2009 AMC8 Report for all schools in Mississippi
Number of schools returning results 4
Average of school highest score 17.00
Average school team score 48.25
# of State Student Participants 222
Overall State Average Score 9.33
Average Score by Grade level
Grade # of Students Average
6th 11 6.18
7th 103 8.87
8th 105 10.05
Number of Female Students 121
Average Score of Female Students 8.50
Average Female Scores by Grade
Grade # of Students Average
6th 9 6.44
7th 55 7.96
8th 55 9.33
Number of Male Participants 101
Average Score of Male Participants 10.34
Average score for Males by Grade
Grade # of Students Average
6th 2 5.00
7th 48 9.92
8th 50 10.84
2009 American Mathematics Contest 8
Number of Students Achieving Indicated Score
SCORE MALE FEMALE TOTAL*
25
24
23
22
21 3 3
20 1 1
19
18 3 1 4
17 2 1 3
16 2 1 3
15 3 1 4
14 4 3 7
13 5 6 11
12 6 7 13
11 12 8 20
10 12 10 22
9 15 16 31
8 10 17 27
7 9 18 27
6 6 15 21
5 6 10 16
4 1 4 5
3 1 2 3
2 1 1
1
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
2009 American Mathematics Contest 8
Number of Students by Grade
Achieving indicated Score
SCORE 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade
25
24
23
22
21 1 2
20 1
19
18 1 3
17 3
16 1
15 1 3
14 3 4
13 5 6
12 6 7
11 8 12
10 8 14
9 17 14
8 2 13 12
7 3 14 10
6 2 10 9
5 3 9 4
4 1 3 1
3 1 1
2 1
1
0(@)
0($)
(@) These students attempted some of the problems
($) These students attempted none of the problems
Note: Some students failed to indicate a grade
2009 American Mathematics Contest 8
Number of Schools with 3+ students
Achieving team Scores
SCORE school count
62 1
56 1
40 1
35 1
Table of Item Difficulty for the 2009
American Mathematics Contest 8
Tabulation of responses by 222 Students
Percent of Responses
ITEM A B C D E OMITS ?
____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
1 0.00 0.90 0.90 1.80 96.40* 0.00 0.00
2 4.05 3.15 4.05 87.39* 1.35 0.00 0.00
3 17.57 4.05 76.13* 1.80 0.45 0.00 0.00
4 13.06 52.25* 2.70 19.37 11.71 0.90 0.00
5 5.86 19.37 18.02 50.45* 5.86 0.45 0.00
6 56.76* 11.71 12.61 8.56 9.01 1.35 0.00
7 0.90 13.96 29.28* 20.72 33.78 1.35 0.00
8 29.73 15.77* 44.14 2.70 7.66 0.00 0.00
9 16.22 35.14* 20.27 19.37 7.66 1.35 0.00
10 4.95 27.93 15.32 42.34* 9.01 0.45 0.00
11 4.05 15.77 31.98 27.93* 18.47 1.80 0.00
12 28.83 30.63 3.15 31.08* 6.31* 0.00 0.00
13 8.11 75.68* 2.70 12.16 1.35 0.00 0.00
14 4.50 10.81* 77.48 3.60 3.15 0.45 0.00
15 13.06 13.51 20.27 29.28* 23.42 0.45 0.00
16 35.59 17.57 22.97 11.26* 11.71 0.90 0.00
17 16.67 25.68* 28.38 19.37 7.66 2.25 0.00
18 25.68 9.46 40.09* 10.36 13.06 1.35 0.00
19 13.51 15.32 24.32 18.02* 25.68 3.15 0.00
20 15.77 34.68 15.77 20.27* 11.71 1.80 0.00
21 9.46 50.45 17.12 13.96* 6.76 2.25 0.00
22 10.81 10.81 20.72 24.32* 29.28 4.05 0.00
23 11.26 29.28* 18.92 27.48 8.56 4.50 0.00
24 16.22 20.27 25.23 18.02 13.51* 6.76 0.00
25 13.96 19.82 23.42 13.96 20.27* 8.56 0.00
(*) Correct Response
(?) Response the computer was unable to read due to incomplete
erasures or two answers marked for the same problem