Uri Treisman

Professor of MathematicsDirector, Charles A. Dana CenterThe University of Texas at Austin

http://www.utdanacenter.org

URBAN MATH LEADERSHIP NETWORK RETREAT

LAKEWAY RESORT, AUSTIN, TEXASJUNE 17-20, 2004

1992-2003 NAEP Grade 4 Mathematics Average Scale Score Ranking for Texas and California Subpopulations

Year State All StudentsAfrican

AmericanHispanic White

1992

TX 18 9 12 12

CA 33 36 39 34Number of States 36 36 42 42

1996

TX 6 1 6 1

CA 41 36 39 40Number of States 44 37 44 44

2000

TX 5 1 1 1

CA 38 30 35 31Number of States 40 30 38 40

2003

TX 17 1 5 3

CA 45 29 37 16Number of States 50 41 42 50

 YearAll

StudentsAfrican

American  Hispanic  WhiteFree/Red.

Lunch

1992 18 9 12 12 NA

1996 6 1 6 1 7

2000 5 1 1 1 2

2003 17 1 5 3 3

1992-2003 NAEP Grade 4 Mathematics Average Scale Score Ranking for

Texas Subpopulations

YearAll

StudentsAfrican

American Hispanic White Free/Red.

Lunch

           1990 22 16 10 12 NA

1992 21 15 11 14 NA

1996 21 4 8 9 23

2000 21 9 5 7 14

2003 30 5 3 9 17

Texas Grade 8 NAEP Mathematics Rankings (1990 to 2003)

Average Mathematics Score by Race/Ethnicity, Grade 4

White Black Hispanic

Dist. of Columbia 262 Charlotte-Meck. 229 Charlotte-Meck. 233

Atlanta 258 Houston 221 Houston 226

Charlotte-Meck. 257 New York 219 Nation 221

Houston 254 Boston 216 New York 220

New York 244 San Diego 216 Cleveland 220

San Diego 243 Nation 216 Chicago 217

Nation 243 Atlanta 211 San Diego 216

Los Angeles 241 Cleveland 210 Boston 215

Chicago 235 Los Angeles 208 Los Angeles 211

Boston 234 Chicago 207 Dist. of Columbia 205

Cleveland 233 Dist. of Columbia 202 Atlanta *

NAEP 2003 Trial Urban District Assessment

*Insufficient sample size for accurate estimationNOTE: All data are for public schools only.Student Participation rates in Houston and Cleveland were below average

Average Mathematics Score by Race/Ethnicity, Grade 8

NAEP 2003 Trial Urban District AssessmentWhite Black Hispanic

Charlotte-Meck. 301 Houston 259 Charlotte-Meck. 262

Atlanta 298 Charlotte-Meck. 258 Houston 261

Houston 293 New York 253 New York 260

New York 289 San Diego 252 Chicago 259

Boston 289 Nation 252 Nation 258

Nation 287 Boston 251 Boston 252

San Diego 284 Cleveland 249 Cleveland 249

Los Angeles 277 Chicago 245 San Diego 248

Chicago 276 Atlanta 241 Dist. of Columbia 246

Cleveland 269 Dist. of Columbia 240 Los Angeles 240

Dist. of Columbia * Los Angeles 234 Atlanta *

*Insufficient sample size for accurate estimationNOTE: All data are for public schools only.Student Participation rates in Houston and Cleveland were below average

Source: Texas Education Agency, www.tea.state.tx.us

Statewide Passing Rates on the Texas Algebra End-of-Course Exam for Selected Subpopulations: 1996-2002

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1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

Year

Percent Passing

African American Hispanic White Economically Disadvantaged

1999 Third International Mathematics and Science Study-Repeat: Grade 8

State

AverageMathematics

Score

Students Scoring inthe Top 10%

Internationally

Students Scoring inthe Top 25%

InternationallyMinorityStudents

Texas 516 13% 37% 53%

Michigan 517 10% 33% 18%

Indiana 515 9% 30% 17%

Oregon 514 10% 32% 20%Massachusetts 513 10% 31% 26%

Connecticut 512 11% 31% 26%

Illinois 509 10% 29% 35%

Pennsylvania 507 9% 28% 22%

South Carolina 502 10% 30% 37%

North Carolina 495 7% 25% 38%

Idaho 495 5% 24% 17%

Maryland 495 8% 27% 45%

Missouri 490 4% 20% 22%

Source: Adapted from TIMSS chart in Real Results, Remaining Challenges: The Story of TexasEducation Reform. By Craig D. Jerald. The Education Trust. 2001.

Average First Year College GPA for Texas Advanced Placement

Students

Subpopulation GPA for 1st Year College Students Passing an AP

Exam*

GPA for 1st Year College Students

Taking, Did Not Pass an AP Exam*

GPA for 1st Year College Students Not Taking an AP

Exam*

White

(47,647 students)

3.18 2.78 2.40

Hispanic

(19,868 students)

2.89 2.50 2.09

African American

(7,813 students)

2.94 2.57 2.01

Low Income

(22,028 students)

2.94 2.53 2.08

*AP Exams in core academic subjects of English, Math, Science, and Social Studies

Based on group of students taking 8th Grade TAAS in 1994, Graduating in 1998, and Enrolling in a Texas Public College or University (78,079 students).

Source: National Center for Educational Accountability

Estimating the Cost of Hiring Secondary Mathematics Teachers

Source: Charles A. Dana Center, A Study of Uncontrollable Variations in the Costs of Texas Public Education, 2000