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NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS GRADES (6) ELA ASSESSMENT DATA

The grades 3-8 English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics assessments measure the higher learning standards that were adopted by the State Board of Regents in 2010, which more accurately reflect students' progress toward college and career readiness. Data are available statewide and at the county, district, and school level.

Data available on this site are based on those reported by schools and districts to the State as of July 25, 2019 via the Student Information Repository System (SIRS). The New York State School Report Card 3-8 English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics assessment data will be based on those data reported as of the final school year reporting deadline.

For more information and additional files, please view the NYSED press release

NYC Public Schools Data include data for all NYC geographic districts (excluding NYC charter school data).

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These data are filtered by: GRADES (6)

2018

2019

ALL STUDENTS

PROFICIENT

31,865
49%
TOTAL TESTED: 65,067

LEVEL 1

18,175

28%

LEVEL 2

15,027

23%

LEVEL 3

13,160

20%

LEVEL 4

18,705

29%

ALL STUDENTS

PROFICIENT

32,002
48%
TOTAL TESTED: 66,150

LEVEL 1

20,267

31%

LEVEL 2

13,881

21%

LEVEL 3

11,390

17%

LEVEL 4

20,612

31%

BY GENDER

FEMALE

PROFICIENT

18,035
57%
TOTAL TESTED: 31,909

LEVEL 1

6,684

21%

LEVEL 2

7,190

23%

LEVEL 3

6,928

22%

LEVEL 4

11,107

35%

FEMALE

PROFICIENT

17,279
53%
TOTAL TESTED: 32,364

LEVEL 1

8,119

25%

LEVEL 2

6,966

22%

LEVEL 3

5,934

18%

LEVEL 4

11,345

35%

MALE

PROFICIENT

13,830
42%
TOTAL TESTED: 33,158

LEVEL 1

11,491

35%

LEVEL 2

7,837

24%

LEVEL 3

6,232

19%

LEVEL 4

7,598

23%

MALE

PROFICIENT

14,723
44%
TOTAL TESTED: 33,786

LEVEL 1

12,148

36%

LEVEL 2

6,915

20%

LEVEL 3

5,456

16%

LEVEL 4

9,267

27%

BY RACE AND ETHNICITY

MULTIRACIAL

PROFICIENT

486
76%
TOTAL TESTED: 639

LEVEL 1

58

9%

LEVEL 2

95

15%

LEVEL 3

136

21%

LEVEL 4

350

55%

MULTIRACIAL

PROFICIENT

670
75%
TOTAL TESTED: 895

LEVEL 1

106

12%

LEVEL 2

119

13%

LEVEL 3

151

17%

LEVEL 4

519

58%

AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE

PROFICIENT

323
47%
TOTAL TESTED: 690

LEVEL 1

203

29%

LEVEL 2

164

24%

LEVEL 3

133

19%

LEVEL 4

190

28%

AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE

PROFICIENT

293
41%
TOTAL TESTED: 708

LEVEL 1

222

31%

LEVEL 2

193

27%

LEVEL 3

126

18%

LEVEL 4

167

24%

ASIAN OR NATIVE HAWAIIAN/OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER

PROFICIENT

8,336
69%
TOTAL TESTED: 12,023

LEVEL 1

1,712

14%

LEVEL 2

1,975

16%

LEVEL 3

2,558

21%

LEVEL 4

5,778

48%

ASIAN OR NATIVE HAWAIIAN/OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER

PROFICIENT

8,922
71%
TOTAL TESTED: 12,567

LEVEL 1

1,801

14%

LEVEL 2

1,844

15%

LEVEL 3

2,230

18%

LEVEL 4

6,692

53%

WHITE

PROFICIENT

7,357
70%
TOTAL TESTED: 10,453

LEVEL 1

1,367

13%

LEVEL 2

1,729

17%

LEVEL 3

2,271

22%

LEVEL 4

5,086

49%

WHITE

PROFICIENT

7,338
69%
TOTAL TESTED: 10,571

LEVEL 1

1,639

16%

LEVEL 2

1,594

15%

LEVEL 3

1,863

18%

LEVEL 4

5,475

52%

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

PROFICIENT

5,140
35%
TOTAL TESTED: 14,654

LEVEL 1

5,493

37%

LEVEL 2

4,021

27%

LEVEL 3

2,678

18%

LEVEL 4

2,462

17%

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

PROFICIENT

4,951
35%
TOTAL TESTED: 14,301

LEVEL 1

5,859

41%

LEVEL 2

3,491

24%

LEVEL 3

2,357

16%

LEVEL 4

2,594

18%

HISPANIC OR LATINO

PROFICIENT

10,223
38%
TOTAL TESTED: 26,608

LEVEL 1

9,342

35%

LEVEL 2

7,043

26%

LEVEL 3

5,384

20%

LEVEL 4

4,839

18%

HISPANIC OR LATINO

PROFICIENT

9,828
36%
TOTAL TESTED: 27,108

LEVEL 1

10,640

39%

LEVEL 2

6,640

24%

LEVEL 3

4,663

17%

LEVEL 4

5,165

19%

OTHER GROUPS

GENERAL EDUCATION STUDENTS

PROFICIENT

29,602
58%
TOTAL TESTED: 50,731

LEVEL 1

9,587

19%

LEVEL 2

11,542

23%

LEVEL 3

11,638

23%

LEVEL 4

17,964

35%

GENERAL EDUCATION STUDENTS

PROFICIENT

29,683
58%
TOTAL TESTED: 51,529

LEVEL 1

10,876

21%

LEVEL 2

10,970

21%

LEVEL 3

10,052

20%

LEVEL 4

19,631

38%

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

PROFICIENT

2,263
16%
TOTAL TESTED: 14,336

LEVEL 1

8,588

60%

LEVEL 2

3,485

24%

LEVEL 3

1,522

11%

LEVEL 4

741

5%

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

PROFICIENT

2,319
16%
TOTAL TESTED: 14,621

LEVEL 1

9,391

64%

LEVEL 2

2,911

20%

LEVEL 3

1,338

9%

LEVEL 4

981

7%

NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER

PROFICIENT

31,319
55%
TOTAL TESTED: 57,280

LEVEL 1

12,594

22%

LEVEL 2

13,367

23%

LEVEL 3

12,705

22%

LEVEL 4

18,614

32%

NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER

PROFICIENT

31,475
54%
TOTAL TESTED: 58,203

LEVEL 1

14,316

25%

LEVEL 2

12,412

21%

LEVEL 3

10,992

19%

LEVEL 4

20,483

35%

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER

PROFICIENT

546
7%
TOTAL TESTED: 7,787

LEVEL 1

5,581

72%

LEVEL 2

1,660

21%

LEVEL 3

455

6%

LEVEL 4

91

1%

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER

PROFICIENT

527
7%
TOTAL TESTED: 7,947

LEVEL 1

5,951

75%

LEVEL 2

1,469

18%

LEVEL 3

398

5%

LEVEL 4

129

2%

NOT ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED

PROFICIENT

10,541
71%
TOTAL TESTED: 14,942

LEVEL 1

1,899

13%

LEVEL 2

2,502

17%

LEVEL 3

3,071

21%

LEVEL 4

7,470

50%

NOT ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED

PROFICIENT

11,670
69%
TOTAL TESTED: 16,852

LEVEL 1

2,517

15%

LEVEL 2

2,665

16%

LEVEL 3

2,985

18%

LEVEL 4

8,685

52%

ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED

PROFICIENT

21,324
43%
TOTAL TESTED: 50,125

LEVEL 1

16,276

32%

LEVEL 2

12,525

25%

LEVEL 3

10,089

20%

LEVEL 4

11,235

22%

ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED

PROFICIENT

20,332
41%
TOTAL TESTED: 49,298

LEVEL 1

17,750

36%

LEVEL 2

11,216

23%

LEVEL 3

8,405

17%

LEVEL 4

11,927

24%

NOT MIGRANT

PROFICIENT

31,865
49%
TOTAL TESTED: 65,067

LEVEL 1

18,175

28%

LEVEL 2

15,027

23%

LEVEL 3

13,160

20%

LEVEL 4

18,705

29%

NOT MIGRANT

PROFICIENT

32,002
48%
TOTAL TESTED: 66,150

LEVEL 1

20,267

31%

LEVEL 2

13,881

21%

LEVEL 3

11,390

17%

LEVEL 4

20,612

31%

MIGRANT

PROFICIENT

0
TOTAL TESTED: 0

LEVEL 1

0

0%

LEVEL 2

0

0%

LEVEL 3

0

0%

LEVEL 4

0

0%

MIGRANT

PROFICIENT

0
TOTAL TESTED: 0

LEVEL 1

0

0%

LEVEL 2

0

0%

LEVEL 3

0

0%

LEVEL 4

0

0%

NOT IN FOSTER CARE

PROFICIENT

31,865
49%
TOTAL TESTED: 65,067

LEVEL 1

18,175

28%

LEVEL 2

15,027

23%

LEVEL 3

13,160

20%

LEVEL 4

18,705

29%

NOT IN FOSTER CARE

PROFICIENT

32,002
48%
TOTAL TESTED: 66,150

LEVEL 1

20,267

31%

LEVEL 2

13,881

21%

LEVEL 3

11,390

17%

LEVEL 4

20,612

31%

IN FOSTER CARE

PROFICIENT

0
TOTAL TESTED: 0

LEVEL 1

0

0%

LEVEL 2

0

0%

LEVEL 3

0

0%

LEVEL 4

0

0%

IN FOSTER CARE

PROFICIENT

0
TOTAL TESTED: 0

LEVEL 1

0

0%

LEVEL 2

0

0%

LEVEL 3

0

0%

LEVEL 4

0

0%

PARENT NOT IN ARMED FORCES

PROFICIENT

31,865
49%
TOTAL TESTED: 65,067

LEVEL 1

18,175

28%

LEVEL 2

15,027

23%

LEVEL 3

13,160

20%

LEVEL 4

18,705

29%

PARENT NOT IN ARMED FORCES

PROFICIENT

32,002
48%
TOTAL TESTED: 66,150

LEVEL 1

20,267

31%

LEVEL 2

13,881

21%

LEVEL 3

11,390

17%

LEVEL 4

20,612

31%

PARENT IN ARMED FORCES

PROFICIENT

0
TOTAL TESTED: 0

LEVEL 1

0

0%

LEVEL 2

0

0%

LEVEL 3

0

0%

LEVEL 4

0

0%

PARENT IN ARMED FORCES

PROFICIENT

0
TOTAL TESTED: 0

LEVEL 1

0

0%

LEVEL 2

0

0%

LEVEL 3

0

0%

LEVEL 4

0

0%

NOT HOMELESS

PROFICIENT

29,891
51%
TOTAL TESTED: 58,758

LEVEL 1

15,461

26%

LEVEL 2

13,406

23%

LEVEL 3

12,064

21%

LEVEL 4

17,827

30%

NOT HOMELESS

PROFICIENT

30,239
50%
TOTAL TESTED: 60,053

LEVEL 1

17,369

29%

LEVEL 2

12,445

21%

LEVEL 3

10,519

18%

LEVEL 4

19,720

33%

HOMELESS

PROFICIENT

1,974
31%
TOTAL TESTED: 6,309

LEVEL 1

2,714

43%

LEVEL 2

1,621

26%

LEVEL 3

1,096

17%

LEVEL 4

878

14%

HOMELESS

PROFICIENT

1,763
29%
TOTAL TESTED: 6,097

LEVEL 1

2,898

48%

LEVEL 2

1,436

24%

LEVEL 3

871

14%

LEVEL 4

892

15%

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