Los Angeles Unified School District INTER-OFFICE CORRESPONDENCE INFORMATIVE DATE: Dece !er "#$ %&"' TO: Me !

ers$ (o)rd of Ed*c)tion Dr+ ,ohn E+ De)s-$ S*.erintendent C-nthi) Li $ E/ec*ti0e Director Office of D)t) )nd Acco*nt)!ilitRELEASE OF NAEP 2013 READING AND MATHEMATICS DATA

FROM:

SUBJECT:

_____________________________________________________________________________ The LAUSD data ! th " #e$%#t a#e e&'a#(%ed )!t * De+e&'e# 1,- 2013 at 11:00 a.&. PST. This infor )ti0e .resents the res*lts fro the %&"' N)tion)l Assess ent of Ed*c)tion)l Progress 1NAEP2 )ssess ents in Re)ding )nd M)the )tics for 3r)des 4 )nd 5+ NAEP .ro0ides ) co on e)s*re ent of st*dent .rogress )cross st)tes )nd selected *r!)n districts thro*gho*t the co*ntr-+ Since "676$ the U+S+ De.)rt ent of Ed*c)tion h)s cond*cted )ssess ents .eriodic)ll- in re)ding$ )the )tics$ science$ 8riting$ histor-$ geogr).h-$ )nd other fields for st*dents in 3r)de 4$ 5 )nd "%+ H (h* (ht" Reading 9hile LAUSD tied for "4th .l)ce ) ong the %" *r!)n districts in ter s of )0er)ge sc)led score in 3r)de 4$ scores signific)ntl- i .ro0ed in %&"'+ o LAUSD o*t.)ced the g)ins for the N)tion )nd h)d the second highest g)in ) ong *r!)n districts 8ith fo*r .oints since %&""+ Afric)n A eric)n )nd 9hite st*dents in LAUSD h)d the highest g)ins co .)red to other *r!)n districts+ Co .)red to %&&'$ LAUSD g)ined !- "" .oints in 3r)de 4$ the third highest ) ong *r!)n districts+ Afric)n A eric)n )nd 9hite st*dents in LAUSD .osted the highest g)ins ) ong the %" *r!)n districts+

In 3r)de 5$ LAUSD r)n:ed ";th ) ong the %" *r!)n districts )ccording to )0er)ge sc)led score !*t o*t.)ced C)liforni) )nd the N)tion in g)ins since the l)st testing c-cle+ o o LAUSD r)n:ed 'rd ) ong *r!)n districts in g)ins since %&"" 8ith )n incre)se of fo*r .oints+ Co .)red to %&&' scores$ LAUSD )nd Atl)nt) h)d the highest g)ins co .)red to other *r!)n districts 8ith )n incre)se of "; .oints+ <is.)nic=L)tino$ Asi)n )nd st*dents on free )nd red*ced l*nch in LAUSD h)d the highest g)ins of )ll *r!)n districts+

Mathematics In 3r)de 4$ LAUSD r)n:ed ";th ) ong the %" *r!)n districts !*t incre)sed scores !- fi0e .oints fro the .re0io*s c-cle+ o LAUSD r)n:ed 'rd ) ong the %" *r!)n districts in g)ins since %&""+ Afric)nA eric)n st*dents in LAUSD h)d the highest g)ins ) ong *r!)n districts since %&""+ Co .)red to %&&' scores$ LAUSD g)ined !- "' .oints$ higher th)n the )0er)ge
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for the n)tion+ In 3r)de 5$ LAUSD r)n:ed ";th ) ong the %" *r!)n districts in ter s of )0er)ge sc)led score$ ho8e0er the g)in of eight .oints since %&"" 8)s the highest ) ong *r!)n districts+ o o Co .)red to %&&'$ LAUSD g)ined "6 .oints$ the third highest ) ong other *r!)n districts+ Afric)n-A eric)n )nd Asi)n st*dents in LAUSD h)d the highest g)ins since %&&'$ co .)red to the %" *r!)n districts +

/hat " NAEP0 NAEP is ) n)tion8ide )ssess ent s-ste de0elo.ed )nd )d inistered !- the U+S+ De.)rt ent of Ed*c)tion since "676+ NAEP )llo8s co .)risons )cross st)tes )nd tr)c:s ch)nges in )chie0e ent for 4th$ 5th )nd "%th gr)ders o0er ti e+ Congress est)!lished NAEP in "676 to .ro0ide ) longit*din)l e)s*re for e0)l*)ting 8h)t A eric)n st*dents :no8 )nd 8ere )!le to do in 0)rio*s s*!>ect )re)s )t gr)des 4$ 5 )nd "%+ Not )ll s*!>ects )re tested e)ch -e)r+ Re)ding )nd )the )tics )re tested e0er- other -e)r+ Res*lts )re re.orted )t the n)tion)l )nd st)te le0els+ In %&&%$ the Tri)l Ur!)n District Assess ent 1TUDA2 !eg)n 8ith si/ l)rge *r!)n school districts$ 8ith res*lts )0)il)!le )t the district le0el+ In %&""$ %" *r!)n districts .)rtici.)ted in the TUDA )ssess ents+ Res*lts )re )0)il)!le )t the district le0el onl-$ no school le0el re.orts )re .rod*ced+ Reading Framework The NAEP re)ding )ssess ent 8)s !)sed on ) fr) e8or: de0elo.ed in "66% for the N)tion)l Assess ent 3o0erning (o)rd 1NA3(2+ St*dents 8ho t):e the )ssess ent re)d co .lete te/ts )..ro.ri)te to their gr)de+ The te/ts foc*sed on three conte/ts? re)ding for liter)r- e/.erience$ re)ding for infor )tion$ )nd re)ding to .erfor ) t)s: 1gr)de 52+ The )s.ects of re)ding th)t .ro0ided g*id)nce for the t-.e of co .rehension @*estions 8ere? for ing ) gener)l *nderst)nding$ de0elo.ing inter.ret)tion$ ):ing re)ders=te/t connections )nd e/) ining content )nd str*ct*re+ Mathematics Framework The NAEP )the )tics )ssess ent 8)s !)sed on ) fr) e8or: )do.ted in "66& !- NA3( )nd *.d)ted in "667 )nd %&&& to reflect recent c*rric*l)r e .h)ses )nd o!>ecti0es+ Assess ents fro %&&' *ntil %&"' c)n !e co .)red+ The fr) e8or: cl)ssified ite s into t8o di ensionsA content )nd )the )tic)l co .le/it-+ The fr) e8or: foc*sed on se0er)l :e- )re)s? n* !er .ro.erties )nd o.er)tions$ e)s*re ent$ geo etr-$ d)t) )n)l-sis )nd .ro!)!ilit-$ )nd )lge!r)+ D 11e#e!+e" 'et2ee! NAEP a!d Ca* 1%#! a State A""e""&e!t" The NAEP )ssess ents sh)re so e si il)rities 8ith the C)liforni) St)nd)rds Tests 1CST2 )nd C)liforni) Modified Assess ents 1CMA2 in English l)ng*)ge )rts )nd )the )tics+ 9hile !oth NAEP )nd CST )ssess ents .ro0ide 0)lid d)t) )!o*t st*dent )chie0e ent$ it is in)..ro.ri)te to ):e direct co .)risons of the res*lts+ NAEP )nd the CSTBs differ in .*r.ose$ content$ for )t$ scoring )nd re.orting+ For e/) .le$ the NAEP Re)ding Fr) e8or: is !)sed on t8o t-.es of te/t? Liter)r- 1fiction$ nonfiction$ .oetr-2 )nd Infor )tion)l 1e/.osition$ )rg* ent)tion )nd .ers*)si0e te/t$ .roced*r)l te/t )nd doc* ents2+ All ite s )re cl)ssified )ccording to one of three cogniti0e t)rgets? Loc)te=Rec)ll$ Integr)te=Inter.ret$ )nd Criti@*e=E0)l*)te+ In contr)st$ the English l)ng*)ge )rts )ssess ent on the CST is !)sed on st)nd)rds gro*.ed !- str)nds )t e)ch gr)de le0el incl*ding? 9ord )n)l-sis$ Voc)!*l)r- de0elo. entC Re)ding co .rehension 1infor )tion)l2$ )nd Liter)r- res.onse )nd )n)l-sis+ The NAEP )ssess ents .resent st*dents 8ith three t-.es of @*estions? *lti.le choice$ short
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constr*cted 8ritten res.onse )nd e/tended constr*cted 8ritten res.onse+ The C)liforni) CST )nd CMA @*estions 8ere *lti.le-choice res.onses )t gr)des 4 )nd 5$ 8ith )n e/tended 8riting )ssign ent for 3r)de 4+ The n* !ers of st*dents tested )lso differ !et8een NAEP )nd the C)liforni) )ssess ents+ 9hile st)te )ssess ents co0er )ll st*dents in gr)des 4 )nd 5 in English l)ng*)ge )rts )nd )the )tics$ NAEP selected ) s) .le of schools to re.resent LAUSD$ )nd gr)de 4 )nd 5 st*dents in the schools 8ere r)ndo l- selected+ The NAEP test 8)s )tri/ s) .led so e)ch st*dent too: onl- ) .ortion of the *ch longer test+ As ) res*lt$ onl- gro*. d)t) )re re.orted+ Indi0id*)l st*dent )nd school res*lts )re not )0)il)!le+ NAEP scores )re re.orted in sc)le score incre ents )nd in the follo8ing .erfor )nce le0els? (elo8 !)sic ()sicA.)rti)l )ster ProficientAsolid )c)de ic .erfor )nce=co .etenc- o0er ch)llenging s*!>ect )tter Ad0)ncedAs*.erior .erfor )nce Altho*gh the ter s )re si il)r$ these .erfor )nce le0els do not corres.ond 8ith the definitions of sc)le scores or .erfor )nce le0els *sed in the C)liforni) )ssess ents+ The NAEP re)ding )nd )the )tics sc)le scores )re re.orted on ) sc)le of &-;&& .oints+ 3r)de 4 sc)le scores )- !e co .)red 8ith other gr)de 4 scores )nd gr)de 5 8ith other gr)de 5 scores+ H%2 d%e" NAEP d 11e# 1#%& the S&a#te# Ba*a!+ed a""e""&e!t" a* (!ed t% C%&&%! C%#e State Sta!da#d"0 The )in NAEP )ssess ents e)s*re .rogress in nine s*!>ects )t gr)des fo*r$ eight$ )nd t8el0e+ NAEP )ssess ents )re !)sed on NAEP fr) e8or:s )do.ted !- the N)tion)l Assess ent 3o0erning (o)rd$ 8hich sets NAEP .olic-+ NAEP )ssesses onl- ) s) .le of schools )nd st*dents e)ch -e)r to .rod*ce gro*.-le0el .erfor )nce esti )tes$ .ri )ril- )t the n)tion)l )nd st)te le0els+ S )rter ()l)nced is ) st)te-led consorti* of %7 st)tes 8or:ing to de0elo. )n )ssess ent s-ste to e)s*re st*dent .rogress to8)rd college- )nd c)reer-re)diness+ S )rter ()l)nced is de0elo.ing )ssess ents in English l)ng*)ge )rts )nd )the )tics for gr)des three thro*gh eight )nd ele0en+ The )ssess ents$ 8hich 8ill !e i .le ented st)rting in the %&"4D"; school -e)r$ 8ill !e )ligned to the Co on Core St)te St)nd)rds+ All st*dents in .)rtici.)ting st)tes 8ill t):e the S )rter ()l)nced )ssess ents$ )nd res*lts 8ill !e *sed for feder)l )cco*nt)!ilit.*r.oses+ LAUSD A+h e3e&e!t %! NAEP C%&$a#ed t% Othe# D "t# +t" Reading In 3r)de 4$ LAUSD tied for "4th .l)ce ) ong the %" *r!)n districts in ter s of )0er)ge sc)led score+ LAUSDBs )0er)ge sc)le score 8)s %&;$ co .)red to %"' in C)liforni) )nd %%" in the N)tion+ N)tion8ide$ 7#E of 3r)de 4 st*dents scored !)sic or )!o0e in Re)ding$ de onstr)ting .)rti)l )ster-+ In C)liforni)$ ore th)n h)lf of the st*dents scored !)sic or )!o0e 1;5E2 )nd in LAUSD$ ;&E scored !)sic or )!o0e+ A third of 4th gr)ders n)tion8ide 1'4E2 de onstr)ted .roficienc- 1solid )c)de ic .erfor )nce or co .etenc- o0er ch)llenging s*!>ect )tter2 in Re)ding+ In C)liforni)$ %#E de onstr)ted .roficienc- )nd in LAUSD$ "5E of 4th gr)ders 8ere )t .roficienc-+

Co .)red to the %" TUDA districts$ LAUSD tied for "4th .l)ce in 4th gr)de Re)ding$ 8ith ;&E scoring ()sic )nd )!o0e+ This n* !er 8)s higher th)n DC$ D)ll)s$ Phil)del.hi)$ ()lti ore Cit-$ Mil8)*:ee$ Fresno$ Cle0el)nd$ )nd Detroit+ F ()#e 1

In 3r)de 5$ LAUSD r)n:ed ";th ) ong the %" *r!)n districts in ter s of )0er)ge sc)led score+ LAUSDBs )0er)ge sc)le score 8)s %;&$ co .)red to %7% in C)liforni) )nd %77 in the N)tion+ 7&E of LAUSDBs 3r)de 5 st*dents tested on NAEP Re)ding scored )t ()sic or )!o0e$ co .)red to #%E in C)liforni) )nd ##E in the N)tion+ The .ercent)ge of 5th gr)ders de onstr)ting .roficienc- n)tion8ide 8)s o0er ) third 1';E2 )nd in C)liforni)$ %6E$ co .)red to "6E in LAUSD+

Co .)red to the %" TUDA districts$ LAUSD h)d ) higher .ercent)ge of st*dents )t ()sic or )!o0e co .)red to Phil)del.hi)$ Cle0el)nd$ DC$ Mil8)*:ee$ Fresno$ )nd Detroit+ Fifteen TUDA districts h)d higher .ercent)ges co .)red to LAUSD+

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Mathematics In 3r)de 4$ LAUSD r)n:ed ";th ) ong the %" *r!)n districts in ter s of )0er)ge sc)led score+ LAUSDBs )0er)ge sc)le score 8)s %%5$ co .)red to %'4 in C)liforni) )nd %4" in the N)tion+ 76E of LAUSDBs 3r)de 4 st*dents tested on NAEP M)the )tics scored )t ()sic or )!o0e$ co .)red to #4E in C)liforni) )nd 5%E in the N)tion+ The .ercent)ge of 4th gr)ders de onstr)ting .roficienc- n)tion8ide 8)s 4%E )nd in C)liforni)$ '%E$ co .)red to %;E in LAUSD+

Co .)red to other TUDA districts$ LAUSD h)d ) higher .ercent)ge of st*dents )t ()sic or )!o0e co .)red to 9)shington DC$ Phil)del.hi)$ ()lti ore$ Mil8)*:ee$ Fresno$ Cle0el)nd )nd Detroit+

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In 3r)de 5 M)the )tics$ LAUSD r)n:ed ";th ) ong the %" *r!)n districts in ter s of )0er)ge sc)led score+ LAUSDBs )0er)ge sc)le score 8)s %74$ co .)red to %#7 in C)liforni) )nd %54 in the N)tion+ ;4E of LAUSDBs 3r)de 5 st*dents tested on NAEP M)the )tics scored )t ()sic or )!o0e$ co .)red to 7;E in C)liforni) )nd 7'E in the N)tion+ The .ercent)ge of 5th gr)ders de onstr)ting .roficienc- n)tion8ide 8)s '4E )nd in C)liforni)$ %#E$ co .)red to "5E in LAUSD+

Co .)red to other TUDA districts$ LAUSD h)d ) higher .ercent)ge of st*dents )t ()sic or )!o0e co .)red to Fresno$ 9)shington DC$ ()lti ore$ Mil8)*:ee$ Cle0el)nd )nd Detroit+

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LAUSD P#%(#e"" %3e# T &e Altho*gh LAUSD r)n:ed in the iddle of the other TUDA districts in ter s of )chie0e ent le0els$ LAUSD o*t.)ced the n)tion )nd )n- of the TUDA districts in ter s of g)ins in scores since the l)st testing c-cle$ fro %&"" to %&"'$ )nd o0er the .)st ten -e)rs$ fro %&&' to %&"'+ Reading Cha!(e " !+e 2011 Since the l)st testing c-cle in %&""$ 3r)de 4 Re)ding scores incre)sed !- fo*r .oints$ ) st)tistic)ll- signific)nt ch)nge+ LAUSD r)n:ed F% ) ong TUDA districts )fter 9)shington DC P*!lic Schools+ In 3r)de 5$ Re)ding scores i .ro0ed !- fo*r .oints )lso$ ) st)tistic)ll- signific)nt ch)nge+ LAUSD r)n:ed F4 co .)red to other TUDA districts+

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Cha!(e " !+e 2003 9hen Re)ding scores 8ere co .)red )cross ten -e)rs to %&&'$ LAUSD g)ined "" .oints in 3r)de 4$ o*t.)cing the n)tion )nd C)liforni)+ LAUSD r)n:ed F' ) ong TUDA districts+ In 3r)de 5$ LAUSD .osted the highest g)ins ) ong TUDA districts 8ith "; .oints$ )longside Atl)nt) P*!lic Schools+ F ()#e 6

Mathematics Cha!(e " !+e 2011 LAUSD .osted the second highest g)ins in 3r)de 4 M)the )tics since the l)st testing c-cle 8ith fi0e .oints$ the s) e )s Atl)nt)+ 9)shington DC )nd Chic)go !oth g)ined se0en .oints+ In 3r)de 5$ LAUSD h)d the highest g)in ) ong TUDA districts 8ith eight .oints+ F ()#e 7

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O0er the .)st "& -e)rs$ LAUSD h)s g)ined "' .oints in 3r)de 4 M)the )tics+ LAUSD r)n:ed ;th co .)red to other TUDA districts+ In 3r)de 5$ LAUSDBs g)in of "6 .oints 8)s the third highest ) ong TUDA districts+ F ()#e ,

LAUSD P#%(#e"" '8 S)'(#%)$ M)n- of LAUSDBs s*!gro*.s o*t.)ced other TUDA districts )nd the n)tion in ter s of gro8th+ A..endices A )nd ( .resent ch)rts of g)ins for 3r)de 4 )nd 5 Re)ding )nd M)the )tics o0er the .eriod of %&"" to %&"'$ )nd o0er the "& -e)r .eriod fro %&&' )nd %&"'+ The highlights )re .resented !elo8+ Reading In 3r)de 4$ 9hite$ Afric)n-A eric)n )nd st*dents eligi!le for free )nd red*ced l*nch in LAUSD r)n:ed highest in ter s of gro8th co .)red to other TUDA districts+ St*dents 8ith dis)!ilities$ English Le)rners )nd Asi)n st*dents h)d ) decre)se in re)ding scores+ 1See A..endi/ A-"+2
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O0er the .)st "& -e)rs$ LAUSD 9hite )nd Afric)n-A eric)n st*dents h)d the highest g)ins co .)red to other TUDA districts 8ith %& )nd "# .oints$ res.ecti0el-+ St*dents eligi!le for free )nd red*ced l*nch )lso h)d do*!le digit g)ins )t "" .oints+ Scores for st*dents 8ith dis)!ilities )nd English Le)rners declined+ 1See A..endi/ A-%+2 In 3r)de 5 Re)ding$ there 8ere odest g)ins since %&"" for 9hite$ <is.)nic=L)tino$ Asi)n$ st*dents eligi!le for free )nd red*ced l*nch )nd st*dents 8ith dis)!ilities in LAUSD+ Scores for Afric)n-A eric)n st*dents )nd English Le)rners decre)sed+ 1See A..endi/ A-'+2 O0er the l)st "& -e)rs$ 3r)de 5 <is.)nic=L)tino$ Asi)n )nd st*dents eligi!le for free )nd red*ced l*nch in LAUSD h)d the highest g)ins ) ong TUDA districts+ Scores incre)sed for 9hite$ Afric)n-A eric)n )nd st*dents 8ith dis)!ilities 8hile English Le)rners e/.erienced ) decline+ 1See A..endi/ A-4+2

Mathematics In 3r)de 4$ LAUSD Afric)n-A eric)n st*dents g)ined !- eight .oints since %&""$ the highest g)in ) ong TUDA districts+ All other s*!gro*.s in LAUSD .osted g)ins 8ith the e/ce.tion of Asi)n st*dents since the l)st testing c-cle+ 1See A..endi/ (-"+2 Since %&&'$ ost s*!gro*.s in 3r)de 4 .osted do*!le digits g)ins in LAUSD? 9hite$ Afric)n-A eric)n$ <is.)nic=L)tino$ Asi)n )nd st*dents eligi!le for free )nd red*ced l*nch+ St*dents 8ith dis)!ilities declined )nd English Le)rners re )ined const)nt+ 1See A..endi/ (-%+2 In 3r)de 5$ Afric)n-A eric)n st*dents in LAUSD h)d the highest g)in of "& .oints ) ong TUDA districts+ 9hite$ <is.)nic=L)tino$ Asi)n )nd st*dents eligi!le for free )nd red*ced l*nch )lso .osted g)ins+ There 8)s no ch)nge ) ong LAUSD st*dents 8ith dis)!ilities )nd ) decre)se in the scores for LAUSD English Le)rners+ 1See A..endi/ ('+2 O0er the .)st "& -e)rs$ Afric)n-A eric)n )nd Asi)n st*dents in LAUSD h)d the highest g)ins ) ong TUDA districts+ 9hite$ <is.)nic=L)tino$ Asi)n )nd st*dents eligi!le for free )nd red*ced l*nch )lso h)d g)ins th)t o*t.)ced the n)tion )nd ost other TUDA districts+ St*dents 8ith dis)!ilities in LAUSD h)d odest g)ins )nd English Le)rners in LAUSD declined+ 1See A..endi/ (-4+2

Co .lete res*lts for The Nation's Report Card: Trial Urban District Assessment, 201 are )0)il)!le on the 8e! )t http:!!Nationsreportcard"go#" If -o* h)0e @*estions reg)rding this infor )ti0e$ .le)se c)ll e )t 1%"'2 %4"-%47& or ,i O0ert*rf )t 1%"'2 %4"-4"&4+ c? Michelle Ging ,)i e A@*ino M)tt <ill Donn) M*nceL-di) R) os To 9)ld )n M)r: <o0)tter D)0id <ol @*ist
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Appendix A-1 Grade 4 NAEP Reading Change in Average Scale Scores: 2011 -2013

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Appendix A-2 Grade 4 NAEP Reading Change in Average Scale Scores: 2003 -2013

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Appendix A-3 Grade NAEP Reading Change in Average Scale Scores: 2011 -2013

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Appendix A-4 Grade NAEP Reading Change in Average Scale Scores: 2003 -2013

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Appendix !-1 Grade 4 NAEP "a#h Change in Average Scale Scores: 2011 -2013

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Appendix !-2 Grade 4 NAEP "a#h Change in Average Scale Scores: 2003 -2013

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Appendix !-3 Grade NAEP "a#h Change in Average Scale Scores: 2011 -2013

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Appendix !-4 Grade NAEP "a#h Change in Average Scale Scores: 2003 -2013
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