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Kentucky's 4th graders and 8th graders continue to outperform their peers nationally in reading and are on par or slightly below the national average in mathematics according to data released today from the 2013 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation’s Report Card.
The 2013 data indicate:· In both 4th- and 8th-grade reading, Kentucky students scored above the national average for public school students.· In 4th grade mathematics, Kentucky students scored the same as the national average. The average score was unchanged from 2011.· In 8th grade mathematics, the average score of Kentucky students was not significantly different from their average score in 2011 but was up 24 points from their score in 1990.· Kentucky's results have remained steady over the past few years, with minor gains and losses. Since 1998, Kentucky’s 4th graders have gained 6 points on the NAEP reading assessment, and 8th graders also have gained 8 points. Since 2000, Kentucky’s 4th graders have gained 20 points on the NAEP mathematics assessment, and 8th graders have gained 11 points.In an effort for NAEP scores to more accurately reflect the achievement of all Kentucky students, the Kentucky Department of Education encouraged schools to include students in 2013 NAEP testing who, in the past, may have been excluded from the test, based on teacher recommendations using students’ Individual Education Plans (IEPs).This year, in accordance with NAEP rules, many more students with disabilities and those with limited English proficiency (LEP) completed the test without special assistance or accommodation. NAEP does not allow all the accommodations Kentucky students are allowed on the state's tests. (For information on NEP accommodations, see http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/inclusion.asp.)“Kentucky has made great strides in being more inclusive -- essentially reducing the exclusion rates by as much as two-thirds from 2011 while not significantly impacting results,” said Education Commissioner Terry Holliday. “Typically, there is as much as a 30 percent difference in the scores of students with special needs and those without, so while we would have liked to have seen increases, the fact that Kentucky achievement levels are holding steady is actually not bad news. As we move forward, we need to focus on not only increased student achievement but also on closing the gaps among all students.”
READING
EXCLUSION
RATES* OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY
4th
grade reading
|
8th
grade reading
|
|||||
2009
|
2011
|
2013
|
2009
|
2011
|
2013
|
|
Kentucky Exclusion Rate
|
8%
|
9%
|
3%
|
7%
|
7%
|
3%
|
National
Exclusion Rate |
5%
|
4%
|
3%
|
4%
|
3%
|
3%
|
*Rounded to the nearest percentage
MATHEMATICS
EXCLUSION RATES* OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY
EXCLUSION RATES* OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY
4th
grade mathematics
|
8th
grade mathematics
|
|||||||
2007
|
2009
|
2011
|
2013
|
2007
|
2009
|
2011
|
2013
|
|
Kentucky Exclusion Rate
|
3%
|
3%
|
3%
|
1%
|
7%
|
5%
|
3%
|
2%
|
National
Exclusion Rate |
3%
|
2%
|
2%
|
2%
|
4%
|
3%
|
3%
|
2%
|
*Rounded to the nearest percentage
The NAEP grading scale ranges from 0 to 500. Students' performance on NAEP fits into one of four categories: Below Basic, Basic, Proficient or Advanced. In Kentucky, in reading, 72 percent of 4th graders and 80 percent of 8th graders scored at the Basic level or above. In mathematics, 83 percent of 4th graders and 71 percent of 8th graders scored at the Basic level or above.
NAEP READING SCALE SCORES – TRENDS
SINCE 1998
Kentucky
4th-Grade
Scale Score
|
National Average
4th-Grade
Scale Score
|
Kentucky
8th-Grade
Scale Score
|
National Average
8th-Grade
Scale Score
|
|
1998
|
218
|
213
|
262
|
261
|
2002
|
219
|
217
|
265
|
263
|
2003
|
219
|
216
|
266
|
261
|
2005
|
220
|
217
|
264
|
260
|
2007
|
222
|
220
|
262
|
261
|
2009
|
226
|
220
|
267
|
262
|
2011
|
225
|
220
|
269
|
264
|
2013
|
224
|
221
|
270
|
264
|
NAEP MATHEMATICS SCALE SCORES – TRENDS SINCE 2000
Kentucky
4th-Grade Scale Score |
National Average
4th-Grade Scale Score |
Kentucky
8th-Grade Scale Score |
National Average
8th-Grade Scale Score |
|
2000
|
221
|
226
|
270
|
272
|
2003
|
229
|
234
|
274
|
276
|
2005
|
231
|
237
|
274
|
278
|
2007
|
235
|
239
|
279
|
280
|
2009
|
239
|
239
|
279
|
282
|
2011
|
241
|
240
|
282
|
283
|
2013
|
241
|
241
|
281
|
284
|
2003 marked the first year NAEP was administered under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001. Under NCLB, states applying for Title I funds must indicate that they plan to participate in NAEP. In 2013, all 50 states, along with the District of Columbia and Department of Defense schools, participated in the NAEP reading and mathematics assessments.
2013 READING NAEP SCALE SCORES –
KENTUCKY COMPARED TO OTHER STATES/JURISDICTIONS
KENTUCKY COMPARED TO OTHER STATES/JURISDICTIONS
States/Jurisdictions
Scoring Lower
than
Kentucky
|
States/Jurisdictions
Scoring Higher
than
Kentucky
|
States/Jurisdictions
Scoring About the Same as Kentucky
|
|
4th-Grade Reading
|
21
|
8
|
22
|
8th-Grade Reading
|
23
|
7
|
21
|
2013 MATHEMATICS NAEP SCALE SCORES –
KENTUCKY COMPARED TO OTHER STATES/JURISDICTIONS
KENTUCKY COMPARED TO OTHER STATES/JURISDICTIONS
States/Jurisdictions
Scoring Lower
than Kentucky |
States/Jurisdictions
Scoring Higher
than Kentucky |
States/Jurisdictions
Scoring About the Same as Kentucky
|
|
4th-Grade Mathematics
|
12
|
19
|
20
|
8th-Grade Mathematics
|
8
|
29
|
14
|
For more than 40 years, NAEP has been the country’s only nationally representative and continuing survey of students’ educational achievement. The assessment is authorized by Congress, directed by the National Center for Education Statistics and developed by Educational Testing Service of Princeton, New Jersey. Westat, Inc. of Rockville, Maryland, conducts sample selection and data collection.NAEP protects the confidentiality of students, teachers and schools that participate by not reporting individual student, teacher or school data. NAEP provides results for major demographic groups, and states that meet NAEP reporting criteria are able to compare their results with both national results and the results of other states.More information is available from http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/.
Tables that follow provide detailed information about Kentucky’s 4th- and
8th-grade NAEP scale scores by gender, free/reduced-price meal eligibility and
ethnicity.
NAEP
READING SCALE SCORES BY GENDER
4th
Grade Male
|
4th
Grade Female
|
8th
Grade Male
|
8th
Grade Female
|
|||||
KY
|
NATION
|
KY
|
NATION
|
KY
|
NATION
|
KY
|
NATION
|
|
1998
|
216
|
210
|
219
|
215
|
256
|
253
|
269
|
268
|
2002
|
215
|
214
|
224
|
220
|
261
|
258
|
270
|
267
|
2003
|
215
|
213
|
223
|
220
|
261
|
256
|
272
|
267
|
2005
|
218
|
214
|
222
|
220
|
258
|
255
|
270
|
266
|
2007
|
219
|
216
|
226
|
223
|
257
|
256
|
266
|
266
|
2009
|
222
|
216
|
229
|
223
|
263
|
258
|
271
|
267
|
2011
|
223
|
217
|
227
|
223
|
264
|
259
|
274
|
268
|
2013
|
221
|
217
|
228
|
224
|
266
|
261
|
273
|
271
|
NAEP READING SCALE SCORES BY FREE OR REDUCED-PRICE MEAL
ELIGIBILITY
4th
Grade
Eligible
|
4th
Grade
Not
Eligible
|
8th
Grade
Eligible
|
8th
Grade
Not
Eligible
|
|||||
KY
|
NATION
|
KY
|
NATION
|
KY
|
NATION
|
KY
|
NATION
|
|
1998
|
206
|
195
|
227
|
226
|
251
|
245
|
270
|
268
|
2002
|
209
|
202
|
229
|
229
|
253
|
249
|
273
|
271
|
2003
|
209
|
201
|
229
|
229
|
257
|
246
|
273
|
271
|
2005
|
212
|
203
|
228
|
230
|
256
|
247
|
271
|
270
|
2007
|
212
|
205
|
234
|
232
|
252
|
247
|
271
|
271
|
2009
|
215
|
206
|
236
|
232
|
257
|
249
|
276
|
273
|
2011
|
216
|
207
|
236
|
234
|
260
|
251
|
278
|
275
|
2013
|
213
|
207
|
237
|
236
|
258
|
254
|
281
|
278
|
NAEP
READING SCALE SCORES BY RACE
4th
Grade
White
|
4th
Grade
African
American
|
8th
Grade
White
|
8th
Grade
African
American
|
|||||
KY
|
NATION
|
KY
|
NATION
|
KY
|
NATION
|
KY
|
NATION
|
|
1998
|
220
|
223
|
199
|
192
|
264
|
268
|
246
|
242
|
2002
|
222
|
227
|
199
|
198
|
267
|
271
|
248
|
244
|
2003
|
221
|
227
|
202
|
197
|
269
|
270
|
245
|
244
|
2005
|
222
|
228
|
203
|
199
|
266
|
269
|
248
|
242
|
2007
|
225
|
230
|
203
|
203
|
264
|
270
|
247
|
244
|
2009
|
228
|
229
|
204
|
204
|
269
|
271
|
249
|
245
|
2011
|
226
|
230
|
210
|
205
|
271
|
272
|
248
|
248
|
2013
|
227
|
231
|
204
|
205
|
272
|
275
|
247
|
250
|
NAEP MATHEMATICS SCALE SCORES BY GENDER
4th
Grade Male
|
4th
Grade Female
|
8th
Grade Male
|
8th
Grade Female
|
|||||
KY
|
NATION
|
KY
|
NATION
|
KY
|
NATION
|
KY
|
NATION
|
|
2000
|
220
|
225
|
219
|
223
|
271
|
273
|
269
|
271
|
2003
|
230
|
235
|
227
|
233
|
275
|
277
|
274
|
275
|
2005
|
233
|
238
|
230
|
236
|
275
|
278
|
273
|
277
|
2007
|
237
|
240
|
234
|
238
|
280
|
281
|
277
|
279
|
2009
|
240
|
240
|
238
|
238
|
281
|
283
|
278
|
281
|
2011
|
242
|
241
|
240
|
239
|
282
|
283
|
281
|
282
|
2013
|
242
|
242
|
241
|
241
|
281
|
284
|
280
|
283
|
NAEP MATHEMATICS SCALE SCORES BY FREE OR REDUCED-PRICE MEAL
ELIGIBILITY
4th
Grade
Eligible-
|
4th
Grade
Not
Eligible -
|
8th
Grade
Eligible-
|
8th
Grade
Not
Eligible -
|
|||||
KY
|
NATION
|
KY
|
NATION
|
KY
|
NATION
|
KY
|
NATION
|
|
2000
|
207
|
208
|
230
|
235
|
255
|
253
|
280
|
283
|
2003
|
220
|
222
|
237
|
244
|
261
|
258
|
284
|
287
|
2005
|
224
|
225
|
240
|
248
|
264
|
261
|
283
|
288
|
2007
|
226
|
227
|
245
|
249
|
267
|
265
|
288
|
291
|
2009
|
229
|
228
|
249
|
250
|
268
|
266
|
290
|
293
|
2011
|
232
|
229
|
251
|
252
|
271
|
269
|
294
|
295
|
2013
|
232
|
230
|
251
|
254
|
268
|
270
|
293
|
297
|
NAEP MATHEMATICS SCALE SCORES BY RACE
4th
Grade
White-
|
4th
Grade
African
American
|
8th
Grade
White
|
8th
Grade
African
American
|
|||||
KY
|
NATION
|
KY
|
NATION
|
KY
|
NATION
|
KY
|
NATION
|
|
2000
|
223
|
233
|
196
|
203
|
272
|
283
|
250
|
243
|
2003
|
231
|
243
|
214
|
216
|
277
|
287
|
250
|
252
|
2005
|
234
|
246
|
217
|
220
|
276
|
288
|
255
|
254
|
2007
|
238
|
248
|
219
|
222
|
282
|
290
|
257
|
259
|
2009
|
241
|
248
|
220
|
222
|
282
|
292
|
258
|
260
|
2011
|
243
|
249
|
225
|
224
|
284
|
293
|
261
|
262
|
2013
|
250
|
244
|
224
|
224
|
283
|
293
|
260
|
263
|
2 comments:
OK, so if we get the kids on an equal footing compared to other states, what are they suppose to do when they graduate? We can't keep hammering about college and career readiness and then not support an economic environment which allows these students to take advantage of their education. So what if my kid goes to college and graduates if our state primarily provides low-mid range service sector jobs which don't take advantage of the overpriced post secondary education our family just invested in for him or her?
I hear our educational leaders bragging about how other states are looking at Kentucky as leading the pack in reform, but you know we heard the same thing way back in KERA era and seems like we have economically lost ground regardless of our efforts to better educate our children.
Just very disappointing to realize that even if our students move to top 10 or top 5 ranking, they will continue to exist in a poor state with unimaginative or forward thinking legislators.
The NAEP scores need to be considered in proper context.
I just finished analyzing Kentucky's 2013 NAEP reading scores after making corrections for our very out of norm racial demographics.
When the national NAEP reading score averages are recomputed using Kentucky's racial demographics, we score statistically significantly lower than the nation in both fourth and eighth grade.
This is related to a well-known statistical issue known as Simpson's Paradox. Those who don't understand this statistical paradox can easily get fooled.
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