How did last year’s disruptions impact students’ reading and math performance? Which strategies will help to accelerate learning this fall? Get the answers in the Spring 2021 edition of our How Kids Are Performing report.
Using data from 3.3 million students nationwide, the report shows you:
To estimate the pandemic’s impact on student learning, we drew on a sample of 3.3 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 Spring 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 spring Star Assessments and are not necessarily representative of the state population.
Data for this time period is unavailable for Wisconsin.
Spring 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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This presentation summarizes selected How Kids Are Performing analyses by state and subject using Star assessment data through May 2021. Refer to the national report for details on methods, samples, and limitations. Data used for the Spring 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 2,500 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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