| Ranking |
States |
% of Students above
"Basic" levels
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| 1 |
Massachusetts |
43% |
| 2 |
New Hampshire |
40% |
| 3 |
North Dakota |
39% |
| 4 |
South Dakota |
39% |
| 5 |
Vermont |
39% |
| 6 |
Connecticut |
37% |
| 7 |
Minnesota |
37% |
| 8 |
Montana |
37% |
| 9 |
Wisconsin |
37% |
| 10 |
Colorado |
36% |
| 11 |
Iowa |
36% |
| 12 |
Maine |
36% |
| 13 |
New Jersey |
36% |
| 14 |
Kansas |
35% |
| 15 |
Missouri |
35% |
| 16 |
Nebraska |
35% |
| 17 |
New York |
35% |
| 18 |
Virginia |
35% |
| 19 |
Illinois |
34% |
| 20 |
Kentucky |
34% |
| 21 |
Ohio |
34% |
| 22 |
Wyoming |
34% |
| 23 |
Indiana |
33% |
| 24 |
MICHIGAN |
33% |
| 25 |
Oregon |
33% |
| 26 |
Washington |
33% |
| 27 |
Idaho |
32% |
| 28 |
Pennsylvania |
32% |
| 29 |
Utah |
32% |
| 30 |
Delaware |
31% |
| 31 |
Maryland |
31% |
| 32 |
Oklahoma |
30% |
| 33 |
Rhode Island |
30% |
| 34 |
North Carolina |
28% |
| 35 |
Alaska |
27% |
| 36 |
Arkansas |
27% |
| 37 |
Georgia |
27% |
| 38 |
Florida |
26% |
| 39 |
Tennessee |
26% |
| 40 |
Texas |
26% |
| 41 |
Arizona |
25% |
| 42 |
West Virginia |
25% |
| 43 |
South Carolina |
24% |
| 44 |
Alabama |
23% |
| 45 |
California |
22% |
| 46 |
Hawaii |
22% |
| 47 |
Louisiana |
22% |
| 48 |
Mississippi |
21% |
| 49 |
Nevada |
20% |
| 50 |
New Mexico |
19% |
The above results are for the 8th grade, 2003 school year.
Source: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/states/ |
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| Achievement Levels |
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| Basic: Denotes partial mastery of prerequisite knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at each grade. |
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| Proficient: Represents solid academic performance for each grade assessed. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter, including subjectmatter knowledge, application of such knowledge to real-world situations, and analytical skills appropriate to the subject matter. |
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| Advanced: Represents superior performance. |
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