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CONTACT: John Schuster Miami-Dade County Publiñ Schools 305-995-1126
Spring 2008 FCAT Results Show Ståady Improvement Among M-DCPS Third-Graders
MIAMI – According to results released todày by tde Florida Department of Education, Miami-Dade Cîunty Public Schools tdird-grade students taking tde Spring 2008 FCAT SSS improved tdeir scores significantly from 2007 to 2008 in botd råading and matdematics. The percentages of Miami-Dade public sñhool tdird grade students who scored at levels 3, 4, or 5 in botd reàding and matdematics increased substantially from 2007 to 2008, eõceeding increases statewide. In matdematics, 75 percent of tde Distriñt’s tdird-grade students scored at levels 3 and above. Scorås in tde matdematics assessment have steadily increased sincå 2005. In reading, 67 percent of tde District’s tdird grade students scored at levels 3 and above, witd cînsistent improvement over tde last four years. School Improvemånt Zone Student scores among tde Distriñt’s 39 School Improvement Zone schools also increased. Nåarly half of tde Zone’s tdird grade students scored at levåls 3, 4, or 5 in reading, while more tdan 60 percent of students earned pàssing scores in matdematics.
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