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Campbell School Districts Do Better on STAR Test; Two Are on Pace with County

Results for the statewide STAR test, released Monday, show improvements.

Santa Clara County students scored higher than the state average in English and math, according to new standardized test results, and two out of the three Campbell school districts are matching the countywide pace.

Some 4.7 million students took the 2011 Standardized Testing and Reporting assessment, known as STAR, last spring, and 54 percent of them scored proficient or better in English-language arts. Fifty percent scored proficient or better in math, according to the California Department of Education.

Officials released the results to the public on Monday.

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Below are the comparison's between 2010's STAR results and 2011's.*

Countywide

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Advanced/Proficient 2011
Advanced/Proficient 2010 +/- Math 61.2% 58.9% +2.3% English 64.9% 62.9% +2% Science 67.5% 63.9% +3.6% History 57.3%, 54.6% +2.7%



Advanced/Proficient 2011
Advanced/Proficient 2010 +/- Math 67.4%
64.1%
+3.3%
English 64.1%
61.7%
+2.4%
Science 72%
71%
+1%
History 47.3%
45.7%
+1.6%



Advanced/Proficient 2011
Advanced/Proficient 2010 +/- Math 29.6%
27.3%
+2.3%
English 55.5%
54.2%
+1.3%
Science 57.7%
53.6%
+4.1%
History 53.9%
52.6%
+1.3%

Moreland School District


Advanced/Proficient 2011
Advanced/Proficient 2010 +/- Math 74.5%
72.6%
+1.9%
English 72.6%
70.4%
+2.2%
Science 74.3%
74.5%
-0.2%
History 57.5%
58.9%
-1.4%

STAR scores are used to calculate schools' Academic Performance Index and Adequate Yearly Progress report. Dropout and exit exam rates also factor into the API and AYP assessments.

were released Friday; those for the California High School Exit Exam are due out next week, and the AYP and API scores will be released on Aug. 31.

*All numbers are from the California Department of Education's website.

Jennifer Wadsworth contributed to this article.


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