Mount Desert Elementary School

 
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading
 81% (2008)
 75% (2007)
 83% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 64% in 2008.

Math
 82% (2008)
 75% (2007)
 75% (2006)
The state average for Math was 67% in 2008.

Grade 4

Reading
 67% (2008)
 82% (2007)
 93% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 63% in 2008.

Science
 75% (2008)
 73% (2007)
 93% (2006)
The state average for Science was 57% in 2008.

Math
 59% (2008)
 82% (2007)
 80% (2006)
The state average for Math was 60% in 2008.

Grade 5

Reading
 81% (2008)
 100% (2007)
 89% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 63% in 2008.

Writing
 75% (2008)
 69% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 43% in 2008.

Math
 62% (2008)
 100% (2007)
 59% (2006)
The state average for Math was 64% in 2008.

Grade 6

Reading
 78% (2008)
 86% (2007)
 78% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 70% in 2008.

Math
 72% (2008)
 68% (2007)
 61% (2006)
The state average for Math was 53% in 2008.

Grade 7

Reading
 83% (2008)
 87% (2007)
 83% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 73% in 2008.

Math
 57% (2008)
 62% (2007)
 72% (2006)
The state average for Math was 53% in 2008.

Grade 8

Reading
 83% (2008)
 100% (2007)
 94% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 71% in 2008.

Science
 88% (2008)
 94% (2007)
 94% (2006)
The state average for Science was 67% in 2008.

Writing
Data not available for this school (2008)
 59% (2007)
The state average for Writing was n/a in 2008.

Math
 67% (2008)
 77% (2007)
 76% (2006)
The state average for Math was 51% in 2008.

About the Tests

• In 2007-2008 Maine used the Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, in grades 5 and 8 in writing, and in grades 4 and 8 in science.
• Grade 8 writing results were not released by the state.
• The MEA a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Maine.
• The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

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