For St. Vrain Valley, Stephens-Carter said the bad news is that some schools are working very hard but still seeing scores drop. One of those is Spangler Elementary, where the percentage of students proficient or above slipped 10 percent this year to 48 percent in spite of class size reductions, a literacy coach and other efforts. We will sit down with the principal and staff and talk about what we need to try differently. If we can figure out what's preventing those kids from being proficient, we'll be able to turn it around. CSAP is a standards-based exam that tests what Colorado education officials think students should know at each grade level.
Students receive scores of advanced, proficient, partially proficient and unsatisfactory.
About 4 percent weren't tested. About 1 percent weren't tested. Percentages may not add up to 100 percent because of rounding. The zero scores of students not tested, who include some special education students and students who withdrew before completing the test, are used in calculating the percentages. Third-grade scores are important because state law requires schools to write individual literacy plans for students who aren't proficient.