{"id":97745,"date":"2019-10-30T22:21:31","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T22:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/10\/30\/students-at-dod-run-schools-continue-their-run-with-nations-top-scores-in-reading-math\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:36:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:36:21","slug":"students-at-dod-run-schools-continue-their-run-with-nations-top-scores-in-reading-math","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/management\/pay-benefits\/2019\/10\/30\/students-at-dod-run-schools-continue-their-run-with-nations-top-scores-in-reading-math\/","title":{"rendered":"Students at DoD-run schools continue their run with nation\u2019s top scores in reading, math"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Children in fourth and eighth grades in Defense Department schools have once again turned in strong performances on a national assessment of reading and math.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students\u2019 scores were either at the top of the charts or in second place, compared with scores of students in other states and jurisdictions who took the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress math and reading components.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And while average NAEP scores of students<\/a> in the Department of Defense Education Activity mostly increased compared with the scores in 2017, the national average scores mostly decreased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am extremely proud of our students\u2019 performance on the 2019 NAEP reading and mathematics assessments,\u201d said DoDEA Director Thomas Brady, in an announcement of the scores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe dedication and hard work of our teachers<\/a> and administrators, along with the implementation of a rigorous College and Career Ready Curriculum, improved on the already impressive performance by DoDEA students on the 2017 NAEP<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He noted that DoDEA students had the highest scores among black and Hispanic students of any state or jurisdiction, resulting in the smallest statistical gaps in average score between white and black or white and Hispanic students on the NAEP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGiven this continuing success, we believe that our commitment to providing a world-class education to military-connected students, along with the DoD commitment to families, will allow us to continue to focus our emphasis on equity in our strategic plan and eventually eliminate achievement gaps in our system,\u201d Brady said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DoDEA students\u2019 average scores ranged from 10 to 18 points higher than most of the corresponding national scores. The exception is the Asian\/Pacific Islander group, where DoDEA students scored lower than their peers in all but eighth-grade reading, where they scored a point higher, at 282.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NAEP is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what students know and can do in various subject areas. This year\u2019s reading and math assessments were administered in schools between Jan. 28 and March 8. The assessments are conducted periodically in math, reading, science, writing, the arts, civics, economics, geography and U.S. history. The scores range from 0 to 500.<\/p>\n\n\n\t