Mathematics, 2009. Trial Urban District Assessment, Results at Grades 4 and 8. The Nation's Report Card

摘要

Results from the 2009 NAEP Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) make it possible to compare the performance of students in urban districts to public school students in the nation and large cities (i.e., cities with populations of 250,000 or more). Changes in students performance over time can also be seen for those districts that participated in earlier assessments. Representative samples of fourth- and eighth-grade public school students from 18 urban districts participated in the 2009 assessment. Eleven of the districts also participated in earlier assessment years, and seven districts participated for the first time in 2009. Between 1,800 and 4,300 fourth- and eighth-graders were assessed in each district. In comparison to 2007, average mathematics scores for students in large cities increased in 2009 at both grades 4 and 8; however, only two participating districts at each grade showed gains. Scores were higher in 2009 for Boston and the District of Columbia at grade 4, and for Austin and San Diego at grade 8. No districts showed a decline in scores at either grade.