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Did Pershing County School District students fail their science CRT in 2023-24 school year?

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Jhone M. Ebert Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://doe.nv.gov/about/executive-team/

Jhone M. Ebert Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://doe.nv.gov/about/executive-team/

Of the 52 Pershing County School District students who took part in the Criterion Referenced Test (CRT) in the 2023-24 school year, 76.9% did not meet science benchmarks, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal.

This is 2.9% below the statewide average of 79.8%.

Pershing County School District roughly covers schools within Pershing County and has a main office in Lovelock.

The number of students who failed to meet expectations in the subject rose the previous school year.

In Pershing County School District, most of the students who fell below proficiency were at the second lowest performance level.

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.

Pershing County School District Students Performance on 2023-24 CRT

School nameStudents who didn’t meet standardNo. of Students Tested
Pershing County High School76.9%52

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