Unfortunately, our scores at the beginning of the school year painted a pretty dismal picture. Some students were as far as 40 points behind where we would like to be by the end of the year. To make a 40-point leap in one year is a horrendously noble goal, so we usually try to make up for as much of it in fourth grade and let the fifth grade year try attempt to make up the rest. I wish I could say it always works.
Reading
In reading, students in our class collectively improved by 205 points. Some students scored around 20 points higher than their previous ranking. That's an average of nearly nine points per student. Only five students went down or stayed the same, but all of these remained within five points of their previous scores.
Math
On the second day, the class racked up 259 points over their previous scores, and one young lady improved by 40 points all by herself! That averages out to over eleven points per student! Out of the whole class, there is only one who did not show progress, but even that student did not decline.
Language
Our biggest hurdle on this battery of assessments is language; it is the subject in we lack the most, and to be honest, it is my most difficult to teach. At the end of the day, Hoggatteers gained 170 points collectively. That's about 7.5 points each on average, with some gaining more than others.
For the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) assessment, reading and language are combined on one test (with multiple sessions), but we look forward to showing our state how much we know and can do.