Covington County School District

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

The NAEP exam is a nationwide assessment given to students in grades 4 and 8 that measures academic performance across the nation. This data represents how students in Mississippi performed on the NAEP exams.

NAEP Overview

Percentage of students at each achievement level on the NAEP for mathematics and reading for grade 4 and 8.

Below Basic
Basic
Proficient
Advanced

Math 4th Grade

Math 8th Grade

Reading 4th Grade

Reading 8th Grade

NAEP by Subgroup

Percent of students performing at or above proficient.

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Below Basic
Basic
Proficient
Advanced

Math

Female 4th grade

Female 8th grade

Male 4th grade

Male 8th grade

White 4th grade

White 8th grade

Hispanic or Latino 4th grade

Hispanic or Latino 8th grade

Black or African American 4th grade

Black or African American 8th grade

Economically Disadvantaged 4th grade

Economically Disadvantaged 8th grade

Non Economically Disadvantaged 4th grade

Non Economically Disadvantaged 8th grade

Students without Disabilities 4th grade

Students without Disabilities 8th grade

Non English Learners 4th grade

Non English Learners 8th grade

Students with Disabilities 4th grade

Students with Disabilities 8th grade

Reading

Female 4th grade

Female 8th grade

Male 4th grade

Male 8th grade

White 4th grade

White 8th grade

Hispanic or Latino 4th grade

Hispanic or Latino 8th grade

Black or African American 4th grade

Black or African American 8th grade

Economically Disadvantaged 4th grade

Economically Disadvantaged 8th grade

Non Economically Disadvantaged 4th grade

Non Economically Disadvantaged 8th grade

Students without Disabilities 4th grade

Students without Disabilities 8th grade

Non English Learners 4th grade

Non English Learners 8th grade

Students with Disabilities 4th grade

Students with Disabilities 8th grade

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

4th Grade Math and Reading

Overall

4th Grade
  • Math Basic 23.0%
  • Math Below Basic 46.0%
  • Math Proficient 27.0%
  • Math Advanced 4.0%
  • Reading Basic 40.0%
  • Reading Below Basic 33.0%
  • Reading Proficient 22.0%
  • Reading Advanced 6.0%

Female

4th Grade
  • Math Basic 23.0%
  • Math Below Basic 47.0%
  • Math Proficient 27.0%
  • Math Advanced 3.0%
  • Reading Basic 36.0%
  • Reading Below Basic 35.0%
  • Reading Proficient 23.0%
  • Reading Advanced 7.0%

Male

4th Grade
  • Math Basic 22.0%
  • Math Below Basic 45.0%
  • Math Proficient 28.0%
  • Math Advanced 5.0%
  • Reading Basic 44.0%
  • Reading Below Basic 32.0%
  • Reading Proficient 20.0%
  • Reading Advanced 5.0%

White

4th Grade
  • Math Basic 11.0%
  • Math Below Basic 41.0%
  • Math Proficient 41.0%
  • Math Advanced 8.0%
  • Reading Basic 23.0%
  • Reading Below Basic 36.0%
  • Reading Proficient 32.0%
  • Reading Advanced 9.0%

Hispanic or Latino

4th Grade
  • Math Basic 15.0%
  • Math Below Basic 51.0%
  • Math Proficient 31.0%
  • Math Advanced 2.0%
  • Reading Basic 40.0%
  • Reading Below Basic 36.0%
  • Reading Proficient 21.0%
  • Reading Advanced 3.0%

Black or African American

4th Grade
  • Math Basic 34.0%
  • Math Below Basic 50.0%
  • Math Proficient 16.0%
  • Math Advanced 1.0%
  • Reading Basic 54.0%
  • Reading Below Basic 31.0%
  • Reading Proficient 13.0%
  • Reading Advanced 2.0%

Economically Disadvantaged

4th Grade
  • Math Basic 27.0%
  • Math Below Basic 49.0%
  • Math Proficient 22.0%
  • Math Advanced 2.0%
  • Reading Basic 47.0%
  • Reading Below Basic 34.0%
  • Reading Proficient 16.0%
  • Reading Advanced 3.0%

Non Economically Disadvantaged

4th Grade
  • Math Basic 5.0%
  • Math Below Basic 33.0%
  • Math Proficient 49.0%
  • Math Advanced 12.0%
  • Reading Basic 13.0%
  • Reading Below Basic 31.0%
  • Reading Proficient 41.0%
  • Reading Advanced 16.0%

Students without Disabilities

4th Grade
  • Math Basic 19.0%
  • Math Below Basic 47.0%
  • Math Proficient 30.0%
  • Math Advanced 4.0%
  • Reading Basic 35.0%
  • Reading Below Basic 35.0%
  • Reading Proficient 24.0%
  • Reading Advanced 6.0%

Non English Learners

4th Grade
  • Math Basic 23.0%
  • Math Below Basic 46.0%
  • Math Proficient 28.0%
  • Math Advanced 4.0%
  • Reading Basic 39.0%
  • Reading Below Basic 33.0%
  • Reading Proficient 22.0%
  • Reading Advanced 6.0%

Students with Disabilities

4th Grade
  • Math Basic 50.0%
  • Math Below Basic 35.0%
  • Math Proficient 13.0%
  • Math Advanced 2.0%
  • Reading Basic 72.0%
  • Reading Below Basic 19.0%
  • Reading Proficient 7.0%
  • Reading Advanced 1.0%

8th Grade Math and Reading

All

8th Grade
  • Math Basic 41.0%
  • Math Below Basic 38.0%
  • Math Proficient 18.0%
  • Math Advanced 4.0%
  • Reading Basic 34.0%
  • Reading Below Basic 42.0%
  • Reading Proficient 23.0%
  • Reading Advanced 2.0%

Female

8th Grade
  • Math Basic 40.0%
  • Math Below Basic 39.0%
  • Math Proficient 18.0%
  • Math Advanced 3.0%
  • Reading Basic 31.0%
  • Reading Below Basic 42.0%
  • Reading Proficient 24.0%
  • Reading Advanced 3.0%

Male

8th Grade
  • Math Basic 41.0%
  • Math Below Basic 37.0%
  • Math Proficient 17.0%
  • Math Advanced 5.0%
  • Reading Basic 36.0%
  • Reading Below Basic 41.0%
  • Reading Proficient 21.0%
  • Reading Advanced 2.0%

White

8th Grade
  • Math Basic 25.0%
  • Math Below Basic 41.0%
  • Math Proficient 27.0%
  • Math Advanced 7.0%
  • Reading Basic 17.0%
  • Reading Below Basic 44.0%
  • Reading Proficient 35.0%
  • Reading Advanced 4.0%

Hispanic or Latino

8th Grade
  • Math Basic 40.0%
  • Math Below Basic 42.0%
  • Math Proficient 14.0%
  • Math Advanced 4.0%
  • Reading Basic 29.0%
  • Reading Below Basic 50.0%
  • Reading Proficient 19.0%
  • Reading Advanced 2.0%

Black or African American

8th Grade
  • Math Basic 57.0%
  • Math Below Basic 34.0%
  • Math Proficient 8.0%
  • Math Advanced 1.0%
  • Reading Basic 50.0%
  • Reading Below Basic 40.0%
  • Reading Proficient 11.0%
  • Reading Advanced

Economically Disadvantaged

8th Grade
  • Math Basic 49.0%
  • Math Below Basic 37.0%
  • Math Proficient 12.0%
  • Math Advanced 2.0%
  • Reading Basic 42.0%
  • Reading Below Basic 42.0%
  • Reading Proficient 15.0%
  • Reading Advanced 1.0%

Non Economically Disadvantaged

8th Grade
  • Math Basic 20.0%
  • Math Below Basic 40.0%
  • Math Proficient 31.0%
  • Math Advanced 9.0%
  • Reading Basic 12.0%
  • Reading Below Basic 41.0%
  • Reading Proficient 41.0%
  • Reading Advanced 6.0%

Students without Disabilities

8th Grade
  • Math Basic 37.0%
  • Math Below Basic 40.0%
  • Math Proficient 19.0%
  • Math Advanced 4.0%
  • Reading Basic 29.0%
  • Reading Below Basic 44.0%
  • Reading Proficient 25.0%
  • Reading Advanced 2.0%

Non English Learners

8th Grade
  • Math Basic 41.0%
  • Math Below Basic 38.0%
  • Math Proficient 18.0%
  • Math Advanced 4.0%
  • Reading Basic 33.0%
  • Reading Below Basic 42.0%
  • Reading Proficient 23.0%
  • Reading Advanced 2.0%

Students with Disabilities

8th Grade
  • Math Basic 81.0%
  • Math Below Basic 15.0%
  • Math Proficient 3.0%
  • Math Advanced 1.0%
  • Reading Basic 73.0%
  • Reading Below Basic 23.0%
  • Reading Proficient 4.0%
  • Reading Advanced

Statewide Participation Rate

Student with Disabilities

  • 4th Grade Math 93 %
  • 4th Grade Reading 93 %
  • 8th Grade Math 92 %
  • 8th Grade Reading 92 %

English Language Learners

  • 4th Grade Math
  • 4th Grade Reading 89 %
  • 8th Grade Math
  • 8th Grade Reading

National Average 4th Grade

  • Math Basic 20.0%
  • Math Below Basic 39.0%
  • Math Proficient 32.0%
  • Math Advanced 8.0%
  • Reading Basic 32.0%
  • Reading Below Basic 31.0%
  • Reading Proficient 27.0%
  • Reading Advanced 9.0%

National Average 8th Grade

  • Math Basic 30.0%
  • Math Below Basic 36.0%
  • Math Proficient 24.0%
  • Math Advanced 10.0%
  • Reading Basic 24.0%
  • Reading Below Basic 40.0%
  • Reading Proficient 32.0%
  • Reading Advanced 4.0%

Mississippi Department of Education

PO Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205
(601) 359-3513

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Last updated 09/17/2024