Reading Performance
Reaches New Heights
Students meeting local and state benchmarks
2001
Grade 3
(MSA)
Grade 2
Grade 1
Kindergarten
2002
2003
2004
70% 78%
53% 64% 72%
60% 62% 74%
39% 59% 68% 71%
Reading Performance
Reaches New Heights
Students meeting local and state benchmarks
2001
Grade 3
(MSA)
Grade 2
Grade 1
Kindergarten
2002
2003
2004
70% 78%
53% 64% 72%
60% 62% 74%
39% 59% 68% 71%
Closing the Gap: African American and
Hispanic Students Post Big Gains
Percentage point gain made by grade level, 2002–2004
25
26
20
15
17
19
19 18
13
10
5
17
22
13
16
8
7
0
Asian
American
African
American
Kindergarten
Hispanic
Grade 1
White
Grade 2
Closing the Gap—Kindergarten
Students at or above text-reading benchmark
90%
60%
71%
76% 78%
65% 69%
55%
52%
30%
61%
67%
73% 75%
42%
+7
+17
+19
+8
Asian
American
African
American
Hispanic
White
0%
2002
2003
2004
Closing the Gap—Kindergarten
Students at or above text-reading benchmark
90%
60%
30%
68% 71%
60% 62%
59%
51%
44%
+12
+18
All Students
FARMS
58%
28% +30
45%
51% 52%
+7
0%
2002
ESOL
2003
2004
Spec. Ed.
Closing the Gap—Grade 1
Students at or above text-reading benchmark
90%
84%
60%
83%
71% 69%
70% 72%
68%
49%
56%
54%
30%
38%
43%
+13
+19
+18
+13
Asian
American
African
American
Hispanic
White
0%
2002
2003
2004
Closing the Gap—Grade 1
Students at or above text-reading benchmark
90%
60%
74%
60% 62%
57%
39% 42%
30%
+14
+18
All Students
FARMS
44%
34%
0%
2002
2003
28%
37% 34%
41%
+10
+4
ESOL
Spec. Ed.
2004
Closing the Gap—Grade 2
Students at or above text-reading benchmark
90%
60%
73%
80%
63%
54%
67%
61%
54%
43%
39%
30%
74%
83%
28%
+17
+22
Asian
American
African
American
+26
+16
Hispanic
White
0%
2002
2003
2004
Closing the Gap—Grade 2
Students at or above text-reading benchmark
90%
72%
60%
+24
64%
53%
30%
+19
+17
+17
51%
42%
41%
29%
27%
33%
24%
29%
16%
0%
All Students
FARMS
2002
ESOL
2003
2004
Spec. Ed.