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Wilton Students Still Acing CAPTs

Scores were vey high this year compared to the rest of the state.

Scores on the Connecticut Academic Performance Test remained stellar across the board at Wilton High School (WHS) this year, according to results released Tuesday afternoon by state education officials.

The CAPT, administered each year to some 40,000 tenth graders statewide, consists of eight hours of multiple choice and free response questions. Students who fail to score at or above the state-mandated proficiency level are required to retest in grades 11 and/or 12.

Although there was overall a maringal drop in proficeny levels, the numbers have stayed pretty much the same since , with Wilton students performing at with first-class proficiency in the 2011 CAPTs.

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Students scored highest in writing with a 99.1 percent proficiency rate compared to surrounding towns, just a 0.2 percent drop from 2010. The lowest score was a 97.1 proficiency rate in the subject of mathematics. 

Compared to last year, WHS dropped 1.3 percent in science proficieny, 0.6 percent in reading proficieny, and 0.3 percent in writing proficieny.

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In comparions to its reference group (see below), Wilton came in last in reading and math, and third in writing. Keep in mind that 'last place' means less than a two percent difference from 'first place.'

Results are below. Click here to see previous years of Wilton and for school scores from all around the state.

 

Wilton VS. STATE (2010 + 2011)

MATH
SCIENCE READING WRITING Year Sample Goal Profic. Goal Profic. Goal Profic. Goal Profic. 2010 Wilton 86.2 97.7 78.7 99.0 82.7 98.1 92.3 99.4 2011 Wilton 83.6  97.1 81.4 97.7  78.7 97.5 90.2 99.1  2010 State 48.9 78.8 45.5 81.5 45.9 82.9 59.6 86.2 2011 State 49.6 80.3  47.2  81.7  44.8          81.9  61.3 88.6

 

Wilton VS. DISTRICT REFERENCE GROUP A

Percent of students performing at goal or proficient levels. Reference group ranks in parentheses.

  MATH SCIENCE READING WRITING   Sample Goal Profic. Goal Profic. Goal Profic. Goal Profic. Darien 87.6(3) 97.5(5)  76.4(6) 96.3(7)  82.6(3) 99.4(2) 90.8(4) 98.8(5) New Canaan 86.0(5) 98.3(4) 72.2(7) 96.9(5) 82.0(5) 98.6(3) 90.3(6) 99.1(3) Region 9 85.0(6) 98.8(1) 79.6(3) 96.8(6) 82.1(4) 98.4(6) 91.9(1) 97.6(7) Ridgefield 88.0(2) 98.8(1) 77.5(5) 97.1(4) 81.0(6) 98.6(3) 91.2(3) 98.8(6) Weston 86.1(4) 98.5(3) 82.8(1) 99.5(1) 84.9(2) 98.5(5) 90.6(5) 100(1) Westport 90.2(1) 97.2(6) 79.0(4) 97.6(3) 87.3(1) 99.6(1) 91.5(2) 99.3(2) Wilton 83.6(7) 97.1(7) 81.4(2) 97.7(2) 78.7(7) 97.5(7) 90.2(7) 99.1(3)

 


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