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How does students’ performance this school year compare to last school year? How much are students growing in reading and math? Get the answers in the Winter 2022 edition of our How Kids Are Performing report.
Using data from 7.3 million student assessments, the Winter 2022 report shows you:
Our sample consisted of students at schools where Star computer-adaptive assessments were used during both the 2020–2021 and 2021–2022 school years. The sample included students from all 50 states plus DC, with 4.4 million K–12 students comprising the early literacy/reading sample and 2.9 million grade 1–12 students comprising the math sample.
Below, we provide state-level summaries for performance (MTSS Risk Categories) and growth (Student Growth Percentile). Summaries are based on the students who took Star Assessments and are not necessarily representative of the state population.
Data for this time period is unavailable for Wisconsin.
Winter comparison of the distribution of students by Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) risk categories for , 2021–2022 school year compared to 2020–2021 school year
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Median Fall to Winter Student Growth Percentile (SGP) levels for , 2021–2022 school year compared to 2020–2021 school year
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This presentation summarizes selected analyses by state and subject using Star assessment data through the end of January 2022. Refer to the national How Kids Are Performing: A Snapshot of K–12 Academic Performance and Growth for details on samples, methods, and limitations. The sample used for this How Kids Are Performing snapshot differs from our 2021 How Kids Are Performing report series, so we caution against directly comparing findings from this report with prior editions and presentations.
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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 2,500 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.
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