2013 Massachusetts State Report Card
Part VI - Massachusetts and Nationwide NAEP Results

2013 Massachusetts and Nationwide NAEP Results by Student Group
Average Scaled Scores and Percentages of Students at Each Achievement Level

NAEP, or the National Assessment of Educational Progress, is often called the "Nation's Report Card." It is the only measure of student achievement in the United States that allows you to compare the performance of students in Massachusetts with the performance of students across the nation or in other states. Students take the NAEP in reading and mathematics every two years. When reviewing these results, it is important to keep in mind that the NAEP results are based on a small sample of students across Massachusetts, not the population of Massachusetts students. For more information, please visit http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/naep/faq.html.

The following symbols are used to denote the NAEP achievement levels: A for Advanced, P+ for Proficient and above, B+ for Basic and above, BB for Below Basic. The symbol "#" means that the estimated number of students rounds to zero.

GRADE LEVEL 4 - READING
Student Group	Massachusetts						National Public
	Avg. Scaled Score	% at Each Level					Avg. Scaled Score	% at Each Level
	Avg. Scaled Score	A	P+	B+	BB	% Assessed	Avg. Scaled Score	A	P+	B+	BB	% Assessed
All Students	232	14	47	79	21	100	221	8	34	67	33	100
Stud. w/ Disab	201	3	17	46	54	18	184	2	11	31	69	12
LEP/FLEP	192	1	12	40	60	10	187	1	7	31	69	10
African American/Black	209	3	21	55	45	7	205	2	17	50	50	15
Asian/Pacific Islander	240	22	57	83	17	7	235	18	51	79	21	5
Hispanic/Latino	208	3	20	56	44	18	207	3	19	52	48	25
White	241	17	57	87	13	64	231	11	45	79	21	51
Low-Income	213	3	25	61	39	39	207	3	20	53	47	54

GRADE LEVEL 4 - MATHEMATICS
Student Group	Massachusetts						National Public
	Avg. Scaled Score	% at Each Level					Avg. Scaled Score	% at Each Level
	Avg. Scaled Score	A	P+	B+	BB	% Assessed	Avg. Scaled Score	A	P+	B+	BB	% Assessed
All Students	253	16	58	90	10	100	241	8	41	82	18	100
Stud. w/ Disab	232	5	29	72	28	18	218	2	18	55	45	13
LEP/FLEP	223	2	19	63	37	10	219	1	14	59	41	11
African American/Black	230	5	26	71	29	7	224	1	18	66	34	16
Asian/Pacific Islander	266	31	72	96	4	7	258	23	64	91	9	5
Hispanic/Latino	234	5	32	75	25	18	230	2	26	73	27	25
White	260	18	68	96	4	64	250	10	54	91	9	51
Low-Income	237	5	35	79	21	40	230	2	26	73	27	54

GRADE LEVEL 8 - READING
Student Group	Massachusetts						National Public
	Avg. Scaled Score	% at Each Level					Avg. Scaled Score	% at Each Level
	Avg. Scaled Score	A	P+	B+	BB	% Assessed	Avg. Scaled Score	A	P+	B+	BB	% Assessed
All Students	277	8	48	84	16	100	266	4	34	77	23	100
Stud. w/ Disab	246	1	15	55	45	16	231	#	8	38	62	11
LEP/FLEP	224	#	4	28	72	5	225	#	3	30	70	5
African American/Black	255	2	24	64	36	9	250	1	16	60	40	15
Asian/Pacific Islander	286	14	56	91	9	6	279	9	50	85	15	5
Hispanic/Latino	253	1	20	64	36	16	255	1	21	67	33	23
White	285	10	57	91	9	67	275	5	44	85	15	53
Low-Income	260	2	28	71	29	38	254	1	20	66	34	49

GRADE LEVEL 8 - MATHEMATICS
Student Group	Massachusetts						National Public
	Avg. Scaled Score	% at Each Level					Avg. Scaled Score	% at Each Level
	Avg. Scaled Score	A	P+	B+	BB	% Assessed	Avg. Scaled Score	A	P+	B+	BB	% Assessed
All Students	301	18	55	86	14	100	284	8	34	73	27	100
Stud. w/ Disab	268	3	17	58	42	16	248	1	8	34	66	12
LEP/FLEP	249	2	8	34	66	5	245	1	5	31	69	5
African American/Black	277	6	28	67	33	9	263	2	14	51	49	15
Asian/Pacific Islander	323	42	78	93	7	6	306	25	60	87	13	5
Hispanic/Latino	277	4	28	69	31	16	271	3	21	62	38	23
White	307	21	63	92	8	67	293	11	44	83	17	53
Low-Income	281	6	31	72	28	38	270	3	20	61	39	50

Participation Rates for Students with Disabilities and for English Language Learner Students

The NAEP program has always endeavored to assess all students selected for testing. In all NAEP schools, accommodations are provided as necessary for students with disabilities and/or English language learners. School staff who are familiar with these students are asked a series of questions to help them decide whether each student should participate in the assessment and whether the student needs accommodations.

Grade/Subject	# in Sample	% of Sample – Students with Disabilities	% of Sample – English Language Learners	% of Students Excluded from Original Sample
Grade 4 Reading	4,700	18	10	3
Grade 4 Mathematics	4,600	19	11	2
Grade 8 Reading	4,300	16	5	2
Grade 8 Mathematics	4,200	17	6	2

Massachusetts (00000000)

2013 Massachusetts State Report CardPart VI - Massachusetts and Nationwide NAEP Results

2013 Massachusetts and Nationwide NAEP Results by Student GroupAverage Scaled Scores and Percentages of Students at Each Achievement Level

Participation Rates for Students with Disabilities and for English Language Learner Students

School and District Profiles

2013 Massachusetts State Report Card
Part VI - Massachusetts and Nationwide NAEP Results

2013 Massachusetts and Nationwide NAEP Results by Student Group
Average Scaled Scores and Percentages of Students at Each Achievement Level