Windsor area school boards are responding to the test results released by the Education Quality and Accountability Office on Wednesday.
The tests show the Grade 3 and 6 assessments of reading, writing and math for the 2012-2013 school year.
The Greater Essex County District School Board results carried on a trend of steady improvement in EQAO reading and writing tests, but continued to decline in math.
Superintendent of Education Clara Howitt says the continued literacy improvement is a reflection of the persistent attention given to reading and writing in the past 10 years.
"We must continue to work together to address mathematics with the same kind of focused plan and dedication,” says Howitt.
The percentage of GECDSB Grade 3 students now meeting the provincial standard in reading is 64, an increase of two per cent from the previous year and six per cent over the past five years.
There is also a two per cent increase in writing assessments for Grade 3s to 72 per cent, up nine points in five years. In math, 65 per cent achieved the standard, which is a one per cent improvement over the previous year, but a decrease of four per cent since 2009.
The results showed similar results for Windsor-Essex Grade 6 public students. In reading, 74 per cent achieved the provincial standard, an improvement of 1 per cent over the previous year and a five year increase of eight per cent.
Seventy-one percent demonstrated that they clearly understood when writing and used appropriate grammar spelling and punctuation at the expected level. That is also a one per cent increase over last year and eight per cent over five years.
Grade 6 students' math scores remained the same as 2012, with 56 per cent achieving the provincial standard, however 64 per cent were successful in 2009.
Meanwhile, in the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board results for Grade 3, 68 per cent of students achieved a Level 3 or Level 4 in the area of primary reading, 80 per cent in writing and 70 per cent in math.
Grade 3 Catholic students exceeded the provincial level of achievement in writing and mathematics and were the same as the province in reading. Grade 3 students with special education needs have made improvements in all areas.
For Grade 6, 75 per cent of Catholic students achieved a Level 3 or Level 4 in reading, 78 per cent in writing and 58 per cent in math. Grade 6 students exceeded the provincial level of achievement in writing and mathematics.
