ERIC ED544841: The Nation's Report Card Mathematics 2013 State Snapshot Report. South Carolina. Grade 4, Public Schools

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South Carolina
Mathematics
Grade 4
2013 State Snapshot Report Public Schools
Overall Results Achievement-Level Percentages and Average Score Results
(cid:132) In 2013, the average score of fourth-grade students in South
Carolina was 237. This was lower than the average score of 241
for public school students in the nation.
(cid:132) The average score for students in South Carolina in 2013 (237)
was not significantly different from their average score in 2011
(237) and was higher than their average score in 1992 (212).
(cid:132) The score gap between higher performing students in South
Carolina (those at the 75th percentile) and lower performing
students (those at the 25th percentile) was 39 points in 2013. This
performance gap was not significantly different from that in 1992
(43 points).
(cid:132) The percentage of students in South Carolina who performed at or
above the NAEP Proficient level was 35 percent in 2013. This
percentage was not significantly different from that in 2011 (36
percent) and was greater than that in 1992 (13 percent).
(cid:132) The percentage of students in South Carolina who performed at or
above the NAEP Basic level was 79 percent in 2013. This * Significantly different (p < .05) from state's results in 2013. Significance
tests were performed using unrounded numbers.
percentage was not significantly different from that in 2011 (79 a Accommodations not permitted. For information about NAEP
accommodations, see
percent) and was greater than that in 1992 (48 percent). http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/inclusion.aspx.
NOTE:Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
Compare the Average Score in 2013 to Other States/Jurisdictions Average Scores for State/Jurisdiction and Nation (public)
¹Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).
In 2013, the average score in South Carolina (237) was
(cid:132) lower than those in 38 states/jurisdictions
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(cid:132) not significantly different from those in 8 states/jurisdictions
NOTE: For information about NAEP accommodations, see
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/inclusion.aspx.
Results for Student Groups in 2013 Score Gaps for Student Groups
Percentages (cid:132) In 2013, Black students had an average score that was 25
Percent of Avg. at or above Percent at points lower than White students. This performance gap
Reporting Groups students scoreBasic Proficient Advanced was narrower than that in 1992 (31 points).
Race/Ethnicity (cid:132) In 2013, Hispanic students had an average score that was
White 53 247 89 49 8 18 points lower than White students. Data are not reported
Black 35 222 64 15 1 for Hispanic students in 1992, because reporting standards
Hispanic 7 229 73 25 2 were not met.
Asian 1 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ (cid:132) In 2013, male students in South Carolina had an average
American Indian/Alaska Native # ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ score that was not significantly different from female
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander # ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ students.
Two or more races 3 239 85 36 3 (cid:132) In 2013, students who were eligible for free/reduced-price
Gender school lunch, an indicator of low family income, had an
Male 51 236 77 36 6 average score that was 25 points lower than students who
Female 49 238 81 35 5 were not eligible for free/reduced-price school lunch. This
National School Lunch Program performance gap was not significantly different from that in
Eligible 62 227 69 22 2 1996 (25 points).
Not eligible 38 252 94 57 11
# Rounds to zero. ‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding, and because the
"Information not available" category for the National School Lunch Program,
which provides free/reduced-price lunches, is not displayed. Black includes
African American and Hispanic includes Latino. Race categories exclude
Hispanic origin.
NOTE: Statistical comparisons are calculated on the basis of unrounded scale scores or percentages.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), various years, 1992–2013 Mathematics Assessments.