2005 State Report for West Virginia
Number of schools returning results 6
Average of school highest score 18.17
Average school team score 46.83
# of State Student Participants 145
Overall State Average Score 11.01
Average Score by Grade level
Grade # of Students Average
6th 9 10.89
7th 16 15.06
8th 119 10.45
Number of Female Students 64
Average Score of Female Students 9.83
Average Female Scores by Grade
Grade # of Students Average
6th 4 10.50
7th 5 11.80
8th 54 9.54
Number of Male Participants 79
Average Score of Male Participants 12.05
Average score for Males by Grade
Grade # of Students Average
6th 5 11.20
7th 11 16.55
8th 63 11.33
2005 American Mathematics Contest 8
Number of Students Achieving Indicated Score
SCORE MALE FEMALE TOTAL*
25 0 0 0
24 2 0 2
23 0 0 0
22 1 1 2
21 3 0 3
20 1 1 2
19 1 0 1
18 1 1 2
17 2 2 4
16 5 1 6
15 5 2 7
14 6 2 8
13 5 3 8
12 7 3 10
11 9 13 23
10 5 1 6
9 6 7 13
8 7 6 13
7 8 9 17
6 1 2 3
5 3 8 11
4 1 1 3
3 0 1 1
2 0 0 0
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
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 1 1
23 0 0 0 0
22 0 0 1 1
21 0 0 2 1
20 0 0 0 2
19 0 0 0 1
18 0 0 0 2
17 0 1 2 1
16 0 0 0 6
15 0 1 0 6
14 0 0 2 6
13 0 0 2 5
12 0 1 2 7
11 0 2 3 18
10 0 1 0 5
9 0 0 0 13
8 0 2 1 10
7 0 0 0 17
6 0 1 0 2
5 0 0 0 11
4 0 0 0 3
3 0 0 0 1
2 0 0 0 0
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 2005
American Mathematics Contest 8
Tabulation of responses by 145 Students
Percent of Responses
ITEM A B C D E OMITS ?
____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
1 2.07 75.86* 15.86 6.21 0.00 0.00 0.00
2 13.79 19.31 61.38* 2.07 2.76 0.69 0.00
3 6.90 8.28 35.17 38.62* 10.34 0.69 0.00
4 17.93 8.97 56.55* 8.97 6.21 1.38 0.00
5 4.14 65.52* 11.03 2.07 16.55 0.69 0.00
6 20.00 17.93 37.93* 17.93 5.52 0.69 0.00
7 31.03 26.21* 5.52 33.79 2.07 1.38 0.00
8 12.41 8.97 8.28 6.21 64.14* 0.00 0.00
9 11.03 22.07 17.93 40.69* 6.90 1.38 0.00
10 4.14 3.45 2.07 86.90* 3.45 0.00 0.00
11 7.59 4.14 65.52* 6.21 15.17 1.38 0.00
12 2.76 7.59 20.00 59.31* 8.97 1.38 0.00
13 18.62 42.76 28.97* 4.83 4.83 0.00 0.00
14 18.62 41.38* 5.52 15.17 18.62 0.69 0.00
15 23.45 20.69 27.59* 10.34 15.86 2.07 0.00
16 1.38 5.52 10.34 35.86* 44.83 2.07 0.00
17 8.28 2.76 29.66 3.45 55.86* 0.00 0.00
18 26.21 20.00 36.55* 10.34 4.83 2.07 0.00
19 40.69* 29.66 15.86 6.21 6.90 0.69 0.00
20 33.10* 24.83 22.07 12.41 3.45 4.14 0.00
21 33.10 33.79 24.83* 4.83 2.76 0.69 0.00
22 5.52 14.48 27.59 21.38 26.21* 4.83 0.00
23 13.79 28.28* 25.52 14.48 11.03 6.90 0.00
24 13.10 17.24* 22.07 18.62 22.07 6.90 0.00
25 25.52* 25.52 13.79 15.86 10.34 8.97 0.00
(*) Correct Response
(?) Response the computer was unable to read due to incomplete
erasures or two answers marked for the same problem