The Alabama State Department of Education released this year's Alabama Comprehensive Assesment Program scores, or ACAP.
The Alabama State Department of Education released this year's preliminary Alabama Comprehensive Assessment Program scores, or ACAP . For the 2023-2024 school year, 91% of third graders in the state are reading at or above grade level . Last year, 83% of third graders in the state were reading at grade level . The State Board of Education cut the score back in September by 17 points, from 452 to 435. Superintendent Dr.
This is the first year third grade teachers were able to have a practice test developed by the same company who develops the ACAP. The five majors components of the test are phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. While individual school data has not been released yet, Mackey said the 9% of students are spread across the state, and one school district won't have overwhelming numbers of students who could be held back.
"Our reaction was, we were very emotional. our principals did some hard work, our third grade teachers did some hard work," explained Pope .
Third Graders Reading Level Alabama Retention Grade Level Dr. Eric Mackey Education
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