Wyoming Reading Grade 8 2013 State Snapshot Report Public Schools Overall Results Achievement-Level Percentages and Average Score Results (cid:132) In 2013, the average score of eighth-grade students in Wyoming was 271. This was higher than the average score of 266 for public school students in the nation. (cid:132) The average score for students in Wyoming in 2013 (271) was not significantly different from their average score in 2011 (270) and was higher than their average score in 1998 (263). (cid:132) The score gap between higher performing students in Wyoming (those at the 75th percentile) and lower performing students (those at the 25th percentile) was 37 points in 2013. This performance gap was not significantly different from that in 1998 (42 points). (cid:132) The percentage of students in Wyoming who performed at or above the NAEP Proficient level was 38 percent in 2013. This percentage was not significantly different from that in 2011 (38 percent) and was greater than that in 1998 (31 percent). (cid:132) The percentage of students in Wyoming who performed at or above the NAEP Basic level was 84 percent in 2013. This *Significantly different (p < .05) from state's results in 2013. Significance tests were performed using unrounded numbers. percentage was greater than that in 2011 (82 percent) and in 1998 a Accommodations not permitted. For information about NAEP (76 percent). accommodations, see http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/inclusion.aspx. NOTE:Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Compare the Average Score in 2013 to Other States/Jurisdictions Average Scores for State/Jurisdiction and Nation (public) ¹Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools). In 2013, the average score in Wyoming (271) was (cid:132) lower than those in 7 states/jurisdictions (cid:132) higher than those in 32 states/jurisdictions * Speigrnfoifrimcaendt lyu sdiniffge ruennrto (upn d<e .d0 5n)u fmrobme r2s0.13. Significance tests were (cid:132) not significantly different from those in 12 states/jurisdictions NOTE: For information about NAEP accommodations, see http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/inclusion.aspx. Results for Student Groups in 2013 Score Gaps for Student Groups Percentages (cid:132) Data are not reported for Black students in 2013, because Percent of Avg. at or above Percent at reporting standards were not met. Reporting Groups students score Basic Proficient Advanced (cid:132) In 2013, Hispanic students had an average score that was Race/Ethnicity 12 points lower than White students. This performance gap White 81 273 87 40 3 was not significantly different from that in 1998 (15 points). Black 1 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ (cid:132) In 2013, female students in Wyoming had an average Hispanic 12 261 76 25 1 score that was higher than male students by 12 points. Asian 1 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ (cid:132) In 2013, students who were eligible for free/reduced-price American Indian/Alaska Native 3 248 59 12 # school lunch, an indicator of low family income, had an Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander # ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ average score that was 14 points lower than students who Two or more races 1 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ were not eligible for free/reduced-price school lunch. This Gender performance gap was not significantly different from that in Male 52 265 80 30 1 1998 (15 points). Female 48 277 90 46 4 National School Lunch Program Eligible 36 262 77 26 1 Not eligible 63 276 89 44 3 # Rounds to zero. ‡ Reporting standards not met. NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding, and because the "Information not available" category for the National School Lunch Program, which provides free/reduced-price lunches, is not displayed. Black includes African American and Hispanic includes Latino. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. NOTE: Statistical comparisons are calculated on the basis of unrounded scale scores or percentages. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), various years, 1998–2013 Reading Assessments.