Performance of Students with Severe Disabilities on the
New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA)
2006-2007 School Year

Data Source: nySTART

State Assessment

Counts of Students Tested

Percentage of
Students Tested

No Valid
Score

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Total

Level 2-4

Level 3-4

Percent

Percent

Grade 3
English Language Arts

0

1

5

14

20

100%

95%

0

Grade 4
English Language Arts

0

4

9

24

37

100%

89%

0

Grade 5
English Language Arts

0

2

4

33

39

100%

95%

0

Grade 6
English Language Arts

1

3

4

31

39

97%

90%

0

Grade 7
English Language Arts

0

1

4

26

31

100%

97%

0

Grade 8
English Language Arts

0

4

11

38

53

100%

92%

1

High School
English Language Arts

0

1

12

63

76

100%

99%

0

Grade 3
Mathematics

1

1

4

14

20

95%

90%

0

Grade 4
Mathematics

0

1

13

23

37

100%

97%

0

Grade 5
Mathematics

0

4

2

33

39

100%

90%

0

Grade 6
Mathematics

1

4

5

29

39

97%

87%

0

Grade 7
Mathematics

0

3

7

21

31

100%

90%

0

Grade 8
Mathematics

0

5

14

34

53

100%

61%

1

High School
Mathematics

0

11

6

59

76

100%

86%

0


Level 4

 These students exceed the standards and are moving toward high performance on the Regents examination.

Level 3

 These students meet the standards and, with continued steady growth, should pass the Regents examination.

Level 2

 These students need extra help to meet the standards and pass the Regents examination.

Level 1

 These students have serious academic deficiencies.

 

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