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State Education Department Releases Spring 2017 Grades 3-8 ELA and Math Assessment Results
Students Demonstrate Proficiency Increases
State Will Continue to Make Assessments an Element of泭Efforts to Foster Educational Equity
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The State Education Department today released the results of the 2017 Grades 3-8 English language arts (ELA) and mathematics tests. In ELA this year, the percentage of students in grades 3-8 who scored at the proficient level (Levels 3 and 4) increased by 1.9 percentage points to 39.8, up from 37.9 in 2016. In math, the percentage of students who scored at the proficient level increased this year to 40.2, up 1.1 percentage point from 39.1 in 2016.
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% of Students Proficient in Grades 3-8 |
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2016 |
2017 |
Percentage Point Change |
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Statewide Combined Grades ELA |
37.9 |
39.8 |
1.9 |
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Statewide Combined Grades Math |
39.1 |
40.2 |
1.1 |
Im encouraged by the modest improvements were seeing in our test scores, Board of Regents Chancellor Betty A. Rosa said. As Ive always said, testing is just one piece of the puzzle to understand how students are performing. And thats why our draft ESSA plan takes a more holistic approach to accountability an approach that looks at multiple measures of school and student success. This allows us to continually evolve and adapt so we can ensure that our systems are culturally responsive and place an emphasis on educating the whole child.
Real progress takes time, State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia said. So, the test scores were announcing today are a positive sign that we continue to steadily head in the right direction. Weve taken a deliberate, inclusive and transparent approach to develop the States draft ESSA plan as well as changes to our standards and assessments. Were confident that this careful approach will continue to yield benefits for our students. 泭
2017 Results
The State did not make significant changes to the ELA or math assessments administered in 2017. Therefore, the 2017 results can be compared with the 2016 results.
Big 5 City School Districts
In ELA this year, the percentage of all test takers in grades 3-8 who scored at the proficient level increased over last year in each of the Big 5 City School Districts. New York Citys proficiency increased by 2.6 percentage points to 40.6 percent, slightly exceeding the statewide average. 泭
In the other Big 5 cities, student proficiency increased over last year as follows: Buffalo increased by 1.4 percentage points; Rochester increased by 0.9 percentage point; Syracuse increased by 2.2 percentage points; and Yonkers increased by 3.6 percentage points.
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% of Students Proficient in ELA Across All Grades, 3-8 |
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| 泭 |
2016 |
2017 |
Percentage Point Change |
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NYC |
38.0 |
40.6 |
2.6 |
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Buffalo |
16.4 |
17.8 |
1.4 |
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Rochester |
6.7 |
7.6 |
0.9 |
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Syracuse |
10.9 |
13.1 |
2.2 |
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Yonkers |
26.0 |
29.6 |
3.6 |
In math, the percentage of students in grades 3-8 who scored at the proficient level increased over last year in each of the Big 5 City School Districts; the gains in math were smaller than those in ELA. New York Citys proficiency increased by 1.4 percentage points; Buffalo increased by 1.1 percentage points; Rochester increased by 0.7 percentage point; Syracuse increased by 0.6 percentage point; and Yonkers increased by 3.7 percentage points.
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% of Students Proficient in Math Across All Grades 3-8 |
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| 泭 |
2016 |
2017 |
Percentage Point Change |
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NYC |
36.4 |
37.8 |
1.4 |
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Buffalo |
16.1 |
17.2 |
1.1 |
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Rochester |
7.2 |
7.9 |
0.7 |
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Syracuse |
10.4 |
11.0 |
0.6 |
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Yonkers |
24.6 |
28.3 |
3.7 |
Black and Hispanic Students
In 2017, ELA proficiency across all grades for black and Hispanic students increased over last year, with increases seen both statewide and in New York City. Statewide, black students saw a 2.8-percentage-point increase in those achieving proficiency while Hispanic students experienced a 2.4-percentage-point increase. In both cases, the increases were greater than those seen by white students, who experienced a 1.1- percentage-point increase statewide. As a result, the achievement gap in ELA that separates the proficiency of black and Hispanic students from their white peers closed slightly statewide.
In New York City, black students scoring at the ELA proficiency level increased 2.3 percentage points; Hispanic students increased 2.5 percentage points; and white students increased 2.1 percentage points.
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Statewide % of Students Proficient泭in Grades 3-8 ELA |
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| 泭 |
2016 |
2017 |
Percentage Point Change |
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Asian/Pacific Islander ELA |
59.0 |
60.8 |
1.8 |
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Black ELA |
26.2 |
29.0 |
2.8 |
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Hispanic ELA |
26.8 |
29.2 |
2.4 |
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American Indian/ Alaska Native ELA |
29.9 |
32.7 |
2.8 |
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White ELA |
46.0 |
47.1 |
1.1 |
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NYC % of Students Proficient泭in Grades 3-8 ELA |
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2016 |
2017 |
Percentage Point Change |
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NYC Asian/Pacific Islander ELA |
58.8 |
61.0 |
2.2 |
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NYC Black ELA |
26.6 |
28.9 |
2.3 |
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NYC Hispanic ELA |
27.2 |
29.7 |
2.5 |
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NYC American Indian/ Alaska Native ELA |
34.9 |
37.4 |
2.5 |
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NYC White ELA |
58.9 |
61.0 |
2.1 |
Proficiency on the math exam statewide and in New York City also increased for black and Hispanic students this year; the gains, however, were less than in ELA.
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Statewide % of Students Proficient泭in Grades 3-8 Math |
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泭 |
2016 |
2017 |
Percentage Point Change |
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Asian/Pacific Islander Math |
66.5 |
67.2 |
0.7 |
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Black Math |
23.0 |
24.4 |
1.4 |
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Hispanic Math |
25.7 |
27.0 |
1.3 |
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American Indian/ Alaska Native Math |
29.5 |
31.3 |
1.8 |
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White Math |
50.0 |
50.4 |
0.4 |
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NYC % of Students Proficient泭in Grades 3-8 Math |
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泭 |
2016 |
2017 |
Percentage Point Change |
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NYC Asian/Pacific Islander Math |
67.2 |
67.8 |
0.6 |
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NYC Black Math |
20.0 |
20.7 |
0.7 |
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NYC Hispanic Math |
24.3 |
25.3 |
1.0 |
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NYC American Indian/ Alaska Native Math |
32.2 |
33.1 |
0.9 |
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NYC White Math |
57.8 |
59.0 |
1.2 |
English Language Learners
Statewide in ELA, proficiency increased for both Ever ELLs (students who received ELL services prior to, but not during, the 2016-17 school year) and Current ELLs (students who received ELL services in the 2016-17 school year). Ever ELL students performing at the proficiency level significantly increased by 5.5 percentage points this year and outperformed all grade 3-8 test-takers combined, statewide. Performance by Current ELL students improved by 1.2 percentage points.
In math, Ever ELL students scoring at the proficiency level increased by 3.2 percentage points, while Current ELL students experienced a 1.7 percentage-point increase.
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% of Students Proficient in Grades 3-8 |
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