2015 ReadingState Snapshot Report

2015 Reading State Snapshot Report

Tennessee Grade 4 Public Schools

Overall Results

In 2015, the average score of fourth-grade students in Tennessee was 219. This was not significantly different from the average score of 221 for public school students in the nation. The average score for students in Tennessee in 2015 (219) was not significantly different from their average score in 2013 (220) and was higher than their average score in 1998 (212). The percentage of students in Tennessee who performed at or above the NAEP Proficient level was 33 percent in 2015. This percentage was not significantly different from that in 2013 (34 percent) and was greater than that in 1998 (25 percent). The percentage of students in Tennessee who performed at or above the NAEP Basic level was 66 percent in 2015. This percentage was not significantly different from that in 2013 (67 percent) and was greater than that in 1998 (57 percent).

Achievement-Level Percentages and Average Score Results

Tennessee 1998 2013 2015 Nation (public) 2015

43* 33 34

32

Average Score

32

20* 4*

212*

33

26

8

220

32

26

8

219

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

220 213* 210 212* 200

221 221 220 219

In 2015, the average score in Tennessee (219) was

lower than those in 29 states/jurisdictions higher than those in 6 states/jurisdictions not significantly different from those in 16 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

64 225 73

39

10

Black

23 199 45

16

2

Hispanic

7 214 59

27

5

Asian

2

American Indian/Alaska Native

#

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

#

Two or more races

2 225 72

39

10

Gender Male Female

50 214 62

29

6

50 224 70

37

10

National School Lunch Program Eligible Not eligible

59 207 55

22

3

40 235 81

50

14

# 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)

Tennessee

* 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 26 points lower than that for White students. This performance gap was not significantly different from that in 1998 (25 points). In 2015, Hispanic students had an average score that was 12 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 Tennessee had an average score that was higher than that for male students by 10 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 28 points lower than that for students who were not eligible. This performance gap was not significantly different from that in 1998 (26 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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