Standardized test

March 6, 2021 | Halle Grossett

Maryland Delays Standardized Tests Until Fall Semester

On March 4, the Maryland State Board of Education announced that all standardized testing will be postponed until the fall. The United States Department of Education has maintained that states must administer annual standardized tests this year, but has extended the deadline for when tests must be taken. The board agrees that the value of […]

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December 9, 2019 | Ashley Peccerelli

MCPS ACT Scores Drop Slightly, Still Above State Average

Students attending Montgomery County public high schools scored three points higher on the 2019 ACT standardized test than the national average.   The MCPS Class of 2019 averaged a composite score of 25.3 out of 36 on the test, surpassing the state average of 22.3. That’s 1.3 points lower (a drop of 4.89%) than the 2017 average, according to MCPS.   The test is designed to measure students’ […]

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