Little Compton NECAP Scores Among Highest in R.I.

Students and faculty at Wilbur-McMahon School are celebrating this week since learning of their high performance on the 2011 New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP).

In reading, 91.9 percent of 210 tested students tested proficient, up from 84.4 percent proficient of 218 tested in 2010.

In math, 80.95 percent of 210 tested students tested proficient, up from 79.91 percent proficient of 219 tested in 2010.

Little Compton's NECAP scoring details from the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) are attached to this post.

Curriculum Director and Interim Principal Janet Griffith said students celebrated on Thursday with an ice cream social and the teachers celebrated Friday with a luncheon.

"We are extremely proud of our teachers, students and parents for this great accomplishment," she said, noting that Little Compton tied Barrington and East Greenwich for the highest public school score in meading (92 percent) and came fifth highest in math (81 percent) for public schools. She said over the last four years, their learning community has increased student performance in reading by 12 percent, and increased in math by 10 percent.

Superintendent Kathryn Crowley and School Committee Chairman Don Gomez echoed Griffith's sentiments, hoping to continue building on Little Compton's already "substantial gains" as they develop their curriculum.

For more info on Rhode Island's NECAP scores, visit the scoring page (http://reporting.measuredprogress.org/NECAPpublicRI/) and RIDE's NECAP data page.

Patch will report on Tiverton's NECAP scores next week.