Subgroup Achievement and Gap Trends: New York

Center on Education Policy. 1001 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 522, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-822-8065; Fax: 202-822-6008; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.cep-dc.org

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Scores; Trend Analysis; Reading Achievement; Mathematics Achievement; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; Low Income Groups; Achievement Gap; White Students; African American Students; American Indians; Gender Differences; Federal Legislation; Accountability; State Standards; Standardized Tests; Hispanic American Students; Asian American Students; Disabilities; English (Second Language); Females; Males; Achievement Gains

In grade 8 (the only grade in which subgroup trends were analyzed by achievement level), New York showed a clear trend of gains in reading and math at the basic-and-above, proficient-and-above, and advanced levels for all major subgroups with just a few exceptions. Achievement gaps in reading and math also narrowed at grades 4 and 8 for most subgroups according to both percentages proficient and average (mean) scores. Comparable data were available for 2006-2009 at grades 4 and 8. Trends could not be determined for grade 11 because New York administers end-of-course exams that students take at different points in high school, depending on when they have completed the appropriate courses. (Contains 9 tables.) [For the main report, "State Test Score Trends through 2008-09, Part 2: Slow and Uneven Progress in Narrowing Gaps", see ED513914. For the 2009 New York report, see ED507960.]

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2011

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