From Harford County Public Schools: Harford County Public Schools achieved a graduation rate of 88.38 percent for the class of 2010, an increase of 1.65 percent compared to 2009, and outpaced the state average of 86.6 percent, according to data released today, Wednesday, October 6, by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE). The 2010 […]
Maryland Students Make Broad Gains on National Tests
From the Maryland State Department of Education: Maryland students continue to rise above their peers across the nation on the SAT, Advanced Placement (AP), and ACT national assessments, according to newly released data. Improving achievement by Maryland students is being tallied even as diversity among test-takers has reached an all-time high. Maryland’s composite SAT score […]
Harford County SAT Scores Dipped Slightly Overall In 2010
Harford County SAT scores dipped slightly overall in 2010, according to results released by the College Board on Monday, September 13, 2010. SAT scores were reported for high school seniors in three sections – math, writing and critical reading. Compared with 2009, Harford’s scores rose two points to 523 in math; dropped five points to […]
Harford Schools Scratch Pad: Board Member Smilko Says Goodbye, New Administrator Lawrence Says Hello
An occasional series of informal reports and observations from meetings of the Harford County Board of Education. The last school board meeting of the summer of 2010 was about as quiet as you would expect for a Monday evening in August (August 9th to be exact). But there were some notable moments nonetheless: hopeful signs […]
County Executive Craig on Harford Public Schools Test Scores; Schools Continue Progress Towards 100% Proficiency
From Harford County government: Harford County Executive David R. Craig has issued the following statement regarding the annual progress report on the Maryland School Assessments (MS) recently released by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE). “I commend Superintendent of Schools Dr. Robert M. Tomback and the Board of Education of Harford County for their […]
Harford Elementary/Middle Scores Remain High on Maryland School Assessments
From Harford County Public Schools: Harford students show continuous improvement on state tests; Edgewood Middle achieves AYP Harford County Public School students continue to perform well on the Maryland School Assessments (MSA) taken by third through eighth graders in reading and math, despite the increasingly rigorous targets. According to the Maryland State Department of Education […]
Harford Schools Results Mixed on College-Level Exams
Advanced Placement Exams are developed by The College Board and offered to high school students nationwide in subjects ranging from English Literature to Calculus to Art History. Results from the AP Exams let students know if they are ready for college-level work and provide the rest of us with one of the few available measurements […]
Test Score Data Released; Harford School System To Focus On Accelerating Achievement Of Minority Students
Harford County students scored above the state and national averages on the Critical Reading and Mathematics sections of the SAT Reasoning Test, according to data released by the College Board today. Compared to 2008, Harford County test-takers’ overall performance improved in Critical Reading (two points), remained steady in Mathematics, and dropped by two points in […]