Martin County School District 3rd thru 10th Grade NRT Scores Higher Than State and National Averages

May 17, 2007- Today the Florida Department of Education Released the Reading and Mathematics scores for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test - Norm Reference Test (NRT). The results show the Martin County School District scored above state and national averages in each grade level tested. The Martin County School District also ranked among the top ten school districts in the state in each grade level for reading and math, based on mean scale scores.

NRT scores do not affect school and district FCAT grades from the state. The NRT scores are used to determine how students are performing compared to their peers nationwide. For example, Martin County 9th grade students received a National Percentile Rank of 81 in reading. This means the average Martin County 9th grade student had a score equal to or higher than 81 percent of the 9th grade students tested nationwide. Individual school results are available on the Florida Department of Education's website, www.fldoe.org.

NRT Reading	Martin County School District Mean Scale Median National Score Percentile Rank	Mean Scale Score	State Median National Percentile Rank
3rd Grade	647 72	635	62
4th Grade	652 69	644	63
5th Grade	678 80	669	74
6th Grade	684 74	674	66
7th Grade	690 74	680	66
8th Grade	703 77	690	67
9th Grade	718 81	704	71
10th Grade	708 66	702	60

NRT Math	Martin County School District Mean Scale Median National Score Percentile Rank	Mean Scale Score	State Median National Percentile Rank
3rd Grade	646 78	634	69
4th Grade	664 83	654	77
5th Grade	676 82	666	75
6th Grade	680 73	672	66
7th Grade	706 82	691	73
8th Grade	718 83	704	74
9th Grade	727 81	716	74
10th Grade	722 73	716	67