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Measuring Student Progress

in Grades 3-8

English Language Arts

and Mathematics

August 22, 2017

ESSA, Equity and Assessments

• NY’s draft ESSA plan will be submitted to USDE in September

• State assessments remain an important part of our draft plan

o Provide us with important information about how students, schools and school districts are performing

o Identify where the gaps in achievement persist that must be addressed

• Tests are only one piece of the puzzle

• NY’s draft ESSA plan stresses the need to foster equity and fairness throughout the entire education system

2

ESSA, Equity and Assessments

• New York’s draft ESSA plan:

expands measures for school support and accountability,

and for student and school success

expands accountability measures beyond ELA and math

to include science and social studies, and the acquisition

of English proficiency by ELLs and MLLs

• We are committed to evolving the State’s accountability

system over time to add additional measures of school quality

and student success

3

Next Generation

Learning Standards

• Deliberate, inclusive and transparent approach to develop our Next

Generation Learning Standards

• The standards are rigorous and will prepare children for successful

lives in the 21st century

• Board of Regents to act on the revised standards in September

4

Next Generation Learning Standards &

Assessment Time Line

• The projected time line for standards and assessments over the coming

years is:

September 2017: Adoption of Next Generation Standards

2017-2018 School Year: Two-day assessments measuring the current

standards; professional development on Next Generation Standards;


standards; professional development continuing on Next Generation

Standards;


standards; professional development continuing on Next Generation

Standards;

September 2020: Full implementation of the Next Generation

Standards;

Spring 2021: New tests measuring Next Generation Standards.

5

Computer-Based Testing

• Spring 2017 is the first time the state offered operational

assessments on computers

• More than 28,000 students took operational tests by computer

• Overall, implementation of computer-based testing (CBT) went very

well for both ELA and math

• CBT will reduce the need for stand-alone field tests, help prepare

students for the 21st century and has the potential to make our

assessments even better instructional tools for students with

disabilities

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2017 Summary -

Statewide• ELA: the percentage of all test takers in grades 3-8 who scored at the

proficient level (Levels 3 and 4) went up by 1.9 percentage points to

39.8 percent

• Math: the percentage of all test takers who scored at the proficient

level increased this year to 40.2 percent

• Scores from last year’s exam can be compared to this year’s

% of Students Proficient in Grades 3-8

2016 2017

Percentage

Point

Change

# of Test

Takers

Statewide Combined

Grades ELA 37.9 39.8 1.9 939,983

Statewide Combined

Grades Math39.1 40.2 1.1 909,106

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2017 Summary – NYC

The percentage of NYC students who scored at the proficient level

increased in both ELA and math and NYC now slightly exceeds the rest

of the State in proficiency in ELA.


2016 2017Percentage

Point Change

Statewide Combined Grades

ELA 37.9 39.8 1.9

NYC Combined Grades ELA 38.0 40.6 2.6

Statewide Combined Grades

Math39.1 40.2 1.1

NYC Combined Grades Math 36.4 37.8 1.4

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2017 Summary – Big 5 School Districts

All of the Big 5 school districts saw increases in ELA with smaller

increases in math

% of Students Proficient in ELA in Grades 3-8

2016 2017Percentage

Point Change

New York City 38.0 40.6 2.6

Buffalo 16.4 17.8 1.4

Rochester 6.7 7.6 0.9

Syracuse 10.9 13.1 2.2

Yonkers 26.0 29.6 3.6

% of Students Proficient in Math in Grades 3-8

2016 2017Percentage

Point Change

New York City 36.4 37.8 1.4

Buffalo 16.1 17.2 1.1

Rochester 7.2 7.9 0.7

Syracuse 10.4 11.0 0.6

Yonkers 24.6 28.3 3.7

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2017 Summary – Proficiency by

Race and Ethnicity• Black and Hispanic student proficiency went up in 2017 on the

ELA exam and more modestly in math.

• Overall, black and Hispanic statewide proficiency saw a larger

percentage-point increase than their white peers.

• As a result, the achievement gap between black and Hispanic

student proficiency from the proficiency of their white peers

closed slightly.

• My Brother’s Keeper, ESSA Plan and the Equity initiative will

help to further close the gaps


2016 2017Percentage

Point Change

Black ELA 26.2 29.0 2.8

Hispanic ELA 26.8 29.2 2.4

White ELA 46.0 47.1 1.1

Black Math 23.0 24.4 1.4

Hispanic Math 25.7 27.0 1.3

White Math 50.0 50.4 0.4

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2017 Summary – Charter Schools

• Charter school students’ proficiency on the ELA exam

across grades 3-8 went up this year, more so for students

attending charter schools in NYC.

• In math, student proficiency did not increase as much.

• # Charter Students Statewide who took ELA: 61,613

(6.3% of test takers statewide)

• # Charter Students Statewide who took Math: 59,360

(6.1% of test takers statewide)


2016 2017Percentage

Point Change

Charter Schools Combined Grades

ELA40.3 45.0 4.7

NYC Charter Combined Grades ELA 43.0 48.2 5.2

Charter Schools Combined Grades

Math45.4 48.2 2.8

NYC Charter Combined Grades

Math48.7 51.7 3.0

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Test Refusal Rate Declined

• In 2017, the test refusal rate was approximately 19%

• That is a 2-percentage-point drop from 2016, when

the rate was approximately 21%

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2017

Grades 3-8

ELA Test Results

13

62.9

%

31.6

%

69.2

%

32.4

%

64.1

%

29.0

%

72.6

%

28.0

%

64.5

%

28.4

%

72.0

%

34.2

%

67.5

%

30.6

%

62.9

% 69.1

%

32.7

%

64.7

%

29.8

%

69.4

%

30.6

%

62.2

%

29.2

%

70.5

%

34.7

%

66.4

%

31.3

%

73.3

%

41.9

%

75.6

%

40.8

%

63.8

%

33.5

%

72.6

%

34.4

%

71.7

%

35.5

%

76.3

%

40.9

%

72.2

%

37.9

%

72.2

%

42.9

%

75.9

%

41.2

%

67.2

%

35.4

%

70.9

%

32.4

%

78.3

%

41.9

%

45.5

%

73.7

%

31.0

%

39.8

%

78.8

%

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2014201520162017

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Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Combined

GradesGrade 8

Students Statewide Made Gains in ELAThe percentage of students who met or exceeded the ELA proficiency standard (Levels 3 and 4)

increased to 39.8% in 2017 from 37.9% in 2016, an increase of 1.9 percentage points.

Percentage of All Test Takers Statewide in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 who scored at Level 2 and Above and Level 3

and Above by Grade Level

15

27

.8%

24

.1%

32

.8%

29

.1%

21

.7%

21

.2% 2

6.3

%

29

.2% 3

4.6

%

31

.8%

38

.6%

36

.4%

33

.3%

33

.9%

35

.9%

25

.3%

22

.4%

16

.2%

29

.0%

30

.4%

26

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7.1

%

15

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13

.0%

16

.1%

12

.9%

15

.1%

13

.2%

Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 CombinedGradesLevel 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

2017 Statewide Performance in ELA

61.0

%

30.0

%

67.3

%

31.2

%

63.5

%

28.4

%

25.3

%

62.8

%

26.8

%

28.9

%

28.5

%

62.7

%

30.2

%

68.1

%

31.3

%

65.1

%

29.7

%

30.0

%

62.2

%

28.2

%

32.9

%

30.4

%

42.6

%

76.1

%

42.0

%

67.0

%

36.1

%

80.4

%

43.3

%

47.5

%

40.6

%

65.4

%

69.5

%

68.3

%

66.4

%

69.2

%

71.3

%76.4

%

41.4

%

72.7

%

40.9

%

64.1

%

34.1

%

72.8

%

34.7

%

73.7

%

36.0

%

77.9

%

40.5

%

72.9

%

38.0

%

71.2

%

69.7

%

32.3

%

81.2

%

74.2

%

2 &

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2014201520162017

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Grades

NYC

Grade 8

NYC Student Performance Exceeded the State’s in ELA

Percentage of All NYC Test Takers in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 who scored at Level 2 and Above and Level 3 and

Above by Grade Level

Students who met or exceeded the ELA proficiency standard (Levels 3 and 4) increased to 40.6% in

2017 from 38.0% in 2016, an increase of 2.6 percentage points.

2017 NYC Performance in ELA

17

28

.8%

23

.9%

33

.0%

30

.3%

19

.6%

18

.8%

25

.8%

28

.7% 3

4.1

%

30

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7.4

%

37

.1%

33

.7%

33

.6%

34

.0%

24

.4%

21

.7%

15

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28

.5%

30

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25

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8.6

%

17

.6%

14

.4%

17

.2%

14

.8%

17

.0%

14

.9%

Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 CombinedGrades

NYCLevel 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

65.4

%

28.5

%

39.0

%

11.9

%

28.6

%

5.5

%

31.6

%

8.5

%

55.5

%

18.6

%

67.5

%

30.6

%

66.4

%

30.4

% 36.7

%

11.9

%

24.3

%

4.7

%

29.1

%

8.1

%

55.3

%

20.3

%

66.4

%

31.3

%

72.9

%

38.0

% 44.2

%

16.4

%

30.5

%

6.7

%

33.9

%

10.9

%

62.1

%

26.0

%

72.2

%

37.9

%

74.2

%

40.6

% 45.7

%

17.8

%

32.3

%

7.6

%

36.7

%

13.1

%

65.7

%

29.6

%

73.7

%

39.8

%

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2014201520162017

18

YonkersBuffalo Total PublicSyracuseRochesterNYC

Big 5 City District Performance in ELAELA performance increased in each Big 5 City School District

Percentage of All Test Takers in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 who scored at Level 2 and Above and Level 3 and

Above by Combined Grades

28.5

%

11.2

%

16.2

% 21.9

%

33.2

%

49.1

%

26.1

%

30.6

%

30.4

%

11.5

%

16.0

% 22.4

%

34.1

%

52.2

%

27.5

%

31.3

%38.0

%

15.4

% 21.2

% 27.3

%

39.4

%

58.9

%

40.3

%

37.9

%

40.6

%

17.5

% 23.2

%

28.0

%

40.1

%

60.1

%

45.0

%

39.8

%

NYC Large City Urban-

Suburban

Rural Average Low Charter Total Public

2014

2015

2016

2017

19

Statewide Performance in ELA by

Need/Resource GroupELA performance increased for all Need/Resource Groups, with low-need districts continuing to outperform

other groups but had less growth than large city and urban suburban districts. In addition, Charter Schools

demonstrated the most gain and NYC now slightly exceeds the performance of public schools statewide.

Percentage of All Test Takers in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 who scored at Level 3 and Above

by Combined Grades

High Need Districts

82.4

%

50.4

%

54.4

%

17.4

%

57.2

%

18.5

%

59.9

%

22.0

%

75.5

%

38.5

%

83.2

%

52.5

%

54.3

%

18.5

%

57.3

%

19.7

%

60.4

%

23.8

%

74.7

%

40.4

%

86.2

%

59.0

%

62.9

%

26.2

%

64.5

%

26.8

%

66.8

%

29.9

%

78.6

%

46.0

%

86.6

%

60.8

%

65.0

%

29.0

%

66.2

%

29.2

%

68.8

%

32.7

%

80.1

%

47.1

%

2 &

above

3 &

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2 &

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3 &

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3 &

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2 &

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3 &

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2014201520162017

American

Indian/Alaska

Native

Asian/Pacific

IslanderHispanicBlack White

20

Statewide Performance in ELA by Race and EthnicityGains were seen overall within all Race and Ethnicity groups. This year, Black and American Indian/Alaska Native students made

the greatest gains statewide and continue to slowly narrow the achievement gap.

Percentage of All Test Takers in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 who scored at Level 2 and Above and Level 3 and Above by

Combined Grades

82.0

%

49.2

% 56.6

%

18.1

%

57.4

%

18.3

%

65.7

%

26.7

%

82.6

%

49.5

%

83.3

%

52.0

%

57.0

%

19.0

%

58.4

%

19.8

%

66.9

%

28.7

%

82.8

%

51.3

%

86.5

%

58.8

% 65.7

%

26.6

%

65.8

%

27.2

%

72.3

%

34.9

%

86.3

%

58.9

%

86.9

%

61.0

% 67.1

%

28.9

%

67.2

%

29.7

%

73.6

%

37.4

%

87.2

%

61.0

%

2 &

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3 &

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2 &

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2014201520162017

American

Indian/Alaska Native

Asian/Pacific

Islander

HispanicBlack White

NYC Performance in ELA by Race and Ethnicity

Percentage of All Test Takers in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 who scored at Level 2 and Above and Level 3 and


NYC’s performance by Race and Ethnicity parallels statewide public school

performance with proficiency gains in all Race and Ethnicity groups.

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72.6

%

35.1

%

62.7

%

26.3

%

72.1

%

36.4

%

61.0

%

26.5

%

77.8

%

43.9

%

66.8

%

32.2

%

79.1

%

46.0

%

68.6

%

33.9

%

2 & above 3 & above 2 & above 3 & above

2014 20152016 2017

Females Males

Girls Continued to Outperform Boys

Statewide in ELA in 2017

Percentage of All Test Takers Scoring at Level 2 and Above and Level 3 and Above for 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 Combined

Grades by Gender22

89.8

%

66.6

% 71.9

%

35.2

%

72.5

%

34.8

%

74.4

%

39.1

%

84.8

%

54.0

%

83.6

%

55.3

%

58.3

%

22.8

%

60.2

%

23.9

%

63.4

%

26.8

%

75.7

%

40.6

%

2 &

above

3 &

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above

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Females

Males

American

Indian/Alaska

Native

Asian/

Pacific

Islander

HispanicBlack White

Across all Race and Ethnicity groups, girls continued

to perform better than boys in ELA statewide

Percentage of All Test Takers Scoring at Level 2 and Above and Level 3 and Above for 2017 by

Gender and Race and Ethnicity23

24

Charter School Performance in ELA71.7

%

28.0

%

59.5

%

19.6

%

69.0

%

26.1

%

67.5

%

30.6

%

71.9

%

29.3

%

58.0

%

20.5

%

69.1

%

27.5

%

66.4

%

31.3

%

81.7

%

43.0

%

68.0

%

28.8

%

79.1

%

40.3

%

72.2

%

37.9

%

83.9

%

48.2

%

69.8

%

30.8

%

81.3

%

45.0

%

73.7

%

39.8

%

2 &

above

3 &

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3 &

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2 &

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3 &

above

2014 20152016 2017

Total PublicNYC Charters All ChartersRest of State Charters

Percentage of All Test Takers in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 who scored at Leve 2 and Above and Level 3 and


NYC Charter schools saw a proficiency gain of 5.2 percentage points, while the Rest of

State Charter schools saw a 2-percentage-point gain.

Never ELLs3Current ELLs1 Ever ELLs2 Total Public

1Students identified as ELL during the reported year. 2Students identified as ELL any year prior to the reported year but not including the reported year.3Students never reported to have received ELL services.

Statewide English Language Learner

Performance in ELAELL students statewide continued to make gains in ELA. Ever ELLs have experienced a proficiency increase

of 5.5 percentage points. When compared to the total public student population a higher percentage of Ever

ELLs score at or above proficient.

25

24.5

%

3.3

%

74.6

%

27.8

%

70.1

%

33.0

%

67.5

%

30.6

%

25.1

%

3.9

%

75.1

%

30.5

%

69.1

%

33.9

%

66.4

%

31.3

%

28.5

%

4.0

%

82.6

%

39.7

%

74.9

%

40.8

%

72.2

%

37.9

%

32.4

%

5.2

%

85.8

%

45.2

%

76.4

%

42.6

%

73.7

%

39.8

%

2 &

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3 &

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2 &

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3 &

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2 &

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3 &

above

2014

2015

2016

2017

26.4

%

3.6

%

77.8

%

31.1

%

69.1

%

32.0

%

67.5

%

30.6

%

27.4

%

4.4

%

78.8

%

34.2

%

70.1

%

33.8

%

66.4

%

31.3

%

30.9

%

4.4

%

85.5

%

43.2

%

76.7

%

42.1

%

72.2

%

37.9

%

34.6

%

5.6

%

88.4

%

49.1

%

77.9

%

44.7

%

73.7

%

39.8

%

2 &

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3 &

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2 &

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2014201520162017



NYC English Language Learners

Performance in ELA

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27.8

%

5.2

%

75.4

%

35.6

%

28.3

%

5.7

%

74.4

%

36.6

%

7.9

%

80.1

%

44.1

%

38.6

%

9.3

%

80.9

%

46.0

%

33.8

%

2 & above Students with

Disabilities


Disabilities

2 & above General

Education

3 & above General

Education

2014 2015 2016 2017

Students with Disabilities Performance in ELA9.3% of students with disabilities met or exceeded the ELA proficiency standard (Levels 3 and 4) in 2017,

and the percentage of students scoring at Level 2 and above rose to 38.6%.

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2017

Grades 3-8

Math Test Results

28

A USED waiver eliminated unnecessary double testing and allowed accelerated math students to participate in high school math

Regents Exams instead of the Grade 8 Math Test, which may cause a decrease in the percentage proficient in Grade 8 as

compared to other grades.

73.1

%

42.2

%

73.3

%

41.8

%

67.9

%

39.3

%

72.6

%

37.2

%

64.6

%

32.0

%

62.6

%

21.5

%

69.3

%

36.2

%

72.1

%

42.0

%

73.0

%

43.1

%

69.2

%

42.7

%

71.6

%

38.9

%

66.4

%

34.8

%

60.3

%

21.9

%

69.3

%

38.1

%

74.8

%

44.1

%

72.5

%

44.7

%

68.0

%

40.1

%

74.1

%

40.1

%

66.3

%

35.9

%

60.1

%

23.8

%

69.9

%

39.1

%

67

.0%

58

.5%

69

.5%

40

.2%

75

.3%

48

.4%

73

.2%

43

.0%

67

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43

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39

.8%

37

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21

.6%

70

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2 &

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2014 2015

2016 2017

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Grades

Grade 8

The Percentage of All Test Takers Statewide in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 who scored at Level 2 and

Above and Level 3 and Above by Grade Level

Students Statewide Made Progress in MathStudents who met or exceeded the proficiency standard (Levels 3 and 4) increased to 40.2% in 2017 from

39.1% in 2016, a gain of 1.1 percentage points.

2017 Statewide Performance in MathThe percentage of students at each performance level by grade level.

30

24

.7%

26

.8% 32

.1%

29

.9%

33

.0%

41

.5%

30

.5%

26

.9%

30

.2%

24

.9% 30

.3%

29

.3% 3

7.0

%

29

.3%

25

.0%

22

.0% 27

.2%

18

.7% 24

.0%

15

.4% 2

2.5

%

23

.4%

21

.0%

15

.8% 21

.0%

13

.7%

6.2

%

17

.7%

Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 CombinedGradesLevel 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4




70.1

%

38.7

%

70.7

%

40.0

%

66.9

%

38.8

%

67.6

%

33.8

%

60.2

%

29.7

%

60.5

%

22.8

%

66.2

%

34.3

%

69.7

%

38.5

%

69.9

%

39.1

%

68.0

%

40.9

%

67.7

%

35.5

%

63.4

%

32.5

%

59.0

%

22.5

%

66.5

%

35.2

%

72.8

%

41.0

%

69.3

%

41.4

%

66.0

%

37.5

%

71.0

%

36.9

%

63.4

%

34.0

%

59.4

%

25.0

%

67.3

%

36.4

%

73.7

%

46.0

%

70.4

%

40.0

%

65.3

%

40.8

%

65.7

%

36.1

%

64.2

%

35.9

%

59.1

%

24.2

%

66.8

%

37.8

%

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

2014 2015

2016 2017

31


Grades

NYC

Grade 8

NYC Students Made Progress in Math

Percentage of All NYC Test Takers in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 who scored at Level 2 and

Above and Level 3 and Above by Grade Level




Students who met or exceeded the proficiency standard (Levels 3 and 4)

increased to 37.8% in 2017 from 36.4% in 2016, a gain of 1.4 percentage points.

2017 NYC Performance in Math

32

26

.3%

29

.6% 34

.7%

34

.3%

35

.8% 40

.9%

33

.2%

27

.8%

30

.4%

24

.5% 29

.6%

28

.3% 3

4.8

%

29

.0%

23

.2%

19

.4% 24

.3%

15

.8% 20

.3%

15

.6%

19

.9%

22

.8%

20

.7%

16

.5%

20

.4%

15

.6%

8.6

%

17

.8%

Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 CombinedGrades

NYCLevel 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4




66.2

%

34.3

% 39.2

%

13.1

%

29.3

%

7.2

%

27.8

%

8.3

%

54.0

%

21.8

%

69.3

%

36.2

%

66.5

%

35.2

% 40.1

%

15.1

%

28.7

%

7.4

%

28.3

%

9.4

%

54.7

%

24.0

%

69.3

%

38.1

%

67.3

%

36.4

% 41.7

%

16.1

%

27.7

%

7.2

%

29.9

%

10.4

%

55.6

%

24.6

%

69.9

%

39.1

%

66.8

%

37.8

%

41.2

%

17.2

%

27.6

%

7.9

%

29.9

%

11.0

%

58.6

%

28.3

%

69.5

%

40.2

%

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

2014201520162017

33

YonkersBuffalo Total PublicSyracuseRochesterNYC

Big 5 City District Performance in MathAll Big 5 city districts had increases in the percentage of students scoring at Proficiency (Levels 3 and Above)

in 2017.

Percentage of All Test Takers in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 who scored at Level 2 and Above and Level 3

and Above by Combined Grades

34.3

%

12.8

%

17.9

% 25.6

%

38.9

%

57.7

%

40.8

%

36.2

%

35.2

%

14.5

%

19.6

%

30.5

%

43.4

%

63.3

%

41.5

%

38.1

%

36.4

%

15.1

% 21.0

%

30.9

%

43.8

%

64.5

%

45.4

%

39.1

%

37.8

%

16.7

% 22.4

%

31.4

%

44.2

%

64.6

%

48.2

%

40.2

%

NYC Large City Urban-

Suburban

Rural Average Low Charter Total Public

2014201520162017

34

Statewide Performance in Math by

Need/Resource Group

In 2017, all Need/Resource Groups made progress in math, with low-need districts continuing to outperform

other groups. Charter schools saw the largest gain of 2.8 percentage points.

Percentage of All Test Takers in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 who scored at Level 3 and Above by Combined Grades

High Need Districts

35

87.8

%

64.7

%

52.6

%

19.8

%

58.5

%

23.4

%

62.2

%

27.6

%

78.8

%

44.8

%

88.2

%

66.0

%

53.4

%

21.3

%

58.8

%

24.5

%

64.4

%

30.7

%

80.6

%

49.7

%

88.2

%

66.5

%

54.7

%

23.0

%

59.8

%

25.7

%

62.8

%

29.5

%

80.6

%

50.0

%

87.8

%

67.2

%

54.4

%

24.4

%

59.1

%

27.0

%

62.3

%

31.3

%

79.9

%

50.4

%

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

2014201520162017

Statewide Performance in Math by Race and EthnicityAll Race and Ethnicity groups had a greater percentage of students meeting or exceeding math proficiency (Levels 3 and 4) in

2017. The achievement gap closed slightly but persists statewide.

American

Indian/Alaska

Native

Asian/Pacific


Percentage of All Test Takers in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 who scored at Level 2 and Above and Level 3

and Above by Combined Grades

36

88.9

%

66.0

%

52.6

%

18.6

%

58.6

%

23.2

%

67.3

%

34.4

%

84.4

%

56.0

%

89.2

%

66.8

%

52.5

%

19.1

%

58.8

%

23.7

%

67.2

%

34.3

%

84.5

%

56.7

%

89.0

%

67.2

%

53.5

%

20.0

%

59.3

%

24.3

%

65.3

%

32.2

%

84.4

%

57.8

%

88.5

%

67.8

%

52.6

%

20.7

%

58.1

%

25.3

%

63.8

%

33.1

%

84.2

%

59.0

%

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

2014201520162017

American

Indian/Alaska

Native

Asian/Pacific


NYC Performance in Math by Race and Ethnicity

Percentage of All NYC Test Takers Scoring at Level 2 and Above and Level 3 and Above for 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017

by Combined Grades

Percentage of All Test Takers Scoring at Level 2 and Above and Level 3 and Above for 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017

by Combined Grades by Gender

70.7

%

36.7

%

67.8

%

35.8

%

70.9

%

38.7

%

67.8

%

37.5

%

71.6

%

39.6

%

68.4

%

38.6

%

71.1

%

40.7

%

67.9

%

39.7

%

2 & above 3 & above 2 & above 3 & above

2014 20152016 2017

37

Females Males

Girls Continued to Outperform Boys

Statewide in Math in 2017

Percentage of All Test Takers Scoring at Level 2 and Above and Level 3 and Above for 2017 by Gender and Race and Ethnicity

88.7

%

67.7

%

57.8

%

26.2

%

60.7

%

27.3

%

64.8

%

32.1

%

81.1

%

50.7

%

87.0

%

66.7

%

51.2

%

22.6

%

57.6

%

26.7

%

60.1

%

30.5

%

78.7

%

50.1

%

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

Females

Males

38

American

Indian/Alaska

Native

Asian/

Pacific

Islander

HispanicBlack White

Across all Race and Ethnicity groups, girls

performed better than boys in math statewide

39

78.6

%

43.9

%

68.4

%

30.4

%

76.4

%

40.8

%

69.3

%

36.2

%

77.8

%

44.2

%

66.7

%

30.2

%

75.6

%

41.5

%

69.3

%

38.1

%

80.0

%

48.7

%

65.2

%

30.9

%

77.3

%

45.4

%

69.9

%

39.1

%

80.4

%

51.7

%

65.2

%

32.4

%

77.7

%

48.2

%

69.5

%

40.2

%

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

2014 2015 2016 2017

Total PublicNYC Charters All ChartersRest of State Charters

Charter School Performance in Math

The Percentage of All Test Takers in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 who scored at Level 2 and Above and

Level 3 and Above Combined Grades

NYC Charter Schools saw a gain of 3 percentage points, while Rest of State

Charter Schools saw a gain of 1.5 percentage points.

37.3

%

12.1

%

70.3

%

35.6

%

72.5

%

39.1

%

69.3

%

36.2

%

37.4

%

12.7

%

76.9

%

40.6

%

72.0

%

40.7

%

69.3

%

38.1

%

37.5

%

11.5

%

78.5

%

43.6

%

72.5

%

41.7

%

69.9

%

39.1

%

38.5

%

13.2

%

79.3

%

46.8

%

72.1

%

42.7

%

69.5

%

40.2

%

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

2014201520162017

Never ELLs3Current ELLs1 Ever ELLs2

Total Public


Statewide English Language Learner

Performance in Math

40



NYC English Language Learner

Performance in Math

41

41.2

%

14.0

%

71.5

%

38.1

%

69.5

%

37.3

%

69.3

%

36.2

%

41.3

%

14.6

%

79.8

%

44.3

%

68.6

%

37.3

%

69.3

%

38.1

%

40.6

%

13.0

%

80.7

%

46.8

%

69.5

%

38.7

%

69.9

%

39.1

%

41.4

%

14.7

%

80.9

%

49.7

%

69.1

%

40.1

%

69.5

%

40.2

%

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

2 &

above

3 &

above

2014201520162017

42

33.7

%

9.6

%

76.4

%

41.6

%

34.3

%

10.6

%

76.6

%

43.9

%

35.3

%

10.9

%

77.2

%

45.0

%

34.6

%

11.4

%

76.6

%

46.0

%


Disabilities


Disabilities

2 & above General

Education

3 & above General

Education

2014 2015 2016 2017

Students with Disabilities Performance in Math11.4% of Students with Disabilities met or exceeded the math proficiency standard (Level 3 and 4) in 2017.

Percentage of All Test Takers Scoring at Level 2 and Above and Level 3 and Above for 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 by

Combined Grades

2017

Test Refusal Data

43

Not Tested/Test Refusal Data

on 3-8 ELA and Math Assessments

• The test refusal rate is down 2 percentage points from

2016

• In 2015 the “not tested” rate was 20%

44

2015

Not Tested

2016

Test

Refusal

2017

Test

Refusal

20% 21% 19%

Test Refusal Data

45

• Proportionally, students who refused to test in 2017

were:

• Much more likely to be white

• Much more likely to be from a low-need or average-

need district

• Less likely to be economically disadvantaged

• Much less likely to be an English Language Learner

5.4% 6.4%

1.4% 2.1%

8.3% 8.9%

5.4% 5.8%

51.8% 51.1%

27.4%25.3%

0.3% 0.4%

ELA Math ELA Math ELA Math ELA Math ELA Math ELA Math ELA Math

New York City Big 4 Cities High NeedUrban/Suburban

High Need Rural Average Need Low Need Charter

2017 Test Refusal Students by

Need/Resource GroupOf the total test refusals statewide, the most are from average and low need districts.

46

Percentage by Combined Grades

*This data shows that out of test refusal students statewide, which percentage came from each Need/Resource Group.

This data does NOT represent the test refusal rate of each Need/Resource Group.

Conclusion• Overall, students statewide have made progress in ELA

and math

• The Big 5 districts made progress in ELA & math

• All race and ethnicity groups made progress, continuing

to slowly close the achievement gap

• Will look at schools with significant gains to identify

exceptional practices

• Emphasis on fostering equity and closing gaps will

continue through My Brother’s Keeper initiative, ESSA

plan implementation and our Equity initiative

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