National Summary
Table 3: Summary of Students at Proficient Level or Higher, by State Definition
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Elementary |
Middle School
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| STATE |
Reading |
Math |
Reading |
Math |
State Term for Proficient* |
| Alabama |
64% |
70% |
64% |
72% |
Proficient |
| Alaska |
79% |
81% |
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Proficient |
| Arizona |
71% |
53% |
52% |
18% |
Meets Standard |
| Arkansas |
47%. |
41% |
24% |
46% |
At or Above Proficient |
| California |
47% |
54% |
50% |
49% |
At or Above 50th Percentile |
| Colorado |
60% |
|
62% |
33%. |
Proficient |
| Connecticut |
57% |
60% |
66% |
55% |
No levels defined (Band 4 reported) |
| Delaware |
77% |
72% |
68% |
41% |
Meets Standard |
| District of Columbia |
32% |
33% |
30% |
15% |
Proficient |
| Florida |
58% |
51% |
46% |
57%. |
Proficient |
| Georgia |
65% |
62% |
65% |
54% |
Meets Standard |
| Hawaii |
65% |
64% |
54% |
61% |
Proficient |
| Idaho |
62% |
45% |
56% |
49%. |
Level III |
| Illinois |
62% |
69% |
72% |
47% |
Meets Standards |
| Indiana |
65% |
73% |
78% |
60% |
Level II |
| Iowa |
67% |
71% |
70% |
74% |
Intermediate |
| Kansas |
62% |
62% |
66% |
53%. |
Satisfactory |
| Kentucky |
57% |
31% |
51% |
25% |
Proficient/DIstinguished |
| Louisiana |
16% |
12% |
15% |
8% |
Proficient |
| Maine |
45% |
23% |
46% |
21% |
Meets Standard |
| Maryland |
40% |
41% |
27% |
53%. |
Satisfactory |
| Massachusetts |
20% |
40% |
62% |
34% |
Proficient |
| Michigan |
58% |
75% |
49% |
63% |
Satisfactory |
| Minnesota |
45% |
47% |
80% |
72% |
Level III, Passing |
| Mississippi |
50% |
48% |
50% |
46% |
No levels defined (Mean NCE) |
| Missouri |
32% |
37% |
32% |
14% |
Proficient |
| Montana** |
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No data available for 99-00 |
| Nebraska |
54% |
58% |
59% |
64% |
Proficient (Title I students only) |
| Nevada |
47% |
52% |
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Proficient |
| New Hampshire |
38% |
40% |
29% |
27% |
Proficient |
| New Jersey |
55% |
66% |
75% |
60%. |
Proficient |
| New Mexico |
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Level III |
| New York |
53% |
65% |
45% |
41%. |
Level III |
| North Carolina |
72% |
85% |
83% |
80% |
Level 3 |
| North Dakota |
78% |
75% |
73% |
76% |
Proficient |
| Ohio |
58% |
49% |
53% |
54% |
Passing |
| Oklahoma |
46% |
78% |
71% |
65% |
Level 3 |
| Oregon |
73% |
65% |
51% |
48% |
Meets Standard |
| Pennsylvania*** |
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Proficient not defined for 99-00 |
| Rhode Island**** |
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Achieve Standard |
| South Carolina |
37% |
24% |
24% |
20%. |
Proficient |
| South Dakota |
65% |
65% |
65% |
70% |
Percentile |
| Tennessee |
55% |
58% |
54% |
58% |
No levels defines for 99-00 |
| Texas |
91% |
87% |
90% |
91% |
Proficient |
| Utah |
43% |
48% |
39% |
35% |
Mastery |
| Vermont***** |
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Achieve Standard |
| Virginia |
61% |
71% |
70% |
61% |
Passed/Proficient |
| Washington |
70% |
41% |
42% |
28% |
Level III |
| West Virginia |
55% |
65% |
56% |
58% |
Level III |
| Wisconsin |
78% |
74% |
73% |
42% |
Proficient |
| Wyoming |
37% |
27% |
36% |
32% |
Proficient |
* Please see each state's profiles for state's definition of proficient and higher.
** Montana: A variety of test were used throughout the state, making consistent statewide student proficiency scores unavailable
*** Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania's assessment scores were placed in quartiles; proficiency was not defined for 1999-2000.
**** Rhode Island: Rhode Island Achieve Standard or higher: Reading Grade 4: Basic Understanding: 78%, Analysis: 64%; Math Grade 4: Skills: 59%, Concepts: 26%, Problem Solving: 20%; Reading Grade 8: Basic Understanding: 50%, Analysis: 23%; Math Grade 8: Skills: 56%, Concepts: 19%, Problem Solving: 26%
****** Vermont: Vermont Achieved Standard: Grade 4: Reading Basic Understanding: 83%, Reading Analysis: 64%; Math Skills: 69%, Concepts: 38%, Problem Solving: 35%; Grade 8: Reading Basic Understanding: 57%, Reading Analysis: 29%; Math Skills: 66%, Concepts: 32%, Problem Solving, 43%.
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