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Show Page Eight - The Pyramid September 14, 1994 -- County gets low grade in state test Editor's Note: The following article is a continuation of local coverage of statewide testing reported by the Utah Foundation in its annual report. Last weeks article "Statewide test scores show local schools below state average" dealt with local eleventh and eighth grade scores. This week deals with fifth grade scores. In 1990 the Utah Legisla ture mandated statewide testing for fifth, eighth and eleventh grade students to be conducted each fall in all the states public schools. SALT LAKE CIT- Y- Fifth grade scores in the state mandated testing saw a slight rise in the second year, but fell one point in the next two years. Sanpete schools show the following, re sults for its fifth grades: Highs for the district were 68th in 1990 at Spring City, 66th at Fountain Green Elementary in 1992, and 60th in 1990. Four of the five elementary schools dropped in test scores over the four years, while Moroni saw a rise from 35th to the 43rd per- has reLanguageEnglish mained constant at 48th, social science the same at 55th and reading at 53rd. North Sanpete School Dis- tricts average for the Total Basic Fifth grade In the fifth grade, science test scores improved the most, in- creasing from 52nd to 56th between 1990 and 1993. "Math has shown no improvement in the fifth grade over the four years but is at least at a solid 60th percentile," concludes Battery went from the 44th percentile in 1990, 38th in 1991, 46th in 1992, to 51st in 1993. The district low was at Fountain Green Elementary (27th in 1990) with Moroni Elementary (35th in 1990), Mt. Pleasant Elementary (35th in 1991 and 1992, and 36th in 1993, and Spring City Elementary (37th in 1993). centile. South Sanpetes average for the Total Basic Battery went from the 60th percentile in 1990, to the 50th in 1991, 52nd in 1992, and dropped to the 48th in 1993, District lows of 44th at Ephraim Elementary in 1993, and 46th in 1991 and 1992 were reported. he hist n enuu 6.14 TTiill: IJ'flilMiU 'frltAii-- IJ'Twdmih wi IJhu ' ft OF DEPOSIT GET BETTER AS THE YEARS GO BY. i JUST THERE HAS TO BE SOME TIME INVOLVED WHEN IT COMES TO MONEY. TIME EQUALS MONEY - AND IN THIS CASE ITS THREE YEARS. THREE YEARS AS A MATTER OF FACT. ALL YOU NEED IS A FIRST AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE CHART, THE INTEREST RATE Security Bank checking INCREASES SUBSTANTIALLY WITH ACCOUNT (WHICH YOU HAD EACH PASSING YEAR AND GETS TO BE REALLY NOT LIKE DOG YEARS. ITS MONEY YEARS. AND PLANNED TO OPEN ANYWAY). L Hurry, TERRIFIC THE LAST YEAR. THREE YEARS REALLY ISNT THAT LONG. ITS . Overview Overall there seems to be two areas where Utah students gener- ally do well and one area where they do not. In math, Utah students at the fifth and 11th grade level have scored from the 59th to 62nd percentile over the last three years. Eighth graders somehow fall down but recover in the 11th grade. Science is the second area where Utah students test well, though once again in the eighth grade science tests drop and go back up in the 11th to a solid 60th percentile. The one area where Utah students seem to need the greatest improvement is in the languageEnglish. Fifth graders have tested at the 48th percentile for all four years. Eighth graders have done even worse scoring at the 45 th in 1990 but improved to 51st in 1991 and have remained there. "Of the three grades-fif- th, eighth and 1 lth-t- he eighth grade seems to be the grade where their is the most potential for improvement. For example, in math, test scores drop from fifth to eighth to grade by seven points-60- th 53rd. Fortunately they recover to 59th in 1 1th grade. "The Total Basic Battery scores go from the 54th percentile in fifth grade, sown to 5 1st in eighth grade and then jump to the 56th percentile in 11th grade," concludes the report. ANNUAL PERCENTAGE YIELD THE INTEREST RATES ON THESE CERTIFICATES Ephraim also saw the dis66th in 1992. All three of this districts elementary schools fell in testing score percentiles for the four years. Ephraim went from the 62nd to the 44th percentile, Gunnison from the 61st to the 48th and Manti from the 56th to the 53rd. Sanpete County fifth grades have lost ground in most areas over the four year period. The only schools showing improvement in test scores from 1990 to 1993 are listed as follows: Fairview Elementary went from 57th to 59th percentile in, math and remained steady at the 48th in science. Fountain Green Elementary went from the 45th to the 49th in reading. Fountain Green Elementary went from the 34th to 40th in reading, the 34th to the 36th in languageEnglish, the 26th to the 48th in science and the 38th to the 46th in social science. Mt. Pleasant Elementary went from the 34th to the 40th in reading, the 34th to the 36th in languageEnglish, the 26th to the 48th in science and the 38th to the 46th in social science. Moroni Elementary is the only : school where fifth graders im- -' proved in all areas tested. They" went from 48th to 55th in math, 31st to 41st in reading, 34th to 52nd in languageEnglish, 40th to ; 56th in science and 35th to 55th; in social science. Spring City ; rose from 55th to 60th in science. I Gunnison Elementary went ' from 46th to 64th in science and , Manti went from 50th to 51st in reading, 51st to 64th in science and 56th to 57th in social science. Manti stayed at a steady 48th in languageEnglish. Ephraim Elementary saw no improvement. Spring City Elementary saw ; the biggest losses of any Sanpete County elementary school dropping as much as 48 percentile over four years in math and 28 in : languageEnglish. tricts high of AND this offer is on the up and up UP AND AWAY. AND IT EXPIRES ON October 14, 1994. substantial penalty for early withdrawal. Minimum balance to open account and obtain APY is $500. First Security Bank checking account is required. Maximum deposit is $250,000. Cassidy Bruton, daughter of Chuck and Chantele Bruton of Payson, received a U.S. Savings Bond as a grand prize winner in the recent Onion Days beautiful baby contest in the 7- - to category. Grandparents are Steve and Shirley Pack of Payson, and the late Tom and Juanita Bruton. are Grant and Anna Seely of Mt. Pleasant. Chuck Bruton is a former Fairview resident. Great-grandpare- T |