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Riverhead scores near the bottom among school districts in Eastern Suffolk BOCES system on state assessment tests in grades 3-8

by Aug 23, 2019
Among Riverhead CSD students in grades 3-8, 78% did not meet proficiency standards in English Language Arts and 77% did not meet proficiency standards in mathematics, according to data released by the State Education Department.

Angry parents demand Riverhead school district oppose state testing after focus schools designation

by Sep 8, 2016
Angry parents confronted the Board of Education with concerns about the focus school designations and the administration's unwillingness to actively resist the state testing mandates.

Test refusal rates climb by double digits in nearly all local schools across North Fork

by Apr 7, 2016
Refusal rates rose in all but one school district on the North Fork this week, as state English Language Arts tests were administered to students in grades 3-8.