2004 AMC8 Report for all schools in South Dakota            

           Number of schools returning results        5
           Average of school highest score        14.60
           Average school team score              40.20

           # of State Student Participants          207
           Overall State Average Score             8.57

                       Average Score by Grade level

                   Grade         # of Students  Average

                    6th              11          10.09
                    7th              57           8.18
                    8th             139           8.62



           Number of Female Students                117
           Average Score of Female Students        8.47

                       Average Female Scores by Grade

                   Grade         # of Students  Average
                   6th                7           8.86
                   7th               28           7.75
                   8th               82           8.68



           Number of Male Participants               89
           Average Score of Male Participants      8.69

                       Average score for Males by Grade

                   Grade         # of Students  Average
                   6th                4          12.25
                   7th               29           8.59
                   8th               56           8.48




                     2004 American Mathematics Contest  8
                   Number of Students Achieving Indicated Score



                 SCORE        MALE       FEMALE       TOTAL*
                  25            0            0            0
                  24            0            0            0
                  23            0            0            0
                  22            0            0            0
                  21            0            0            0
                  20            0            0            0
                  19            0            0            0
                  18            1            0            1
                  17            0            0            0
                  16            0            0            0
                  15            2            2            4
                  14            2            2            4
                  13            4            5            9
                  12            7            5           12
                  11            7           12           20
                  10           12           15           27
                   9            9           16           25
                   8           12           15           27
                   7           10           15           25
                   6           12           15           27
                   5            4            8           12
                   4            5            6           11
                   3            1            1            2
                   2            1            0            1
                   1            0            0            0
                   0  (@)       0            0            0
                   0  ($)       0            0            0



           (@)  These students attempted some of the problems
           ($)  These students attempted none of the problems
           (*)  Total includes students who failed to mark their gender

                         2004 American Mathematics Contest  8
                             Number of Students by Grade
                              Achieving indicated Score



            SCORE   5th Grade    6th Grade    7th Grade    8th Grade
              25          0            0            0            0
              24          0            0            0            0
              23          0            0            0            0
              22          0            0            0            0
              21          0            0            0            0
              20          0            0            0            0
              19          0            0            0            0
              18          0            1            0            0
              17          0            0            0            0
              16          0            0            0            0
              15          0            1            1            2
              14          0            0            1            3
              13          0            0            2            7
              12          0            0            5            7
              11          0            2            4           14
              10          0            3            3           21
               9          0            1            8           16
               8          0            0            8           19
               7          0            0            7           18
               6          0            2            7           18
               5          0            1            6            5
               4          0            0            5            6
               3          0            0            0            2
               2          0            0            0            1
               1          0            0            0            0
               0(@)       0            0            0            0
               0($)       0            0            0            0



           (@)  These students attempted some of the problems
           ($)  These students attempted none of the problems

           Note:  Some students failed to indicate a grade




                   Table of Item Difficulty for the 2004
                      American Mathematics Contest  8
                 Tabulation of responses by     207 Students
                             Percent of Responses


    ITEM    A         B         C         D         E       OMITS       ?
    ____  _____     _____     _____     _____     _____     _____     _____

      1    0.97     90.82*     4.83      1.45      1.93      0.00      0.00
      2    3.86     37.20*    47.34     11.59      0.00      0.00      0.00
      3   63.29*    19.32      8.70      4.83      2.90      0.48      0.48
      4    2.90     45.89*    27.05     12.56     11.59      0.00      0.00
      5    9.18      1.45     26.09     49.28*    14.01      0.00      0.00
      6   20.77     16.43     50.72*     5.31      5.80      0.97      0.00
      7    1.45     35.27*     2.90     55.56      4.83      0.00      0.00
      8   22.71     42.51*    13.04      8.70     10.14      2.90      0.00
      9   13.53      8.21     19.32     29.95*    26.57      2.42      0.00
     10    3.38      1.45      4.35     28.99     60.39*     0.97      0.48
     11    6.28     30.92     49.76*     9.18      2.42      1.45      0.00
     12   19.81     14.49*    19.81     30.43     12.08      3.38      0.00
     13   40.58      5.80     14.01     20.29     16.43*     2.90      0.00
     14    9.18     25.12     44.93*    12.08      3.86      4.83      0.00
     15   15.46     17.39     33.33*    12.08     18.36      3.38      0.00
     16    3.38      4.35     11.59*     5.31     70.05      5.31      0.00
     17    5.31     24.64     25.60     20.77*    17.87      5.80      0.00
     18   39.13*     7.25     19.32     20.29      7.25      6.76      0.00
     19   29.47     29.95*    17.39      7.25      7.25      8.21      0.48
     20   13.53     25.60     30.43     14.49*     7.73      8.21      0.00
     21   12.56     17.39     19.81     21.26*    20.29      8.70      0.00
     22    5.31     10.63*    11.59      7.73     52.17     11.11      1.45
     23   44.44      8.70      8.21     12.08*    13.53     13.04      0.00
     24   14.49     20.29     22.22*    14.49     10.63     17.87      0.00
     25   17.39     26.57     13.04     11.11*    14.49     17.39      0.00


   (*)  Correct Response

   (?)  Response the computer was unable to read due to incomplete
        erasures or two answers marked for the same problem