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Berkeley Heights says student NJSLA scores exceed state averages; science remains an area for improvement
Summary
Acting Superintendent Mr. Phillips told the board that Berkeley Heights students scored substantially above state averages on the NJSLA in math and ELA, while science proficiency lags and will be the district's focus for targeted instruction and curriculum review.
Acting Superintendent Mr. Phillips said Berkeley Heights students continued to outperform state averages on this spring's New Jersey Student Learning Assessments, but he flagged science scores as an area that needs concentrated attention.
————————Mr. Phillips presented district-level NJSLA results for grades 3—9 in language arts and mathematics and for grades 5, 8 and 11 in science. He described the five performance levels used by the state and noted that the district typically places most students in the meeting-or-exceeding categories (levels 4 and 5), with 60'80% of students meeting passing thresholds in math at many grades compared with…
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