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Not Exactly. Percent of Students Scoring at Proficient and Advanced Levels 90 Reading (4th grade) 41 39 Virginia 41 Vermont 43 Pennsylvania Massachusetts 25 California Fairmont The CTP-4 is used by independent schools and some public schools across the United States but not by any local public schools. Fairmont does not have access to local independent school data, as independent schools are not required by law to report testing outcomes. 51 42 New Jersey While these graphs compare standardized test scores between Fairmont and other local schools, it is important to note that Fairmont uses a different standardized test than public schools. Fairmont uses a more rigorous test, the Comprehensive Testing Program (CTP-4), which was designed to measure students at high achieving schools. Connecticut ? to Fairmont vs. California and Top Performing States3 96 Reading (8th grade) Fairmont vs. Neighboring Counties and State of California2 Percent of Students Scoring at Proficient and Advanced Levels 45 48 49 Virginia 36 Vermont 38 Pennsylvania New Jersey Connecticut California Fairmont 58 Virginia Pennsylvania Vermont 46 40 Virginia California 25 38 Vermont 47 38 Pennsylvania 51 Fairmont SOURCE: 1) California Department of Education Analysis, Measurement, and Accountability Reporting Division 10/11/2012. 2) California Department of Education, Policy and Evaluation Division, (AYP: apr11dbf, 9/16/11; Title I: schlpi11, 9/16/11). 3) U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center of Education Statistics, National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), various years, 1992-2011 Reading Assessments. New Jersey Math (8th grade) Elementary School FPI Score: 955 (Out of 1,000) Junior High School FPI Score: 967 (Out of 1,000) 46 97 New Jersey Using the same general formulas as the Annual Performance Index (API) reported by the state of California, Fairmont calculated its 2012 elementary and middle school FPI scores using CTP-4 testing data. The FPI is not an apples-to-apples comparison with the API, because the standardized tests used by Fairmont and California public schools differ (as noted above). Massachusetts Fairmont Performance Index (FPI) 51 34 Massachusetts 0 45 Connecticut 20.3 45 Math (4th grade) Connecticut 29.5 riverside County los angeles County Orange County California 20 42 San bernardino County 40 48.4 46 94 Fairmont 10.4 56.2 95 24 California 0 22.8 60 Fairmont 20 80 riverside County 37.2 37.5 97 San bernardino County 40 58.4 los angeles County 60 Orange County 80 100 California 100 44 Massachusetts laNgUagE arTS Fairmont maTh www.fairmontschools.com | 12