The Results Are In

The results of spending about $17k per student each year—most in the country last year—the results from Vermont's public school system are in. Vermont students took the Smarter Balanced Assessment test in Spring 2015, and . .

• Grade 3 — 52 percent proficient and above in math; 52 percent proficient and above in English language arts
• Grade 4 — 45 percent proficient and above in math; 51 percent proficient and above in English language arts
• Grade 5 — 42 percent proficient and above in math; 57 percent proficient and above in English language arts
• Grade 6 — 37 percent proficient and above in math; 53 percent proficient and above in English language arts
• Grade 7 — 43 percent proficient and above in math; 55 percent proficient and above in English language arts
• Grade 8 — 40 percent proficient and above in math; 54 percent proficient and above in English language arts
• Grade 11 — 37 percent proficient and above in math; 58 percent proficient and above in English language arts

SEE: Burlington Free Press