STUDENTS SCORES ARE UP SLIGHTLY ON PARCC TESTS IN NEW MEXICO. TWO COMMUNITIES POSTING THE BIGGEST GAINS ARE FARMINGTON AND GADSDEN. SCORES FOR BOTH ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND RIO RANCHO DIPPED A BIT. THE SCORES WERE RELEASED ON MONDAY. THEY SHOW STUDENTS IMPROVED SOMEWHAT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS WITH A 28-POINT-6 PERCENT SCORE. MATH STAYED STEADY AT 19-POINT-7 PERCENT.
BUT ENGLISH SCORES WERE DOWN SLIGHTLY OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS FOR BOTH ALBUQUERQUE AND RIO RANCHO. APS SCORES SLID 2-POINT-1 PERCENT TO 27 PERCENT. MATH SCORES INCREASED JUST A LITTLE AT 19-POINT-7 PERCENT.
ACTING EDUCATION SECRETARY CHRISTOPHER RUSZKOWSKI TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL THAT APS, THE BIGGEST DISTRICT IN THE STATE, HAD A MAJOR IMPACT ON OVERALL SCORES.
