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Comparing the combined performance of South Orange - Maplewwod School District 8th Graders on the Spring 1999 & Spring 2000 on the Grade 8 Proficiency Test in Mathematics with those of all school districts with middle schools in South Orange-Maplewood
School District's socio-economic grouping (District Factor Group I) the rankings are:
* Math - Partially Proficient
1999 - Of 391 SO-M students, 28.9% scored PARTIALLY PROFICIENT compared
to 11% of the 14,663 DFG I 8th Graders.
None of the 87 DFG I districts had a greater percentage of students in this lowest category.
2000 - Of 421 SO-M students 31.1% scored PARTIALLY PROFICIENT compared to 11.3% of the 15,160 DFG I 8th Graders.
None of the 87 DFG I districts had a greater percentage of students in this lowest category.
* Math - Advanced Proficient
1999 - Of 391 SO-M students, 30.2% scored ADVANCED PROFICIENT compared
to 40.9 of the 14,663 DFG I 8th Graders.
75 of the 87 DFG I districts had a greater percentage of students in this highest category.
2000 - Of 421 SO-M students 22.8% scored ADVANCED PROFICIENT compared to 37.6% of the 15,160 DFG I 8th Graders.
83 of 87 DFG I districts had a greater percentage of students in this highest category.
* Math - MEAN
1999 - The 391 SO-M students had a MEAN score of 225.1 compared to a MEAN of 237.9 for the 14,663 DFG I 8th Graders.
No DFG I districts had a lower MEAN than SO-M. One had the same MEAN.
2000 - The 420 SO-M students had a MEAN score of 219.3 compared to MEAN of 239.8 for the 15,143 DFG I 8th Graders.
One of 87 DFG I districts had a lower MEAN than SO-M.
Compared with the 60 districts with middle schools (including SO-M) in DFG GH, the next
lower socio-economic grouping, the rankings are:
* Math - Partially Proficient
1999 - Of 391 SO-M students, 28.9% scored PARTIALLY PROFICIENT compared to 18.6% of the 10,307 DFG GH 8th Graders.
Six of 60 DFG GH districts had a greater percentage of students in this lowest category.
2000 - Of 421 SO-M students 31.1% scored PARTIALLY PROFICIENT compared
to 11.3% of the 10,521 DFG GH 8th Graders.
Five of 60 DFG GH districts had a greater percentage of students scoring in this lowest category.
* Math - Advanced Proficient
1999 - Of 391 SO-M students, 30.2% scored ADVANCED PROFICIENT compared to 30.5 of the 10,307 DFG GH 8th Graders.
30 of 60 DFG GH districts had a greater percentage of students scoring in this highest category. One had the same percentage.
2000 - Of 421 SO-M students 22.8% scored ADVANCED PROFICIENT compared to 37.6% of the 10,521 DFG GH 8th Graders.
31 DFG GH districts had a greater percentage of students scoring in this highest category.
* Math - MEAN
1999 - The 391 SO-M students had a MEAN score of 225.1 compared to a MEAN of 229.4 for the 14,663 DFG GH 8th Graders.
43 of 60 DFG GH districts had a higher MEAN than SO-M.
2000 - The 420 SO-M students had a MEAN score of 219.3 compared to MEAN of 239.8 for the 10,52 DFG GH 8th Graders.
52 of 60 DFG GH districts had a higher MEAN than SO-M.
Data taken from the NJ Report Card and the "March 1999 [and 2000] Grade Eight
Proficiency Assessment (GEPA) State Summary" published by the NJ Department of Education in December 1999 & January 2001.
Scores of Special Education and Limited English Proficient students were not included in the calculations. Scores were reported as: "Partially Proficient (100-199)", "Proficient (250-249)", "Advanced Proficient (250-300)"
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