The reading scores of Colorado’s third-graders showed a slight decline but remained mostly flat for another year, according to data released Thursday by the Colorado Department of Education.
On the Colorado Student Assessment Program test, 65 percent of third-graders were “proficient.” Another 7 percent were rated “advanced,” while 9 percent were “unsatisfactory.” Of the 53,805 third-graders who took the CSAP, 18 percent were “partially proficient.”
The state’s 178 school districts began receiving third-grade reading results Thursday. The scores for the other reading, writing, science and math tests will be released in July.
Meanwhile, math and writing CSAP tests from 24 third-graders at Bromwell Elementary in Denver will be thrown out after an investigation found a teacher administered them improperly, officials said Thursday.
Teacher Meredith Leighty, who has been with Denver Public Schools since 1998, returned to school last Friday after a two-week paid administrative leave while district officials investigated.
DPS spokesman Mark Stevens said the district never drew any conclusions as to “whether the irregularity was intentional or not.”
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The invalidation of the tests likely will affect Bromwell’s “excellent” ranking by the Colorado Department of Education, he said.
