Test Scores Trump County Average

The New York Education Department recently released the 2010 English language arts, ELA, and mathematics assessments for Nassau County. While most ELA scores among all grades were comparable to the district scores presented last year, East Meadow faired well in compared to the county. Superintendent Louis DeAngelo credits the positive outcome on continually improving quality instruction and providing students with comprehensive academic programs.

The most significant change among ELA scores was the 27 percent drop among 8th grade students. While the Nassau County average was 64 percent this year, East Meadow specifically dropped from 87 percent to 60 percent.

DeAngelo recognizes there are improvements to be made,

adding, “Overall, we’re pleased with the direction. This last year specifically, we very carefully looked at 8th grade math and made some changes which we believe had positive results.” This year, the 8th grade math scores increased by 13 percent, placing the East Meadow district 10 percent above the county average.

Other noteworthy realizations include 5th grade ELA scores improving by 10 percent, ELA scores averaging 5 percent above Nassau County and math scores averaging 8 percent above the county.

DeAngelo said positive results might be related to the utilization of after-school academic intervention services where children attend additional education sessions to improve their course work understanding and curriculum specialists working with administration to develop and improve elementary and middle school courses.