ERIC Number: ED527435
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Dec
Pages: 1
Abstractor: ERIC
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The Nation's Report Card Reading 2011 Trial Urban District Snapshot Report. Dallas 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 Dallas was 248. This was lower than the average score of 255 for public school students in large cities. The percentage of students in Dallas who performed at or above the NAEP "Proficient" level was 13 percent in 2011. This percentage was smaller than large cities (23 percent). The percentage of students in Dallas who performed at or above the NAEP "Basic" level was 58 percent in 2011. This percentage was smaller 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
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Authoring Institution: National Center for Education Statistics (ED)
Identifiers - Location: Texas
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress
IES Funded: Yes
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IES Publication: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pubs/dst2011/2012456.asp
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