Eighth Grade Math Proficiency in Connecticut

Definitions:

This indicator reports the total number and percentage of tests taken by 8th grade students which met or exceeded the performance goal on the Smarter Balanced Mathematics Assessment.

The mathematics Smarter Balanced Math Assessment tests students’ knowledge of concepts and procedures, problem solving, modeling and data analysis, and communicating reasoning. Note that Smarter Balanced replaces Connecticut’s previous assessment, the Connecticut Mastery Test.

Data Source:

Connecticut State Department of Education, Published Data, Academic Years 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, and 2021-2022. 

Footnotes: N/A = data not available
* = number suppressed
a = percent derived from suppressed number

Definitions:

This indicator reports the total number and percentage of tests taken by 8th grade students which met or exceeded the performance goal on the Smarter Balanced Mathematics Assessment.

The mathematics Smarter Balanced Math Assessment tests students’ knowledge of concepts and procedures, problem solving, modeling and data analysis, and communicating reasoning. Note that Smarter Balanced replaces Connecticut’s previous assessment, the Connecticut Mastery Test.

Data Source:

Connecticut State Department of Education, Published Data, Academic Years 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, and 2021-2022. 

Footnotes: N/A = data not available
* = number suppressed
a = percent derived from suppressed number