Results from the state’s standardized tests show improvement from pandemic years, but are still behind “pre-pandemic” levels, once again demonstrating the far-reaching impact of learning loss. The DPI released results of last year’s statewide assessments this week.
While private schools as a whole don’t have to administer the state’s standardized tests, choice schools must at least test students in the choice programs. Further, families can “opt-out” their students from taking the test.
There are also limitations to the scoring system as it can’t reflect learning progress in individual students. Private schools frequently enroll struggling students from the public schools and successfully help them “catch-up” to their appropriate grade level. That progress cannot be demonstrated via data from standardized tests.
Because of all this, the data is complex and can be interpreted differently, but there’s still room for improvement.
Even with these things in mind, choice students appear to have generally performed better than their economically-disadvantaged, public-school counterparts in some areas. And scores are trending upwards for all students. Take a look at the data for choice schools here.
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