Math scores close to bottom
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Louisiana public-school students rank near the bottom in math achievement, according to a federal report.
The results mean fourth-graders are 48th in the U.S. in math and eighth-graders are 45th, said Scott Norton, assistant superintendent for the state Department of Education.
“It is disappointing to see that we didn’t grow,” Norton said Thursday.
The report, issued last week, is called the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
It is part of an ongoing effort, called the nation’s report card, that measures student achievement in math, reading, science and other subjects nationwide.
About 4,000 public-school students in Louisiana took the math test earlier this year.
The results show that:
► Fourth-graders earned an average score of 229 out of 500, down from 230 last year.
The national average is 239, the same as last year.
► Eighth-graders earned an average score of 272, the same as last year.
The national average is 282, up two points from last year.
State Superintendent of Education Paul Pastorek said Thursday that the assessment results mirror fourth- and eighth-grade math trends on a key state exam earlier this year.
“This is not surprising,” Pastorek said.
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