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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 20, 2017 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 and 2017 proficiency rates.

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

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2016

2017

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%

ALL STUDENTS

PROFICIENT

161,402
41%
TOTAL TESTED: 397,448

LEVEL 1

102,571

26%

LEVEL 2

133,475

34%

LEVEL 3

102,148

26%

LEVEL 4

59,254

15%

BY GENDER

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%

FEMALE

PROFICIENT

90,634
47%
TOTAL TESTED: 194,192

LEVEL 1

39,364

20%

LEVEL 2

64,194

33%

LEVEL 3

54,641

28%

LEVEL 4

35,993

19%

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%

MALE

PROFICIENT

70,768
35%
TOTAL TESTED: 203,256

LEVEL 1

63,207

31%

LEVEL 2

69,281

34%

LEVEL 3

47,507

23%

LEVEL 4

23,261

11%

BY ETHNICITY

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%

MULTIRACIAL

PROFICIENT

2,472
65%
TOTAL TESTED: 3,818

LEVEL 1

475

12%

LEVEL 2

871

23%

LEVEL 3

1,207

32%

LEVEL 4

1,265

33%

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%

AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE

PROFICIENT

1,566
37%
TOTAL TESTED: 4,185

LEVEL 1

1,103

26%

LEVEL 2

1,516

36%

LEVEL 3

1,053

25%

LEVEL 4

513

12%

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%

ASIAN OR NATIVE HAWAIIAN/OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER

PROFICIENT

43,753
61%
TOTAL TESTED: 71,739

LEVEL 1

9,395

13%

LEVEL 2

18,591

26%

LEVEL 3

23,354

33%

LEVEL 4

20,399

28%

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%

WHITE

PROFICIENT

38,945
61%
TOTAL TESTED: 63,800

LEVEL 1

8,181

13%

LEVEL 2

16,674

26%

LEVEL 3

21,280

33%

LEVEL 4

17,665

28%

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%

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

PROFICIENT

26,116
29%
TOTAL TESTED: 90,316

LEVEL 1

29,733

33%

LEVEL 2

34,467

38%

LEVEL 3

19,236

21%

LEVEL 4

6,880

8%

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%

HISPANIC OR LATINO

PROFICIENT

48,550
30%
TOTAL TESTED: 163,590

LEVEL 1

53,684

33%

LEVEL 2

61,356

38%

LEVEL 3

36,018

22%

LEVEL 4

12,532

8%

OTHER GROUPS

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%

GENERAL EDUCATION STUDENTS

PROFICIENT

152,451
49%
TOTAL TESTED: 313,462

LEVEL 1

53,996

17%

LEVEL 2

107,015

34%

LEVEL 3

94,683

30%

LEVEL 4

57,768

18%

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%

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

PROFICIENT

8,951
11%
TOTAL TESTED: 83,986

LEVEL 1

48,575

58%

LEVEL 2

26,460

32%

LEVEL 3

7,465

9%

LEVEL 4

1,486

2%

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%

NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER

PROFICIENT

158,690
45%
TOTAL TESTED: 349,279

LEVEL 1

71,056

20%

LEVEL 2

119,533

34%

LEVEL 3

99,618

29%

LEVEL 4

59,072

17%

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%

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER

PROFICIENT

2,712
6%
TOTAL TESTED: 48,169

LEVEL 1

31,515

65%

LEVEL 2

13,942

29%

LEVEL 3

2,530

5%

LEVEL 4

182

0%

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%

NOT ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED

PROFICIENT

66,198
58%
TOTAL TESTED: 114,634

LEVEL 1

17,397

15%

LEVEL 2

31,039

27%

LEVEL 3

36,137

32%

LEVEL 4

30,061

26%

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%

ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED

PROFICIENT

95,204
34%
TOTAL TESTED: 282,814

LEVEL 1

85,174

30%

LEVEL 2

102,436

36%

LEVEL 3

66,011

23%

LEVEL 4

29,193

10%

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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