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East Pikeland Student Honored for Test Performance
Cole Bright scored top honors on a national test.
During last Thursday’s school board meeting, fourth grader Cole Bright was recognized by East Pikeland Elementary principal Dr. Mary Ann Cox for achieving a perfect score on the quantitative section of the School and College Ability Test (SCAT).
The SCAT measures verbal and quantitative skills at a grade level higher than the student's current level. Bright was a third grader when he took the test in May, which had questions designed for the fifth-grade level. He scored in the 73rd percentile on the verbal section and had a perfect score on the quantitative section.
"He earned top in the country honors for his score," Cox said.
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Cole’s score put him in the 99th percentile when compared to fifth-grade students taking the test.
“Cole’s quantitative score earned him ‘Top in the Country’ honors,” according to a district press release. “Not surprisingly, Cole says his favorite subject in school is math.”
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Alyson D'Alessandro contributed to this report.
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