PSD Superintendent Robyn Taylor explained that this table represents the percentage of students who scored proficient or higher in Petersburg, for grades 3 through 10, compared to their peers across the state: "You can see the state proficiency average versus Petersburg's proficient average of students who were proficient or higher. And consistently, we were between five and 20 percentage points above our counterparts across the state, so something to be very proud of," shared Taylor.
Students in Petersburg outperformed their peers across the state when tested on core school subjects last spring.
Statewide assessment data recently released to the public by Alaska's Department of Education and Early Development revealed most students in Alaska are not proficient in the core subjects of science, mathematics and English language arts.
In Alaska, almost 32% of students met grade-level proficiency standards in both the English language arts and mathematics tests; and not quite 37% of Alaska students scored proficient or advanced when tested on science.
However, the 2023-2024 res...
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