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Education Statistics > Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 8 Science (most recent) by state

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Rank   States  Amount 
# 1   Ohio: 6% 
= 2   Massachusetts: 5% 
= 2   Minnesota: 5% 
= 2   Montana: 5% 
= 5   Michigan: 4% 
= 5   North Dakota: 4% 
= 5   Idaho: 4% 
= 5   Missouri: 4% 
= 5   Connecticut: 4% 
= 5   Nebraska: 4% 
= 5   Vermont: 4% 
= 12   Oregon: 3% 
= 12   Illinois: 3% 
= 12   Indiana: 3% 
= 12   Utah: 3% 
= 12   Kentucky: 3% 
= 12   North Carolina: 3% 
= 12   Maryland: 3% 
= 12   Wyoming: 3% 
= 12   Maine: 3% 
= 12   Virginia: 3% 
= 12   Rhode Island: 3% 
= 23   Alabama: 2% 
= 23   Arkansas: 2% 
= 23   West Virginia: 2% 
= 23   Arizona: 2% 
= 23   Tennessee: 2% 
= 23   Georgia: 2% 
= 23   New York: 2% 
= 23   Louisiana: 2% 
= 23   South Carolina: 2% 
= 23   Nevada: 2% 
= 23   Texas: 2% 
= 23   Oklahoma: 2% 
= 35   Mississippi: 1% 
= 35   California: 1% 
= 35   Hawaii: 1% 
= 35   New Mexico: 1% 
Weighted average: 2.9%  



DEFINITION: The percentage of students that achieved a scale score in the subject of Science at or above the level of Advanced.

Advanced implies superior performance.


SOURCE: National Center for Educational Statistics

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