NAEP 2007 Reading
and Mathematics
Mark DeCandia
Kentucky NAEP State Coordinator
Mark DeCandia@education.ky.gov
Student, School/District Characteristics for
Kentucky Public Schools
Student, School/District Characteristics for Kentucky Public Schools:
Student Characteristics
Number enrolled: 679,878
Percent in Title I schools: 60.6%
With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 16.0%
Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 1.5%
Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 52.4%
Racial/Ethnic Background
White: 86.3%1
Black: 10.6%1
Hispanic: 2.1%1
Asian/Pacific Islander: 0.9%
American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.2%1
School/District Characteristics
Number of school districts: 176*
Number of schools: 1,426
Number of charter schools: N/A
Per-pupil expenditures: $7,2541
Pupil/teacher ratio: 16.0
Number of FTE teachers: 42,413
2007 NAEP Scale Scores
Average Scale Scores for Reading,
Kentucky Grade 4
1998 to 2007
Year
Average Scale Score
1998
218
2003
219
2005
220
2007
222
NOTE: The NAEP Reading scale ranges from 0 to 500. Observed differences are not necessarily
statistically significant.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for
Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998, 2003, 2005 and
2007 Reading Assessments.
Reading Grade 4
Reading 4th Grade Kentucky vs Nation 1998-2007
230
Average Scale Score
225
220
222
219
218
220
219
220
215
210
217
217
216
213
Kentucky
Nation
205
200
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Reading Grade 4 - 2007
Kentucky Average Scale Scores for
Grade 8 Reading
1998 to 2007
Year
Average Scale Score
1998
262
2003
266
2005
264
2007
262
NOTE: The NAEP Reading scale ranges from 0 to 500. Observed differences are not necessarily statistically significant.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics,
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998, 2003, 2005 and 2007 Reading Assessments.
Reading Grade 8
Reading 8th Grade Kentucky vs Nation 1998-2007
270
268
Average Scale Score
266
265
266
264
264
262
262
262
260
263
261
261
261
260
258
Kentucky
Nation
256
254
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Reading Grade 8 - 2007
Kentucky Average Scale Scores for
Grade 4 Mathematics 2000 to 2007
Year
Average Scale Score
2000
221
2003
229
2005
231
2007
235
NOTE: The NAEP Mathematics scale ranges from 0 to 500. Observed differences are not necessarily statistically
significant.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics,
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000, 2003, 2005 and 2007 Mathematics Assessments.
Math Grade 4
Math 4th Grade Kentucky vs Nation 2000-2007
250
245
240
Average Scale Score
239
237
234
235
230
235
226
225
220
231
229
221
215
210
Kentucky
Nation
205
200
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Math Grade 4 - 2007
Kentucky Average Scale Scores for
Grade 8 Mathematics 2000 to 2007
Year
Average Scale Score
2000
272
2003
274
2005
274
2007
279
NOTE: The NAEP Mathematics scale ranges from 0 to 500. Observed differences are not necessarily statistically significant.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000, 2003, 2005 and 2007 Mathematics Assessments.
Math Grade 8
Math 8th Grade Kentucky vs Nation 2000-2007
281
280
279
Average Scale Score
278
279
277
276
275
274
273
271
274
274
272
269
267
265
Kentucky
Nation
Math Grade 8 - 2007
Kentucky Reading Grade 4
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Average scale score (222) is higher than the
nation’s (220)
Percentage of students at or above Proficient (33%)
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Not significantly different than nation (32%)
Percentage of students at or above Basic (68%)
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Greater than 1992 (58%)
Not significantly different than 2005 (65%)
Not significantly different than nation (66%)
Kentucky Reading Grade 8
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Average Scale Score (262) not significantly different than nation
(261)
Percentage of students who performed at or above Proficient:
28%
 Not significantly different than 1998: 30%
 Not significantly different than the 2005: 31%
 Not significantly different than the nation: 29%
Percentage of students who performed at or above Basic: 73%
 Not significantly different than 1998: 74%
 Not significantly different than 2005: 75%
 Not significantly different than nation: 73%
Kentucky’s Math Grade 4
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Average scale score: 235
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Percentage of students who performed at or above
Proficient: 31%
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Lower than nation: 239
Greater than in 1992: 13%
Greater than in 2005: 26%
Percentage of students who performed at or above
Basic: 79%
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Greater than in 1992: 51%
Not significantly different than in 2005: 75%
Lower than nation: 81%
Kentucky’s Math Grade 8
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Average scale score: 279
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Percentage of students who performed at or above
Proficient: 27%
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Not significantly different than nation: 280
Greater than in 1990: 10%
Not significantly different than in 2005: 23%
Lower than nation: 31%
Percentage of students who performed at or above
Basic: 69%
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Greater than in 1990: 43%
Greater than in 2005: 64%
Lower than nation: 70%
Kentucky Reading Grade 4
Compared With Other States
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Students’ average scores:
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Higher than those in 19 jurisdictions
Not significantly different than those in 20
jurisdictions
Lower than those in 12 jurisdictions
Reading Grade 4 - 2007
Kentucky Reading Grade 8
Compared With Other States

Students’ average scale scores:
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Higher than those in 15 jurisdictions
Not significantly different than those in 13
jurisdictions
Lower than those in 23 jurisdictions
Reading Grade 8 - 2007
Kentucky Math Grade 4
Compared With Other States

Students’ average scale scores:
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Higher than those in 8 jurisdictions
Not significantly different from those in 13
jurisdictions
Lower than those in 30 jurisdictions
Math Grade 4 - 2007
Kentucky Math Grade 8
Compared With Other States

Students’ average scale scores:
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Higher than those in 14 jurisdictions
Not significantly different from those in 9
jurisdictions
Lower than those in 28 jurisdictions
Math Grade 8 - 2007
Gender: Reading Grade 4
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Male scores lower than female
Kentucky’s males (219) not significantly
different than nation’s males (216)
Kentucky’s females (226) higher than nation’s
females (223)
Average scales scores of both males and
females were higher in 2007 than in 1994
Gender: Reading Grade 8
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Males lower scores than females
Kentucky’s males (257) not significantly
different than nation’s males (256)
Kentucky’s females (266) not significantly
different (same) than nation’s females (266)
Average scales scores of both males and
females were not different in 2007 than in
2005
Gender: Math Grade 4
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Males’ scores higher than females
Kentucky’s males (237) lower than nation’s
males (240)
Kentucky’s females (234) lower than nation’s
females (238)
Kentucky’s 2007 scores of both males and
females were higher in 2007 than in 1992,
1996, 2000, 2003 and 2005
Gender: Math Grade 8
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Males not significantly higher than females
Kentucky’s males (280) not significantly
different than nation’s males (281)
Kentucky’s females (277) not significantly
different than nation’s females (279)
Kentucky’s males and females 2007 scores
higher than in 1990-2005
Reading – By Gender
Math - Gender
Race/Ethnicity: Reading Grade 4
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White students scored (225) higher than
Black students (203)
Hispanic sample size not large enough
The differences between the percentages of
White and Black students in 2007 performing
at or above Proficient were not significantly
different than in 1998-2005
Reading Grade 4 - 2007
2007 Reading 4th Grade Kentucky vs Nation
State
Nation
240
Average Scale Score
235
230
230
226
225
223
225
219
220
216
215
210
203
205
203
200
195
190
White
Black
Male
Female
Race/Ethnicity: Reading Grade 8
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White students (264) scored higher than
Black students (247)
Hispanic sample size not large enough
The differences between the percentages of
White and Black students in 2007 performing
at or above Proficient were not significantly
different than in 1998-2005
Reading Grade 8 - 2007
2007 Reading 8th Grade Kentucky vs Nation
State
Nation
280
275
Average Scale Score
270
270
265
266
264
260
257
266
256
255
250
247
244
245
240
White
Black
Male
Female
Race/Ethnicity: Math Grade 4
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White students (238) scored higher than
Black students (219)
Hispanic sample size not large enough
The percentages of White students
performing at or above Proficient in 2007 was
greater than in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2003 and
2005. Black students higher in 1992, 1996,
2000 but not in 2003 and 2005
Math Grade 4 - 2007
2007 Math 4th Grade Kentucky vs Nation
State
Nation
260
248
Average Scale Score
250
240
238
237
240
238
234
230
219
220
222
210
200
White
Black
Male
Female
Race/Ethnicity: Math Grade 8
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White students (282) scored higher than
Black students (257)
No data on Hispanic students
The percentages of White students
performing at or above Proficient in 2007 was
greater than in 1990,1992, 1996, 2000 and
2005 but not in 2003. Black students greater
in 1990, 1992 not 2000, 2003 and 2005
Math Grade 8 - 2007
2007 Math 8th Grade Kentucky vs Nation
State
Nation
300
290
Average Scale Score
290
282
280
281
280
277
279
270
257
260
259
250
240
White
Black
Male
Female
Reading - Race
Math - Race
School Lunch: Reading Grade 4
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Kentucky’s free/reduced lunch eligible
students scored higher (212) than the
nation’s free/reduced lunch eligible students
(205)
Kentucky’s free/reduced lunch eligible
students percentage at or above Proficient
(21%) than the nation’s free/reduced lunch
eligible students (17%)
School Lunch: Reading Grade 8
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Kentucky’s free/reduced lunch eligible
students scored higher (252) than the
nation’s free/reduced lunch eligible students
(247)
Kentucky’s free/reduced lunch eligible
students percentage at or above Proficient
(17%) than the nation’s free/reduced lunch
eligible students (15%)
School Lunch: Math Grade 4
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Kentucky’s free/reduced lunch eligible
students scores (226) was not significantly
different than the nation’s free/reduced lunch
eligible students (227)
Kentucky’s free/reduced lunch eligible
students percentage at or above proficient
(18%) smaller than the nation’s free/reduced
lunch eligible students (22%)
School Lunch: Math Grade 8
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Kentucky’s free/reduced lunch eligible
students scores (267) was not significantly
different than the nation’s free/reduced lunch
eligible students (265)
Kentucky’s free/reduced lunch eligible
students percentage at or above proficient
(15%) same as nation’s free/reduced lunch
eligible students (15%)
Reading – Free or Reduced Lunch
Eligibility
Math – Free or Reduced Lunch
Eligibility
Parent’s Highest Level of
Education Reading and Math
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Students with college grad parent scored
higher than those with a parent in any other
category
Exclusion Rates
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Reading:
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Math
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3 percent of 4th-graders
7 percent of 8th-graders were excluded.
At the 4th-grade level in mathematics
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8 percent of Kentucky 4th-graders
8 percent of 8th-graders
25 states and jurisdictions had lower rates of exclusion than Kentucky's
26 states had equal or higher rates
average nationwide was 3 percent.
At the 4th-grade level in reading
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40 states and jurisdictions had lower rates of exclusion than Kentucky's
11 states had equal or higher rates
average nationwide was 6 percent.
Exclusion Rates continued…
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At the 8th-grade level in reading
 44 states and jurisdictions had lower rates of
exclusion than Kentucky
 7 states had equal or higher rates
 average nationwide was 5 percent.
At the 8th-grade level in mathematics
 44 states and jurisdictions had lower rates of
exclusion than Kentucky's
 7 states had equal or higher rates
 average nationwide was 4 percent
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