Jhone M. Ebert Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://twitter.com/nvsupt
Jhone M. Ebert Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://twitter.com/nvsupt
The number of students who failed to meet expectations in the subject rose by 7.7% compared to the previous school year.
In Elko County, most of the students who fell below proficiency were at the lowest performance level.
Countywide, Spring Creek High School had the highest percentage of students scoring below science benchmarks on their CRT.
Criterion-Referenced Tests (CRTs) are used to evaluate students' proficiency in science, measuring their performance against state academic standards.
Nevada's educational system ranked third-lowest in the U.S. for educational quality, student outcomes, and overall school safety, only ahead of Louisiana and Arizona, according to an analysis from the World Population Review.
| School name | Students who didn’t meet standard | No. of Students Tested |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Creek High School | 80.7% | 208 |
| West Wendover High School | 79.5% | 73 |
| Elko High School | 78.7% | 356 |
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