As usual, middle school students outscored their peers statewide in the latest round of Connecticut Mastery Tests. While students at both Bethany and in Amity Regional School District #5 outperform the state average, the numbers show a modest disparity between the schools that almost always favors .
The difference this year is that the gap appears to be shrinking in most categories compared to 2011.
The standardized test was administered to approximately 200 students in seventh and eighth grade. In seventh grade, Bethany students outperformed their Orange counterparts in math and reading by at least 9 points. Orange performed stronger in writing by a margin of three.
In eighth grade, Bethany had higher scores in math, reading and science, but not writing.
Seventh Grade CMT Scores, 2012
Math Reading Writing State Average 2011 269 256 247.6 State Average 2012 268 257.2 249 Bethany Middle 2011 298.4 282.5 283.6 Bethany Middle 2012 306.9 285.4 274.8 Orange Middle 2011 296.4 281.7 291.1 Orange Middle 2012 295 274.6 277.8Eighth Grade CMT Scores, 2012
Math Reading Writing Science State Average 2011 264 261.4 250.9 254.9 State Average 2012 264.7 265.7 255.6 255.9 Bethany Middle 2011 304.7 290.3 292.9 284.2 Bethany Middle 2012 299.6 290.8 281.4 283.6 Orange Middle 2011 285.9 279.7 288 274.6 Orange Middle 2011 294.3 286.7 284.5 281.5
