Maryland State Educational Profile

Demographics Student Achievement Statistics By Race, Ethnicity and Gender Links

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DEMOGRAPHICS

Resident Population
	Maryland	USA
total, 2001 estimate	5,375,156	284,796,887
percent White, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, 2000	62.1	69.1
percent Black or African American, 2000*	27.9	12.3
percent American Indian or Alaskan Native, 2000*	0.3	0.9
percent Asian, 2000*	4.0	3.6
percent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2000*	**	0.1
percent Hispanic or Latino Origin, 2000	4.3	12.5
percent language other than English spoken at home, age 5+, 2000	12.6	17.9
percent below poverty, 1999	8.5	12.4
* includes only persons reporting one race. ** greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown Source: U.S. Census Bureau, State and County QuickFacts - Maryland http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/24000.html

Student Enrollment, School Year 2000-2001
Race/Ethnicity	Number	Percent
Asian/Pacific Islander	37,201	4.36
Black	316,231	37.08
Hispanic	41,317	4.84
American Indian/ Alaskan Native	3,007	.35
White, Non-Hispanic	455,164	53.37
Total	852,920	100.00
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data - America's Public Schools

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MARYLAND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT STATISTICS BY RACE, ETHNICITY AND GENDER

1. Mean SAT Scores, By Race & Ethnicity, 2002
2. Mean SAT Scores for Males, By Race & Ethnicity, 2002
3. Mean SAT Scores for Females, By Race & Ethnicity, 2002
4. Mean SAT Scores, Male/Female Comparison, By Race and Ethnicity, 2002
5. NAEP Average Grade 4 Reading Scale Scores and Percentage of Students At or Above Proficiency Level, By Race & Ethnicity, 1998
6. NAEP Average Grade 4 Reading Scale Scores and Percentage of Students At or Above Proficiency Level, By Gender, 1998
7. NAEP Average Grade 8 Reading Scale Scores and Percentage of Students At or Above Proficiency Level, By Race & Ethnicity, 1998
8. NAEP Average Grade 8 Reading Scale Scores and Percentage of Students At or Above Proficiency Level, By Gender, 1998
9. NAEP Average Grade 8 Writing Scale Scores and Percentage of Students At or Above Proficiency Level, By Race & Ethnicity, 1998
10. NAEP Average Grade 8 Writing Scale Scores and Percentage of Students At or Above Proficiency Level, By Gender, 1998
11. NAEP Mathematics Results for Grade 4 Weighted Percentages of Students Below, At or Above Achievement Levels, 1996
12. NAEP Mathematics Results for Grade 8 Weighted Percentages of Students Below, At or Above Achievement Levels, 1996
13. NAEP Science Results for Grade 8 Weighted Percentages of Students Below, At or Above Achievement Levels, 1996

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Maryland: Mean SAT Scores, By Race and Ethnicity, 2002
Race/Ethnicity	Verbal	Math	Combined	Comparative Difference (relative to White students)
White	542	550	1,092	----
African American or Black	428	420	848	-244
American Indian or Alaskan Native	450	449	899	-193
Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander	517	575	1,092	0
Mexican or Mexican American	509	513	1,022	-70
Puerto Rican	498	489	987	-105
Latin-American, South American, Central American or Other Hispanic or Latino	484	490	974	-118
Source: 2002 Profile of College-Bound Seniors - Maryland Report, The College Board.

Maryland: Mean SAT Scores for Males, By Race and Ethnicity, 2002
Race/Ethnicity	Verbal	Math	Combined	Comparative Difference (relative to White students)
White	545	569	1,114	----
African American or Black	425	431	856	-258
American Indian or Alaskan Native	462	479	941	-173
Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander	516	588	1,104	-10
Mexican or Mexican American	490	504	994	-120
Puerto Rican	490	511	1,001	-113
Latin-American, South American, Central American or Other Hispanic or Latino	488	508	996	-118
Source: 2002 Profile of College-Bound Seniors - Maryland Report, The College Board.

 

Maryland: Mean SAT Scores for Females, By Race and Ethnicity, 2002
Race/Ethnicity	Verbal	Math	Combined	Comparative Difference (relative to White students)
White	539	533	1,072	---
African American or Black	430	411	841	-231
American Indian or Alaskan Native	440	424	864	-208
Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander	518	562	1,080	+8
Mexican or Mexican American	533	524	1,057	-15
Puerto Rican	505	474	979	-93
Latin-American, South American, Central American or Other Hispanic or Latino	482	475	957	-115
Source: 2002 Profile of College-Bound Seniors - Maryland Report, The College Board.

  

Maryland: Mean SAT Scores, Male/Female Comparison, By Race and Ethnicity, 2002
Race/Ethnicity	Score Differentials for  Females Compared with Males
	Verbal	Math	Combined
White	-6	-36	-42
African American or Black	+5	-20	-15
American Indian or Alaskan Native	-22	-55	-77
Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander	+2	-26	-24
Mexican or Mexican American	+43	+20	+63
Puerto Rican	+15	-37	-22
Latin-American, South American, Central American or Other Hispanic or Latino	-6	-33	-39
Source: 2002 Profile of College-Bound Seniors - Maryland Report, The College Board.

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NAEP STATE LEVEL DATA

    Maryland: Average Grade 4 Reading Scale Scores and Percentage of
    Students At or Above Proficiency Level By Race/Ethnicity,
    For Public Schools Only, 1998

Race/Ethnicity	Average Scale Score	Percentage At or Above Proficient
White	229	40
Black	195	11
Hispanic	200	18
Asian/Pacific Islander	230	41
American Indian	***	***
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998 Reading Assessment *** Sample size too small to permit a reliable estimate

    Maryland: NAEP Average Grade 4 Reading Scale Scores and
    Percentage of Students At or Above Proficiency Level By Gender,
    For Public Schools Only, 1998

Gender	Average Scale Score	Percentage At or Above Proficient
Male	209	24
Female	221	34
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998 Reading Assessment

    Maryland:  Average Grade 8 Reading Scale Scores and Percentage of
    Students At or Above Proficiency Level By Race/Ethnicity,
    For Public Schools Only, 1998

Race/Ethnicity	Average Scale Score	Percentage At or Above Proficient
White	273	42
Black	242	11
Hispanic	249	19
Asian/Pacific Islander	284	56
American Indian	***	***
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998 Reading Assessment *** Sample size insufficient to permit a reliable estimate

    Maryland: NAEP Average Grade 8 Reading Scale Scores and
    Percentage of Students At or Above Proficiency Level By Gender,
    For Public Schools Only, 1998

Gender	Average Scale Score	Percentage At or Above Proficient
Male	255	25
Female	269	38
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998 Reading Assessment

    Maryland: Average Grade 8 Writing Scale Scores and Percentage of
    Students At or Above Proficiency Level By Race/Ethnicity,
    For Public Schools Only, 1998

Race/Ethnicity	Average Scale Score	Percentage At or Above Proficient
White	157	32
Black	131	7
Hispanic	127	8
Asian/Pacific Islander	164	40
American Indian	***	***
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998 Writing Assessment *** Sample size too small to permit a reliable estimate

    Maryland: NAEP Average Grade 8 Writing Scale Scores and
    Percentage of Students At or Above Proficiency Level By Gender,
    For Public Schools Only, 1998

Gender	Average Scale Score	Percentage At or Above Proficient
Male	136	13
Female	157	33
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998 Writing Assessment

    Maryland: NAEP Mathematics Results for Grade 4
    Weighted Percentages of Students Below, At or Above Achievement Levels,
    By Race/Ethnicity, Public Schools, 1996

Race/Ethnicity	N	Weighted Percentage	Achievement Level
			Advanced	Proficient	Basic	Below Basic
Total	2465	86.7	2.8	21.6	58.6	41.4
Male	1207	42.9	3.0	21.9	59.1	40.9
Female	1258	43.8	2.7	21.3	58.2	41.8
White	1295	46.3	4.0	32.5	77.1	22.9
Black	854	29.1	0.2	3.8	29.8	70.2
Hispanic	182	6.4	1.6	11.9	43.3	56.7
Asian/Pacific Islander	82	3.0	15.2	49.5	84.1	15.9
American Indian	50	1.8	0.0	17.1	58.2	41.8
Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress ("The Nation's Report Card"), National Center for Educational Statistics, 1996.

    Maryland: NAEP Mathematics Results for Grade 8
    Weighted Percentages of Students Below, At or Above Achievement Levels,
    By Race/Ethnicity, Public Schools, 1996

Race/Ethnicity	N	Weighted Percentage	Achievement Level
			Advanced	Proficient	Basic	Below Basic
Total	2137	86.3	5.4	24.4	57.4	42.6
Male	1044	42.9	6.4	25.9	58.5	41.5
Female	1093	43.3	4.4	22.9	56.4	43.6
White	1167	47.8	7.1	34.5	75.5	24.5
Black	728	28.2	0.3	3.9	26.4	73.6
Hispanic	113	4.7	2.3	14.0	35.9	64.1
Asian/Pacific Islander	101	4.3	25.2	62.2	86.3	13.7
American Indian	27	1.2	0.0	9.5	45.2	54.8
Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress ("The Nation's Report Card"), National Center for Educational Statistics, 1996.

    Maryland: NAEP Science Results for Grade 8
    Weighted Percentages of Students Below, At or Above Achievement Levels,
    By Race/Ethnicity, Public Schools, 1996

Race/Ethnicity	N	Weighted Percentage	Achievement Level
			Advanced	Proficient	Basic	Below Basic
Total	2092	85.7	1.9	25.1	55.1	44.9
Male	1041	43.3	2.4	26.2	55.2	44.8
Female	1051	42.4	1.4	24.0	54.9	45.1
White	1136	47.7	3.0	38.3	74.3	25.7
Black	709	27.5	0.0	4.8	26.4	73.6
Hispanic	131	5.5	0.0	8.3	27.6	72.4
Asian/Pacific Islander	86	3.6	6.1	38.2	73.2	26.8
American Indian	29	1.4	*****	*****	*****	*****
Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress ("The Nation's Report Card"), National Center for Educational Statistics, 1996.        *****sample size too small to permit reliable estimate

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LINKS

• Maryland State Department of  Education
• Maryland state laws/regulations/policies governing equity and access issues in education
• Profile of the Maryland's Efforts to Close the Digital Divide and data tables ( Education Week, May 10, 2001)
• Maryland Quick Facts -- U.S. Census Bureau
• Maryland State Department of Education Fact Sheets
  
  

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