2005 State Report for South Dakota            

           Number of schools returning results        4
           Average of school highest score        14.25
           Average school team score              37.25

           # of State Student Participants          155
           Overall State Average Score             8.34

                       Average Score by Grade level

                   Grade         # of Students  Average

                    6th               6           8.67
                    7th              65           8.48
                    8th              84           8.20



           Number of Female Students                 74
           Average Score of Female Students        8.24

                       Average Female Scores by Grade

                   Grade         # of Students  Average
                   6th                2          11.50
                   7th               33           8.24
                   8th               39           8.08



           Number of Male Participants               81
           Average Score of Male Participants      8.42

                       Average score for Males by Grade

                   Grade         # of Students  Average
                   6th                4           7.25
                   7th               32           8.72
                   8th               45           8.31




                     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            0            1            1
                  17            0            0            0
                  16            2            0            2
                  15            1            2            3
                  14            2            1            3
                  13            4            3            7
                  12           10            5           15
                  11            6            8           14
                  10            6            8           14
                   9            8            5           13
                   8           11            6           17
                   7            6            9           15
                   6            7           12           19
                   5            5            5           10
                   4            5            4            9
                   3            6            3            9
                   2            1            1            2
                   1            0            1            1
                   0  (@)       1            0            1
                   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

                         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            1            0
              17          0            0            0            0
              16          0            0            1            1
              15          0            1            1            1
              14          0            0            1            2
              13          0            0            3            4
              12          0            0            5           10
              11          0            0           10            4
              10          0            1            6            7
               9          0            0            3           10
               8          0            2            3           12
               7          0            1            8            6
               6          0            0           10            9
               5          0            0            5            5
               4          0            1            5            3
               3          0            0            2            7
               2          0            0            0            2
               1          0            0            1            0
               0(@)       0            0            0            1
               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     155 Students
                             Percent of Responses


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

      1    1.29     50.97*    38.71      8.39      0.65      0.00      0.00
      2   15.48     19.35     52.90*     5.16      7.10      0.00      0.00
      3    5.16      8.39     41.94     38.71*     5.81      0.00      0.00
      4   49.03      1.94     29.03*    14.84      4.52      0.65      0.00
      5    5.81     56.13*    10.97      3.87     23.23      0.00      0.00
      6   20.00     21.29     21.94*    21.94     14.84      0.00      0.00
      7   27.74     20.00*     3.87     45.81      1.94      0.65      0.00
      8   17.42     12.26     17.42      7.10     45.81*     0.00      0.00
      9    9.68     25.16     20.65     37.42*     5.16      1.29      0.65
     10    6.45      3.87      2.58     78.71*     7.74      0.65      0.00
     11    9.03      5.81     59.35*    10.32     14.19      0.65      0.65
     12   10.97      5.16     27.10     48.39*     7.74      0.65      0.00
     13   33.55     35.48     14.84*     7.10      8.39      0.65      0.00
     14   23.87     28.39*     7.74     18.71     20.00      0.65      0.65
     15   16.77     27.74     24.52*    17.42     12.90      0.65      0.00
     16    9.68      9.68     15.48     18.06*    46.45      0.65      0.00
     17   18.71      4.52     29.03      7.10     38.06*     2.58      0.00
     18   32.90     20.00     27.74*    12.26      5.16      1.94      0.00
     19   32.90*    29.03     10.97     14.19      8.39      4.52      0.00
     20   17.42*    28.39     20.00     20.65      6.45      7.10      0.00
     21   34.84     34.84     18.06*     4.52      3.23      4.52      0.00
     22   10.97     15.48     27.10     28.39     12.90*     5.16      0.00
     23   13.55     23.87*    29.03     14.84      9.68      9.03      0.00
     24   13.55     16.77*    28.39     20.00     11.61      9.68      0.00
     25   20.65*    16.13     18.71     20.65     14.19      9.68      0.00


   (*)  Correct Response

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