2016 CT High School SAT Scores: How Did Bethel Do?

BETHEL, CT — The results of Connecticut’s first SAT School Day are in and the majority of students who took the test are doing well in English, but the same can’t be said of math. The SAT is now used in place of the Smarter Balanced assessment or SBAC test for 11th-graders. It helped eliminate an additional standardized test for students.

Of the students who took the test, 65 percent met or exceeded achievement in English (ELA) and 39.3 percent met or exceeded in mathematics. Close to eighty percent of Bethel students who took the test met or exceeded English standards and about 57 percent did the same for math. The average English score was 543 and math was 531.

Below are more details on Bethel’s results:

English

• Level 1 (not met): 9.8%
• Level 2 (approaching): 11.3%
• Level 3 (met): 60.8%
• Level 4 (exceeded): 18%

Math

• Level 1 (not met): 13.4%
• Level 2 (approaching): 29.4%
• Level 3 (met): 46.9%
• Level 4 (exceeded): 10.3%

Results from the test will be a baseline for future growth.

“These results show us that the majority of students are mastering college and career readiness in ELA, but they are continuing to struggle in math,” said State Education Commissioner Dianne Wentzell.

SBAC results from the previous year also showed a struggle with math. This year’s SAT revealed achievement gaps among some minority groups. Only 36.4 percent of black students who took the test met or exceeded English standards and the average score was 451. For math the average score was 431 and 12.4 percent met or exceeded standards.

Hispanic/Latino of any race scored an average 457 on English and 39 percent met or exceeded goal; for math the average score was 438 and 15.5 percent met or exceeded goal. About 77 percent of white students met or exceeded English standards and 49.9 percent met or exceeded for math. There were similar disparities for students who are eligible for free or reduced meals.

“With the State Board of Education’s adoption of a five-year strategic plan focused on creating high quality education for all students, we remain fiercely committed to the work of supporting all districts — and especially our highest need districts — in their efforts to improve student outcomes and close achievement gaps,” Wentzell said.

The adoption of the SAT as the standard bearer for 11th-grade standardized testing has sharply increased participation for the master standardized test, especially in the state’s Alliance Districts.

See how neighboring schools did by clicking the links below:

• Brookfield

• Danbury
• Easton-Redding
• Monroe
• New Milford
• Newtown
• Ridgefield
• Weston
• Wilton

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