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Long Island Schools Test Scores

I thought some of you might find this info interesting. Newsday posted the average Math & English, 4th & 8th grade standardized test scores by district.

I took them all and got an average by district to see how they ranked. It's not entirely accurate being that some schools only reported either 4th or 8th grade but you can get a general ideal. These are all four scores averaged together......

ETA: note that the scores represent the % of students that Met or exceeded all standards.

Newsday Article

1 Quogue 100.00
2 Remsenburg-Speonk 99.90
3 Floral Park-Bellrose 95.03
4 Syosset 94.48
5 Jericho 94.33
6 Garden City 93.65
7 Herricks 93.40
8 Oysterponds 93.30
9 Port Jefferson 93.08
10 New Hyde Park-Garden City Park 92.40
11 Valley Stream 13 91.95
12 East Williston 91.90
13 Merrick 91.85
14 Manhasset 91.13
15 Great Neck 90.80
16 Amagansett 90.80
17 North Bellmore 90.65
18 Plainedge 90.48
19 East Hampton 90.28
20 Massapequa 90.18
21 Roslyn 90.18
22 North Merrick 90.00
23 Island Trees 89.73
24 Rockville Centre 89.68
25 Commack 89.60
26 Plainview-Old Bethpage 89.60
27 North Shore 89.38
28 Hewlett Woodmere 89.33
29 Lynbrook 89.18
30 Half Hollow Hills 89.08
31 Bellmore 88.68
32 Smithtown 88.60
33 Carle Place 88.35
34 Hauppauge 88.33
35 Harborfields 88.10
36 Cold Spring Harbor 87.73
37 Island Park 87.43
38 Kings Park 87.13
39 Mount Sinai 86.90
40 Locust Valley 86.85
41 Seaford 86.50
42 Northport-East Northport 86.50
43 Levittown 86.15
44 Southold 85.68
45 East Meadow 85.60
46 Malverne 85.53
47 Oceanside 85.43
48 Sag Harbor 85.33
49 Westhampton Beach 85.23
50 Bethpage 85.18
51 Port Washington 85.18
52 Bayport-Blue Point 85.13
53 Oyster Bay-East Norwich 84.95
54 Sayville 84.93
55 Wantagh 84.90
56 Elwood 84.78
57 Valley Stream 30 83.95
58 Elmont 83.80
59 Lindenhurst 83.68
60 Three Village 83.45
61 East Islip 82.78
62 Shoreham-Wading River 82.55
63 East Rockaway 82.50
64 West Hempstead 82.48
65 Sachem 81.95
66 Long Beach 81.63
67 Miller Place 81.45
68 Farmingdale 81.35
69 West Islip 81.15
70 Mineola 81.15
71 Islip 81.08
72 Baldwin 80.95
73 Middle Country 80.93
74 Mattituck-Cutchogue 80.80
75 Valley Stream 24 80.80
76 Babylon 80.33
77 Montauk 80.30
78 Eastport-South Manor 79.88
79 Shelter Island 79.48
80 Valley Stream Central 79.40
81 East Moriches 79.00
82 Connetquot 78.05
83 Hicksville 77.95
84 Southampton 77.58
85 Bay Shore 77.28
86 West Babylon 77.18
87 Comsewogue 76.95
88 Deer Park 76.58
89 Westbury 76.50
90 East Quogue 76.25
91 Longwood 75.28
92 South Huntington 75.18
93 Huntington 74.45
94 Freeport 73.55
95 Glen Cove 73.20
96 Hampton Bays 73.18
97 North Babylon 73.00
98 Center Moriches 72.63
99 Rocky Point 72.38
100 Uniondale 71.13
101 Lawrence 70.95
102 Riverhead 69.10
103 Fishers Island 69.00
104 Sewanhaka 68.80
105 Bridgehampton 66.60
106 Patchogue-Medford 65.38
107 William Floyd 64.75
108 Roosevelt 63.48
109 Copiague 61.83
110 Greenport 59.65
111 Brentwood 58.75
112 South Country 57.08
113 Hempstead 49.10
114 Amityville 46.23
115 Central Islip 45.33
116 Wyandanch 38.30

Message edited 6/13/2007 11:51:12 AM.

Posted 6/13/07 11:49 AM
 
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Re: Long Island Schools Test Scores

Very Interesting, but not surprised.

Posted 6/13/07 12:07 PM
 

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Re: Long Island Schools Test Scores

a lot of people here knock Farmingdale SD, yet they placed higher than West Islip and Connetquot Chat Icon

GO DALERS!

Posted 6/13/07 12:12 PM
 

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Re: Long Island Schools Test Scores

I cannot believe what has become of Lawrence HS...so sad.

Posted 6/13/07 12:12 PM
 

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Re: Long Island Schools Test Scores

Message edited 8/6/2007 7:33:07 AM.

Posted 6/13/07 12:14 PM
 

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Re: Long Island Schools Test Scores

Posted by Meaghan729

a lot of people here knock Farmingdale SD, yet they placed higher than West Islip and Connetquot Chat Icon

GO DALERS!



I remember when I was deciding between Sachem and Connequot and everybody went crazy at me because I prefered the larger school Sachem. Well it scored higher than Connequot (not by much) but by 2 whole points.

Posted 6/13/07 12:29 PM
 

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Re: Long Island Schools Test Scores

Posted by Meaghan729

a lot of people here knock Farmingdale SD, yet they placed higher than West Islip and Connetquot Chat Icon

GO DALERS!



lol I thought the same thing..I love where I live, but I always hear people knocking the SD that I bought in... I'm laughing because the district that I bought in and the district that I grew up in (supposedly one of the "better" ones) are separated by a few percentage points

Posted 6/13/07 1:00 PM
 

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Re: Long Island Schools Test Scores

Im am so sad to see how poorly the school district that I grew up in ranked.

I guess in the past 20+ years it really has gone down!! Chat Icon Chat Icon Thats too bad!!

Posted 6/13/07 1:06 PM
 

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Re: Long Island Schools Test Scores

I think these scores can be misleading. Standardized testing leaves a lot to be desired. Just because a school doesn't do "well" does not mean its a poor district. What it could mean is that the district has student that do not speak english as their first language, and therefore when they take these tests in english, do not understand. If they were being tested in their native languages, there is a good chance they would score better.
The districts that had the highests scores are very wealthy, with little to no ELL kids. Also they have parents who can afford to spend money on outside tutoring.

Posted 6/13/07 1:17 PM
 

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Re: Long Island Schools Test Scores

Posted by SweetTooth

I think these scores can be misleading. Standardized testing leaves a lot to be desired. Just because a school doesn't do "well" does not mean its a poor district. What it could mean is that the district has student that do not speak english as their first language, and therefore when they take these tests in english, do not understand. If they were being tested in their native languages, there is a good chance they would score better.
The districts that had the highests scores are very wealthy, with little to no ELL kids. Also they have parents who can afford to spend money on outside tutoring.



ITA. I am also work with several people who are Directors of Special Services, and many of the districts manipulate the data to not include low-performing students. They say that it all should be taken with a grain of salt.

Message edited 6/13/2007 1:20:19 PM.

Posted 6/13/07 1:20 PM
 

Lucky09
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Re: Long Island Schools Test Scores

Wow - I am surprised to say the least. Many districts that my family have "bragged about" to me did not score very well on this list.

I feel like forwarding this to them so I don't have to hear how their district is the #2 school district on Long Island (when it is below #50 on your list). Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon

Posted 6/13/07 1:25 PM
 

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Re: Long Island Schools Test Scores

I would never used these test scores as a yardstick by which to measure the quality of a public school district.
They are manipulated, districts with higher percentages of low income kids(that are often moved from school to school by their parents) can't possibly compete with the "elite'.
That said, it does not mean that kids with good families don't score very well on these silly tests & it certainly doesn't mean the teachers aren't working hard.
It is comical though that some of the districts that are often sought after(especially around here) didn't even make the top 30.
My children have attended a total of five of the districts over the years & I could have guessed where they would place.

Posted 6/13/07 2:46 PM
 

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Re: Long Island Schools Test Scores

Posted by KellyFG

I would never used these test scores as a yardstick by which to measure the quality of a public school district.
They are manipulated, districts with higher percentages of low income kids(that are often moved from school to school by their parents) can't possibly compete with the "elite'.
That said, it does not mean that kids with good families don't score very well on these silly tests & it certainly doesn't mean the teachers aren't working hard.
It is comical though that some of the districts that are often sought after(especially around here) didn't even make the top 30.
My children have attended a total of five of the districts over the years & I could have guessed where they would place.



I hear what you are saying but the fact of the matter is that there is really no great way to measure how good the districts are. And I would never use these scores to judge how good the individual teachers are in any of the school districts. There is no doubt in my mind that the teachers in Wyndanch are working 5 times as hard as the teachers in say Syosset because I am sure in Wyndanch they have fewer resources, more students who speak english as a second language, more students from broken homes, larger class sizes etc. Unfortunately though, students will have a better experience if they are around other smart children from good homes. So I dont think it's so bad to use this as a point of comparison.

Posted 6/13/07 3:33 PM
 

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Re: Long Island Schools Test Scores

Posted by Meaghan729

a lot of people here knock Farmingdale SD, yet they placed higher than West Islip and Connetquot Chat Icon

GO DALERS!



Thanks for the plug for the Dalers Meaghan!!! I teach at the HS!

Posted 6/13/07 4:16 PM
 

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Re: Long Island Schools Test Scores

Posted by nov04libride

Posted by SweetTooth

I think these scores can be misleading. Standardized testing leaves a lot to be desired. Just because a school doesn't do "well" does not mean its a poor district. What it could mean is that the district has student that do not speak english as their first language, and therefore when they take these tests in english, do not understand. If they were being tested in their native languages, there is a good chance they would score better.
The districts that had the highests scores are very wealthy, with little to no ELL kids. Also they have parents who can afford to spend money on outside tutoring.



ITA. I am also work with several people who are Directors of Special Services, and many of the districts manipulate the data to not include low-performing students. They say that it all should be taken with a grain of salt.



I agree that the districts on Long Island very in the number of ELL/ESL students. In addition, the numbers of students with disabilities vary also.

As for the districts manipulating the data to not include low performing students, they cannot do that. All students must take the NYS assessments and the districts are required to report all results. If they do not, they will get caught by NYS.

Posted 6/13/07 4:20 PM
 

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Re: Long Island Schools Test Scores

Posted by kerrycec03

Very Interesting, but not surprised.



me neither.

Posted 6/13/07 5:06 PM
 

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Re: Long Island Schools Test Scores

Wow my SD ranked 7!

Posted 6/13/07 7:57 PM
 

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Re: Long Island Schools Test Scores

Posted by MrsPowers

As for the districts manipulating the data to not include low performing students, they cannot do that. All students must take the NYS assessments and the districts are required to report all results. If they do not, they will get caught by NYS.



Believe me when I say it's done...I know superintendants who know all about it. It's not necessarily low-performing, but they categorize them as special needs or groups that do not need to take the tests.

Posted 6/13/07 9:20 PM
 

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Re: Long Island Schools Test Scores

It's sooo funny!! When people are happy with the results they have nothing bad to say about the way it is done but as soon as someone's district does poorly the results are tainted.Chat Icon

Posted 6/13/07 9:49 PM
 

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Re: Long Island Schools Test Scores

Posted by nov04libride

Posted by MrsPowers

As for the districts manipulating the data to not include low performing students, they cannot do that. All students must take the NYS assessments and the districts are required to report all results. If they do not, they will get caught by NYS.



Believe me when I say it's done...I know superintendants who know all about it. It's not necessarily low-performing, but they categorize them as special needs or groups that do not need to take the tests.



I am sure it does happen, but it is getting harder and harder. Every single child enrolled in a district is accountable and must take those tests - there are no longer exemptions for certain groups. You could have a child enter your class the day before, and they are still required to take the exam. Even the most low-functioning of students are required to take the exam. Students who speak minimal, if any, English, are required to take the exam. I honestly do not know of any loophole (or category) that excludes a student from these assessments.

I had one student this year who was away during the math assessment. I can not begin to tell you the paperwork involved in accounting for this student. Parents, administrators (building & central office level) had to sign and verify that the student was unable to take the assessment. Since he is "not in compliance with NYS standards" he is automatically enrolled in summer school, which stinks for him.

ETA: The only scenario I can think of - a parent unregisters their child from school to avoid the assessment and then reregisters them right after (space permitting).

Message edited 6/13/2007 10:40:02 PM.

Posted 6/13/07 10:32 PM
 

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Re: Long Island Schools Test Scores

Posted by Karen

Posted by nov04libride

Posted by MrsPowers

As for the districts manipulating the data to not include low performing students, they cannot do that. All students must take the NYS assessments and the districts are required to report all results. If they do not, they will get caught by NYS.



Believe me when I say it's done...I know superintendants who know all about it. It's not necessarily low-performing, but they categorize them as special needs or groups that do not need to take the tests.



I am sure it does happen, but it is getting harder and harder. Every single child enrolled in a district is accountable and must take those tests - there are no longer exemptions for certain groups. You could have a child enter your class the day before, and they are still required to take the exam. Even the most low-functioning of students are required to take the exam. Students who speak minimal, if any, English, are required to take the exam. I honestly do not know of any loophole (or category) that excludes a student from these assessments.

I had one student this year who was away during the math assessment. I can not begin to tell you the paperwork involved in accounting for this student. Parents, administrators (building & central office level) had to sign and verify that the student was unable to take the assessment. Since he is "not in compliance with NYS standards" he is automatically enrolled in summer school, which stinks for him.

ETA: The only scenario I can think of - a parent unregisters their child from school to avoid the assessment and then reregisters them right after (space permitting).



Thanks Karen! You explained the point I was trying to make much better than I did. That was exactly the point I was trying to make.Chat Icon

Posted 6/14/07 6:26 AM
 
 

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