1. 1 2007 English Language Arts (ELA)

2. 2 2006 & 2007 English Language Arts (ELA) Total Public In grades 5-8, the percentage of students meeting the ELA Learning Standards increased in 2007. Students in grades 3-5 were more likely to meet the Standards than older students. Percentage of Students Scoring at Levels 3 and 4 Grade 3 = 185,603 198,457 Grade 4 = 190,951 197,499 Grade 5 = 201,262 202,133 Grade 6 = 204,249 204,463 Grade 7 = 210,735 211,839 Grade 8 = 212,320 213,971 Grades 3-8= 1,205,1201,228,362 Number Tested 2006 2007

3. 3 2006 & 2007 English Language Arts (ELA) Total Public At every grade level, except grade 3, the percentage of tested students who at least partially met the Standards increased somewhat. Percentage of Students Scoring at Levels 2 and above

4. 4 2006 & 2007 English Language Arts (ELA) Total Public With the exception of grade 3, in every grade a smaller percentage of students scored at Level 1 in 2007 than 2006. Percentage of Students Scoring at Levels 1

5. 5 2006 & 2007 English Language Arts (ELA) Mean Scores for All Public Schools At each grade level, a score of 650 signifies meeting the Standards. At all grade levels, the average student met the Standards. In grades 6-8, the mean scale score increased by 3-5 points in 2007. 650

6. 6 2006 & 2007 English Language Arts The effect of increased participation of LEP students is illustrated by removing LEP students from the analyses for 2006 and 2007

7. 7 2006 & 2007 English Language Arts (ELA) Performance of Students Who Are Not LEP In each grade, considering only students who were not LEP, the percentage meeting the ELA Learning Standards increased in 2007. Percentage of Non-LEP Students Scoring at Levels 3 and 4 Number of Students Tested 20062007 Grade 3 = 182,469 181,364 Grade 4 = 187,223 183,299 Grade 5 = 195,162190,653 Grade 6 = 199,697194,529 Grade 7 = 205,019202,540 Grade 8 = 207,177203,895 Grades 3-8 = 1,176,7471,156,280

8. 8 2006 & 2007 English Language Arts (ELA) Performance of Students Who Are Not LEP In every grade a smaller percentage of students who were not LEP scored at Level 1 in 2007 than 2006. Percentage of Students Scoring at Level 1

9. 9 2006 & 2007 English Language Arts (ELA) Mean Scores of Students Who Are Not LEP At all grade levels, the average student met the Standards. In grades 5-8, the mean scale score increased by 3-7 points in 2007. 650

10. 10 2006 & 2007 English Language Arts (ELA) Performance of Students Who Are Not LEP - NYC Only In each grade, except third, considering only students who were not LEP, the percentage meeting the ELA Learning Standards increased in 2007. A smaller percentage of students in grades 6-8 than in earlier grades met the Standards. Percentage of Non-LEP Students Scoring at Levels 3 and 4 Number of Students Tested 20062007 Grade 3 = 59,62958,413 Grade 4 = 62,205 59,060 Grade 5 = 64,804 62,650 Grade 6 = 65,754 62,016 Grade 7 = 66,021 65,354 Grade 8 = 66,796 65,315 Grades 3-8= 385,182372,808

11. 11 2006 & 2007 English Language Arts (ELA) Performance of Students Who Are Not LEP - NYC Only In every grade a smaller percentage of students who were not LEP scored at Level 1 in 2007 than 2006. Percentage of Students Scoring at Level 1

12. 12 2006 & 2007 English Language Arts (ELA) Mean Scores for Students Who Are Not LEP – NYC Only At each grade level, a score of 650 signifies meeting the Standards. At all grade levels, the average student met the Standards. In grades 5-8, the mean scale score increased by 5-8 points in 2007. 650

13. 13 2006 & 2007 English Language Arts Performance of Limited English Proficient Students

14. 14 2007 English Language Arts (ELA) Performance of LEP Students LEP students In grades 3-5 were more likely than those in grades 7 and 8 to score at Level 2 or above. Percentage of LEP Students Scoring at Levels 2, 3 and 4 Grade 3 = 17,093 Grade 4 = 14,200 Grade 5 = 11,480 Grade 6 = 9,934 Grade 7 = 9,299 Grade 8 = 10,076 Grades 3-8 = 72,082 Number of LEP Students Tested

15. 15 2006 & 2007 English Language Arts Results by Gender

16. 16 2007 English Language Arts (ELA) Performance by Gender The disparity in graduation rate is foreshadowed by the larger percentage of females than males who meet the Standards at every grade level. Percentage of Students Scoring at Levels 3 and 4

17. 17 2007 English Language Arts (ELA) Performance by Gender Males were more likely than females to score at Level 1. Percentage of Students Scoring at Level 1

18. 18 2006 & 2007 English Language Arts Results by Need/Resource Capacity Category

19. 19 Percentage of Students Scoring at Level 3 and 4 2006 & 2007 English Language Arts (ELA ) Performance in Grades 3 - 8 by Need/Resource Capacity Category The variations among need/resource categories were substantial. Students in Rural Districts, where fewer than one percent of tested students were LEP, showed the largest percentage increase. The smallest performance increase was in New York City, where about 77 percent of tested LEP students were enrolled.

20. 20 Percentage of Students Scoring at Levels 2 and Above 2006 & 2007 English Language Arts (ELA) Performance in Grades 3 - 8 by Need/Resource Capacity Category The differences among categories in students partially meeting the Standards were much smaller.

21. 21 Percentage of Students Scoring at Level 1 2006 & 2007 English Language Arts (ELA) Performance in Grades 3 - 8 by Need/Resource Capacity Category The percentage of students scoring at Level 1 decreased at every grade level. Students in Large City Districts were 9 times as likely as those in Low Need Districts to score at Level 1.

22. 22 2006 & 2007 English Language Arts Results by Racial/Ethnic Group

23. 23 2006 & 2007 English Language Arts All Grades 3-8 by Racial/Ethnic Group The performance differences among racial/ethnic groups were substantial. The percentage of students meeting the Standards increased in all racial/ethnic groups except Hispanics. The Hispanic group includes the largest percentage of LEP students (22%); the Asian group the second largest percentage (11%). Percentage of Students Scoring at Levels 3 and 4

24. 24 2006 & 2007 English Language Arts All Grades 3-8 by Racial/Ethnic Group Blacks, Hispanics and Native Americans were more than twice as likely as Whites and Asians to score at Level 1. Percentage of Students Scoring at Level 1

25. 25 2006 & 2007 English Language Arts Results for the Big 5 Cities

26. 26 Percentage of Students Scoring at Levels 3 and 4 2006 & 2007 English Language Arts Performance in All Grades 3-8 by Big 5 Cities There were substantial differences among the Big 5 in performance. While Buffalo achieved the largest increase in performance, they had the smallest percentage of students meeting the standards.

27. 27 Percentage of Students Scoring at Level 1 2006 & 2007 English Language Arts Performance in All Grades 3-8 by Big 5 Cities In each Big 5 district fewer students scored at Level 1 in 2007 than in 2006. With the exception of New York City, at least one in ten students scored at Level 1.

28. 28 2006 & 2007 English Language Arts Results by Students with Disabilities

29. 29 2006 & 2007 English Language Arts (ELA) Students with Disabilities The percentage of students with disabilities meeting the ELA Learning Standards increased in 2007. Students in grades 3-5 were more likely to meet the standards than older students. Percentage of Students Scoring at Levels 3 and 4 Grade 3 = 23,811 26,692 Grade 4 = 26,474 28,281 Grade 5 = 28,987 29,985 Grade 6 = 28,883 29,055 Grade 7 = 29,237 29,842 Grade 8 = 29,119 29,514 Grades 3-8= 166,511 173,369 Number Tested 2006 2007

30. 30 2006 & 2007 English Language Arts (ELA) Students with Disabilities In every grade, a smaller percentage of students with disabilities scored at Level 1 in 2007 than 2006. Percentage of Students Scoring at Levels 1

31. 31 2006 & 2007 English Language Arts (ELA) Mean Scores for Students with Disabilities At every grade except 3, the mean scale score increased.

32. 32 Percentage of Students Scoring at Level 3 and 4 2006 & 2007 English Language Arts (ELA) Students with Disabilities Performance in Grades 3 - 8 by Need/Resource Capacity Category The variations among need/resource categories were substantial. Students with disabilities in Low Need Districts were substantially more likely than those in other categories to meet the Standards. In every category, except the Large City Districts, a larger percentage of students with disabilities met the Standards in 2007 than in 2006.

33. 33 Percentage of Students Scoring at Level 1 2006 & 2007 English Language Arts (ELA) Students with Disabilities Performance in Grades 3 - 8 by Need/Resource Capacity Category The percentage of students with disabilities scoring at Level 1 decreased in every category. Students in Large City Districts were 4 times as likely as those in Low Need Districts to score at Level 1.

34. 34 Percentage of Students Scoring at Levels 3 and 4 2006 & 2007 English Language Arts Students with Disabilities Performance in All Grades 3-8 by Big 5 Cities Among the Big 5, New York City had the largest percentage of students with disabilities meeting the Standards. In every district except Rochester a larger percentage of students met the Standards in 2007 than in 2006.

35. 35 Percentage of Students Scoring at Level 1 2006 & 2007 English Language Arts Students with Disabilities Performance in All Grades 3-8 by Big 5 Cities In each Big 5 district except Rochester fewer students scored at Level 1 in 2007 than in 2006.