2017 – Performance Evaluation for Alaska's Schools (PEAKS)
Statewide Results
Count and Percentage of Students by Achievement Level
| Grade 8 | ||||||||
| Subject | Advanced/Proficient | Below Proficient/Far Below Proficient | Enrollment | Participation Rate |
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| Count / Percent1 | Count / Percent1 | |||||||
| English Language Arts | 3,219 / 38.09% | 5,233 / 61.91% | 9256 | 91.18% | Groups | |||
| Mathematics | 2,013 / 23.85% | 6,426 / 76.15% | 9259 | 91.08% | Groups | |||
Results by Subgroups
| Grade 8 | ||||||||
| English Language Arts | Advanced/Proficient | Below Proficient/Far Below Proficient | Enrollment | Participation Rate |
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| Count / Percent1 | Count / Percent1 | |||||||
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||
| African American | 57 / 22.27% | 199 / 77.73% | 276 | 92.75% | ||||
| Alaska Native/American Indian | 313 / 16.38% | 1,598 / 83.62% | 2037 | 93.62% | ||||
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 253 / 30.05% | 589 / 69.95% | 866 | 97.23% | ||||
| Caucasian | 2,092 / 51.91% | 1,938 / 48.09% | 4593 | 87.63% | ||||
| Hispanic | 189 / 33.87% | 369 / 66.13% | 586 | 94.88% | ||||
| Two or More Races | 315 / 36.84% | 540 / 63.16% | 898 | 95.10% | ||||
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 1,457 / 33.46% | 2,898 / 66.54% | 4761 | 91.33% | ||||
| Female | 1,762 / 43.01% | 2,335 / 56.99% | 4495 | 91.03% | ||||
| Special Populations | ||||||||
| Students With Disabilities | 85 / 7.89% | 992 / 92.11% | 1175 | 91.49% | ||||
| Disabled With Accommodations | 62 / 7.67% | 746 / 92.33% | N/A | N/A | ||||
| Students Without Disabilities | 3,134 / 42.49% | 4,241 / 57.51% | 8081 | 91.14% | ||||
| English Learners | 27 / 2.82% | 932 / 97.18% | 995 | 96.38% | ||||
| Not English Learners | 3,192 / 42.60% | 4,301 / 57.40% | 8261 | 90.56% | ||||
| Economically Disadvantaged | 982 / 23.85% | 3,136 / 76.15% | 4448 | 92.51% | ||||
| Not Economically Disadvantaged | 2,237 / 51.62% | 2,097 / 48.38% | 4808 | 89.95% | ||||
| Migrant Students | 178 / 26.29% | 499 / 73.71% | 706 | 95.89% | ||||
| Not Migrant Students | 3,041 / 39.11% | 4,734 / 60.89% | 8550 | 90.80% | ||||
| Active Duty Parent/Guardian | 250 / 47.26% | 279 / 52.74% | 571 | 92.12% | ||||
| Not Active Duty Parent/Guardian | 2,969 / 37.47% | 4,954 / 62.53% | 8685 | 91.12% | ||||
* Results cannot be published without releasing personally identifiable information.
1 The percentage of students at each achievement level only includes students who participated in the content assessment.