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Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading
 92% (2008)
 94% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2008.

Math
 86% (2008)
 83% (2007)
The state average for Math was 86% in 2008.

Grade 4

Reading
 90% (2008)
 91% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 86% in 2008.

Science
 98% (2008)
The state average for Science was 91% in 2008.

Math
 90% (2008)
 94% (2007)
The state average for Math was 86% in 2008.

Grade 5

Reading
 96% (2008)
 97% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2008.

Writing
 66% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 68% in 2007.

Math
 93% (2008)
 81% (2007)
The state average for Math was 87% in 2008.

Grade 6

Reading
 94% (2008)
 95% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 85% in 2008.

History-Government
 97% (2008)
The state average for History-Government was 84% in 2008.

Math
 91% (2008)
 92% (2007)
The state average for Math was 82% in 2008.

Grade 7

Reading
 99% (2008)
 98% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 86% in 2008.

Science
 97% (2008)
The state average for Science was 83% in 2008.

Math
 97% (2008)
 98% (2007)
The state average for Math was 78% in 2008.

Grade 8

Reading
 98% (2008)
 97% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 82% in 2008.

Writing
 100% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 75% in 2007.

History-Government
 98% (2008)
The state average for History-Government was 81% in 2008.

Math
 98% (2008)
 97% (2007)
The state average for Math was 74% in 2008.

Grade 11

Reading
 92% (2008)
 94% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 81% in 2008.

Science
 92% (2008)
The state average for Science was 83% in 2008.

Writing
 100% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 76% in 2007.

History-Government
 99% (2008)
The state average for History-Government was 82% in 2008.

Math
 79% (2008)
 83% (2007)
The state average for Math was 75% in 2008.

About the Tests

• In 2007-2008 Kansas used the Kansas State Assessments (KSA) to test students in grades 3 though 8 and 11 in reading and math; in grades 4, 7 and 11 in science; and in grades 6, 8 and 11 in history-government.
• The tests are standards-based, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Kansas.
• The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in Kansas: An Overview

See Kansas' state standards

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The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the Tests

• In 2007-2008 Kansas used the Kansas State Assessments (KSA) to test students in grades 3 though 8 and 11 in reading and math; in grades 4, 7 and 11 in science; and in grades 6, 8 and 11 in history-government.
• The tests are standards-based, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Kansas.
• The different student groups are identified by the Kansas State Department of Education. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.
• The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in Kansas: An Overview

See Kansas' state standards