Scores and Poor Attendance for All Students
All Students: Grade 4
Table . NAEP scores for reading, grade 4, by days absent from school in the last
month: 2013 & 2002
Days Absent Last Month
3 or more
None
1-2 days
days
Year
Diffc. In NAEP scores:
none minus 3 or more
days absent last month*
2013
225
222
214
12
2002
222
219
210
11
*A 10 point difference on the NAEP scale is about equivalent to a one-year gain on NAEP between grades 4 and
8.
Source: NAEP Data Explorer. Prepared for Attendance Works by Alan Ginsburg
Table . NAEP scores for math, grade 4, by days absent from school in the last
month: 2013 & 2002
Days Absent Last Month
3 or more
None
1-2 days
days
Year
Diffc. In NAEP scores:
none minus 3 or more
days absent last month*
2013
246
241
233
13
2003
238
234
229
10
*A 10 point difference on the NAEP scale is about equivalent to a one-year gain on NAEP between grades 4 and
8.
Source: NAEP Data Explorer. Prepared for Attendance Works by Alan Ginsburg
Table . Percentages of students by days absent from school in
the last last month, grade 4, 2013 & 2002
Year
2013
2002
Days Absent Last Month*
3 or more
None
1-2 days
days
50
30
19
48
30
*Days absent is for math responders at grades 4 and 8, as some Limited
English Proficient students do not take the NAEP reading assessment and
their attendance is not counted.
Source: NAEP Data Explorer. Prepared for Attendance Works by Alan
Ginsburg
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All Students: Grade 8
Table . NAEP scores for reading, grade 8, by days absent from school in the last
month: 2013 & 2002
Days Absent Last Month
3 or more
None
1-2 days
days
Year
Diffc. In NAEP scores:
none minus 3 or more
days absent last month*
2013
271
269
258
13
2002
268
267
256
12
*A 10 point difference on the NAEP scale is about equivalent to a one-year gain on NAEP between grades 4 and
8.
Source: NAEP Data Explorer. Prepared for Attendance Works by Alan Ginsburg
Table . NAEP scores for math, grade 8, by days absent from school in the last
month: 2013 & 2002
Days Absent Last Month
3 or more
None
1-2 days
days
Year
Diffc. In NAEP scores:
none minus 3 or more
days absent last month*
2013
290
285
272
18
2002
283
279
267
16
*A 10 point difference on the NAEP scale is about equivalent to a one-year gain on NAEP between grades 4 and
8.
Source: NAEP Data Explorer. Prepared for Attendance Works by Alan Ginsburg
Table . Percentages of students by days absent from school in
the last month, grade 8, 2013 & 2002
Year
2013
2002
Days Absent Last Month*
3 or more
None
1-2 days
days
44
36
20
44
34
22
*Days absent is for math responders at grades 4 and 8, as some Limited English Proficient
students do not take the NAEP reading assessment and their attendance is not counted.
Source: NAEP Data Explorer. Prepared for Attendance Works by Alan Ginsburg
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