Montana education leaders have released the latest results in the assessment that measures elementary and middle school students’ math and English-language arts proficiencies – and the data shows there has been little change this year.
The Montana Office of Public Instruction announced the results of the statewide Smarter Balanced Assessment for the 2018-2019 school year. More than 33,000 students between third and eighth grade took the test.
The data showed 18.9% of students statewide scored in the “advanced” category in English-language arts, 31.1% were “proficient,” 24.2% were “nearing proficiency,” and 25.8% ranked as “novice.” That meant roughly 50% of students were proficient or better, down from 50.5% in the 2017-2018 school year.