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Simsbury 2012 CMT and CAPT Scores Released
The town well exceeds the state averages on both tests.
In Simsbury, the town still exceeds the state averages in both CMT and CAPT scores, though CAPT scores were down slightly across the board compared to 2011. CMT scores were mixed. Some grade levels saw slight increases, while others saw drops in individual testing areas.
Simsbury administrators are expected to release a detailed analysis of the town's test scores next week.
In releasing the CMT and CAPT test scores for individual districts this year, the state Department of Education said that CMT scores — given to students in grades 3 through 8 — improved incrementally while CAPT performance — administered to 10th-graders and required for graduation — was mixed.
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"While student performance increased in all content areas when compared to the CAPT baseline year of 2007, it decreased in some areas when compared to last year," the department said in a news release. "As compared to 2011, performance increased slightly in writing, remained relatively constant in science and reading, and decreased in mathematics."
Simsbury CMT test scores
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90.1
78.8
91.5 2012 85.2 96.7 79.0 88.8 83.1 93.7 State 2012 66.8 85.8 59.2 74.5 62.7 83.2 Grade 4
2011 86.2 97.0 85.0 91.9 82.8
95.1 2012 89.7 97.7 86.0 93.4 82.7 90.2 State 2012 68.2 85.8 64.1 78.3 65.3 83.7 Grade 5
2011 92.9
98.6
88.9
95.3 88.4
97.2 2012 89.9 96.2 88.4 93.4 92.0 96.8 State 2012 71.8 85.7 67.7 79.7
68.1 88.5 Grade 6
2011 92.0
97.3 93.0 97.3 88.5 96.6 2012 91.6 98.0 96.9 97.7 94.0 97.5
State 2012 69.5
87.2 74.2 84.8 67.5 84.9 Grade 7
2011 91.4
97.7 95.2
98.0 86.4
96.0 2012 88.9 97.3 94.9 97.6 86.7 95.8 State 2012 68.3 86.7 79.9 87.4 65.6 83.9 Grade 8
2011 89.0 97.7 91.8
96.1
85.0 93.8 2012 91.0
97.2 93.2
98.0 89.1
97.0 State 2012 67.4 87.1 76.8 86.2 68.4 86.2
Simsbury CAPT Scores
Percent at/above goal, math Percent at/above proficiency, math Percent at/above goal, science Percent at/above proficiency, science Percent at/above goal, reading Percent at/above proficiency, reading Percent at/above goal, writing Percent at/above proficiency, writing 2011 83.2 98.0 78.6 97.2 80.7 98.7 93.7 98.7 2012 79.3 96.4 76.2 93.7 82.1 97.2 89.2
96.7 2012 state average 49.3 78.8 47.3 80.2 47.5 80.9 63.1 88.8
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