School Board pleased with EQAO test results

News Release
RRDSB

(September 14, 2011) – Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) results have been released, and the Rainy River District School Board is pleased that the Grade 9 Mathematics results indicate an increase in student success over time. The Board is also pleased with the results of the Primary and Junior Assessments, with a significant increase over the past 5 years in the percentage of Grade 3 and Grade 6 students that participated in the assessment, which is clearly evident in the Board’s low exemption rate. The use of Assistive Technology has also allowed for the participation of a greater number of students with special needs.
The 2010-2011 Grade 9 Mathematics assessment results reveal that there are significant increases in student performance. In 2010-2011, 245 Rainy River District School Board Grade 9 Math students wrote the assessment. Over the past 2 years, the
percentage of students in Academic Math who achieved at or above the provincial standard of Levels 3 and Level 4 increased from 70% to 81%, and results in the Applied level also increased from 35% to 47%.
As well, in 2010-2011, 172 Rainy River District School Board Grade 3 students wrote the Primary Assessments. Combining the results for Levels 3 and 4 indicates that the Rainy River District School Board has 63% of Grade 3 students in Reading achieving
at or above the provincial level of achievement, 60% of Grade 3 students in Writing achieving at or above the provincial level of achievement, and 68% of Grade 3 students in Math achieving at or above the provincial level of achievement. Results in
Grade 3 reading, writing and mathematics increased 12%, 2%, and 2% respectively from the previous year.
For the Junior Assessments, 181 Grade 6 Rainy River District School Board students completed the assessments, with significant increases in performance in Reading, Writing, and Mathematics. Combining the results for Levels 3 and 4 indicates that the
Rainy River District School Board has 71% of Grade 6 students in Reading achieving at or above the provincial level of achievement, 65% of Grade 6 students in Writing achieving at or above the provincial level of achievement, and 58% of Grade 6 students in Math achieving at or above the provincial level of achievement.
There were significant increases over time for Grade 3 and Grade 6 students achieving at Level 2, which is achieving at grade level. The number of students achieving below Level 2 remains low, which indicates that the Board has used effective strategies and supports for its students who would be otherwise at risk of not achieving success in school.
The Rainy River District School Board is committed to supporting students with strategies that have been proven to impact positively on learning and to engage students in the learning process.
The Rainy River District School Board will use the results of these assessments to celebrate achievements and to identify challenges, to inform teacher practice that will support improved student learning, and to guide all school improvement planning.
For further details, visit the EQAO’s website at http://www.eqao.com.