ERIC Number: ED527431
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Dec
Pages: 1
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
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The Nation's Report Card Reading 2011 Trial Urban District Snapshot Report. Hillsborough County Public Schools. 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 Hillsborough County was 264. This was higher than the average score of 255 for public school students in large cities. The percentage of students in Hillsborough County who performed at or above the NAEP "Proficient" level was 32 percent in 2011. This percentage was greater than large cities (23 percent). The percentage of students in Hillsborough County who performed at or above the NAEP "Basic" level was 75 percent in 2011. This percentage was greater than large cities (65 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.]
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators, Elementary School Students, Ethnic Groups, Gender Differences, Grade 8, Low Income Groups, Middle School Students, National Competency Tests, National Programs, Profiles, Public Schools, Racial Differences, Reading, Reading Achievement, Reading Tests, School Districts, Scores, Secondary School Students, Statistics, Statistical Significance, Urban Areas, Urban Schools
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
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: National Center for Education Statistics (ED)
Identifiers - Location: Florida
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
IES Publication: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pubs/dst2011/2012456.asp