Kids Count Data Center

Definitions: The percentage of third graders meeting WASL/MSP math test standards for the school year.

Estimates through 2008-09 refer to WASL test scores. Estimates after 2008-09 refer to MSP test scores. WASL was given as the state assessment from spring 1997 to summer 2009. It was replaced by the MSP and HSPE.

Data Source: Data for this measure come from the Washington State Office of Superintendant of Public Instruction (OSPI). Data were retrieved on October 13, 2012 from the datafiles "MSP/HSPE Scores by District" and "MSP/HSPE Scores by State" (http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/DataDownload.aspx?schoolId=1&OrgTypeId=1&reportLevel=State&orgLinkId=).


Additional data on test scores can be found through The Washington State Education and Research Data Center (ERDC) http://www.erdc.wa.gov/ and the Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) http://www.k12.wa.us/DataAdmin/default.aspx.

Footnotes: Data last updated in October 2012 by Washington KIDS COUNT.

The Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) is a test that reflects student knowledge based on the state’s Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALRs). The WASL was administered to students in grades 3 through 10 from 1997 to 2009. It was replaced in 2009 by the state’s Measures of Student Progress (MSP) and the High School Proficiency Exam (HSPE). More information can be found online at: http://www.k12.wa.us/assessment/.

County data were created by aggregating district-level results. County totals do not include school districts where fewer than 10 students were tested.

Note: Maps use the natural break classification method, which reflects patterns in the data by dividing the map into naturally occurring groups. Using statistical tools, this method determines cut-off points for each group by identifying large gaps in data values.