NM Standards Based Assessment - Changes

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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
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Reading Proficiency
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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.

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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.

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Reading Proficiency
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Reading Proficiency
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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.

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Reading Proficiency
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Reading Proficiency
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Reading Proficiency
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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.

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Reading Proficiency
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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.

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Reading Proficiency
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Reading Proficiency
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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.

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Reading Proficiency
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Reading Proficiency
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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.

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Math Proficiency
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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.

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Math Proficiency
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Math Proficiency
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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.

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Math Proficiency
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Math Proficiency
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Math Proficiency
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Math Proficiency

• Students with Disabilities increased in grades 3
  through 9.
• Overall low proficiency for Students with
  Disabilities.

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Math Proficiency
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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.

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Math Proficiency
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Math Proficiency
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Math Proficiency

• Females gained proficiency in grades 4 through 9.
• Males increased proficiency in grades 4 through 9
  and 11.

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Math Proficiency
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Math Proficiency
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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.

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Science Proficiency
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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.

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Science Proficiency
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Science Proficiency
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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.

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Science Proficiency
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Science Proficiency
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Science Proficiency
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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.

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Science Proficiency
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Science Proficiency
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Science Proficiency
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Science Proficiency

• Proficiency of females gained proficiency in
  grades 3 through 7 and 9.
• Males proficiency increased in all but the 8th
  grade.

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Science Proficiency
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Science Proficiency