The results showed improvement in reading, mathematics and writing scores all across the state. However, the results are preliminary. Final grades for schools will be announced once the scores for special education students and transfer students are removed and additional parts of the math section are graded. The early results are for multiple choice and and short-answer responses. The extended response portion has to be scored by hand.
Writing scores are final.
The final rankings for the schools could be announced by June or July. Among local schools, Five Points, Summers and Melrose Park elementary schools showed significant improvements from the previous year. If the numbers hold up, each school has a chance of being ranked as an A' school. Grady Markham, principal of Five Points, said he was pleased with the effort put forth on the tests. I'm proud of the efforts that my teachers made.