2005 State Report for Mississippi
Number of schools returning results 5
Average of school highest score 15.40
Average school team score 42.80
# of State Student Participants 299
Overall State Average Score 8.04
Average Score by Grade level
Grade # of Students Average
6th 14 5.21
7th 157 7.35
8th 125 9.20
Number of Female Students 123
Average Score of Female Students 7.54
Average Female Scores by Grade
Grade # of Students Average
6th 6 5.50
7th 68 6.76
8th 49 8.88
Number of Male Participants 170
Average Score of Male Participants 8.40
Average score for Males by Grade
Grade # of Students Average
6th 8 5.00
7th 84 7.81
8th 75 9.39
2005 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 1 2
17 3 0 3
16 2 0 2
15 5 0 5
14 6 3 9
13 6 4 10
12 6 6 12
11 8 6 16
10 19 8 27
9 19 11 30
8 23 17 41
7 20 19 40
6 19 21 42
5 17 9 26
4 7 8 15
3 3 8 11
2 4 1 5
1 1 1 2
0 (@) 0 0 0
0 ($) 1 0 1
(@) These students attempted some of the problems
($) These students attempted none of the problems
(*) Total includes students who failed to mark their gender
2005 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 0 0 2
17 0 0 0 3
16 0 0 2 0
15 0 0 2 3
14 0 0 1 8
13 0 0 2 8
12 0 0 6 6
11 0 0 8 8
10 0 0 12 14
9 0 1 13 14
8 0 0 21 20
7 0 4 22 14
6 0 2 33 7
5 0 3 13 10
4 0 0 10 5
3 0 1 9 1
2 0 3 1 1
1 0 0 1 1
0(@) 0 0 1 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 2005
American Mathematics Contest 8
Tabulation of responses by 299 Students
Percent of Responses
ITEM A B C D E OMITS ?
____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
1 1.00 52.84* 35.45 10.37 0.00 0.33 0.00
2 14.72 18.39 56.19* 2.68 7.02 1.00 0.00
3 6.35 6.69 42.47 38.13* 6.02 0.33 0.00
4 42.14 4.35 35.45* 11.71 4.35 1.67 0.33
5 8.70 45.15* 11.04 5.02 29.43 0.67 0.00
6 20.74 21.74 26.76* 22.07 7.69 1.00 0.00
7 25.42 15.05* 10.37 45.48 3.01 0.67 0.00
8 12.37 14.38 12.37 10.03 49.50* 1.34 0.00
9 16.39 19.73 21.07 31.44* 9.70 1.34 0.33
10 5.69 2.34 6.35 78.26* 6.69 0.67 0.00
11 5.02 8.70 57.53* 7.02 19.40 2.34 0.00
12 4.68 4.01 30.77 46.49* 12.37 1.67 0.00
13 27.09 38.46 15.38* 10.03 7.69 1.34 0.00
14 21.74 32.11* 8.70 14.72 19.40 3.34 0.00
15 17.73 24.41 26.09* 17.73 10.37 3.68 0.00
16 7.69 7.69 13.04 10.03* 58.19 3.34 0.00
17 22.74 1.67 34.45 6.69 31.77* 2.68 0.00
18 33.11 20.40 22.41* 14.38 4.35 5.35 0.00
19 31.77* 22.74 23.08 9.70 7.69 5.02 0.00
20 21.40* 26.42 19.73 18.06 7.36 6.69 0.33
21 30.10 35.79 18.73* 5.69 4.68 4.68 0.33
22 13.04 15.38 20.74 26.42 17.06* 7.36 0.00
23 11.04 15.05* 25.42 16.39 21.74 10.03 0.33
24 14.72 11.71* 30.10 15.05 18.39 9.70 0.33
25 18.06* 23.75 18.73 19.06 8.36 11.71 0.33
(*) Correct Response
(?) Response the computer was unable to read due to incomplete
erasures or two answers marked for the same problem