Jack Buckley Commissioner National Center for Education Statistics

Jack Buckley Commissioner National Center for Education Statistics December 7, 2011

Background • Collaboration among National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment Governing Board, and Council of the Great Schools • City Voluntary participation by selected districts varying in location and demographic makeup • Common yardstick to compare district performance 2

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Representative district samples of • Public school students at grades 4 and 8 • 900 to 2, 700 students per grade in each district Performance reported as • Average scale scores (0– 500 scale) • Achievement levels (Basic, Proficient, and Advanced) District results compared to public school students in • The nation • Large cities of 250, 000 ordistricts more Trend comparisons for 18 4

Urban districts have a wide range of student demographics – Black students – Hispanic students – English language learners – Students from lower-income families 5

How average mathematics scores in the districts compare to large cities in 2011 7

How performance of districts has changed over time • Four districts score higher than in 2009 • Nine districts score higher than in 2003 8

Percentages at or above Basic range from 34 to 88 percent # Rounds to zero. NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. 9

Students moving from below Basic and into higher achievement levels in most districts In comparison to 2003, percentages of students • below Basic lower in nine districts • at Basic higher in three districts and lower in one district • at Proficient higher in eight districts • at Advanced higher in eight districts 10

Teacher education and experience vary across districts 11

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Grade 4 Number Properties and Operations Question • More than 70% correct in – Albuquerque, Austin, Charlotte, Dallas, Fresno, Hillsborough County, and Houston • Between 60% and 70% correct in – Atlanta, Baltimore City, Los Angeles, Miami-Dade, New York City, Philadelphia, and • Less 60% correct in Santhan Diego – Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, the District of Columbia, Jefferson County, and Milwaukee 13

How average mathematics scores in the districts compare to large cities in 2011 14

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How performance of districts has changed over time • Six districts score higher than in 2009 • Nine districts score higher than in 2003 16

Percentages at or above Basic range from 29 to 74 percent # Rounds to zero. NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. 17

Coursetaking patterns vary across districts 18

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Grade 8 Algebra Question • 30% or more correct in – Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Charlotte, Fresno, Hillsborough County, Jefferson County, Los Angeles, Miami-Dade, and Sanor Diego • 29% less correct in – Albuquerque, Baltimore City, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, the District of Columbia, Houston, Milwaukee, New York City, and Philadelphia 20

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How average reading scores in the districts compare to large cities in 2011 22

How performance of districts has changed over time • No districts score higher than in 2009 • All six districts score higher than in 2002 23

Percentages at or above Basic range from 31 to 77 percent NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. 24

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Integrate and Interpret Question • More than 60% of answers rated “Acceptable” in – Austin, Charlotte, Hillsborough County, Jefferson County, New York City, • 55% to 60% of answers rated “Acceptable” in – Atlanta, Baltimore City, Boston, Chicago, the District of • Less than 55% of answers rated “Acceptable” in – Albuquerque, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Fresno, Houston, Los Angeles, 27

How average reading scores in the districts compare to large cities in 2011 28

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How performance of districts has changed over time • One district scores higher than in 2009 • Three districts score higher than in 2002 30

Percentages at or above Basic range from 43 to 75 percent # Rounds to zero. NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. 31

Less than one-fifth of students in districts report reading for fun almost every day 32

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Grade 8 Integrate and Interpret Question • More than 60% correct in – Austin, Charlotte, Miami-Dade, and New York City • Between 50% and 60% • Less than 50% correct in in – Albuquerque, Atlanta, – Baltimore City, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Cleveland, Detroit, Hillsborough County, the District of Houston, Jefferson Columbia, Fresno, County, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, 35 and San Diego and Milwaukee

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