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NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS GRADES 3-8 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 18, 2016 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

Due to changes in the 2016 exams, the proficiency rates from exams prior to 2016 are not directly comparable to the 2016 proficiency rates.

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

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2015

2016

ALL STUDENTS

PROFICIENT

122,600
30%
TOTAL TESTED: 403,353

LEVEL 1

135,526

34%

LEVEL 2

145,227

36%

LEVEL 3

84,577

21%

LEVEL 4

38,023

9%

ALL STUDENTS

PROFICIENT

152,417
38%
TOTAL TESTED: 400,820

LEVEL 1

108,524

27%

LEVEL 2

139,879

35%

LEVEL 3

101,538

25%

LEVEL 4

50,879

13%

BY GENDER

FEMALE

PROFICIENT

69,350
35%
TOTAL TESTED: 196,686

LEVEL 1

54,491

28%

LEVEL 2

72,845

37%

LEVEL 3

46,582

24%

LEVEL 4

22,768

12%

FEMALE

PROFICIENT

86,099
44%
TOTAL TESTED: 195,761

LEVEL 1

41,521

21%

LEVEL 2

68,141

35%

LEVEL 3

55,183

28%

LEVEL 4

30,916

16%

MALE

PROFICIENT

53,250
26%
TOTAL TESTED: 206,667

LEVEL 1

81,035

39%

LEVEL 2

72,382

35%

LEVEL 3

37,995

18%

LEVEL 4

15,255

7%

MALE

PROFICIENT

66,318
32%
TOTAL TESTED: 205,059

LEVEL 1

67,003

33%

LEVEL 2

71,738

35%

LEVEL 3

46,355

23%

LEVEL 4

19,963

10%

BY ETHNICITY

MULTIRACIAL

PROFICIENT

1,289
57%
TOTAL TESTED: 2,259

LEVEL 1

321

14%

LEVEL 2

649

29%

LEVEL 3

696

31%

LEVEL 4

593

26%

MULTIRACIAL

PROFICIENT

1,922
63%
TOTAL TESTED: 3,031

LEVEL 1

403

13%

LEVEL 2

706

23%

LEVEL 3

1,018

34%

LEVEL 4

904

30%

AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE

PROFICIENT

1,027
29%
TOTAL TESTED: 3,578

LEVEL 1

1,186

33%

LEVEL 2

1,365

38%

LEVEL 3

736

21%

LEVEL 4

291

8%

AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE

PROFICIENT

1,375
35%
TOTAL TESTED: 3,945

LEVEL 1

1,091

28%

LEVEL 2

1,479

37%

LEVEL 3

957

24%

LEVEL 4

418

11%

ASIAN OR NATIVE HAWAIIAN/OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER

PROFICIENT

35,469
52%
TOTAL TESTED: 68,157

LEVEL 1

11,359

17%

LEVEL 2

21,329

31%

LEVEL 3

21,773

32%

LEVEL 4

13,696

20%

ASIAN OR NATIVE HAWAIIAN/OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER

PROFICIENT

41,208
59%
TOTAL TESTED: 70,111

LEVEL 1

9,449

13%

LEVEL 2

19,454

28%

LEVEL 3

23,732

34%

LEVEL 4

17,476

25%

WHITE

PROFICIENT

33,058
51%
TOTAL TESTED: 64,432

LEVEL 1

11,104

17%

LEVEL 2

20,270

31%

LEVEL 3

20,368

32%

LEVEL 4

12,690

20%

WHITE

PROFICIENT

37,748
59%
TOTAL TESTED: 64,140

LEVEL 1

8,779

14%

LEVEL 2

17,613

27%

LEVEL 3

21,909

34%

LEVEL 4

15,839

25%

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

PROFICIENT

18,989
19%
TOTAL TESTED: 99,727

LEVEL 1

42,868

43%

LEVEL 2

37,870

38%

LEVEL 3

15,046

15%

LEVEL 4

3,943

4%

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

PROFICIENT

25,291
27%
TOTAL TESTED: 94,973

LEVEL 1

32,526

34%

LEVEL 2

37,156

39%

LEVEL 3

19,417

20%

LEVEL 4

5,874

6%

HISPANIC OR LATINO

PROFICIENT

32,768
20%
TOTAL TESTED: 165,200

LEVEL 1

68,688

42%

LEVEL 2

63,744

39%

LEVEL 3

25,958

16%

LEVEL 4

6,810

4%

HISPANIC OR LATINO

PROFICIENT

44,873
27%
TOTAL TESTED: 164,620

LEVEL 1

56,276

34%

LEVEL 2

63,471

39%

LEVEL 3

34,505

21%

LEVEL 4

10,368

6%

OTHER GROUPS

GENERAL EDUCATION STUDENTS

PROFICIENT

116,604
37%
TOTAL TESTED: 316,774

LEVEL 1

77,545

24%

LEVEL 2

122,625

39%

LEVEL 3

79,562

25%

LEVEL 4

37,042

12%

GENERAL EDUCATION STUDENTS

PROFICIENT

144,284
46%
TOTAL TESTED: 313,779

LEVEL 1

55,647

18%

LEVEL 2

113,848

36%

LEVEL 3

94,697

30%

LEVEL 4

49,587

16%

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

PROFICIENT

5,996
7%
TOTAL TESTED: 86,579

LEVEL 1

57,981

67%

LEVEL 2

22,602

26%

LEVEL 3

5,015

6%

LEVEL 4

981

1%

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

PROFICIENT

8,133
9%
TOTAL TESTED: 87,041

LEVEL 1

52,877

61%

LEVEL 2

26,031

30%

LEVEL 3

6,841

8%

LEVEL 4

1,292

1%

NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER

PROFICIENT

120,508
34%
TOTAL TESTED: 355,841

LEVEL 1

101,052

28%

LEVEL 2

134,281

38%

LEVEL 3

82,723

23%

LEVEL 4

37,785

11%

NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER

PROFICIENT

150,400
42%
TOTAL TESTED: 355,349

LEVEL 1

77,119

22%

LEVEL 2

127,830

36%

LEVEL 3

99,672

28%

LEVEL 4

50,728

14%

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER

PROFICIENT

2,092
4%
TOTAL TESTED: 47,512

LEVEL 1

34,474

73%

LEVEL 2

10,946

23%

LEVEL 3

1,854

4%

LEVEL 4

238

1%

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER

PROFICIENT

2,017
4%
TOTAL TESTED: 45,471

LEVEL 1

31,405

69%

LEVEL 2

12,049

26%

LEVEL 3

1,866

4%

LEVEL 4

151

0%

NOT ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED

PROFICIENT

51,619
47%
TOTAL TESTED: 108,913

LEVEL 1

22,461

21%

LEVEL 2

34,833

32%

LEVEL 3

31,752

29%

LEVEL 4

19,867

18%

NOT ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED

PROFICIENT

61,947
55%
TOTAL TESTED: 113,094

LEVEL 1

18,880

17%

LEVEL 2

32,267

29%

LEVEL 3

36,098

32%

LEVEL 4

25,849

23%

ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED

PROFICIENT

70,981
24%
TOTAL TESTED: 294,440

LEVEL 1

113,065

38%

LEVEL 2

110,394

37%

LEVEL 3

52,825

18%

LEVEL 4

18,156

6%

ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED

PROFICIENT

90,470
31%
TOTAL TESTED: 287,726

LEVEL 1

89,644

31%

LEVEL 2

107,612

37%

LEVEL 3

65,440

23%

LEVEL 4

25,030

9%

NOT MIGRANT

PROFICIENT

TOTAL TESTED: —

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 2

LEVEL 3

LEVEL 4

NOT MIGRANT

PROFICIENT

TOTAL TESTED: —

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 2

LEVEL 3

LEVEL 4

MIGRANT

PROFICIENT

TOTAL TESTED: —

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 2

LEVEL 3

LEVEL 4

MIGRANT

PROFICIENT

TOTAL TESTED: —

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 2

LEVEL 3

LEVEL 4

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