Need-to-Resource Capacity Category/Year

Grade 4 Science Performance

Middle Level Science

Multiple-Choice Component

Performance Component

Number Tested

Percentage at Level:

Number Tested

% Above SDL

Mean Score

Mean Score

1

2

3

4

New York City

2001-02

78,944

48%

29

28

58,348

13%

37%

42%

9%

2000-01

81,348

43%

27

27

not applicable

1999-00

79,148

43%

27

26

not applicable

Large City Districts

2001-02

9,782

54%

30

31

7,703

11%

34%

45%

10%

2000-01

10,531

50%

29

30

not applicable

1999-00

10,691

46%

28

29

not applicable

High Need Resource Urban/Suburban Districts

2001-02

16,689

69%

33

34

13,998

6%

23%

50%

21%

2000-01

17,092

68%

32

33

not applicable

1999-00

16,762

65%

32

32

not applicable

High Need Resource Rural Districts

2001-02

12,669

78%

34

35

12,659

2%

11%

53%

34%

2000-01

13,326

78%

34

34

not applicable

1999-00

14,050

77%

34

34

not applicable

Average Need Resource Districts

2001-02

65,421

85%

36

37

61,503

1%

9%

50%

41%

2000-01

65,951

84%

36

36

not applicable

1999-00

68,723

82%

35

36

not applicable

Low Need Resource Districts

2001-02

30,503

92%

38

40

24,156

*

4%

42%

54%

2000-01

30,274

92%

38

40

not applicable

1999-00

31,026

91%

37

39

not applicable

Total Public

2001-02

214,650

69%

33

33

178,367

6%

20%

46%

29%

2000-01

218,522

67%

32

33

not applicable

1999-00

220,464

66%

32

32

not applicable

Total Nonpublic

2001-02

25,722

76%

34

34

16,188

3%

10%

53%

34%

2000-01

27,797

75%

33

34

not applicable

1999-00

28,286

73%

33

33

not applicable

Total State

2001-02

240,372

70%

33

33

194,555

6%

19%

47%

29%

2000-01

246,319

68%

32

33

not applicable

1999-00

248,750

67%

32

32

not applicable