State data shows wide disparity in north Idaho school test scores

Roughly half of students in North Idaho are proficient in English and math, at least according to standardized test scores released this week.

More than 95% of students at North Idaho STEM Charter Academy are proficient or advanced in English. About 27% of students in Plummer-Worley are.

Thanks to new data released by the Idaho Department of Education, Idaho Ed News created two lists of schools across Idaho – one ranked by recent standardized test scores for English, and another for math.

Two schools in North Idaho topped both those lists. Three ranked near the bottom.

Most hovered somewhere in the middle. The median for North Idaho in English was roughly 56%. For math, the median was about 45%.

The state’s goal is t

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