New Jersey Department of Education


NJDOE News
Contact: Peter Peretzmani
For Release: August 22, 2001

2001 Preliminary Statewide Results
Elementary School Proficiency Assessment

Total Student Population

Language Arts Literacy

REVISED

  Ncount Pct Partial Pct Proficient Pct Advanced Mean Score
1999 100,517

43.3

54.1

2.6

199.7

2000 102,572

44.9

51.7

3.4

197.4

2001 102,829

21.0

70.0

9.1

218.2

Mathematics 

  Ncount Pct Partial Pct Proficient Pct Advanced Mean Score
1999 100,641

39.4

44.3

16.2

209.5

2000 102,701

34.2

46.5

19.3

214.2

2001 103,006

34.1

44.2

21.7

214.6

Science 

  Ncount Pct Partial Pct Proficient Pct Advanced Mean Score
1999 100,971

14.3

51.6

34.1

231.6

2000 102,645

14.0

56.8

29.2

230.7

2001 103,186

13.0

50.1

37.0

234.2


2001 Preliminary Statewide Results
Elementary School Proficiency Assessment

General Education Population

Language Arts Literacy

  Ncount Pct Partial Pct Proficient Pct Advanced Mean Score
1999 87,498

37.2

59.8

2.9

204.4

2000 86,861

38.9

57.2

3.9

202.4

2001 86,832

14.8

74.7

10.5

222.7

Mathematics 

  Ncount Pct Partial Pct Proficient Pct Advanced Mean Score
1999 87,471

34.2

47.5

18.2

214.1

2000 86,862

28.6

49.6

21.8

219.4

2001 86,877

28.8

46.7

24.6

219.4

Science 

  Ncount Pct Partial Pct Proficient Pct Advanced Mean Score
1999 87,714

10.3

51.8

37.8

235.7

2000 86,778

10.4

57.2

32.4

234.3

2001 86,897

9.5

49.4

41.0

238.2