The state released the results of its annual Standardized Testing and Reporting exams (STAR) on Monday, with a high percentage of Marin students, and Ross Valley students, outperforming state standards.
At all grade levels, and in all subject and the Tamalpais Union District met or exceeded the state’s STAR goal that all students reach the “proficient” level, which means they understand and master the material of their grade level.
The STAR, or Standardized Testing and Reporting, test is actually a combination of tests in different subjects given at different grade levels.
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The goal is to have students at proficient or advanced levels in English, Math, Science and Social Studies.
In Marin, 73.4 percent of students were proficient or advanced in English -- compared with 54 percent statewide. And 66.1 percent of Marin students were proficient or advanced in math, while just 50 percent were in California.
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And, in San Anselmo and Fairfax, the scores were even higher.
You can see the full STAR results here. The results are divided into grade levels and socioeconomic subdivisions.
At both the state and county level, the scores are on the rise from previous years. You can see local results from last year .
Below, the charts show the percentage of students proficient or advanced in each subject at each local school and grade level. Not every student is tested in every subject, depending on what classes the students are taking. Additionally, the results are not released when the number of students taking a test is so small so as to make it possible to identify individual students.
English Math Science Brookside 89 91 95 Grade 2 88 91
Grade 3 86 90 Grade 4 91 90 Grade 5 92 94 95
English Math Science Manor 78 78 82 Grade 2 70 77 Grade 3 75 79 Grade 4 82 80 Grade 5 89 77 82 English Math Science Wade Thomas 86 88 80 Grade 2 85 86 Grade 3 77 82 Grade 4 94 96 Grade 5 90 90 80 English General Math Algebra Geometry Social Studies Science White Hill 87 74 66 N/A 81 91 Grade 6 87 79 Grade 7 89 79 100 Grade 8 85 48 63 N/A 81 91 Drake English Gen. Math Algebra I Geometry Algebra II Summative H.S. Math World History U.S. History 9th 88 35 46 79 85 65 10th 76 39 27 70 88 70 11th 75 10 6 17 65 41 76 Drake Life Science Biology Chemistry Earth Science Physics 9th 75 67 10th 80 69 76 11th 58 71 55
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