Nassau students above state and national averages in math and reading

By WENDI ZONGKER
wendi.zongker@mynassausun.com

Nassau's third through 10th grade students are excelling at math and reading, according to norm-referenced test results released Tuesday.

Students take the NRT during the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, and the results allow students to be compared nationally. Students do not have to pass the test to graduate and the scores do not count toward a school’s overall grade.

A school’s grade depends on Sunshine State Standard test scores in math, reading, science and writing. Those scores are expected in June.

The majority of Nassau's students scored above national average in every category of the test and almost every category of the reading test.

Several grade levels also scored well above state average on both tests while also showing large gains over 2007 scores.

For more on this story, see Saturday's edition of My Nassau Sun.