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Percentage of 8th Grade Students in Average/Above Average Range in Math,
Science, Social Studies, and Language
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| YEAR |
MATH |
SCIENCE |
SOCIAL
STUDIES |
LANGUAGE |
| 1994 |
82 |
88 |
86 |
87 |
| 1995 |
80 |
89 |
86 |
87 |
| 1996 |
81 |
85 |
83 |
85 |
| 1997 |
80 |
88 |
86 |
86 |
| 1998 |
81 |
82 |
84 |
81 |
| 1999 |
87 |
88 |
88 |
86 |
| 2000 |
86 |
88 |
89 |
87 |
| 2001 |
84 |
91
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91 |
87 |
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Trends |
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Math: |
NONE |
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Science: |
INCREASING |
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Social Studies: |
INCREASING |
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Language: |
INCREASING |
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Source:
Billings Public Schools 406-247-3790
Caveats and Definitions
Results in 1992-1997 are from the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS).
Results in 1998 are from the TerraNova, which is a more rigorous test
and not equally comparable to the ITBS.
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