2012 Massachusetts State Report Card
Part II - Massachusetts and Nationwide NAEP Results

2011 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	237	16	50	83	17	100	220	7	32	66	34	100
Stud. w/ Disab	213	4	22	56	44	14	186	2	11	32	68	11
LEP/FLEP	204	1	12	46	54	7	188	1	7	30	70	11
African American/Black	216	3	24	61	39	9	205	2	16	49	51	16
Asian/Pacific Islander	243	25	56	85	15	6	234	17	49	79	21	5
Hispanic/Latino	216	4	23	62	38	14	205	2	18	50	50	23
White	243	18	59	89	11	68	230	10	42	77	23	52
Low-Income	218	4	25	66	34	33	207	2	18	52	48	52

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	13	58	93	7	100	240	6	40	82	18	100
Stud. w/ Disab	233	3	26	76	24	16	218	2	17	55	45	12
LEP/FLEP	228	2	20	72	28	7	219	1	14	58	42	11
African American/Black	235	3	27	81	19	9	224	1	17	66	34	16
Asian/Pacific Islander	267	30	76	98	2	6	256	20	62	91	9	5
Hispanic/Latino	236	4	32	80	20	15	229	2	24	72	28	24
White	258	15	67	96	4	68	249	9	52	91	9	52
Low-Income	239	4	36	83	17	34	229	2	24	73	27	52

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	275	6	46	84	16	100	264	3	32	75	25	100
Stud. w/ Disab	249	1	16	59	41	14	230	#	7	36	64	10
LEP/FLEP	211	#	1	17	83	3	223	#	3	29	71	5
African American/Black	255	2	20	68	32	7	248	1	14	58	42	16
Asian/Pacific Islander	288	14	61	90	10	4	275	8	46	82	18	5
Hispanic/Latino	248	1	18	59	41	13	251	1	18	63	37	22
White	282	8	53	91	9	73	272	4	41	84	16	54
Low-Income	257	1	25	70	30	32	251	1	18	63	37	48

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	299	15	51	86	14	100	283	8	34	72	28	100
Stud. w/ Disab	268	3	16	56	44	16	249	2	9	35	65	11
LEP/FLEP	247	1	8	33	67	3	244	1	5	28	72	6
African American/Black	275	4	26	65	35	8	262	1	13	50	50	16
Asian/Pacific Islander	320	39	72	94	6	4	302	22	55	85	15	6
Hispanic/Latino	273	3	21	64	36	13	269	3	20	60	40	23
White	304	17	58	91	9	73	293	10	43	83	17	54
Low-Income	280	5	29	72	28	33	269	2	19	59	41	48

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	5,000	14	7	6
Grade 4 Mathematics	5,000	16	7	3
Grade 8 Reading	3,600	14	3	6
Grade 8 Mathematics	3,800	16	3	4

Massachusetts (00000000)

2012 Massachusetts State Report CardPart II - Massachusetts and Nationwide NAEP Results

2011 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

2012 Massachusetts State Report Card
Part II - Massachusetts and Nationwide NAEP Results

2011 Massachusetts and Nationwide NAEP Results by Student Group
Average Scaled Scores and Percentages of Students at Each Achievement Level