The state released Mississippi Academic Assessment Program results Thursday for the 2018-2019 school year.

Students are scored from level 1 to level 5—4 is proficient. A score of 1 indicates minimal knowledge and a score of 2 indicates the student might have difficulty in the next grade level, according to the guide. A score of 5 is advanced and 3 indicates general mastery, according to the 2018 Family Guide to MAAP. The state’s goal is to have at least 70 percent of students proficient, or scoring level 4 or 5 in English language arts and math by 2025.

English

Students from third through eighth grade are tested in English language arts, and English II tests are given in high school.

Statewide, 250,050 students took the tests and 75.5 percent of students performed at or above level three, and 41.6 percent at or above level 4.

Statewide results from the students in third grade showed that 48.3 percent of students tested at or above level 4. In the Picayune School District, 48 percent of the 225 students who took the test were level 4 or above. In the Pearl River County School District, 52.9 percent of the 204 students tested were level 4 or above. In the Poplarville School District, 50.7 percent of the 136 students tested were level 4 or above.

Statewide averages for eighth grade students show 35.5 percent tested at or above level 4. In the Picayune School District 37.8 percent of the 246 students who took the test were level 4 or above. In the Pearl River County School District, 42.2 percent of the 286 students tested were level 4 or above. In the Poplarville School District 38.5 percent of the 135 students tested were level 4 or above.

Statewide 43.8 percent of students tested at or above level 4 in English II. In the Poplarville School District 53.7 percent of the 149 students tested were level 4 or above. In the Picayune School District 57.1 percent of the 196 students who took the test were level 4 or above. In the Pearl River County School District, 54 percent of the 224 students tested were level 4 or above.

Math

Students from third through eighth grade are tested in math, and students in high school are tested in Algebra I.

Statewide, 250,689 students took the tests and 78.3 percent performed at or above level three, and 47.3 were at or above level 4.

In third grade, 51.4 percent of students statewide tested at or above level 4. In the Poplarville School District 30.9 percent of the 136 students tested were level 4 or above. In Picayune School District 33.8 percent of the 225 students who took the test were level 4 or above. In Pearl River County School District, 54.1 percent of the 205 students tested were level 4 or above.

In eighth grade, 44.8 percent of students statewide tested at or above level 4. In Pearl River County School District, 46.5 percent of the 284 students tested were level 4 or above. In Picayune School District 50.6 percent of the 245 students who took the test were level 4 or above. In the Poplarville School District 48.9 percent of the 135 students tested were level 4 or above.

Statewide 49.3 percent of high school students tested at or above level 4 in Algebra 1. In the Picayune School District 50.7 percent of the 203 students who took the test were level 4 or above. In the Pearl River County School District, 69.3 percent of the 231 students tested were level 4 or above. In the Poplarville School District 74.4 percent of the 125 students tested were level 4 or above.