Bridges Student Achievement - Kindergarten-Grade 2
Below we present aggregated test results for a number of classrooms using Bridges K-2. Results focus on Grade 2 since few Kindergarten or Grade 1 students take standardized tests.
For these early primary grades Student Work is an excellent alternative for evaluating student progress. 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.
Peoria, AZ2004-2006 |
Case Study 1Students in this Bridges Grade 2 classroom outperformed their peers as measured by national percentile rank (NPR). In both 2004-05 and 2005-06 the Bridges students scored at the 84th NPR while both the district and state results were below the 60th NPR. |
Forest Lake, MN1998-2004 |
Case Study 2Second grade students scored at the 61st national percentile rank in 1998-99, the year before the district implemented Bridges Grade 2. In the next five school years, the second grade students surpassed this ranking four times and equaled it once. They scored at the 64th national percentile rank in 1999-00, the 61st in 2000-01, the 66th in 2001-02, the 64th in 2002-03, and the 66th in the 2003-04 school year. |
Reno, NV2001-2002 |
Case Study 3Bridges students averaged 37.4 correct responses while other students averaged 35.2. All of the Bridges students met the district mathematics performance standard compared to 89% of the district students. In addition, 91% of Bridges students mastered all 7 of the content standards vs. 62% of district students |
Portland, OR2000-2004 |
Case Study 4Students in this blended second and third grade class scored higher than district and state averages over the four year period. Specifically, 98% of Bridges second grade students met or exceeded the mathematics performance standard compared to 74% of their peers in the district and 80% of second grade students statewide. Likewise, 82% of the third grade students from the blended class met or exceeded the mathematics performance standard compared with 73% of third graders in the district and 78% of those across the state. |
Middlebury, VT2007-2008 |
Case Study 5Incoming third grade Bridges students outperformed their peers in aggregate and for the two student subgroups with reportable data. Overall, 73% of the Bridges students scored at or above the proficient level, compared with 68% of the state students. In addition, over the past three years Bridges students have made strong gains, especially economically disadvantaged students who showed a 30 percentage point increase in those who met or exceed the standard. |
Middlebury, VT2005-2008 |
Case Study 6Math 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. |
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