The Westport Public Schools performed above the state’s “ultimate target” on the Connecticut Mastery Tests (CMTs) and the Connecticut Academic Performance Tests (CAPTs), according to a report released by the state Department of Education.
The report, “Connecticut 2012-13 School Classifications,” examines 1,300 public schools based on test scores and graduation rates as outlined by the state Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Westport’s district performance index (DPI) was 93.9 for the CMTs and 93.3 for the CAPTs, indices above the state’s goal of 88 on both tests.
The state used a five-tier classification of schools: excelling, in which 25 percent of the students who scored about the state goal were considered advanced; progressing, schools that reached the state goal and above; transitioning, where the student performance index (SPI) was between 64 and 87; review, schools with an SPI below 64; and focus, considered the lowest performing schools in the state.
Westport’s Long Lots School is the only one listed as excelling on the CMTs.
Schools listed as progressing on the CMT are: Bedford Middle School, Coleytown Elementary School, Coleytown Middle School, Greens Farms School, Kings Highway Elementary School and Saugatuck Elementary School.
Staples High School is also listed in the progressing category for its CAPT performance.
Schools Superintendent Elliott Landon did not immediately return calls for comment.
