Fraser Institute says Edgewood School Best In P.G.
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The Fraser Institute has released its annual report card and rankings of public and independent elementary schools in the province. The report card is based on the annual B.C. Ministry of Education testing of students in grades 4 and 7. The tests focus on reading, writing and numeracy skills, otherwise known as the Foundation Skills Assessments. Each school was given a rating out of 10.
Prince George’s best showing is Edgewood, which hit number 130 of the 1009 schools. It scored 8.2 out of ten.
Carney Hill came in at the lowest ranking of #984 out 1009, although the good news for Carney Hill is that in previous years it had been listed as having an overall rating of 1.3 out of ten, and has improved that to 2.3 out of 10.
The co-author of the report card, Peter Cowley says the tests are a valuable tool in measuring the performance of schools "And school-to-school comparisons are the key to improving our children’s education.”
The complete report can be accessed by clicking here.
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Posted by: Smooth on May 14 2006 1:34 PM
Mind you it is just the 3 R's, so if the parents and teacher are aiming at a different goal - like the fluffy skills as in arts and phys-ed - then the rankings don't matter. After all apparantly the government always as a job for those that are above being rated.