High Plains urges caution in comparing state test score data

High Plains Community School Supt. Kim Beran reflected on the district’s performance in statewide testing results made public last week, noting that the numbers offer a baseline of data included among several other factors when developing student instruction plans.
The Nebraska Department of Education posted results from its Nebraska- Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS), which revealed that High Plains students in grades 11 and 3-8 scored slightly below the statewide average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics. Across the state, 48 percent of students tested proficient in ELA and 46 percent in math, while at High Plains 45 percent of the students tested proficient in ELA and 32 percent tested proficient in math.

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