Report Card on St Marys DCVI

Earlier this month the Fraser Institute issued a report that ranked 719 of Ontario’s high schools according to standardized tests given to grade 9 students. The tests are to determine if students meet the provincial standards in academic math, applied math and literacy.

The ranking of schools in the Avon Maitland Area is:
45   Stratford Central
57   St Anne’s, Clinton
115   F E Madill, Wingham
154   St Marys DCVI
224 (tied)   Stratford Northwestern S.S.
224 (tied)   Listowel District S.S.
249   St Michael, Stratford
321   Mitchell District S.S.
382 (tied)   South Huron, Exeter
382 (tied)   Central Huron District H.S., Clinton
413   Goderich District C.I.

At St Marys DCVI 128 students took the tests.
In the literacy test, which is pass or fail, 82% passed.

In the math test students are ranked according to 4 levels. Levels 1 and 2 suggest that the student has not yet met the provincial standard. Level 3 is considered the provincial standard and Level 4 represents achievement well above the expected level. The average level for St Marys’ students was 2.9 for academic math and 2.8 for applied math.

The results for St Marys are worse than last year, but the Fraser Institute says the trend over the last 5 years is not statistically significant.