage of students score at the advanced level in math for all grades, with the largest increase coming in the sixth grade, which has gone up 14 percent, according to statistics provided by the district. Students receiving advanced-level scores in reading went up in grades three, seven and eight as well, the release said.
Writing scores have remained relatively stagnant, the release said.
As a consequence of the improved test scores, the Stamford schools have seen a decline in the achievement gap over the past five years, the release said.
The achievement gap compares the disparity in test scores between minorities, with the highest scores posted by those identified as Asian and the lowest among those identified as black.
According to statistics provided by the district, the gap closed to 24.4 percent from 41.5 percent in math, from 38.2 percent to 26.8 percent in reading, and 27.4 percent to 21.3 percent in writing.
The release also said the district will increase the focus on instructional improvements for the Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT) for 10th-graders to improve upon the scores, which remained stable.
Find the results for Stamford schools on the state database.
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