Assessments % of students above basic by state. Definition, graph and map.

DEFINITION
The percentage of students that achieved a scale score in the subject of Writing at or above the level of Basic.

Basic implies partial mastery of prerequisite knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at each grade.

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

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Rank

States

Amount

= 1

Delaware:

90%

= 1

Massachusetts:

90%

= 3

Ohio:

89%

= 3

Vermont:

89%

= 5

Nebraska:

88%

= 5

Virginia:

88%

= 7

Kansas:

87%

= 7

North Carolina:

87%

= 7

Maryland:

87%

= 7

Connecticut:

87%

= 11

Maine:

86%

= 11

Wyoming:

86%

= 11

Washington:

86%

= 11

Missouri:

86%

= 15

Montana:

85%

= 15

Indiana:

85%

= 15

Kentucky:

85%

= 15

Oregon:

85%

= 15

Pennsylvania:

85%

= 20

Oklahoma:

84%

= 20

South Carolina:

84%

= 20

Florida:

84%

= 20

New York:

84%

= 20

Rhode Island:

84%

= 20

Idaho:

84%

= 26

Mississippi:

83%

= 26

North Dakota:

83%

= 26

Texas:

83%

= 26

Michigan:

83%

= 30

Tennessee:

82%

= 30

Georgia:

82%

# 32

West Virginia:

81%

# 33

Louisiana:

80%

= 34

Arkansas:

79%

= 34

Alabama:

79%

# 36

California:

78%

= 37

Arizona:

77%

= 37

New Mexico:

77%

= 37

Utah:

77%

# 40

Nevada:

75%

# 41

Hawaii:

74%

# 42

District of Columbia:

66%

Weighted average:

83.2%

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

Basic implies partial mastery of prerequisite knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at each grade.

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

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