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2015 Reading State Snapshot Report

Minnesota Grade 4 Public Schools

Overall Results

In 2015, the average score of fourth-grade students in Minnesota was 223. This was not significantly different from the average score of 221 for public school students in the nation. The average score for students in Minnesota in 2015 (223) was lower than their average score in 2013 (227) and was not significantly different from their average score in 1998 (219). The percentage of students in Minnesota who performed at or above the NAEP Proficient level was 39 percent in 2015. This percentage was not significantly different from that in 2013 (41 percent) and in 1998 (35 percent). The percentage of students in Minnesota who performed at or above the NAEP Basic level was 71 percent in 2015. This percentage was not significantly different from that in 2013 (74 percent) and in 1998 (67 percent).

Achievement-Level Percentages and Average Score Results

Minnesota

1998

33

Average Score

32

27

8

219

2013

26

33

31

10

227*

2015

29

32

30

9

223

Nation (public)

2015

32

33

27

8

221

Percent below Basic Percent at Proficient or at Basic or Advanced

Below Basic

Basic

Proficient

Advanced

* Significantly different (p < .05) from state's results in 2015. Significance tests were performed using unrounded numbers. NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

Compare the Average Score in 2015 to Other States/Jurisdictions

Average Scores for State/Jurisdiction and Nation (public)

Score 500

250

DC DoDEA DE RI

240

230 219

220

210 213* 200

227* 223

221 221

In 2015, the average score in Minnesota (223) was

lower than those in 11 states/jurisdictions higher than those in 16 states/jurisdictions not significantly different from those in 24 states/jurisdictions

DoDEA = Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools)

Results for Student Groups in 2015

Reporting Groups

Percentage

Percentage at Percentage

of Avg. or above

at

students score Basic Proficient Advanced

Race/Ethnicity

White

68 232 79

47

11

Black

10 195 42

16

2

Hispanic

9 199 50

18

2

Asian

6 222 67

34

12

American Indian/Alaska Native

2 198 41

14

5

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

#

Two or more races

5 218 65

35

6

Gender Male Female

51 218 65

34

7

49 229 77

44

11

National School Lunch Program Eligible Not eligible

41 205 52

20

3

59 236 84

52

13

# Rounds to zero. Reporting standards not met. NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding, and because the "Information not available" category for the National School Lunch Program, which provides free/reduced-price lunches, is not displayed. Black includes African American and Hispanic includes Latino. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin.

0 '98

'02 '03

'05

'07

'09

'11

'13

'15 Year

Nation (public)

Minnesota

* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2015. Significance tests were performed using unrounded numbers.

Score Gaps for Student Groups

In 2015, Black students had an average score that was 37 points lower than that for White students. This performance gap was not significantly different from that in 1998 (40 points). In 2015, Hispanic students had an average score that was 33 points lower than that for White students. Data are not reported for Hispanic students in 1998, because reporting standards were not met. In 2015, female students in Minnesota had an average score that was higher than that for male students by 12 points. In 2015, students who were eligible for free/reduced-price school lunch, an indicator of low family income, had an average score that was 31 points lower than that for students who were not eligible. This performance gap was not significantly different from that in 1998 (30 points).

NOTE: Statistical comparisons are calculated on the basis of unrounded scale scores or percentages. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), various years, 1998-2015 Reading Assessments.

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