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ERIC Number: ED527424
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Dec
Pages: 1
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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The Nation's Report Card Reading 2011 Trial Urban District Snapshot Report. School District of Philadelphia. Grade 8, Public Schools
National Center for Education Statistics
This one-page report presents overall results, achievement level percentages and average score results, scores at selected percentiles, average scores for district and large cities, results for student groups (school race, gender, and eligibility for National School Lunch Program) in 2011, and score gaps for student groups. In 2011, the average score of eighth-grade students in Philadelphia was 247. This was lower than the average score of 255 for public school students in large cities. The average score for students in Philadelphia in 2011 (247) was not significantly different from their average score in 2009 (247). In 2011, the score gap between students in Philadelphia at the 75th percentile and students at the 25th percentile was 47 points. This performance gap was not significantly different from that of 2009 (43 points). The percentage of students in Philadelphia who performed at or above the NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) "Proficient" level was 16 percent in 2011. This percentage was not significantly different from that in 2009 (15 percent). The percentage of students in Philadelphia who performed at or above the NAEP "Basic" level was 56 percent in 2011. This percentage was not significantly different from that in 2009 (56 percent). [For the main report, "The Nation's Report Card: Reading 2011. Trial Urban District Assessment Results at Grades 4 and 8. NCES 2012-455," see ED527171.]
National Center for Education Statistics. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 877-433-7827; Web site: http://nces.ed.gov/
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Center for Education Statistics (ED)
Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A