National Summary
Table 4: Sample Student Achievement Trends, 1996— 2000
Elementary Reading/Language Arts, Middle Grades Mathematics
| State |
Grade |
Test |
Proficiency Level |
|
1996 Score |
1997 Score |
1998 Score |
1999 Score |
2000 Score |
Gain |
Alaska
|
4 |
California Achievement Test
Reading |
50%+ answered correctly |
All Students |
-- |
-- |
-- |
77% |
79% |
+2% |
| |
|
|
|
High Poverty schools |
-- |
-- |
-- |
36% |
38% |
+2% |
| Connecticut |
4 |
Connecticut Mastery Test |
Band 3 |
All Students |
55% |
55% |
54% |
56% |
57% |
+2% |
| |
|
Reading/Language Arts |
|
High Poverty Schools |
12% |
12% |
14% |
20% |
19% |
+7% |
| |
8 |
Connecticut Mastery Test
Mathematics |
Band 4 |
All Students |
51% |
53% |
57% |
59% |
55% |
+4% |
| |
|
|
|
High Poverty Schools |
11% |
11% |
15% |
25% |
16% |
+5% |
| Illinois |
3 |
Illinois Standards Achievement
Test |
Meets Standard |
All Students |
-- |
-- |
-- |
61% |
62% |
+1% |
| |
|
Reading |
|
High Poverty Schools |
-- |
-- |
-- |
29% |
30% |
+1% |
| |
8 |
Illinois Standards Achievement Test
|
Meets Standard |
All Students |
-- |
-- |
-- |
43% |
47% |
+4% |
| |
|
Mathematics |
|
High Poverty Schools |
-- |
-- |
-- |
12% |
14% |
+2% |
| Indiana |
3 |
ISTEP+ |
Meets/exceeds Level II |
All Students |
-- |
-- |
-- |
71% |
65% |
-6% |
| |
|
Reading |
|
High Poverty Schools |
-- |
-- |
-- |
46% |
12% |
-34% |
| |
8 |
ISTEP+ |
Meets/exceeds Level II |
All Students |
-- |
-- |
-- |
60% |
60% |
0% |
| |
|
Mathematics |
|
High Poverty Schools |
-- |
-- |
-- |
58% |
23% |
-35% |
| Maine |
4 |
Maine Educational Assessment |
Meets Standard |
All Students |
-- |
-- |
-- |
47% |
45% |
-2% |
| |
|
Reading |
|
High Poverty Schools |
-- |
-- |
-- |
43% |
31% |
-12% |
| |
8 |
Maine Educational Assessment |
Meets Standard |
All Students |
-- |
-- |
-- |
19% |
21% |
+2% |
| |
|
Mathematics |
|
High Poverty Schools |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0% |
3% |
+3% |
| Maryland |
3 |
MSPAP |
Satisfactory |
All Students |
35% |
37% |
42% |
41% |
40% |
+5% |
| |
|
Reading |
|
High Poverty Schools |
9% |
10% |
16% |
16% |
19% |
+10% |
| |
8 |
MSPAP |
Satisfactory |
All Students |
43% |
46% |
47% |
49% |
53% |
+10% |
| |
|
Mathematics |
|
High Poverty Schools |
7% |
8% |
11% |
10% |
16% |
+9% |
| Michigan |
4 |
MEAP |
Satisfactory |
All Students |
50% |
49% |
59% |
60% |
58% |
+8% |
| |
|
Reading |
|
High Poverty Schools |
37% |
35% |
44% |
38% |
43% |
+6% |
| |
7 |
MEAP |
Satisfactory |
All Students |
55% |
51% |
61% |
63% |
63% |
+8% |
| |
|
Mathematics |
|
High Poverty Schools |
30% |
29% |
37% |
31% |
31% |
+1% |
| North Carolina |
4 |
NC End of Grade/Course Test |
Level 3 |
All Students |
69% |
68% |
71% |
71% |
72% |
+3% |
| |
|
Reading |
|
High Poverty Schools |
52% |
49% |
53% |
54% |
54% |
+2% |
| |
8 |
NC end of Grade/Course Test |
Level 3 |
All Students |
68% |
69% |
76% |
78% |
80% |
+12% |
| |
|
Mathematics |
|
High Poverty Schools |
46% |
46% |
61% |
68% |
64% |
+18% |
| Texas |
4 |
TAAS |
70+ on Texas Learning Index |
All Students |
78% |
79% |
89% |
89% |
91% |
+13% |
| |
|
Reading |
|
High Poverty Schools |
67% |
68% |
82% |
81% |
82% |
+15% |
| |
8 |
TAAS |
70+ on Texas Learning Index |
All Students |
68% |
72% |
83% |
88% |
91% |
+23% |
| |
|
Mathematics |
|
High Poverty Schools |
50% |
57% |
72% |
79% |
84% |
+34% |
Enlighten people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.
Thomas Jefferson
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