Nova Scotia Grade 8 Mathematics Assessment Results by Year and School Board

Nova Scotia's provincial education data tracks student performance in Grade 8 mathematics across multiple years and school boards. The dataset includes scaled scores and performance levels, alongside student demographic and program indicators. Results are disaggregated by sex, board, and participation in programs like Individual Program Plans (IPP).

Use Cases

• Analyzing year-over-year performance trends using the Year and Math_Score columns.
• Comparing achievement levels between different school boards using the Board and Math_Level columns.
• Investigating equity by examining score distributions by Sex or IPP (Individual Program Plan) status.
• Assessing program impact by filtering results based on Program, Adaptation, or Exemption columns.

Strengths

• Data is structured with 12 specific columns detailing scores, demographics, and program participation.
• Cross-platform presence on Socrata and Open Canada signals official importance and reuse potential.
• Licensed under OGL-CA-2.0, permitting open use and redistribution.

Limitations

• Key metadata is missing or conflicting: row counts and file sizes are unknown across all sources.
• One source lists a last update date in 2026, which is a future date and indicates a potential data integrity issue.
• Documentation is external (plans.ednet.ns.ca), requiring an extra step for full context on assessment methodology.

Provenance

Source

Government of Nova Scotia

Collection Method

Likely collected through standardized provincial assessments administered in schools.

Freshness

2026-04-17 15:28:02.808503

Geography

Nova Scotia, Canada