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Demographic Adjustment of Educational Performance: Scores on standardized tests may be "demographically adjusted" to account for variations in the socioeconomic or ethnic makeup of different schools or states, providing a more equitable view of performance.

Boom!

Awaiting wailing and gnashing of teeth from coastal liberals.

The reading scores from the COJ schools were obviously excluded

It's the "demographically adjusted" part that sheds light on this mystery.

But by all means , lets ruin this improvement by implementing school choice which has led to academic regression in virtually every state in which it has been implemented. It will definitely be as successful as the charter schools which our all knowing legislators assured us would drastically improve education. [ [Charters are among the worst performing in the state every year]

Not to be negative, but note the word "adjusted". These appear to be not the actual scores, but rather the scores they would have earned if the world was a progressive heaven.

I told people JPS was cheating back in 2020.... The entire system is cooking the books lol.... Everybody wants to believe in fairytales while the kids get pushed through and administrators get bonuses and job promotions.... #reset

I wonder what the raw score is before the adjustments?

What Does "Demographically Adjusted" Mean?

With Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, and Louisiana all in the top half, I’ve got to be very skeptical.

“Demographically adjusted” in the context of test scores (like the NAEP reading scores in your table) means the results have been statistically corrected to account for differences in the demographic makeup of each state’s student population.

Normally, test scores can be influenced by factors such as:
• Socioeconomic status (income, parental education, free/reduced lunch eligibility)
• Race and ethnicity
• English language learner status
• Special education status

Because the proportions of these groups vary widely across states, raw scores alone don’t give a clean apples-to-apples comparison.

What adjustment does:
• Analysts build a statistical model to “level the playing field.”
• Each state’s scores are adjusted as if they had the same demographic composition (for example, the national average demographic mix).
• This way, differences in the adjusted scores are more reflective of differences in educational performance, not just demographics.

Why it matters:
• Without adjustment: A state with more disadvantaged students may appear to be doing worse, even if its schools are very effective.
• With adjustment: We can better evaluate the effectiveness of teaching and school systems by controlling for outside demographic factors.

👉 In short: Demographically adjusted scores are meant to compare states on how well they educate students, independent of differences in the student populations they serve.

Appears that the unadjusted scores have Mississippi at a respectable 9th place.

Way to go kids. Keep reading those books & cut back on IPads! 👍👍

Meanwhile in the Capitol our mental giant governor Tater Tott is patting himself on the back.

... by implementing school choice which has led to academic regression in virtually every state in which it has been implemented.

Link? Put up.

Is this like grading on the curve?

There is a complete disconnect between this post and the “We are Stupid” post yesterday about Mississippi having the lowest IQ’s in the country.

The Urban Institute is a Washington, D.C.–based think tank that conducts economic and social policy research to "open minds, shape decisions, and offer solutions".[2] The institute receives funding from government contracts, foundations, and private donors.

The Urban Institute has been categorized as "nonpartisan",[3][4] "liberal",[5] and "left-leaning".

The Urban Institute was founded by LBJ. For those interested, urban.org

"Disadvantaged" reflects school system failures.

Statistics, it can be adjusted in any way to support a narrative. I agree with you on the point.

If anyone believes Mississippi - who has a known teacher shortage, and which is getting worse by the day - is #1 in reading scores for any grade, your gullibility in falling for an obvious fraud is noted.
The Mississippi DOE is approx. 5,160 short in its personnel, and that number doesn't even reflect the "revolving door" of folks trying to work in the system, but who refuse to play ball with phone-baloney attendance or grade reporting, so they leave sooner than later. Biggest scam in MS history.....but hey, my my neighbor's sister-in-law Misty Dawn has a "good" job at the local school with benefits and PERS where she gets to help kids. sarc

#1 my ass.

Tater needs to put his kids in the public school in the district he lives in and quit begging for welfare so they can afford Jackson Prep.

Mississippi returned to teaching children to read by using phonetics. Other states have noticed our increasing success rates and are adopting phonetics in their reading programs. Good job, Mississippi. Parents - keep reading to your young children and teaching them the alphabet before they start first grade. That's the best approach of all.

Who are we to believe? Tate Reeves or The Tate Record?

I'm sitting here reading the October 1, 2025 edition of the Tate Record (home of Trey Lamar).

On the back page, there are two articles as follows:

1) Fewer Mississippi Schools earn "C" or higher in 2025. (Magnolia Tribune)

One statement found in article: "Transforming Districts that have struggled for years is complex work that does not happen overnight", Dr. Evans said.

2) As statewide scores dip, state education leaders ponder their next step. (Mississippi Today)

One statement found in article: For the first time in years, the performance of Mississippi schools and districts fell from the previous academic year, according to state educational rankings released Thursday.

"Without adjustment: A state with more disadvantaged students may appear to be doing worse, even if its schools are very effective."

Anyone care to wade into the bog and explain that?

I'll start: How does one measure a school's effectiveness by any means other than student progress and achievement?

By how much the school’s administrators make?

Enabling racism and victimhood. That's called "adjustment".