Indiana students in third, sixth, eighth and 10th grades participate in the Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress exam each September as a measuring stick of how Hoosier schools are matching up.
Students can pass one portion of the test without mastering the other.
Test results do not influence a student's school grades, but rather serve as a red flag to teachers and administrators as to what areas of education need improvement. Tom Corwin, director of elementary and secondary education for Plainfield Community School Corporation, said the high results in Hendricks County are a testament to the quality of education offered here. He said there is a spirit of cooperation between the school corporations that traditionally results in higher marks. The corporation's scores were similar in every grade. Sixth-grade results show that 77 percent passed in math and 66 percent passed in English.