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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
2019
NY STATE
2019
ALL STUDENTS
PROFICIENT
185,973
47%
TOTAL TESTED: 392,460
LEVEL 1
96,610
25%
LEVEL 2
109,877
28%
LEVEL 3
108,579
28%
LEVEL 4
77,394
20%
ALL STUDENTS
PROFICIENT
447,858
45%
TOTAL TESTED: 987,398
LEVEL 1
251,154
25%
LEVEL 2
288,386
29%
LEVEL 3
280,068
28%
LEVEL 4
167,790
17%
BY GENDER
FEMALE
PROFICIENT
101,978
53%
TOTAL TESTED: 191,445
LEVEL 1
37,453
20%
LEVEL 2
52,014
27%
LEVEL 3
57,420
30%
LEVEL 4
44,558
23%
FEMALE
PROFICIENT
245,910
51%
TOTAL TESTED: 481,598
LEVEL 1
99,119
21%
LEVEL 2
136,569
28%
LEVEL 3
148,085
31%
LEVEL 4
97,825
20%
MALE
PROFICIENT
83,995
42%
TOTAL TESTED: 201,015
LEVEL 1
59,157
29%
LEVEL 2
57,863
29%
LEVEL 3
51,159
25%
LEVEL 4
32,836
16%
MALE
PROFICIENT
201,948
40%
TOTAL TESTED: 505,800
LEVEL 1
152,035
30%
LEVEL 2
151,817
30%
LEVEL 3
131,983
26%
LEVEL 4
69,965
14%
BY ETHNICITY
MULTIRACIAL
PROFICIENT
3,399
72%
TOTAL TESTED: 4,745
LEVEL 1
502
11%
LEVEL 2
844
18%
LEVEL 3
1,580
33%
LEVEL 4
1,819
38%
MULTIRACIAL
PROFICIENT
12,494
48%
TOTAL TESTED: 26,179
LEVEL 1
6,473
25%
LEVEL 2
7,212
28%
LEVEL 3
7,371
28%
LEVEL 4
5,123
20%
AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE
PROFICIENT
1,878
44%
TOTAL TESTED: 4,291
LEVEL 1
1,095
26%
LEVEL 2
1,318
31%
LEVEL 3
1,197
28%
LEVEL 4
681
16%
AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE
PROFICIENT
2,849
39%
TOTAL TESTED: 7,295
LEVEL 1
2,166
30%
LEVEL 2
2,280
31%
LEVEL 3
1,882
26%
LEVEL 4
967
13%
ASIAN OR NATIVE HAWAIIAN/OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER
PROFICIENT
49,109
68%
TOTAL TESTED: 72,318
LEVEL 1
8,758
12%
LEVEL 2
14,451
20%
LEVEL 3
23,324
32%
LEVEL 4
25,785
36%
ASIAN OR NATIVE HAWAIIAN/OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER
PROFICIENT
72,850
67%
TOTAL TESTED: 108,509
LEVEL 1
13,402
12%
LEVEL 2
22,257
21%
LEVEL 3
35,680
33%
LEVEL 4
37,170
34%
WHITE
PROFICIENT
42,553
67%
TOTAL TESTED: 63,873
LEVEL 1
8,044
13%
LEVEL 2
13,276
21%
LEVEL 3
20,964
33%
LEVEL 4
21,589
34%
WHITE
PROFICIENT
193,918
51%
TOTAL TESTED: 378,569
LEVEL 1
76,109
20%
LEVEL 2
108,542
29%
LEVEL 3
119,438
32%
LEVEL 4
74,480
20%
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
PROFICIENT
29,560
35%
TOTAL TESTED: 84,425
LEVEL 1
27,433
32%
LEVEL 2
27,432
32%
LEVEL 3
20,425
24%
LEVEL 4
9,135
11%
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
PROFICIENT
64,097
35%
TOTAL TESTED: 181,810
LEVEL 1
61,094
34%
LEVEL 2
56,619
31%
LEVEL 3
44,549
25%
LEVEL 4
19,548
11%
HISPANIC OR LATINO
PROFICIENT
59,474
37%
TOTAL TESTED: 162,808
LEVEL 1
50,778
31%
LEVEL 2
52,556
32%
LEVEL 3
41,089
25%
LEVEL 4
18,385
11%
HISPANIC OR LATINO
PROFICIENT
101,650
36%
TOTAL TESTED: 285,036
LEVEL 1
91,910
32%
LEVEL 2
91,476
32%
LEVEL 3
71,148
25%
LEVEL 4
30,502
11%
OTHER GROUPS
GENERAL EDUCATION STUDENTS
PROFICIENT
172,053
56%
TOTAL TESTED: 306,212
LEVEL 1
50,278
16%
LEVEL 2
83,881
27%
LEVEL 3
97,750
32%
LEVEL 4
74,303
24%
GENERAL EDUCATION STUDENTS
PROFICIENT
424,039
52%
TOTAL TESTED: 816,111
LEVEL 1
152,425
19%
LEVEL 2
239,647
29%
LEVEL 3
261,097
32%
LEVEL 4
162,942
20%
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
PROFICIENT
13,920
16%
TOTAL TESTED: 86,248
LEVEL 1
46,332
54%
LEVEL 2
25,996
30%
LEVEL 3
10,829
13%
LEVEL 4
3,091
4%
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
PROFICIENT
23,819
14%
TOTAL TESTED: 171,287
LEVEL 1
98,729
58%
LEVEL 2
48,739
28%
LEVEL 3
18,971
11%
LEVEL 4
4,848
3%
NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER
PROFICIENT
181,361
53%
TOTAL TESTED: 342,951
LEVEL 1
66,177
19%
LEVEL 2
95,413
28%
LEVEL 3
104,344
30%
LEVEL 4
77,017
22%
NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER
PROFICIENT
440,549
49%
TOTAL TESTED: 903,374
LEVEL 1
198,118
22%
LEVEL 2
264,707
29%
LEVEL 3
273,325
30%
LEVEL 4
167,224
19%
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER
PROFICIENT
4,612
9%
TOTAL TESTED: 49,509
LEVEL 1
30,433
61%
LEVEL 2
14,464
29%
LEVEL 3
4,235
9%
LEVEL 4
377
1%
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER
PROFICIENT
7,309
9%
TOTAL TESTED: 84,024
LEVEL 1
53,036
63%
LEVEL 2
23,679
28%
LEVEL 3
6,743
8%
LEVEL 4
566
1%
NOT ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED
PROFICIENT
67,854
67%
TOTAL TESTED: 101,029
LEVEL 1
12,325
12%
LEVEL 2
20,850
21%
LEVEL 3
32,973
33%
LEVEL 4
34,881
35%
NOT ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED
PROFICIENT
234,440
60%
TOTAL TESTED: 390,691
LEVEL 1
55,366
14%
LEVEL 2
100,885
26%
LEVEL 3
135,348
35%
LEVEL 4
99,092
25%
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED
PROFICIENT
118,119
41%
TOTAL TESTED: 291,431
LEVEL 1
84,285
29%
LEVEL 2
89,027
31%
LEVEL 3
75,606
26%
LEVEL 4
42,513
15%
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED
PROFICIENT
213,418
36%
TOTAL TESTED: 596,707
LEVEL 1
195,788
33%
LEVEL 2
187,501
31%
LEVEL 3
144,720
24%
LEVEL 4
68,698
12%
NOT MIGRANT
PROFICIENT
—
TOTAL TESTED: —
LEVEL 1
—
—
LEVEL 2
—
—
LEVEL 3
—
—
LEVEL 4
—
—
NOT MIGRANT
PROFICIENT
447,762
45%
TOTAL TESTED: 986,747
LEVEL 1
250,791
25%
LEVEL 2
288,194
29%
LEVEL 3
279,993
28%
LEVEL 4
167,769
17%
MIGRANT
PROFICIENT
—
TOTAL TESTED: —
LEVEL 1
—
—
LEVEL 2
—
—
LEVEL 3
—
—
LEVEL 4
—
—
MIGRANT
PROFICIENT
96
15%
TOTAL TESTED: 651
LEVEL 1
363
56%
LEVEL 2
192
29%
LEVEL 3
75
12%
LEVEL 4
21
3%
NOT IN FOSTER CARE
PROFICIENT
—
TOTAL TESTED: —
LEVEL 1
—
—
LEVEL 2
—
—
LEVEL 3
—
—
LEVEL 4
—
—
NOT IN FOSTER CARE
PROFICIENT
447,687
45%
TOTAL TESTED: 986,372
LEVEL 1
250,614
25%
LEVEL 2
288,071
29%
LEVEL 3
279,926
28%
LEVEL 4
167,761
17%
IN FOSTER CARE
PROFICIENT
—
TOTAL TESTED: —
LEVEL 1
—
—
LEVEL 2
—
—
LEVEL 3
—
—
LEVEL 4
—
—
IN FOSTER CARE
PROFICIENT
171
17%
TOTAL TESTED: 1,026
LEVEL 1
540
53%
LEVEL 2
315
31%
LEVEL 3
142
14%
LEVEL 4
29
3%
PARENT NOT IN ARMED FORCES
PROFICIENT
—
TOTAL TESTED: —
LEVEL 1
—
—
LEVEL 2
—
—
LEVEL 3
—
—
LEVEL 4
—
—
PARENT NOT IN ARMED FORCES
PROFICIENT
446,794
45%
TOTAL TESTED: 985,103
LEVEL 1
250,707
25%
LEVEL 2
287,602
29%
LEVEL 3
279,321
28%
LEVEL 4
167,473
17%
PARENT IN ARMED FORCES
PROFICIENT
—
TOTAL TESTED: —
LEVEL 1
—
—
LEVEL 2
—
—
LEVEL 3
—
—
LEVEL 4
—
—
PARENT IN ARMED FORCES
PROFICIENT
1,064
46%
TOTAL TESTED: 2,295
LEVEL 1
447
19%
LEVEL 2
784
34%
LEVEL 3
747
33%
LEVEL 4
317
14%
NOT HOMELESS
PROFICIENT
174,963
49%
TOTAL TESTED: 354,973
LEVEL 1
82,113
23%
LEVEL 2
97,897
28%
LEVEL 3
100,719
28%
LEVEL 4
74,244
21%
NOT HOMELESS
PROFICIENT
435,398
46%
TOTAL TESTED: 941,120
LEVEL 1
231,943
25%
LEVEL 2
273,779
29%
LEVEL 3
271,033
29%
LEVEL 4
164,365
17%
HOMELESS
PROFICIENT
11,010
29%
TOTAL TESTED: 37,487
LEVEL 1
14,497
39%
LEVEL 2
11,980
32%
LEVEL 3
7,860
21%
LEVEL 4
3,150
8%
HOMELESS
PROFICIENT
12,460
27%
TOTAL TESTED: 46,278
LEVEL 1
19,211
42%
LEVEL 2
14,607
32%
LEVEL 3
9,035
20%
LEVEL 4
3,425
7%
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