The Maryland State Department of Education released 2023-2024 test scores Tuesday morning, indicating slight statewide increases in English and math proficiency.
Test results from the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program for the 2023-2024 school year were presented at Tuesday’s Maryland State Board of Education meeting. Results showed a 0.5% statewide increase in English proficiency and a 0.8% statewide increase in math proficiency. 48.4% of students tested proficient in English, and 24.1% of students tested proficient in math.
Talbot, Caroline and Dorchester counties all fall below these state averages, though those three districts did increase in English and math proficiency from the 2022-2023 school year.
TALBOTThe 2023-2024 results show Talbot County Public Schools saw an increase in English and math proficiency, while following state trends with dips in science scores.
English proficiency increased 2.8% to be 47.3% proficient, which ranks 14th in the state out of 24 districts. Math proficiency increased 1.1% to be 18.3% proficient, which ranks 18th in the state.
Science levels for TCPS dropped along with the state, as Talbot County fell from 29.5% to 16.9% proficiency in fifth grade science. The county dropped from 30% to 20.1% in eighth grade science. District-wide rankings fell four spots for each category, as Talbot is now 19th in fifth grade science and 16th in eighth grade science.
“The 23-24 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment results showed modest improvement across all MD Districts,” Talbot County Public Schools Superintendent Sharon Pepukayi said in a statement emailed to the Star Democrat. “In Talbot County, our overall margin of progress as a district was slightly larger than what the State achieved as a whole. These results will inform our continued work on the initiatives that we put in place to provide our educators with the resources needed to ensure student success. We also know that student success is measured by many indicators in addition to state assessment scores.”
CAROLINETendencies for Caroline County Public Schools in math and reading proficiency align with state trends. However, like Talbot, Caroline County dropped in rankings for science proficiency.
English proficiency rose 2.1% to 45.3%. Math proficiency rose 3.9% to 19.7%. Both rankings slot Caroline County at 15th statewide.
Caroline County’s proficiency marks went from 34.4% to 17% in fifth grade science and 22.1% to 19.3% in eighth grade science. The district’s rankings fell from 13th to 18th in fifth grade science and 15th to 17th in eighth grade science.
DORCHESTERWhile Dorchester County Public Schools still ranks in the bottom four for English and math proficiency rates, the district did see year-to-year increases in those two categories.
In English, the district rose 1.4% to 33.7% proficiency, which ranks 22nd in the state. In math, the district rose 1% to 12.3% proficiency, which ranks 21st in the state.
Dorchester County’s science proficiency marks went from 23.5% to 14.4% at the fifth grade level, and from 19.1% to 15.3% at the eighth grade level. Its fifth grade science ranking, though, did increase from 22nd to 20th.
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