NC
Strategic Scorecard |
3.1.1 Reading/Writing
Proficiency |
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Target: Rank
among top 10 states in reading proficiency (120% of
US average)
Actual: 97%
of US average
US
Rank 2005: 33rd (33rd
(tied); down from 23rd in 1998)
SE
Rank 2005: 4th (4th;
4th in 1998)
SE
Region: AL
FL GA KY MS NC SC TN VA WV Updated
3/28/06
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| Primary
Performance Indicator |
Public
School 4th Graders Proficient or Better
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Performance
Trend:
The
trend depicts the degree to which actual
performance has approached the target in
recent years. |
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Comments
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The
reading proficiency rate of NC’s 4th graders
improved from 27% in 1998 to 29% in 2005. |
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However,
NC’s 4th grade reading proficiency rate fell
below the national rate in 2005, after rising above
it in 2002 and 2003. NC now has the 33rd best score
in the nation and the 4th best score in the region. |
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NC
now has the 33rd best score in the nation and the
4th best score in the region. |
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Definition
(What Is Being Measured)
Percent
of 4th graders rated proficient or better in
reading per the National Assessment for Educational
Progress (NAEP), where Proficient represents
a demonstrated academic mastery over challenging
subject matter for a specified grade level (accomodations
permitted).
Source: US
Dept. of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,
NAEP 2003 Reading Assessment; rankings from Morgan Quitno. |
Relevance
(Why This Is Important)
The
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), as a federally-authorized,
standardized and continual assessment of student competence in
key subject areas (e.g., reading, math and science), provides a
relative measure of public school quality for grades 4-8. |
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| Other
Highlights |
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Carolina |
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In
2005, according to NCES (the Nation’s Report Card),
NC had the 33rd best average reading score for 8th graders
in the US (where 6 state scores were not significantly
different). (Source: NCES, The Nation's Report Card). |
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In
2002, NC had the 6th best average writing score for 8th
graders in the US (where 6 state scores were not significantly
different). (Source: NCES, The Nation's Report Card). |
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NC’s
English standards have won recognition from the Fordham
Foundation for “being clear, specific and measurable,
showing increasing difficulty over the grades and addressing
almost all areas of the English language arts and reading
satisfactorily.” (Source: Fordham Foundation). |
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In
2004, 84% of pupils in grades 3-8 scored at or above
grade level on NC's end-of-grade reading exams, up from
78% in 2002 (Source: NC Public Instruction). |
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Nationwide, public school
students have been making progress in mathematics and science
performance, but only 27% of public school students are
performing at or above the NAEP proficient level for mathematics
and only 32% for science--the performance target levels
set by the National Assessment Governing Board.e |
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Goal
3.1: Offer
a Vigorous Public K-12 Education |
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