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  MEA Results
 
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading
Data not available for this school (2007)
 80% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 65% in 2007.

Math
Data not available for this school (2007)
 80% (2006)
The state average for Math was 65% in 2007.

Source: ME Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 4

Reading
 40% (2007)
 60% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 67% in 2007.

Science
 80% (2007)
 60% (2006)
The state average for Science was 56% in 2007.

Math
 80% (2007)
 100% (2006)
The state average for Math was 61% in 2007.

Source: ME Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 5

Reading
 60% (2007)
 50% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 60% in 2007.

Writing
 60% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 58% in 2007.

Math
 80% (2007)
 67% (2006)
The state average for Math was 60% in 2007.

Source: ME Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 6

Reading
 84% (2007)
 33% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 65% in 2007.

Math
 66% (2007)
 55% (2006)
The state average for Math was 55% in 2007.

Source: ME Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 7

Reading
 63% (2007)
 67% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 69% in 2007.

Math
 76% (2007)
 67% (2006)
The state average for Math was 52% in 2007.

Source: ME Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 8

Reading
 67% (2007)
 44% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 65% in 2007.

Science
 83% (2007)
 33% (2006)
The state average for Science was 66% in 2007.

Writing
 50% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 48% in 2007.

Math
 67% (2007)
 22% (2006)
The state average for Math was 51% in 2007.

Source: ME Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

About the Tests

  • In 2006-2007 Maine used the Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, in grades 5 and 8 in writing and in grades 4 and 8 in science.
  • The MEA a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Maine.
  • The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in Maine: An Overview

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