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Lake Orion Community Schools Students Outperform State on 2012 MEAP Exams
However, the district's performance compared to its own 2011 results was not uniform, with some improvements and some declines.
Youngsters in the Lake Orion Community Schools district performed better in all subject areas and at all grade levels than students statewide, according to the 2012 Michigan Educational Assessment Program results released Monday.
However, the district's performance compared to its own 2011 results was not uniform, with some improvements and some declines (see chart, below).
Public school students in grades three through nine were tested in math, reading, writing, social studies and/or science depending on the grade level during the MEAP exam taken during the fall.
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Michigan students showed improvement in reading, math and writing in 2012, with the improvement seen in all grades and most demographic groups.
'Rising to the challenge'
Across Michigan, students made the biggest jump on the 2012 MEAP in reading proficiency for third and eighth graders – with a 4.1 and 5.2 percentage point gain, respectively. Proficiency in math and writing also improved, with a 6.1 percentage point gain in fifth-grade math.
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However, science scores dropped across the state in 2012, particularly in fifth and eighth grade.
"These gains demonstrate (that) Michigan's teachers and students are rising to the challenge of the rigorous standards established last year," State Superintendent Mike Flanagan said in a statement. "I am encouraged by the progress we are making in Michigan and look forward to the continued efforts to help all students achieve at a higher level in all subjects."
Scores across Michigan took a hit in 2011 after the state implemented a new set of cut scores — scores that define the cut-off point for the various levels of proficiency on the MEAP: advanced, proficient, partially proficient and not proficient.
For a school-by-school breakdown of how each school performed on the 2012 MEAP, visit School Data: How Did Oakland Township and Lake Orion Students Perform On the MEAP Test?
Fall 2012 MEAP scores
Percentage of all Lake Orion Community Schools students deemed proficient, as compared with those same percentages in 2011.
Grade 3
Lake Orion 2012
Lake Orion 2011 Michigan 2012 Math 64.2% 59.5% 40.9% Reading 86.5% 82.8% 66.5%
Grade 4
Lake Orion 2012 Lake Orion 2011 Michigan 2012 Math 67% 59% 44.9% Reading 88.9% 84.5% 68.1% Writing 70.6% 59.9% 46.7%
Grade 5
Lake Orion 2012 Lake Orion 2011 Michigan 2012 Math 71.3% 61.2% 45.7% Reading 91% 87.2% 70.4% Science 23.1% 23.5% 13.1%
Grade 6
Lake Orion 2012 Lake Orion 2011 Michigan 2012 Math 76.8% 78% 40.2% Reading 84.6% 86.5% 68.2% Social Studies 50.7% 53.3% 29.7%
Grade 7
Lake Orion 2012 Lake Orion 2011 Michigan 2012 Math 74.5% 66.1% 38.4% Reading 86.3% 83.5% 62% Writing 78% 65.9% 51.7%
Grade 8
Lake Orion 2012 Lake Orion 2011 Michigan 2012 Math 57.8% 51.9% 32.5% Reading 85% 77.4% 65.7% Science 31.5% 34.5% 15.9%
Grade 9
Lake Orion 2012 Lake Orion 2011 Michigan 2012 Social Studies 48.9% 48% 28.6%
Source: Michigan Department of Education
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