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COMPARING GRADES 3-8 ELA ASSESSMENT DATA
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Gender
Female
Male
Ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino
Asian or Native Hawaiian...
White
Multiracial
Grades
3
4
5
6
7
8
Proficiency Levels
Proficient at 2-4
Proficient at 3-4
NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS
2018
NY STATE
2018
ALL STUDENTS
PROFICIENT
185,085
47%
TOTAL TESTED: 396,502
LEVEL 1
93,331
24%
LEVEL 2
118,086
30%
LEVEL 3
109,742
28%
LEVEL 4
75,343
19%
ALL STUDENTS
PROFICIENT
437,130
45%
TOTAL TESTED: 966,661
LEVEL 1
234,445
24%
LEVEL 2
295,086
31%
LEVEL 3
279,241
29%
LEVEL 4
157,889
16%
BY GENDER
FEMALE
PROFICIENT
102,363
53%
TOTAL TESTED: 193,763
LEVEL 1
35,350
18%
LEVEL 2
56,050
29%
LEVEL 3
58,107
30%
LEVEL 4
44,256
23%
FEMALE
PROFICIENT
242,221
51%
TOTAL TESTED: 471,450
LEVEL 1
89,804
19%
LEVEL 2
139,425
30%
LEVEL 3
148,245
31%
LEVEL 4
93,976
20%
MALE
PROFICIENT
82,722
41%
TOTAL TESTED: 202,739
LEVEL 1
57,981
29%
LEVEL 2
62,036
31%
LEVEL 3
51,635
25%
LEVEL 4
31,087
15%
MALE
PROFICIENT
194,909
39%
TOTAL TESTED: 495,211
LEVEL 1
144,641
29%
LEVEL 2
155,661
31%
LEVEL 3
130,996
26%
LEVEL 4
63,913
13%
BY ETHNICITY
MULTIRACIAL
PROFICIENT
3,111
72%
TOTAL TESTED: 4,347
LEVEL 1
439
10%
LEVEL 2
797
18%
LEVEL 3
1,451
33%
LEVEL 4
1,660
38%
MULTIRACIAL
PROFICIENT
11,202
48%
TOTAL TESTED: 23,156
LEVEL 1
5,404
23%
LEVEL 2
6,550
28%
LEVEL 3
6,852
30%
LEVEL 4
4,350
19%
AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE
PROFICIENT
1,886
43%
TOTAL TESTED: 4,402
LEVEL 1
1,121
25%
LEVEL 2
1,395
32%
LEVEL 3
1,177
27%
LEVEL 4
709
16%
AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE
PROFICIENT
2,819
39%
TOTAL TESTED: 7,314
LEVEL 1
2,123
29%
LEVEL 2
2,372
32%
LEVEL 3
1,868
26%
LEVEL 4
951
13%
ASIAN OR NATIVE HAWAIIAN/OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER
PROFICIENT
48,911
67%
TOTAL TESTED: 72,777
LEVEL 1
8,661
12%
LEVEL 2
15,205
21%
LEVEL 3
23,711
33%
LEVEL 4
25,200
35%
ASIAN OR NATIVE HAWAIIAN/OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER
PROFICIENT
71,801
67%
TOTAL TESTED: 107,652
LEVEL 1
13,083
12%
LEVEL 2
22,768
21%
LEVEL 3
36,079
34%
LEVEL 4
35,722
33%
WHITE
PROFICIENT
42,629
67%
TOTAL TESTED: 64,070
LEVEL 1
7,451
12%
LEVEL 2
13,990
22%
LEVEL 3
21,326
33%
LEVEL 4
21,303
33%
WHITE
PROFICIENT
191,241
52%
TOTAL TESTED: 369,336
LEVEL 1
69,391
19%
LEVEL 2
108,704
29%
LEVEL 3
120,782
33%
LEVEL 4
70,459
19%
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
PROFICIENT
29,750
34%
TOTAL TESTED: 87,413
LEVEL 1
27,050
31%
LEVEL 2
30,613
35%
LEVEL 3
20,875
24%
LEVEL 4
8,875
10%
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
PROFICIENT
62,880
34%
TOTAL TESTED: 182,307
LEVEL 1
59,035
32%
LEVEL 2
60,392
33%
LEVEL 3
44,414
24%
LEVEL 4
18,466
10%
HISPANIC OR LATINO
PROFICIENT
58,798
36%
TOTAL TESTED: 163,493
LEVEL 1
48,609
30%
LEVEL 2
56,086
34%
LEVEL 3
41,202
25%
LEVEL 4
17,596
11%
HISPANIC OR LATINO
PROFICIENT
97,187
35%
TOTAL TESTED: 276,896
LEVEL 1
85,409
31%
LEVEL 2
94,300
34%
LEVEL 3
69,246
25%
LEVEL 4
27,941
10%
OTHER GROUPS
GENERAL-EDUCATION STUDENTS
PROFICIENT
171,520
55%
TOTAL TESTED: 310,577
LEVEL 1
48,780
16%
LEVEL 2
90,277
29%
LEVEL 3
98,978
32%
LEVEL 4
72,542
23%
GENERAL-EDUCATION STUDENTS
PROFICIENT
414,281
52%
TOTAL TESTED: 800,968
LEVEL 1
142,198
18%
LEVEL 2
244,489
31%
LEVEL 3
260,663
33%
LEVEL 4
153,618
19%
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
PROFICIENT
13,565
16%
TOTAL TESTED: 85,925
LEVEL 1
44,551
52%
LEVEL 2
27,809
32%
LEVEL 3
10,764
13%
LEVEL 4
2,801
3%
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
PROFICIENT
22,849
14%
TOTAL TESTED: 165,693
LEVEL 1
92,247
56%
LEVEL 2
50,597
31%
LEVEL 3
18,578
11%
LEVEL 4
4,271
3%
NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
PROFICIENT
179,983
52%
TOTAL TESTED: 344,803
LEVEL 1
62,996
18%
LEVEL 2
101,824
30%
LEVEL 3
105,039
30%
LEVEL 4
74,944
22%
NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
PROFICIENT
429,272
49%
TOTAL TESTED: 881,296
LEVEL 1
182,855
21%
LEVEL 2
269,169
31%
LEVEL 3
271,966
31%
LEVEL 4
157,306
18%
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
PROFICIENT
5,102
10%
TOTAL TESTED: 51,699
LEVEL 1
30,335
59%
LEVEL 2
16,262
31%
LEVEL 3
4,703
9%
LEVEL 4
399
1%
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
PROFICIENT
7,858
9%
TOTAL TESTED: 85,365
LEVEL 1
51,590
60%
LEVEL 2
25,917
30%
LEVEL 3
7,275
9%
LEVEL 4
583
1%
NOT ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED
PROFICIENT
64,813
68%
TOTAL TESTED: 95,890
LEVEL 1
10,404
11%
LEVEL 2
20,673
22%
LEVEL 3
31,598
33%
LEVEL 4
33,215
35%
NOT ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED
PROFICIENT
226,403
61%
TOTAL TESTED: 373,036
LEVEL 1
47,559
13%
LEVEL 2
99,074
27%
LEVEL 3
133,861
36%
LEVEL 4
92,542
25%
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED
PROFICIENT
120,272
40%
TOTAL TESTED: 300,612
LEVEL 1
82,927
28%
LEVEL 2
97,413
32%
LEVEL 3
78,144
26%
LEVEL 4
42,128
14%
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED
PROFICIENT
210,727
35%
TOTAL TESTED: 593,625
LEVEL 1
186,886
31%
LEVEL 2
196,012
33%
LEVEL 3
145,380
24%
LEVEL 4
65,347
11%
NOT MIGRANT
PROFICIENT
—
TOTAL TESTED: —
LEVEL 1
—
—
LEVEL 2
—
—
LEVEL 3
—
—
LEVEL 4
—
—
NOT MIGRANT
PROFICIENT
437,031
45%
TOTAL TESTED: 966,011
LEVEL 1
234,083
24%
LEVEL 2
294,897
31%
LEVEL 3
279,156
29%
LEVEL 4
157,875
16%
MIGRANT
PROFICIENT
—
TOTAL TESTED: —
LEVEL 1
—
—
LEVEL 2
—
—
LEVEL 3
—
—
LEVEL 4
—
—
MIGRANT
PROFICIENT
99
15%
TOTAL TESTED: 650
LEVEL 1
362
56%
LEVEL 2
189
29%
LEVEL 3
85
13%
LEVEL 4
14
2%
NOT IN FOSTER CARE
PROFICIENT
—
TOTAL TESTED: —
LEVEL 1
—
—
LEVEL 2
—
—
LEVEL 3
—
—
LEVEL 4
—
—
NOT IN FOSTER CARE
PROFICIENT
436,983
45%
TOTAL TESTED: 965,791
LEVEL 1
234,005
24%
LEVEL 2
294,803
31%
LEVEL 3
279,119
29%
LEVEL 4
157,864
16%
FOSTER CARE
PROFICIENT
—
TOTAL TESTED: —
LEVEL 1
—
—
LEVEL 2
—
—
LEVEL 3
—
—
LEVEL 4
—
—
FOSTER CARE
PROFICIENT
147
17%
TOTAL TESTED: 870
LEVEL 1
440
51%
LEVEL 2
283
33%
LEVEL 3
122
14%
LEVEL 4
25
3%
PARENTS NOT IN ARMED FORCES
PROFICIENT
—
TOTAL TESTED: —
LEVEL 1
—
—
LEVEL 2
—
—
LEVEL 3
—
—
LEVEL 4
—
—
PARENTS NOT IN ARMED FORCES
PROFICIENT
436,083
45%
TOTAL TESTED: 964,438
LEVEL 1
234,064
24%
LEVEL 2
294,291
31%
LEVEL 3
278,496
29%
LEVEL 4
157,587
16%
PARENTS IN ARMED FORCES
PROFICIENT
—
TOTAL TESTED: —
LEVEL 1
—
—
LEVEL 2
—
—
LEVEL 3
—
—
LEVEL 4
—
—
PARENTS IN ARMED FORCES
PROFICIENT
1,047
47%
TOTAL TESTED: 2,223
LEVEL 1
381
17%
LEVEL 2
795
36%
LEVEL 3
745
34%
LEVEL 4
302
14%
NOT HOMELESS
PROFICIENT
173,868
49%
TOTAL TESTED: 357,682
LEVEL 1
78,795
22%
LEVEL 2
105,019
29%
LEVEL 3
101,552
28%
LEVEL 4
72,316
20%
NOT HOMELESS
PROFICIENT
422,009
46%
TOTAL TESTED: 913,827
LEVEL 1
214,198
23%
LEVEL 2
277,620
30%
LEVEL 3
268,179
29%
LEVEL 4
153,830
17%
HOMELESS
PROFICIENT
11,217
29%
TOTAL TESTED: 38,820
LEVEL 1
14,536
37%
LEVEL 2
13,067
34%
LEVEL 3
8,190
21%
LEVEL 4
3,027
8%
HOMELESS
PROFICIENT
15,121
29%
TOTAL TESTED: 52,834
LEVEL 1
20,247
38%
LEVEL 2
17,466
33%
LEVEL 3
11,062
21%
LEVEL 4
4,059
8%
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