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How much progress have students made since last fall? Are schools narrowing the academic impact of COVID-19? Get the answers to these questions in the new Winter Edition of the How Kids Are Performing report.
Using data from 3.8 million students, the all-new report shows you:
How much students have grown at each grade level
Schools’ success in reversing the pandemic’s impact
How performance varies by subgroup
Actionable next steps for spring and summer learning
Tracking the midyear Impact of COVID-19 on Reading and Mathematics Achievement
To estimate the pandemic’s impact on student learning in winter, we drew on a sample of 3.8 million students in grades 1–8 from all 50 states plus DC who took Star Early Literacy, Star Reading, or Star Math assessments in Fall of the 2019-2020 school year and Fall and Winter of the 2020-2021 school year.
Below, state-level summaries are provided for two of the metrics included in the report. Summaries are based on the students who took the winter Star Assessments and are not necessarily representative of the state population.
Data for this time period is unavailable for Wisconsin.
Winter versus Fall comparison of distribution of students by Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) risk categories for (grades ), 2020-2021 school year
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Median Fall to Winter Student Growth Percentile (SGP) levels for (grades ), 2020-2021 school year
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This presentation summarizes selected How Kids Are Performing analyses by state and subject using Star assessment data through February 2021. Refer to the national report for details on methods, samples, and limitations. Data used for the Winter Edition of How Kids are Performing is a subsample of the data used in the Fall Edition. As a result, current Fall 2020 results may differ from those previously reported.
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For more information about the Star Assessments, start here.
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Not all states have been included in this presentation due to small sample sizes. We excluded states if there were fewer than 10 schools and/or fewer than 2,000 students per subject. Please also note that the state-level results presented here may not be representative of any state’s student population.
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Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.
Explore the academic impact of COVID-19 on reading and mathematics achievement, comparing Fall 2019 to Fall 2020. To see the Fall Edition of the How Kids Are Performing report and state-specific data, click the button.
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