Table B5. What cut scores were developed for reading/language arts and mathematics?
State | 1. Unique cut scores for each grade | 2. Unique cut scores for grade spans | 3. One set of cut scores for all students | 4. Other approaches |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 18 | 15 | 14 | 5 |
Percent | 35.29 | 29.41 | 27.45 | 9.8 |
Alabama | X | — | — | — |
Alaska | — | X | — | — |
Arizona | X | — | — | — |
Arkansas | X | — | — | — |
California | — | — | X | — |
Colorado | X | — | — | — |
Connecticut | X | — | — | — |
Delaware | — | — | X | — |
District of Columbia | — | X | — | — |
Florida | — | — | — | X |
Georgia | — | X | — | — |
Hawaii | X | — | — | — |
Idaho | X | — | — | — |
Illinois | — | — | X | — |
Indiana | — | X | — | — |
Iowa | X | — | — | — |
Kansas | — | — | X | — |
Kentucky | X | — | — | — |
Louisiana | — | — | X | — |
Maine | — | X | — | — |
Maryland | — | — | X | — |
Massachusetts | — | — | X | — |
Michigan1 | X / X | — / — | — / — | — / — |
Minnesota | X | — | — | — |
Mississippi | X | — | — | — |
Missouri | — | X | — | — |
Montana | X | — | — | — |
Nebraska | — | — | — | X |
Nevada | — | — | — | X |
New Hampshire | — | — | X | — |
New Jersey | — | — | X | — |
New Mexico | — | X | — | — |
New York | X | — | — | — |
North Carolina | — | — | X | — |
North Dakota | — | — | X | — |
Ohio/2/ | X | X | — | — |
Oklahoma | — | — | X | — |
Oregon | — | X | — | — |
Pennsylvania | — | X | — | — |
Rhode Island | — | X | — | — |
South Carolina | — | X | — | — |
South Dakota | X | — | — | — |
Tennessee | — | — | X | — |
Texas | — | — | X | — |
Utah | — | — | — | X |
Vermont | — | — | — | X |
Virginia | — | X | — | — |
Washington | — | X | — | — |
West Virginia | X | — | — | — |
Wisconsin | — | X | — | — |
Wyoming | X | — | — | — |
— No.
X Yes. 1 More than one assessment used. See explanation in introductory text of this appendix. /2/ Cut scores applied differently for reading/language arts/mathematics and science/social studies. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Special Education Research, National Study on Alternate Assessments (NSAA), state data summaries for school year 2006–07. |