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           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