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The document summarizes reading assessment results for 4th grade students in Delaware public schools. It finds that the average score in Delaware in 2011 was 225, higher than the national average of 220. The percentage of students scoring proficient or above increased from 24% in 1992 to 36% in 2011. While performance gaps narrowed between some groups from 1992 to 2011, gaps remained in 2011 between white and black students (19 points) and white and Hispanic students (20 points).

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2012454DE4

The document summarizes reading assessment results for 4th grade students in Delaware public schools. It finds that the average score in Delaware in 2011 was 225, higher than the national average of 220. The percentage of students scoring proficient or above increased from 24% in 1992 to 36% in 2011. While performance gaps narrowed between some groups from 1992 to 2011, gaps remained in 2011 between white and black students (19 points) and white and Hispanic students (20 points).

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Reading

Overall Results

Delaware Grade 4 Public Schools

2011 S t a t e S n a p s h o t R e p o r t

Achievement-Level Percentages and Average Score Results

In 2011, the average score of fourth-grade students in Delaware was 225. This was higher than the average score of 220 for public school students in the nation. The average score for students in Delaware in 2011 (225) was not significantly different from their average score in 2009 (226) and was higher than their average score in 1992 (213). In 2011, the score gap between students in Delaware at the 75th percentile and students at the 25th percentile was 42 points. This performance gap was narrower than that of 1992 (47 points). The percentage of students in Delaware who performed at or above the NAEP Proficient level was 36 percent in 2011. This percentage was not significantly different from that in 2009 (35 percent) and was greater than that in 1992 (24 percent). The percentage of students in Delaware who performed at or above the NAEP Basic level was 72 percent in 2011. This percentage was not significantly different from that in 2009 (73 percent) and was greater than that in 1992 (57 percent).

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Significantly different (p < .05) from state's results in 2011. Significance tests were performed using unrounded numbers. Accommodations not permitted. For information about NAEP accommodations, see http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/inclusion.asp. NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

Compare the Average Score in 2011 to Other States/Jurisdictions

Average Scores for State/Jurisdiction and Nation (public)

Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).

In 2011, the average score in Delaware (225) was lower than those in 5 states/jurisdictions higher than those in 31 states/jurisdictions not significantly different from those in 15 states/jurisdictions
Results for Student Groups in 2011
Percentages at or above Percent of Avg. Percent at students score Basic Proficient Advanced 49 32 12 4 1 # 2 50 50 49 51 234 215 214 240 227 223 228 214 236 83 60 59 83 76 69 75 59 85 47 23 22 57 38 33 39 21 50 11 3 3 17 6 7 8 2 12

Significantly different (p < .05) from 2011. Significance tests were performed using unrounded numbers. NOTE: For information about NAEP accommodations, see http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/inclusion.asp.

Score Gaps for Student Groups

Reporting groups Race/Ethnicity White Black Hispanic Asian American Indian/Alaska Native Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Two or more races Gender Male Female National School Lunch Program Eligible Not eligible # Rounds to zero.

In 2011, Black students had an average score that was 19 points lower than White students. This performance gap was narrower than that in 1992 (26 points). In 2011, Hispanic students had an average score that was 20 points lower than White students. Data are not reported for Hispanic students in 1992, because reporting standards were not met. In 2011, female students in Delaware had an average score that was higher than male students by 5 points. In 2011, students who were eligible for free/reduced-price school lunch, an indicator of low family income, had an average score that was 23 points lower than students who were not eligible for free/reduced-price school lunch. This performance gap was not significantly different from that in 1998 (30 points).

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. 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, 19922011 Reading Assessments.

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