Mississippi Department of Education

2002 Annual Report, School Year 2000-2001


Mississippi Assessment System
Statewide Average Scores
 
Norm Referenced Test (TerraNova) Statewide Average Scores
Reading Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8  
NCE PR NCE PR NCE PR NCE PR NCE PR NCE PR
2001 48.6 47 49.3 49 47.5 45 48.4 47 47.8 46 47.9 46  
2000 48.3 47 50.4 51 49.5 49 50.4 51 49.5 49 49.4 49  
No. Tested              
2001 37830 37575 36786 35225 34956 32718  
2000 38338 37650 35422 34934 34955 33667  
                           
Math Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8  
NCE PR NCE PR NCE PR NCE PR NCE PR NCE PR  
2001 51.6 53 49.4 49 49.3 49 48.6 47 45.1 41 46.5 43  
2000 49.5 49 47.9 46 48.3 47 47.9 46 43.7 38 46.1 43  
No. Tested              
2001 37807 37552 36727 35135 34770 32566  
2000 38313 37604 35396 34866 34895 33606  
                           
Lang. Arts Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8  
NCE PR NCE PR NCE PR NCE PR NCE PR NCE PR  
2001 52.4 55 51.2 52 49.4 49 48.9 48 49.5 49 50.6 51  
2000 49.9 50 51.2 52 50.2 50 49.6 49 49.7 49 50.3 51  
No. Tested              
2001 37829 37571 36785 35221 34942 32716  
2000 38333 37650 35421 34935 34951 33666  
                           
Total Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8  
NCE PR NCE PR NCE PR NCE PR NCE PR NCE PR  
2001 51.4 53 50.4 51 48.8 48 48.6 47 47.3 45 48.3 47  
2000 49.5 49 50.1 50 49.4 49 49.3 49 47.4 45 48.5 47  
No. Tested              
2001 37554 37340 36516 34897 34496 32313  
2000 38250 37529 35337 34783 34738 33450  
(NCE= Normal Curve Equivalent. PR= Precentile Rank Equivalent to NCE.)
Average Cost Per Student: $1.69
 

Writing Assessment Statewide Average Scores 

   
    WA Grade 3 Grade 7            
    Mean Mean            
    2001 2.1 2.3            
    2000 2.0 2.0            
    No. Tested                
    2001 37942 35625            
    2000 38139 35417            
(Writing Assessment Scores vary from 0-4.)
Average Cost Per Student: $4.65
 

Subject Area Testing Program Statewide Average Scores 

 
SATP Algebra 1 Biology I  US Hist-1877 Eng II (MC) Eng II Writ. Eng II Writ.  
Scale Score Scale Score Scale Score Scale Score Narrative Informative  
2001 323.9 332.5 337.8 304.7 1.9 2.1  
No. Tested              
2001 31588 32837 27286 30186 32198 32198  
(Scale Scores vary from 100-500. Writing Assessment Scores vary from 0-4.)
Average Cost Per Student: $20.60
 

Functional Literacy Examination Statewide Average Scores 

FLE Reading Math Written Com. Composite Percent      
Scale Score Scale Score Scale Score Scale Score Passing      
2000 269.2 263.6 266.8 799.7 89.7%      
1999 270.1 265 267.7 803 90.0%      
1998 269.8 265.6 266.6 802 90.8%      
1997 269.6 263.8 264.8 798.3 88.6%      
No. Tested                
2000 27305 27304 27178 27149        
1999 28041 28039 27922 27895        
1998 27617 27615 27528 27483        
1997 27947 27947 27821 27793        
(Rd, Ma, and WC Scale Scores vary from 100-300. Composite Scale Scores vary from 300-900.)
Average Cost Per Student: $16.24

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