The latest

test results for the Coweta County School System

represent a mixed bag, according to testing coordinator

Lillie Smith.

On the

Georgia High School Graduation Test, Coweta's students

scored highest in the English and math sections.

In English,

97 percent of the students passed the exam, while 91

percent of the students passed the math test.

On the

social studies part of the exam, 84 percent of the

students passed, while 76 percent of the students passed

the science part of the exam.

Smith said

the percent passing was up for English, math and social

studies, but slightly down for science.

The system

also received results from this year's Iowa Test of Basic

Skills, which measures the reading and math abilities of

elementary and middle school students.

Third

graders in the school system scored slightly higher this

year on the reading scores, but their math scores

remained the same.

The

system's fifth graders were the shining stars of the

elementary students by posting scores higher than last

year in both math and reading, Smith said.

This year's

eighth graders had a mixed report card by testing higher

on reading skills than last year, but slightly lower on

math skills.

Smith said

all the schools in the state are reporting their scores

to the Department of Education and she expects to have a

comparison of test scores with other school systems in

the next two weeks.

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