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NEW MEXICO STANDARDS BASED ASSESSMENT RESULTS Change in Student Proficiency School Years 2004-2005 to 2006-2007. Assessment and Accountability Division Information Technology Division PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT August 31, 2007. Reading Proficiency. Reading Proficiency.
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NEW MEXICO STANDARDS BASED ASSESSMENT RESULTS Change in Student Proficiency School Years 2004-2005 to 2006-2007 Assessment and Accountability Division Information Technology Division PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT August 31, 2007
Reading Proficiency • Proficiency of all students in 2007 ranged from a high of 58.8% in 5th grade to a low of 36.9% in 6th grade. • Increase in performance in grades 4, 5, and 8. Decrease in performance in grades 3 and 6, and marked decrease in grade 11. • Lowest proficiency among students transitioning from elementary to middle school and middle school to high school.
Reading Proficiency • Proficiency of Caucasians and Asians consistently higher than other groups. • Decreased proficiency of Caucasians in grades 3, 6, 7, and 11. Increases in grades 8 and 9. • Asians proficiency increased in grades 5, 7, and 8 and decreased in grades 3, 9, and 11.
Reading Proficiency • Intermittent increases and decreases in most grades for African Americans. Steady decreases in grade 11. Large increase in 5th grade. • Increases for Hispanics in grades 4, 5, and 8. Decrease in grade 6 and marked decrease in grade 11. • American Indians increase in proficiency in grades 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8.
Reading Proficiency • English Language Learners increased proficiency in grades 3, 4, 5, and 8, with the greatest gain in grade 5. • Substantial decrease in grade 11.
Reading Proficiency • Proficiency of Economically Disadvantaged Students increased in grades 4, 5, and 8, with the largest gain in grade 8. • Proficiency is low for Students with Disabilities. Fourth graders made steady gains. Eleventh graders had smaller decrease than other groups.
Reading Proficiency • Females’ proficiency rates in reading are higher than males. Steady increases in grades 4 and 5. • Males increase proficiency in grades 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9. Decrease in 11th grade proficiency is smaller for males.
Math Proficiency • Proficiency of all students in 2007 ranged from a high of 46% in 4th grade to a low of 25.2% in 7th grade. • Lowest proficiency among students in middle school. • Gains in grades 4 through 11.
Math Proficiency • Caucasians increased proficiency in grades 4 through 9. • Asians had steady proficiency gains in grades 5 through 7. Marked decrease in grade 3.
Math Proficiency • African American proficiency highest in grade 4. Increased evenly in grades 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11. • Hispanics gained in all grades but 3rd. • American Indians had proficiency gains in grades 4 through 9.
Math Proficiency • Students with Disabilities increased in grades 3 through 9. • Overall low proficiency for Students with Disabilities.
Math Proficiency • English Language Learners gained math proficiency in all but the 11th grade. • Economically Disadvantaged Students increased math proficiency in grades 4 through 9 and 11.
Math Proficiency • Females gained proficiency in grades 4 through 9. • Males increased proficiency in grades 4 through 9 and 11.
Science Proficiency • Proficiency of all students in 2007 ranged from a high of 79% in 3rd grade to a low of 23.2% in 8th grade. • Steady decline in proficiency from grade 3 to grade 8, and an increase in grade 9. Decline partially offset by steady annual increases in all but the 8th grade.
Science Proficiency • Caucasians increase proficiency in grades 4, 6, 7, and 9 and decrease in grade 8. • Asians gained proficiency in grades 4 through 7 and decreased proficiency in grades 3 and 9.
Science Proficiency • African American proficiency increased in grades 3, 6, 7, and 9 and decreased in grade 8. • Hispanics gained in all grades but 8th. • American Indians had noticeable gains in grades 4, 5, 7, and 9 and decreased in grade 3.
Science Proficiency • English Language Learners increased science proficiency in grades 3 through 7 and 9. • Students with Disabilities had steady increases in grades 3, 4, 6, 7 and 9. • Economically Disadvantaged Students gained proficiency in grades 3 through 7 and 9.
Science Proficiency • Proficiency of females gained proficiency in grades 3 through 7 and 9. • Males’ proficiency increased in all but the 8th grade.