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COMPARING GRADES 3-8 ELA ASSESSMENT DATA

NEW YORK COUNTY

2015

NY STATE

2015

ALL STUDENTS

PROFICIENT

21,932
37%
TOTAL TESTED: 59,370

LEVEL 1

17,180

29%

LEVEL 2

20,258

34%

LEVEL 3

14,257

24%

LEVEL 4

7,675

13%

ALL STUDENTS

PROFICIENT

298,560
31%
TOTAL TESTED: 953,832

LEVEL 1

320,332

34%

LEVEL 2

334,940

35%

LEVEL 3

210,317

22%

LEVEL 4

88,243

9%

BY GENDER

FEMALE

PROFICIENT

12,274
42%
TOTAL TESTED: 29,446

LEVEL 1

6,951

24%

LEVEL 2

10,221

35%

LEVEL 3

7,775

26%

LEVEL 4

4,499

15%

FEMALE

PROFICIENT

169,012
36%
TOTAL TESTED: 464,259

LEVEL 1

129,343

28%

LEVEL 2

165,904

36%

LEVEL 3

115,591

25%

LEVEL 4

53,421

12%

MALE

PROFICIENT

9,658
32%
TOTAL TESTED: 29,924

LEVEL 1

10,229

34%

LEVEL 2

10,037

34%

LEVEL 3

6,482

22%

LEVEL 4

3,176

11%

MALE

PROFICIENT

129,548
26%
TOTAL TESTED: 489,573

LEVEL 1

190,989

39%

LEVEL 2

169,036

35%

LEVEL 3

94,726

19%

LEVEL 4

34,822

7%

BY ETHNICITY

MULTIRACIAL

PROFICIENT

590
68%
TOTAL TESTED: 864

LEVEL 1

60

7%

LEVEL 2

214

25%

LEVEL 3

310

36%

LEVEL 4

280

32%

MULTIRACIAL

PROFICIENT

5,272
36%
TOTAL TESTED: 14,826

LEVEL 1

4,772

32%

LEVEL 2

4,782

32%

LEVEL 3

3,446

23%

LEVEL 4

1,826

12%

AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE

PROFICIENT

156
35%
TOTAL TESTED: 441

LEVEL 1

137

31%

LEVEL 2

148

34%

LEVEL 3

101

23%

LEVEL 4

55

12%

AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE

PROFICIENT

1,510
24%
TOTAL TESTED: 6,335

LEVEL 1

2,506

40%

LEVEL 2

2,319

37%

LEVEL 3

1,109

18%

LEVEL 4

401

6%

ASIAN OR NATIVE HAWAIIAN/OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER

PROFICIENT

4,251
62%
TOTAL TESTED: 6,843

LEVEL 1

783

11%

LEVEL 2

1,809

26%

LEVEL 3

2,424

35%

LEVEL 4

1,827

27%

ASIAN OR NATIVE HAWAIIAN/OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER

PROFICIENT

53,057
53%
TOTAL TESTED: 100,965

LEVEL 1

16,967

17%

LEVEL 2

30,941

31%

LEVEL 3

32,505

32%

LEVEL 4

20,552

20%

WHITE

PROFICIENT

7,454
72%
TOTAL TESTED: 10,388

LEVEL 1

801

8%

LEVEL 2

2,133

21%

LEVEL 3

3,953

38%

LEVEL 4

3,501

34%

WHITE

PROFICIENT

150,898
40%
TOTAL TESTED: 373,487

LEVEL 1

94,609

25%

LEVEL 2

127,980

34%

LEVEL 3

103,237

28%

LEVEL 4

47,661

13%

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

PROFICIENT

3,646
26%
TOTAL TESTED: 14,291

LEVEL 1

5,128

36%

LEVEL 2

5,517

39%

LEVEL 3

2,882

20%

LEVEL 4

764

5%

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

PROFICIENT

35,663
18%
TOTAL TESTED: 193,139

LEVEL 1

88,308

46%

LEVEL 2

69,168

36%

LEVEL 3

28,469

15%

LEVEL 4

7,194

4%

HISPANIC OR LATINO

PROFICIENT

5,835
22%
TOTAL TESTED: 26,543

LEVEL 1

10,271

39%

LEVEL 2

10,437

39%

LEVEL 3

4,587

17%

LEVEL 4

1,248

5%

HISPANIC OR LATINO

PROFICIENT

52,160
20%
TOTAL TESTED: 265,080

LEVEL 1

113,170

43%

LEVEL 2

99,750

38%

LEVEL 3

41,551

16%

LEVEL 4

10,609

4%

OTHER GROUPS

GENERAL EDUCATION STUDENTS

PROFICIENT

20,385
44%
TOTAL TESTED: 46,636

LEVEL 1

9,670

21%

LEVEL 2

16,581

36%

LEVEL 3

13,032

28%

LEVEL 4

7,353

16%

GENERAL EDUCATION STUDENTS

PROFICIENT

289,097
37%
TOTAL TESTED: 789,341

LEVEL 1

202,324

26%

LEVEL 2

297,920

38%

LEVEL 3

202,312

26%

LEVEL 4

86,785

11%

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

PROFICIENT

1,547
12%
TOTAL TESTED: 12,734

LEVEL 1

7,510

59%

LEVEL 2

3,677

29%

LEVEL 3

1,225

10%

LEVEL 4

322

3%

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

PROFICIENT

9,463
6%
TOTAL TESTED: 164,491

LEVEL 1

118,008

72%

LEVEL 2

37,020

23%

LEVEL 3

8,005

5%

LEVEL 4

1,458

1%

NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER

PROFICIENT

21,615
41%
TOTAL TESTED: 52,969

LEVEL 1

12,611

24%

LEVEL 2

18,743

35%

LEVEL 3

13,983

26%

LEVEL 4

7,632

14%

NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER

PROFICIENT

295,717
34%
TOTAL TESTED: 881,705

LEVEL 1

266,290

30%

LEVEL 2

319,698

36%

LEVEL 3

207,778

24%

LEVEL 4

87,939

10%

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER

PROFICIENT

317
5%
TOTAL TESTED: 6,401

LEVEL 1

4,569

71%

LEVEL 2

1,515

24%

LEVEL 3

274

4%

LEVEL 4

43

1%

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER

PROFICIENT

2,843
4%
TOTAL TESTED: 72,127

LEVEL 1

54,042

75%

LEVEL 2

15,242

21%

LEVEL 3

2,539

4%

LEVEL 4

304

0%

NOT ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED

PROFICIENT

12,447
60%
TOTAL TESTED: 20,724

LEVEL 1

2,912

14%

LEVEL 2

5,365

26%

LEVEL 3

6,967

34%

LEVEL 4

5,480

26%

NOT ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED

PROFICIENT

183,254
46%
TOTAL TESTED: 399,488

LEVEL 1

80,392

20%

LEVEL 2

135,842

34%

LEVEL 3

121,585

30%

LEVEL 4

61,669

15%

ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED

PROFICIENT

9,485
25%
TOTAL TESTED: 38,646

LEVEL 1

14,268

37%

LEVEL 2

14,893

39%

LEVEL 3

7,290

19%

LEVEL 4

2,195

6%

ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED

PROFICIENT

115,306
21%
TOTAL TESTED: 554,344

LEVEL 1

239,940

43%

LEVEL 2

199,098

36%

LEVEL 3

88,732

16%

LEVEL 4

26,574

5%

NOT MIGRANT

PROFICIENT

TOTAL TESTED: —

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 2

LEVEL 3

LEVEL 4

NOT MIGRANT

PROFICIENT

298,511
31%
TOTAL TESTED: 953,215

LEVEL 1

319,942

34%

LEVEL 2

334,762

35%

LEVEL 3

210,276

22%

LEVEL 4

88,235

9%

MIGRANT

PROFICIENT

TOTAL TESTED: —

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 2

LEVEL 3

LEVEL 4

MIGRANT

PROFICIENT

49
8%
TOTAL TESTED: 617

LEVEL 1

390

63%

LEVEL 2

178

29%

LEVEL 3

41

7%

LEVEL 4

8

1%

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