2025 Student Achievement Report
BCSD ELA & Math Scores Soar — Students Performing at the Highest Level in 10+ Years!
Fast Facts
- In ELA and Math, students are performing at the highest level for BCSD in 10+ years
- BCSD students continue to outperform the New York State average in every single grade level for ELA
- ELA proficiency has risen from 46% in 2013 to 62% in 2025
- There has been a 20 percentage point gain in Math scores since implementing Bridges
- BCSD received visits from neighboring districts to learn from our implementation process with new literacy and match curriculum
2025 Summary of Findings
- BCSD grades 3-8 continue to perform above the state average in ELA, math & science
- BCSD grades 3-8 ELA proficiency had a 6.5%, improvement, the largest growth we’ve seen in five years. This positive trend coincides with the first year of our new K-5 ELA curriculum implementation
- Grades 5 science and grade 8 Earth Science are showing an upward trajectory
- BCSD grades 9-12 students continue to perform above the state average on Regents exams
- Steady 88% proficiency performance (score 3+) on AP exams
- Highest graduation rate at 94% for 5-year August 2025 cohort
Next Steps
- Focus on sustaining ELA and Math gains
- Examine ways to support continued improvements in grades 5 & 8 Science
- Grades 6-8 ELA curriculum analysis and grades 6-8 math curriculum pilot underway
- Examine new NYSED Graduation measures to ensure K-12 curriculum & instruction alignment
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