EMBARGOED until October 14, 2009 10:00 a.m. E.D.T. FEATURES OF THE 2009 MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENT Nationally representative student samples — 168,800 4th-graders — 161,700 8th-graders Trend comparisons to seven previous mathematics assessments Results available for — Nation — 50 states — District of Columbia — Department of Defense school system Mathematics 2009 NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS AT GRADES 4 AND 8 Highlights U.S. Department of Education
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EMBARGOED until October 14, 200910:00 a.m. E.D.T.
FEATURES OF THE 2009 MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENT
Nationally representative student samples
— 168,800 4th-graders— 161,700 8th-graders
Trend comparisons to seven previous mathematics assessments
Results available for— Nation— 50 states— District of Columbia— Department of Defense
school system
Mathematics 2009 national assessMent of educational progress at grades 4 and 8
Highlights
U.S. Department of Education
2 HigHligHts
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS AT GRADE 4
Accommodations not permitted Accommodations permitted* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2009.
Fourth-grade mathematics score unchanged from 2007
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), various years, 1990–2009 Mathematics Assessments.
Achievement-level results flat since 2007
* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2009.
100
80
60
40
20
0
Percent
’05
36*
80*
5*
’07
39
82
6
39
82
6
’09’03
32*
77*
4*
’00
24*
65*
3*
’96
21*
63*
21*
64*
2*2*
’92
18*
59*
2*
’90
13*
50*
1*
Year
0
240
230
220
210
500Scale score
235*238*
226*
240 240
224* 224*220*
213*
Year’90 ’92 ’96 ’03’00 ’05 ’07 ’09
% at Advanced% at or above Proficient% at or above Basic
Accommodations not permitted
Accommodations permitted
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS AT GRADE 4
Since 1990– White students up
28 points
– Black students up 35 points
– Hispanic students up27 points
– Asian/Pacific Islanderstudents up 30 points
ChAnGE in AvERAGE sCOREs
Since 1990 Since 2007
Overall p t
White p t
Black p t
Hispanic p t
Asian/Pacific Islander p t
American Indian/ Alaska Native ‡ t
p Indicates the score was higher in 2009. t Indicates no significant change in the score in 2009. ‡ Reporting standards not met. Sample size insufficient to
permit a reliable estimate.
3MatHeMatics 2009
No significant change in performance of racial/ethnic groups since 2007
NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1990, 2007, and 2009 Mathematics Assessments.
White – Black score gap smaller than in 1990 but shows no change since 2007
* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2009. NOTE: Black includes African American, and Hispanic includes Latino. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Score gaps are calculated based on differences between unrounded average scores.
No significant change in White – Hispanic gap compared to 2007 or 1990
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), various years, 1990–2009 Mathematics Assessments.
Accommodations not permitted Accommodations permitted
SCORE GAP
0
220
230
240
500
250
210
200
190
’90 ’92 ’96 ’03’00 ’05 ’07 ’09
203*
216*220* 222
198*199*193*
188*
234*
243*246*
232*
Year
Scale score
220*227*
231*
WHITE
BLACK
32*35*
32* 34*31*
27* 26 26
222
26
248 248
SCORE GAP
0
220
230
240
500
250
210
200
190
’90 ’92 ’96 ’03’00 ’05 ’07 ’09
208*205*202*200*
234*
243*246*
232*
Year
207*
220*227*
231*
WHITE
20 25* 27 25 27*
22 20 21 21
227
248 248
222*227226*
HISPANIC
Scale score
Accommodations not permitted Accommodations permitted
4 HigHligHts
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS AT GRADE 4
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS AT GRADE 4
Colorado, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Hampshire, Nevada, Rhode Island, and Vermont
Delaware, Indiana, West Virginia, and Wyoming
Scores increased in Scores decreased in No significant change
WY
CO
NVIN
KY
WV
VT
HI
AK
DCMDDE
NH
DoDEA1
RI
Scores increase since 2007 in 8 states and decrease in 4 states
1Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2007 and 2009 Mathematics Assessments.
5MatHeMatics 2009
6 HigHligHts
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS AT GRADE 4State Scores and Achievement-Level Results
1 Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).NOTE: The shaded bars are graphed using unrounded numbers. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 Mathematics Assessment.
Percentage below Basic and at Basic Percentage at Proficient and Advanced
Other jurisdictionsOther jurisdictions
DoDEA1
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS AT GRADE 8
7MatHeMatics 2009
Eighth-graders’ mathematics performance continues to improve
Gains since 2007 across achievement levels
Accommodations not permitted Accommodations permitted* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2009.
0
290
280
270
260
500Scale score
278* 279*273*
281* 283
272* 270*268*263*
Year’90 ’92 ’96 ’03’00 ’05 ’07 ’09
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), various years, 1990–2009 Mathematics Assessments.
* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2009.
100
80
60
40
20
0’05
30*
69*
6*
’07
32*
71*
7*
’09
34
73
8
’03
29*
68*
5*
’00
26*
63*
5*
’96
23*
61*
24*
62*
4*4*
’92
21*
58*
3*
’90
15*
52*
2*
Percent
Year
% at Advanced% at or above Proficient% at or above Basic
Accommodations not permitted
Accommodations permitted
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS AT GRADE 8
ChAnGE in AvERAGE sCOREs
Since 1990 Since 2007
Overall p p
White p p
Black p p
Hispanic p p
Asian/Pacific Islander p p
American Indian/ Alaska Native ‡ t
p Indicates the score was higher in 2009. t Indicates no significant change in the score in 2009. ‡ Reporting standards not met. Sample size insufficient to
permit a reliable estimate.
8 HigHligHts
NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1990, 2007, and 2009 Mathematics Assessments.
White
– Up 2 points from 2007
– Up 23 points from 1990
Black
– Up 1 point from 2007
– Up 24 points from 1990
Hispanic
– Up 2 points from 2007
– Up 21 points from 1990
Asian/Pacific Islander
– Up 4 points from 2007
– Up 26 points from 1990
American Indian/Alaska Native
– No significant change from 2007
Most racial/ethnic groups continue to make gains
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS AT GRADE 8
9MatHeMatics 2009
No significant change in White – Black score gap compared to 2007 or 1990
* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2009. NOTE: Black includes African American, and Hispanic includes Latino. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Score gaps are calculated based on differences between unrounded average scores.
No significant change in White – Hispanic gap compared to 2007 or 1990
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), various years, 1990–2009 Mathematics Assessments.
Accommodations not permitted Accommodations permitted
2430 30 31*
29* 27 26
28
0
270
280
290
500
300
260
250
240
’90 ’92 ’96 ’03’00 ’05 ’07 ’09
253*259*
262*265*
251* 251*249*246*
284*288* 289* 291*
281* 281*277*
270*
Year
Scale score
26
266
293
HISPANIC
WHITE
SCORE GAP
SCORE GAP
0
260
270
280
500
290
250
240
230
244*
252*255*
260*
240*242*237*237*
284*288* 289* 291*
281* 281*277*
270*
Scale score
WHITE
BLACK33 40* 39* 41* 40*
35* 34* 32
261
293
32
’90 ’92 ’96 ’03’00 ’05 ’07 ’09 Year
Accommodations not permitted Accommodations permitted
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS AT GRADE 8
Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, and Washington
Scores increased in No significant change
10 HigHligHts
Scores increase since 2007 in 15 states
MT
UTNV
MO
GA
VT
HI
AK
DC
NH
DoDEA1
SDID
WA
RI
NJCT
1Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2007 and 2009 Mathematics Assessments.
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS AT GRADE 8
11MatHeMatics 2009
State Scores and Achievement-Level Results
1 Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).NOTE: The shaded bars are graphed using unrounded numbers. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 Mathematics Assessment.
Wyoming 286 Wyoming
Wisconsin 288 Wisconsin
West Virginia 270 West Virginia
Washington 289 Washington
Virginia 286 Virginia
Vermont 293 Vermont
Utah 284 Utah
Texas 287 Texas
Tennessee 275 Tennessee
South Dakota 291 South Dakota
South Carolina 280 South Carolina
Rhode Island 278 Rhode Island
Pennsylvania 288 Pennsylvania
Oregon 285 Oregon
Oklahoma 276 Oklahoma
Ohio 286 Ohio
North Dakota 293 North Dakota
North Carolina 284 North Carolina
New York 283 New York
New Mexico 270 New Mexico
New Jersey 293 New Jersey
New Hampshire 292 New Hampshire
Nevada 274 Nevada
Nebraska 284 Nebraska
Montana 292 Montana
Missouri 286 Missouri
Mississippi 265 Mississippi
Minnesota 294 Minnesota
Michigan 278 Michigan
Massachusetts 299 Massachusetts
Maryland 288 Maryland
Maine 286 Maine
Louisiana 272 Louisiana
Kentucky 279 Kentucky
Kansas 289 Kansas
Iowa 284 Iowa
Indiana 287 Indiana
Illinois 282 Illinois
Idaho 287 Idaho
Hawaii 274 Hawaii
Georgia 278 Georgia
Florida 279 Florida
Delaware 284 Delaware
Connecticut 289 Connecticut
Colorado 287 Colorado
California 270 California
Arkansas 276 Arkansas
Arizona 277 Arizona
Alaska 283 Alaska
Alabama 269 Alabama
282
90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced
29 39 25 742 38 17 4
25 41 27 633 38 23 6
33 40 23 441 36 18 5
24 36 30 1022 38 30 10
25 44 26 6
287
District of Columbia 254 District of Columbia60 2921 43
9 230 6
30 41 23 633 40 21 535 40 21 4
22 40 30 827 40 26 722 42 29 724 42 27 7
21 40 31 830 43 22 5
38 42 16 422 42 27 8
25 35 28 1215 34 34 17
32 37 24 717 36 34 13
46 39 14 223 41 29 7
18 39 34 1025 40 27 8
37 38 20 518 38 32 1120 36 30 14
41 39 17 327 39 26 826 38 26 914 43 36 7
24 40 28 832 44 20 3
25 38 28 822 38 30 10
32 41 22 631 39 23 7
17 41 34 735 39 21 4
22 41 28 825 40 29 7
19 38 31 1324 41 27 822 39 29 11
39 41 17 221 40 31 8
22 43 28 7
100
scoreAverage
Nation (public)Nation (public)
Other jurisdictionsOther jurisdictions
Percentage below Basic and at Basic Percentage at Proficient and Advanced
State/jurisdiction State/jurisdiction
DoDEA1DoDEA1
100
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