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           2006 AMC8 Report for all schools in Mississippi             

           Number of schools returning results       10
           Average of school highest score        15.30
           Average school team score              41.40

           # of State Student Participants          408
           Overall State Average Score             8.84

                       Average Score by Grade level

                   Grade         # of Students  Average

                    6th              33           7.45
                    7th             138           8.02
                    8th             233           9.48



           Number of Female Students                185
           Average Score of Female Students        8.35

                       Average Female Scores by Grade

                   Grade         # of Students  Average
                   6th               19           6.84
                   7th               65           8.23
                   8th              101           8.71



           Number of Male Participants              213
           Average Score of Male Participants      9.16

                       Average score for Males by Grade

                   Grade         # of Students  Average
                   6th               13           8.38
                   7th               73           7.84
                   8th              126          10.01




                     2006 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            1            1            3
                  20            0            0            0
                  19            3            0            3
                  18            1            0            1
                  17            3            0            3
                  16            0            3            4
                  15            4            2            6
                  14            5            6           11
                  13           13            5           18
                  12            9            7           17
                  11           24           14           39
                  10           27           21           50
                   9           37           17           55
                   8           19           29           49
                   7           26           31           59
                   6           11           24           35
                   5           16           11           27
                   4           10            9           19
                   3            2            2            4
                   2            2            3            5
                   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

                         2006 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            3
              20          0            0            0            0
              19          0            0            0            3
              18          0            0            0            1
              17          0            0            0            3
              16          0            0            1            2
              15          0            0            1            5
              14          0            1            5            5
              13          0            0            0           18
              12          0            0            5           12
              11          0            3           12           23
              10          0            2           13           35
               9          0            4           20           29
               8          0            4           21           24
               7          0            6           22           31
               6          0            8           14           13
               5          0            1           11           15
               4          0            4            8            7
               3          0            0            1            3
               2          0            0            4            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 2006
                      American Mathematics Contest  8
                 Tabulation of responses by     408 Students
                             Percent of Responses


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

      1    0.74      0.98      2.70     92.89*     2.70      0.00      0.00
      2    3.92      4.17     80.64*     2.94      7.11      1.23      0.00
      3   33.82*     5.15     29.90     12.01     17.89      1.23      0.00
      4    4.66     58.33*    16.18     12.99      7.84      0.00      0.00
      5    9.07      3.68      6.62     58.82*    21.08      0.74      0.00
      6   12.99     30.39     33.33*     6.86     15.93      0.49      0.00
      7   47.55     13.97*     6.86     16.67     13.73      0.98      0.25
      8   10.78      6.86     12.75     10.54     58.33*     0.74      0.00
      9   24.02     15.69     41.18*     9.07      8.58      1.47      0.00
     10   13.48*    36.27     24.26     11.27     12.50      2.21      0.00
     11   23.77     35.29     13.97*    16.18      9.31      1.23      0.25
     12    7.11      8.09     39.22     33.09*    12.25      0.25      0.00
     13   12.75     19.12     26.72     23.04*    17.65      0.74      0.00
     14    6.86     78.43*     4.17      4.66      5.39      0.49      0.00
     15   31.86      7.11     35.05*    15.69      8.09      2.21      0.00
     16   16.42     19.61     24.02     17.65     18.63*     3.43      0.25
     17   10.29     24.51*    12.99     37.01     12.75      2.45      0.00
     18   13.24     16.42     20.59     20.83*    25.98      2.70      0.25
     19   14.46     16.91     14.71     44.12*     7.84      1.96      0.00
     20   15.69     22.06     27.94*    18.14     12.25      3.68      0.25
     21   15.93*    13.24     20.59     23.53     21.08      5.39      0.25
     22   23.53     29.41     22.79     11.27*     6.13      6.86      0.00
     23   15.69*    17.40     21.08     12.50     26.23      6.37      0.74
     24   15.93*    16.91     33.82     14.22     12.01      7.11      0.00
     25   19.61     20.83*    18.87     17.16     16.18      7.35      0.00


   (*)  Correct Response

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