Outstanding teachers and parental support are just two of the factors behind high scores on the 2010-11 California STAR Testing program in the Etiwanda School District, the Fontana Herald-News reported.
Students’ test results in the several schools in northwestern Fontana that make up the District helped Etiwanda surpass all other districts in San Bernardino County in terms of STAR test scores, according to the news source.
Across the District, 10,455 students in grades two through eight took part in the California STAR Testing program, the news outlet stated. Based on their scores, 76 percent of students were proficient in math, while 74 achieved the same designation in language arts. Additional progress was made in closing the achievement gap for African American pupils and English learners in the areas of English and language arts.
"Etiwanda School District attributes high test scores to strong parent support, outstanding teachers and support staff, exceptional site leadership, the focus on standards, and our after school and in-school intervention programs," Sylvia Kordich, the District’s assistant superintendent of instruction and pupil services, told the news outlet.
In addition to English, language arts and mathematics, the California Standards Tests measure students’ abilities in science and history-social science, according to the California Department of Education.
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