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Palo Alto (CA) Unified School District CST English/Math (2006) Scores - Differences Between Boys and Girls
Palo Alto (CA) Unified School District CST English/Math (2006) Scores - Differences Between Boys and Girls
Palo Alto (CA) Unified School District CST English/Math (2006) Scores - Differences Between Boys and Girls
(CA) Unified School District CST Math/English Scores (2005-06) Differences Between Boys and Girls The following data, taken from the California Department of Educations web-site, provides the detailed results for the California STAR English Language (ELA) and Mathematics Tests for the Palo Alto (CA) Unified School District (PAUSD) for the 2005-06 school year, showing the differences between boys and girls:
District Code 69641 69641 69641 69641 69641 69641 69641 69641 69641 69641 69641 69641
School Code District Wide District Wide District Wide District Wide District Wide District Wide District Wide District Wide District Wide District Wide District Wide District Wide
Grade 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 7
Test C C C C C C C C C C N N
Test ID 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 1 1
Test Name CST English-Language Arts Standards CST English-Language Arts Standards CST English-Language Arts Standards CST English-Language Arts Standards CST English-Language Arts Standards CST English-Language Arts Standards CST English-Language Arts Standards CST English-Language Arts Standards CST English-Language Arts Standards CST English-Language Arts Standards CAT/6 Reading CAT/6 Reading
Female Students Tested 404 386 391 391 390 401 376 406 375 286 385 400
Female MSS 413.0 393.6 427.6 408.3 399.4 406.6 408.1 413.7 403.9 402.9 662.3 706.8
Female Perf Level Advanced Proficient Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced Proficient Advanced
M Stu Te
Distric t Code 69641 69641 69641 69641 69641 69641 69641 69641
School Code District Wide District Wide District Wide District Wide District Wide District Wide District Wide District Wide
Grade 2 3 4 5 6 7 3 7
Test C C C C C C N N
Test ID 8 8 8 8 8 8 2 2
Test Name CST Mathematics CST Mathematics CST Mathematics CST Mathematics CST Mathematics CST Mathematics CAT/6 Mathematics CAT/6 Mathematics
Female Students Tested 404 387 390 390 391 400 387 399
Female MSS 440.9 429.8 434.9 441.8 406.0 407.0 653.1 716.3
Female Perf Level Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced Proficient Proficient Advanced Advanced
Male Students Tested 392 367 393 402 426 363 367 364
Male MSS 448.7 445.9 434.7 457.8 421.0 411.2 661.1 720.8
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Source: CA DoEd Observations: 1) Girls seem to perform better in the English Language tests, whereas Boys seem to perform better in mathematics. The actual raw score differences are not at all large, however, 2) There is a continual decline in test scores as students get closer to high school.