- Date
- 1996-10
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationcommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The October 1996 Beaver Beacon reports that Beaver Island juniors scored above state and local averages on the Michigan High School Proficiency Tests: 80% were deemed proficient in reading and writing, and no junior fell into the lowest category. It also reports 100% writing-test proficiency for five Beaver Island eighth-graders.
Evidence limits
This record follows the newspaper’s summary and percentages; it is not the Michigan Department of Education’s underlying score file.
Sources
- Reports that 80% of Beaver Island juniors were proficient in reading and writing, with results above state averages in all tested categories, and that eighth-graders Christy Heller, Jessica Keehn, Travis Martin, Jessica McCafferty, and Ryan Wogan all reached proficiency on the writing test. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1996-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the school testing report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island students score above state averages on 1996 proficiency and MEAP writing tests”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-proficiency-test-scores-1996/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1996, “Beaver Island Proficiency: Test Scores Well Above Average.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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