This document shows median national percentile scores for grades 3-5 from 2010-2014 in various subject areas like reading, language arts, math, science, and social studies. It establishes 2012 as the baseline year for goal 1 of improving reading comprehension, and 2011 as the baseline year for goal 2 of enhancing communication of problem solving skills. The charts display trends over time, with most subjects showing an increase in median percentiles from the baseline years.

1. Grades 3-5
Median National Percentile Scores 2010-2014
Baseline Growth for BES Goal 1 and Goal 2
*Updated May 2014

2. 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Reading Language Arts Math Science Social Studies
50
58
56
64
70
56
60 59
63
69
64
68 69
78
68
62
65 66
77
70
59
63 62
70 69
MedianNationalPercentile
Subject Area Assessment
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014

3. *2012 indicates baseline year for Goal 1: Reading Comprehension
68
65 63
0
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20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2012 2013 2014 2015
MedianNationalPercentile
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2012 2013 2014 2015
MedianNationalPercentile

4. *2012 indicates baseline year for Goal 1: Reading Comprehension
68 70 69
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2012 2013 2014 2015
MedianNationalPercentile
78 77
70
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2012 2013 2014 2015
MedianNationalPercentile

5. *2011 indicates baseline year for Goal 2: Communication of Problem Solving
59
69
66
62
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
MedianNationalPercentile

6. 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Reading Language Arts Math Science Social Studies
61 62
60
63
68
59
57
48
57
6264
60
62
57
69
63 64 63
60
66
58
66 66
60
69
MedianNationalPercentile
Subject Area Assessment
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014

7. *2012 indicates baseline year for Goal 1: Reading Comprehension
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
2012 2013 2014 2015
MedianNationalPercentile
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2012 2013 2014 2015
MedianNationalPercentile

8. *2012 indicates baseline year for Goal 1: Reading Comprehension
69
66
69
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2012 2013 2014 2015
MedianNationalPercentile
57
60 60
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2012 2013 2014 2015
MedianNationalPercentile

9. *2011 indicates baseline year for Goal 2: Communication of Problem Solving
48
62 63
66
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
MedianNationalPercentile

10. 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Reading Language Arts Math Science Social Studies
56
59
61
63 63
57 57
65 64
60
67 66
69 68
63
68
62
65 65
62
52
55
57
63 62
MedianNationalPercentile
Subject Area Assessments
201
0
201
1
201
2
201
3

11. *2012 indicates baseline year for Goal 1: Reading Comprehension
**partial data available May 2014
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2012 2013 2014 2015
MedianNationalPercentile
67 68
52
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2012 2013 2014 2015
MedianNationalPercentile

12. *2012 indicates baseline year for Goal 1: Reading Comprehension
**partial data available May 2014
68
65 63
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2012 2013 2014 2015
MedianNationalPercentile
63 62 62
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2012 2013 2014 2015
MedianNationalPercentile

13. *2011 indicates baseline year for Goal 2: Communication of Problem Solving
**partial data available May 2014
65
69
65
57
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
MedianNationalPercentile