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Churchill County: 79.2% of students failed their science CRT during 2022-23 school year

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Jhone M. Ebert Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://twitter.com/nvsupt

Jhone M. Ebert Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://twitter.com/nvsupt

Of the 298 Churchill County students who took part in the CRT in the 2022-23 school year, 79.2% did not meet science benchmarks, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal.

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

In Churchill County, most of the students who fell below proficiency were at the lowest performance level.

Countywide, Churchill County 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.

Churchill County's Students' Failure Rates in Science Over 3 Years

2020-212021-222022-230%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%80.780.774.274.274.974.972.872.879.279.279.979.9% Churchill County Failure Rate% Nevada Failure Rate
Science Failure Rate in Churchill County Schools in 2022-23 School Year

School nameStudents who didn’t meet standardNo. of Students Tested
Churchill County High School83.5%242
Oasis Academy60.7%56

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