Bridges Student Achievement - Grade 3
Below we present aggregated test results for a number of classrooms using Bridges Grade 3. For additional feedback on student learning see the Bridges section of What They're Saying
Education Northwest has examined these studies and found them to be consistent with sound research practices.
Kodiak, AK2004-2007 |
Case Study 1The Kodiak Island Borough School District adopted Bridges Grade 3 near the end of the 2003-04 school year. For the last three years over 80% of the Bridges students scored at or above the Proficient Level on the state test, exceeding the statewide average each year. |
Canby, OR2004-2005 |
Case Study 2At the start of the 2004-05 school year, the district’s third grade teachers began using the pre-publication version of Bridges Grade 3 and the district adopted the curriculum near the end of the same school year. In 2004-05 91% of third grade students in the district met or exceeded state standards compared to 86% statewide. In addition, a two-year comparison within the district showed a marked improvement year to year. |
Oregon2006-2007 |
Case Study 3This case study aggregates data from a number of classrooms across seven districts in Oregon that used Bridges Grade 3 during the 2006-07 school year. Results from the state test show that overall 78% of the Bridges students met or exceeded the math standard compared with 69% across the state. In addition, a higher percentage of Bridges students in each reportable subgroup met or exceeded the mathematics standard compared to their peers statewide. |
Oregon2007-2008 |
Case Study 4Data from eight districts across the state showed that overall 83% of Bridges students met or exceeded the standard compared to 77% statewide. Also, in all subgroups with reportable data, a higher percentage of Bridges students met or exceeded the math standard compared to their peers across the state. |
Middlebury, VT2005-2008 |
Case Study 5Math test results for a cohort of second grade students from Addison Central Supervisory Union (ACSU) were tracked over a four year period beginning in the fall of their third grade year. Compared to their peers statewide, a higher percentage of the ACSU students scored at Proficient and Above and outperformed their peers by an increasing margin in each year of the study. |
Rainier, WA2006-2007 |
Case Study 6Rainier Primary School in Rainier, Washington field-tested the pre-publication version of the Bridges Grade 3 curriculum during the 2004-05 school year and then moved to the final published version the next year. Overall the Rainier students outperformed their peers in the statewide test in 2006-07. In addition third grade test scores at the school improved from 2005-06 to 2006-07. |
Washington2007-2008 |
Case Study 7Data from five districts across the state showed that overall 70% of Bridges students met or exceeded the standard compared to 69% statewide. Also, in six of seven subgroups with reportable data, a higher percentage of Bridges students met or exceeded the math standard compared to their peers across the state. |
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