The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) is provided by the University of Iowa’s College of Education and is used to measure student progress in kindergarten through the eighth grade, according to the institution’s website. Even though the assessment is designed for pupils within the state of Iowa, school districts across the U.S. are able to administer this voluntary test.
Saint Gabriel School in Windsor, Connecticut, is a private institution that administered the ITBS to its students, The Hartford Courant reported. These pupils did so well on the assessment that they will be recognized as a 2011 Blue Ribbon School for academic excellence by the U.S. Department of Education.
In order to receive the designation as a Blue Ribbon School, students must have taken the ITBS and scored within the 85th percentile, the news source stated. Pupils at Saint Gabriel managed to surpass this criteria and placed in the 90th percentile. Patricia Martin, the School’s principal, credits the high scores to her institution’s educators, who provide a customized approach to teaching that takes students’ strengths and weaknesses into account.
"Saint Gabriel achieves excellence quietly, but very effectively as evidenced by this distinguished recognition," Dale R. Hoyt, the superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Hartford, told the news outlet.
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