The Nations Report Card Reading 2011 Trial Urban District Snapshot Report School District Of Philadelphia Grade 4 Public Schools PDF Download

This one-page report presents overall results, achievement level percentages and average score results, scores at selected percentiles, average scores for district and large cities, results for student groups (school race, gender, and eligibility for National School Lunch Program) in 2011, and score gaps for student groups. In 2011, the average score of fourth-grade students in New York City was 216. This was higher than the average score of 211 for public school students in large cities. The average score for students in New York City in 2011 (216) was not significantly different from their average score in 2009 (217) and was higher than their average score in 2002 (206). In 2011, the score gap between students in New York City at the 75th percentile and students at the 25th percentile was 48 points. This performance gap was not significantly different from that of 2002 (48 points). The percentage of students in New York City who performed at or above the NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) "Proficient" level was 29 percent in 2011. This percentage was not significantly different from that in 2009 (29 percent) and was greater than that in 2002 (19 percent). The percentage of students in New York City who performed at or above the NAEP "Basic" level was 61 percent in 2011. This percentage was not significantly different from that in 2009 (62 percent) and was greater than that in 2002 (47 percent). [For the main report, "The Nation's Report Card: Reading 2011. Trial Urban District Assessment Results at Grades 4 and 8. NCES 2012-455," see ED527171.].