Vol. 41, No. 54
August 17, 2007
CONTACT: JIM MORRIS
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Students Post Gains on 2007 State "MAP" Tests
Missouri students posted small to moderate gains in reading and math at all grade levels on this year’s state-required MAP tests, state education officials said today.
At the state level, African-American students also made a small gain in narrowing the gap with white students by making faster progress toward meeting annual goals.
Last spring, students in all Missouri public schools took the Missouri Assessment Program tests in communication arts and mathematics. The tests are required for all students in grades 3-8. The communication arts exam also is given in grade 11; the math exam in grade 10.
The test results are used by the state to evaluate public schools for accreditation purposes and to satisfy the accountability requirements of federal law (the No Child Left Behind Act).
"The investment our state is making in education is paying off with Missouri students making gains in their performance on this year's MAP tests," Gov. Matt Blunt said. "There is still much work to be done and that is why education will remain my highest priority. As Missouri's governor I have signed budgets over the last three years to increase education funding by more than half a billion dollars. Our children hold the keys to the future and it is imperative that we help provide the educational resources they need to succeed and compete in our global economy."
"Overall, I am pleased with this year’s MAP results," said Stan Johnson, assistant commissioner of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. "We see positive change in the percentage of students scoring at the ‘proficient’ or ‘advanced’ levels in nearly every subject and every grade. We also have moderate state-level gains in the middle grades (6-8), where our scores have been flat in recent years," he said.
The rate of progress, however, is not fast enough in many schools to meet the "adequate yearly progress" (AYP) targets that are required under federal law. As a result, more public schools in the state will be identified this year as not meeting the ever-increasing AYP goals. More schools also will be identified as "needing improvement" or some other type of corrective action.
This year, about 190 school buildings that receive federal "Title I" funding will be identified as "needing improvement," compared to 130 schools last year.
To meet the 2007 AYP goal, 42.9 percent of the students in a school had to score at the proficient or advanced level in communication arts. For math, the target was 35.8 percent. These requirements apply to all students and to nine subgroups, including minority students, students with disabilities, students who are learning English, and children from low-income families.
At the state level, Missouri students as a whole successfully met the AYP targets in both communication arts and math. However, only two subgroups – white students and Asians/Pacific Islanders – met the state’s AYP goals.
While African-American students did not meet the AYP goals, their rate of progress this year exceeded that of white students in both communication arts and mathematics, Johnson said.
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Missouri Assessment Program State Results, 2006 and 2007
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Year |
Content Area |
Grade |
Accountable |
Below Basic |
Pct |
Basic |
Pct |
Proficient |
Pct |
Advanced |
Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2006 |
Comm. Arts | 03 |
65,440 |
5,699 |
8.8 |
31,000 |
47.9 |
16,976 |
26.2 |
11,104 |
17.1 |
|
2007 |
Comm. Arts | 03 |
67,391 |
6,273 |
9.4 |
31,374 |
47 |
17,538 |
26.3 |
11,523 |
17.3 |
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2006 |
Comm. Arts | 04 |
65,935 |
6,916 |
10.6 |
29,316 |
44.8 |
19,223 |
29.4 |
10,030 |
15.3 |
|
2007 |
Comm. Arts | 04 |
66,054 |
6,863 |
10.5 |
28,601 |
43.6 |
18,804 |
28.7 |
11,314 |
17.3 |
|
2006 |
Comm. Arts | 05 |
66,788 |
5,987 |
9 |
29,900 |
45.1 |
19,999 |
30.1 |
10,450 |
15.8 |
|
2007 |
Comm. Arts | 05 |
66,201 |
5,446 |
8.3 |
28,395 |
43.2 |
19,853 |
30.2 |
12,083 |
18.4 |
|
2006 |
Comm. Arts | 06 |
67,810 |
7,931 |
11.8 |
30,350 |
45.2 |
21,649 |
32.2 |
7,281 |
10.8 |
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2007 |
Comm. Arts | 06 |
67,154 |
7,502 |
11.3 |
29,579 |
44.4 |
21,558 |
32.3 |
8,037 |
12.1 |
|
2006 |
Comm. Arts | 07 |
71,666 |
9,693 |
13.7 |
29,872 |
42.4 |
22,072 |
31.3 |
8,865 |
12.6 |
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2007 |
Comm. Arts | 07 |
68,530 |
8,893 |
13.2 |
27,928 |
41.3 |
22,702 |
33.6 |
8,083 |
12 |
|
2006 |
Comm. Arts | 08 |
73,637 |
6,568 |
9 |
35,276 |
48.5 |
19,808 |
27.2 |
11,116 |
15.3 |
|
2007 |
Comm. Arts | 08 |
71,301 |
6,154 |
8.7 |
34,466 |
48.8 |
19,381 |
27.5 |
10,565 |
15 |
|
2006 |
Comm. Arts | 11 |
61,696 |
6,162 |
10.2 |
28,394 |
47.1 |
19,092 |
31.7 |
6,631 |
11 |
|
2007 |
Comm. Arts | 11 |
63,064 |
6,422 |
10.4 |
29,579 |
47.8 |
19,974 |
32.3 |
5,876 |
9.5 |
|
2006 |
Mathematics | 03 |
65,417 |
4,699 |
7.2 |
31,856 |
48.8 |
21,947 |
33.7 |
6,712 |
10.3 |
|
2007 |
Mathematics | 03 |
67,358 |
4,872 |
7.3 |
31,540 |
47 |
23,696 |
35.3 |
6,938 |
10.3 |
|
2006 |
Mathematics | 04 |
65,930 |
5,429 |
8.3 |
31,334 |
47.7 |
22,893 |
34.8 |
6,101 |
9.3 |
|
2007 |
Mathematics | 04 |
66,081 |
5,334 |
8.1 |
30,713 |
46.7 |
23,379 |
35.5 |
6,385 |
9.7 |
|
2006 |
Mathematics | 05 |
66,795 |
5,381 |
8.1 |
31,939 |
48 |
22,080 |
33.2 |
7,196 |
10.8 |
|
2007 |
Mathematics | 05 |
66,177 |
5,050 |
7.7 |
29,709 |
45.1 |
22,076 |
33.5 |
9,063 |
13.8 |
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2006 |
Mathematics | 06 |
67,810 |
7,472 |
11.1 |
29,895 |
44.3 |
23,536 |
34.9 |
6,557 |
9.7 |
|
2007 |
Mathematics | 06 |
67,037 |
7,469 |
11.2 |
26,865 |
40.3 |
24,000 |
36 |
8,403 |
12.6 |
|
2006 |
Mathematics | 07 |
71,651 |
12,443 |
17.5 |
27,570 |
38.8 |
23,643 |
33.3 |
7,444 |
10.5 |
|
2007 |
Mathematics | 07 |
68,537 |
11,466 |
16.8 |
25,411 |
37.3 |
22,936 |
33.7 |
8,245 |
12.1 |
|
2006 |
Mathematics | 08 |
73,638 |
15,468 |
21.2 |
27,860 |
38.2 |
20,583 |
28.2 |
9,091 |
12.5 |
|
2007 |
Mathematics | 08 |
71,300 |
15,250 |
21.6 |
26,069 |
36.9 |
19,220 |
27.2 |
10,160 |
14.4 |
|
2006 |
Mathematics | 10 |
69,276 |
16,678 |
24.4 |
22,711 |
33.2 |
21,977 |
32.1 |
7,065 |
10.3 |
|
2007 |
Mathematics | 10 |
69,605 |
16,515 |
24 |
24,013 |
34.9 |
22,506 |
32.7 |
5,704 |
8.3 |
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As of 08/13/2007 |
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