In New Jersey, achievement gaps narrowed in grade 11 reading and math for all major subgroups, with one exception. Comparable data for grade 11 by subgroup were available for 2002-2009, with a few exceptions. Because the state changed its tests at grades 4 and 8 in recent years, there were too few years of comparable data to determine trends at these grades. (Contains 9 tables.) [For the main report, "State Test Score Trends through 2008-09, Part 2: Slow and Uneven Progress in Narrowing Gaps", see ED513914. For the 2009 New Jersey report, see ED507962.]
- Authorizing Institution
- Center on Education Policy
- Education Level
- ['Elementary Secondary Education', 'Grade 11', 'Grade 4', 'Grade 8']
- Laws Policies and Programs
- No Child Left Behind Act 2001
- Location
- New Jersey
- Peer Reviewed
- F
- Publication Type
- ['Numerical/Quantitative Data', 'Reports - Evaluative']
- Published in
- United States of America
Table of Contents
- K-12 enrollment 1377728 1
- Subgroup Achievement Trends and Gap Trends Key Findings 1
- Latino low-income African American 1
- Data Limitations 2
- Test Characteristics 2
- Achievement by Subgroup Trends at the Middle School Level 4
- Note Table NJ-7. Percentages of grade 8 students by racial or ethnic subgroup scoring at the advanced proficient-and-above and basic-and-above levels in reading 4
- Table NJ-8. Percentage of grade 8 students by demographic subgroup scoring at the advanced proficient-and-above and basic-and-above levels in reading 5
- Table NJ-9. Percentages of grade 8 students by racial or ethnic subgroup scoring at the advanced proficient-and-above and basic-and-above levels in mathematics 6
- Table NJ-10. Percentage of grade 8 students by demographic subgroup scoring at the advanced proficient-and-above and basic-and-above levels in mathematics 7
- Achievement by Subgroup Gap Trends Percentages Proficient 8
- Table NJ-11. Subgroup achievement trends in reading by percentages proficient 8
- Table NJ-12. Subgroup achievement trends in mathematics by percentages proficient 10
- Achievement by Subgroup Gap Trends Mean Scale Scores 12
- Table NJ-13. Achievement gap trends in reading by mean scale scores 12
- Table NJ-14. Achievement gap trends in mathematics by mean scale scores 14
- Table NJ-15. Numbers of test-takers 16
- Key Terms 17
- Percentage proficient and above 17
- Percentage basic and above 17
- Percentage advanced 17
- Moderate-to-large gain 17
- Slight gain 17
- Moderate-to-large decline 17
- Slight decline 17
- Effect size 17
- Accumulated annual effect size 17
- Mean scale score 17
- Standard deviation 17
- Cautions and Explanations 18
- Different labels for achievement levels 18
- Different names for subgroups 18
- Special caution for students with disabilities and English language learners 18
- Inclusion of former English language learners 18
- Limitations of percentage proficient measure 18
- Difficulty of attributing causes 18
