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Assessments % of students above basic (most recent) by state
 

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.


SOURCE: National Center for Educational Statistics via StateMaster

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