(Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer)New Maine state assessment scores show a “creep upward” in math and reading proficiency, according to data released by the Department of Education on Monday. But standardized test scores aren’t what experts, or the people of Maine, consider the best measure of student success, she said. Overall, the commissioner argued, test scores are easy data points, but they don’t demonstrate what many people believe they do. “We know what the people of Maine value in our education system, and test scores were not a priority,” Makin said. Editor’s note: This story was updated on Aug. 10 with corrected numbers from the Maine Department of Education.