Table A1
Maryland School Assessment (MSA) Reading and Mathematics Proficiency Rates from 2003 to 2008
by Grade Level and Race/Ethnic Group
Grade
Subject
3
Reading
Race/Ethnic Group
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Change
Since
2003 / 04
Change
since
2007
All Students
66.8
77.6
79.2
80.6
84.9
86.4
19.6
1.5
African American
48.3
64.5
66.4
66.5
73.4
76.1
27.8
2.7
Asian/Pacific Islander
77.8
86.1
87.7
88.4
92.0
92.9
15.1
0.9
Hispanic
39.9
59.7
62.9
69.5
74.9
76.1
36.2
1.2
White (Not Hispanic Origin)
83.0
89.4
90.6
91.3
93.5
95.2
12.2
1.7
Mathematics
All Students
75.5
79.4
83.0
84.1
84.0
85.5
10.0
1.5
African American
55.8
63.5
67.3
69.6
69.2
71.3
15.5
2.1
Asian/Pacific Islander
88.1
89.0
92.3
93.1
94.9
94.4
6.3
-0.5
Hispanic
56.5
64.9
73.0
73.2
73.9
76.9
20.4
3.0
White (Not Hispanic Origin)
88.6
90.5
92.5
94.3
93.2
94.8
6.2
1.6
4
Reading
All Students
81.9
86.4
86.7
90.3
92.0
10.1
1.7
African American
68.6
76.4
76.7
83.1
85.3
16.7
2.2
Asian/Pacific Islander
89.0
91.5
93.1
95.4
96.0
7.0
0.6
Hispanic
65.2
75.9
77.6
83.5
86.8
21.6
3.3
White (Not Hispanic Origin)
93.3
94.7
94.1
96.0
96.9
3.6
0.9
Mathematics
All Students
80.0
83.5
86.5
88.6
89.9
9.9
1.3
African American
62.2
68.8
72.3
78.5
80.0
17.8
1.5
Asian/Pacific Islander
91.2
93.1
95.2
95.8
97.3
6.1
1.5
Hispanic
64.0
71.8
77.8
81.1
82.9
18.9
1.8
White (Not Hispanic Origin)
91.9
93.2
95.2
95.4
96.4
4.5
1.0
5
Reading
All Students
74.7
76.1
79.8
82.8
83.4
91.2
16.5
7.8
African American
58.3
60.0
65.3
70.6
72.2
84.6
26.3
12.4
Asian/Pacific Islander
81.3
85.1
87.9
90.2
91.4
96.1
14.8
4.7
Hispanic
53.4
56.4
63.6
69.2
69.9
84.7
31.3
14.8
White (Not Hispanic Origin)
88.5
89.8
91.4
93.2
93.5
96.8
8.3
3.3
Mathematics
All Students
67.8
73.5
78.5
80.8
84.1
86.3
18.5
2.2
African American
43.1
52.4
58.8
62.7
69.0
75.4
32.3
6.4
Asian/Pacific Islander
83.7
88.2
91.3
92.8
94.5
95.5
11.8
1.0
Hispanic
47.5
55.0
62.6
69.3
73.5
76.7
29.2
3.2
White (Not Hispanic Origin)
82.4
87.5
90.9
91.8
93.6
94.4
12.0
0.8
Note: Data were acquired directly from yearly MSDE reports sent to LEAs. Lowest-scoring 2008 groups (achievement gaps) and noteworthy one-year changes in
proficiency percentage points are indicated in color.
Table A1, Continued
Maryland School Assessment (MSA) Reading and Mathematics Proficiency Rates from 2003 to 2008
by Grade Level and Race/Ethnic Group
Change
Change
Since
since
2003 / 04
2007
6
Reading
All Students
77.2
75.8
79.5
83.8
87.5
10.3
3.7
African American
61.7
59.0
65.3
73.4
80.0
18.3
6.6
Asian/Pacific Islander
85.2
86.4
89.6
92.2
94.3
9.1
2.1
Hispanic
56.7
55.9
61.2
67.9
75.5
18.8
7.6
White (Not Hispanic Origin)
90.5
90.0
91.8
94.3
95.5
5.0
1.2
Mathematics
All Students
62.4
67.7
76.2
78.5
80.4
18.0
1.9
African American
37.1
44.0
56.2
60.7
63.4
26.3
2.7
Asian/Pacific Islander
81.3
86.0
91.0
92.0
94.0
12.7
2.0
Hispanic
39.0
45.7
59.2
64.5
66.4
27.4
1.9
White (Not Hispanic Origin)
78.2
84.1
89.5
90.5
92.1
13.9
1.6
7
Reading
All Students
76.0
76.8
76.8
80.2
88.2
12.2
8.0
African American
57.9
60.5
60.7
66.7
80.4
22.5
13.7
Asian/Pacific Islander
84.9
85.8
87.2
89.3
93.9
9.0
4.6
Hispanic
55.5
56.0
57.1
62.6
76.5
21.0
13.9
White (Not Hispanic Origin)
90.5
90.6
90.9
93.0
96.5
6.0
3.5
Mathematics
All Students
63.9
67.8
70.8
73.5
77.2
13.3
3.7
African American
36.3
43.2
47.0
51.2
58.7
22.4
7.5
Asian/Pacific Islander
82.0
85.5
88.0
90.2
92.6
10.6
2.4
Hispanic
40.7
45.3
50.4
54.2
60.7
20.0
6.5
White (Not Hispanic Origin)
81.3
83.6
87.3
89.1
90.6
9.3
1.5
8
Reading
All Students
70.9
72.4
73.9
73.8
77.1
83.2
12.3
6.1
African American
51.1
52.9
55.3
57.9
61.8
71.4
20.3
9.6
Asian/Pacific Islander
77.9
82.7
84.0
83.5
86.8
92.6
14.7
5.8
Hispanic
48.0
49.2
52.8
52.2
58.5
67.8
19.8
9.3
White (Not Hispanic Origin)
86.0
87.7
88.8
87.9
90.8
93.9
7.9
3.1
Mathematics
All Students
57.5
58.8
64.6
66.6
67.4
73.1
15.6
5.7
African American
28.8
31.2
39.0
41.6
43.0
51.1
22.3
8.1
Asian/Pacific Islander
77.4
80.2
85.1
84.2
86.6
90.5
13.1
3.9
Hispanic
30.1
33.1
41.2
45.8
45.9
55.7
25.6
9.8
White (Not Hispanic Origin)
74.6
76.1
80.7
82.6
84.2
87.7
13.1
3.5
Note: Data were acquired directly from yearly MSDE reports sent to LEAs. Lowest-scoring 2008 groups (achievement gaps) and noteworthy one-year changes in
proficiency percentage points are indicated in color.
Grade
Subject
Race/Ethnic Group
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Table A2
Maryland School Assessment (MSA) Reading and Mathematics Proficiency Rates from 2003 to 2008
by Grade Level and Receipt of Special Services:
Free and Reduced Meals (FARMS), Special Education, and Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
Grade
Subject
Special Service Group
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Change
Since
2003 / 04
Change
since
2007
3
Reading
FARMS
Special Education
LEP
FARMS
Special Education
LEP
FARMS
Special Education
LEP
FARMS
Special Education
LEP
FARMS
Special Education
LEP
FARMS
Special Education
LEP
FARMS
Special Education
LEP
FARMS
Special Education
LEP
FARMS
Special Education
LEP
FARMS
Special Education
37.5
30.3
18.9
51.8
45.8
44.5
57.4
53.2
43.2
60.3
51.4
52.8
62.3
59.1
40.6
58.6
48.4
46.2
52.7
46.4
33.1
49.2
39.2
41.2
53.9
39.6
28.4
33.4
21.6
27.7
49.4
38.2
19.8
32.6
25.8
58.4
58.3
40.8
64.7
57.6
52.0
70.3
66.5
49.0
65.3
54.3
46.7
57.3
51.2
34.6
54.2
44.3
38.4
49.4
39.2
23.3
38.3
29.7
26.1
49.3
37.6
20.2
36.8
26.7
64.6
62.2
58.1
68.2
59.8
59.7
73.3
68.0
59.5
71.5
63.3
65.2
65.1
57.6
46.7
61.7
53.6
54.7
55.1
42.8
34.3
51.6
39.8
41.6
53.5
40.8
30.5
43.0
34.0
69.9
65.5
67.0
68.0
56.7
65.0
80.5
73.7
73.8
76.3
63.9
70.0
65.4
61.6
50.5
67.6
56.6
59.3
64.4
55.4
48.2
58.5
47.4
44.7
57.3
43.9
32.8
47.7
38.0
71.9
67.6
65.5
70.1
61.9
69.4
83.1
77.8
79.1
78.6
66.6
74.0
81.9
75.0
75.0
72.1
58.1
66.1
72.5
63.8
51.0
60.5
50.5
52.0
74.2
65.7
44.8
54.6
45.8
34.4
37.3
46.6
18.3
16.1
24.9
20.8
18.7
38.5
20.0
18.2
27.8
34.4
28.1
47.8
31.3
27.1
29.7
18.6
24.2
22.6
27.1
28.9
24.3
24.8
27.5
25.0
22.0
20.0
2.0
2.1
-1.5
2.1
5.2
4.4
2.6
4.1
5.3
2.3
2.7
4.0
16.5
13.4
24.5
4.5
1.5
6.8
8.1
8.4
2.8
2.0
3.1
7.3
16.9
21.8
12.0
6.9
7.8
24.7
20.9
30.2
34.1
38.1
13.4
4.0
44.5
31.8
45.0
35.8
46.7
33.8
52.9
42.6
63.0
52.0
21.7
17.5
10.1
9.4
Mathematics
4
Reading
Mathematics
5
Reading
Mathematics
6
Reading
Mathematics
7
Reading
Mathematics
47.5
46.9
27.2
40.8
31.0
36.4
LEP
8
Reading
FARMS
Special Education
41.3
34.5
32.7
5.0
LEP
15.9
22.7
18.5
25.4
27.7
16.8
48.1
9.3
Mathematics
FARMS
25.3
27.9
33.1
38.2
38.8
22.8
34.4
Special Education
20.8
18.6
26.1
27.3
32.5
13.6
1.9
39.9
9.2
LEP
24.5
29.3
25.0
31.7
30.7
15.4
Note: Data were acquired directly from yearly MSDE reports sent to LEAs. Noteworthy one-year changes in proficiency percentage points are indicated in color.
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