ERIC ED544950: The Nation's Report Card Reading 2013 State Snapshot Report. Indiana. Grade 8, Public Schools

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by  ERIC

Indiana
Reading
Grade 8
2013 State Snapshot Report Public Schools
Overall Results Achievement-Level Percentages and Average Score Results
(cid:132) In 2013, the average score of eighth-grade students in Indiana
was 267. This was not significantly different from the average
score of 266 for public school students in the nation.
(cid:132) The average score for students in Indiana in 2013 (267) was not
significantly different from their average score in 2011 (265) and in
2002 (265).
(cid:132) The score gap between higher performing students in Indiana
(those at the 75th percentile) and lower performing students (those
at the 25th percentile) was 41 points in 2013. This performance
gap was not significantly different from that in 2002 (42 points).
(cid:132) The percentage of students in Indiana who performed at or above
the NAEP Proficient level was 35 percent in 2013. This percentage
was not significantly different from that in 2011 (32 percent) and in
2002 (32 percent). * Significantly different (p < .05) from state's results in 2013. Significance
(cid:132) The percentage of students in Indiana who performed at or above tests were performed using unrounded numbers.
the NAEP Basic level was 79 percent in 2013. This percentage
NOTE:Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
was not significantly different from that in 2011 (78 percent) and in
2002 (77 percent).
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 Indiana (267) was
(cid:132) lower than those in 13 states/jurisdictions
* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2013. Significance tests were
(cid:132) higher than those in 15 states/jurisdictions performed using unrounded numbers.
(cid:132) not significantly different from those in 23 states/jurisdictions
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 not significantly different from that in 2002 (20 points).
Race/Ethnicity (cid:132) In 2013, Hispanic students had an average score that was
White 74 271 83 39 3 12 points lower than White students. Data are not reported
Black 11 246 58 11 # for Hispanic students in 2002, because reporting standards
Hispanic 9 259 72 23 1 were not met.
Asian 2 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ (cid:132) In 2013, female students in Indiana had an average score
American Indian/Alaska Native # ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ that was higher than male students by 10 points.
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander # ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ (cid:132) In 2013, students who were eligible for free/reduced-price
Two or more races 4 267 80 31 3 school lunch, an indicator of low family income, had an
Gender average score that was 19 points lower than students who
Male 51 262 75 29 2 were not eligible for free/reduced-price school lunch. This
Female 49 272 84 40 4 performance gap was not significantly different from that in
National School Lunch Program 2002 (16 points).
Eligible 46 257 70 22 1
Not eligible 54 276 87 45 4
# 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, 2002–2013 Reading Assessments.