APPENDIX C. NAEP ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY CONT’D Pieces of the Puzzle
Table C.3 Average scale scores of grade 4 public school students in the NAEP mathematics assessment, overall and by selected characteristics, based on the full population estimates, by district, 2007 African Districts
Overall
Eligible for
English
American
Hispanic
National School
Students with
Language
Students
Students
Lunch Program
Disabilities
Learners
Mean
SE
Mean
SE
Mean
SE
Mean
SE
Mean
SE
Mean
SE
Atlanta
223
1.0
216
1.1
222
4.3
215
1.1
202
4.5
—
†
Austin
238
1.2
223
1.4
230
1.1
227
1.0
216
3.1
224
1.3
Boston
231
1.3
224
1.5
228
1.8
228
1.4
208
2.9
225
2.6
Charlotte
242
1.0
229
1.1
230
2.8
229
1.1
213
3.1
225
3.6
Chicago
218
1.1
212
1.5
217
1.6
214
1.0
192
2.8
203
2.2
Cleveland
210
1.7
205
1.7
206
6.1
210
1.7
177
4.5
195
7.0
District of Columbia
212
0.9
207
0.9
213
2.2
205
0.9
183
2.5
203
2.6
Houston
232
1.2
222
1.9
232
1.3
229
1.2
202
3.3
228
1.6
Los Angeles
220
0.9
216
2.1
216
1.0
216
1.1
195
3.6
208
1.0
New York City
235
1.3
227
1.6
230
1.2
233
1.4
213
2.1
216
2.0
San Diego 232 1.5 220 3.6 221 1.5 222 1.5 193 3.5 216 1.5 SE=standard error — Too few cases for a reliable estimate. † Not applicable. Source: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2007 Mathematics Assessments: Full Population Estimates.
Table C.4 Average scale scores of grade 8 public school students in the NAEP mathematics assessment, overall and by selected characteristics, based on the full population estimates, by district, 2007 African Districts
Overall
Eligible for
English
American
Hispanic
National School
Students with
Language
Students
Students
Lunch Program
Disabilities
Learners
Mean
SE
Mean
SE
Mean
SE
Mean
SE
Mean
SE
Mean
SE
Atlanta
255
1.7
252
1.6
—
†
250
1.7
217
5.6
—
†
Austin
280
1.2
262
2.4
268
1.7
264
1.5
243
3.1
242
3.2
Boston
272
1.6
259
1.9
266
2.6
266
1.7
239
5.0
236
5.7
Charlotte
281
1.1
266
1.4
261
3.1
263
1.3
252
3.3
250
4.4
Chicago
258
1.9
246
2.5
262
1.8
254
1.8
223
4.0
236
4.7
Cleveland
248
1.4
246
1.8
247
3.8
248
1.4
205
8.2
—
†
District of Columbia
243
1.4
241
1.4
246
3.8
237
1.8
204
4.8
221
6.4
Houston
270
1.4
260
1.8
267
1.2
264
1.4
228
5.0
237
3.1
Los Angeles
256
1.2
243
2.6
252
1.4
253
1.3
216
3.6
229
2.1
New York City
269
1.8
258
2.2
262
2.5
266
1.6
234
3.4
235
3.1
San Diego 270 1.5 254 2.9 257 2.1 257 2.6 224 4.4 234 2.5 — Too few cases for a reliable estimate. † Not applicable. Source: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2007 Mathematics Assessments: Full Population Estimates.
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PIECES OF THE PUZZLE: FACTORS IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS