FACTOID #
6:
Montana
's 8th graders excel at science, with the best
scale score
, highest
% above proficient
and 4th highest
% above advanced
.
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Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Math
8%
[8th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Reading
26%
[26th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Writing
6%
[6th of 42]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Math
30
[30th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Reading
26
[26th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Math
31
[31st of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Writing
8
[8th of 42]
Bachelor's degree or higher, by percentage
5%
[5th of 51]
Best Educated Index
19
[19th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Free Lunch Eligible
22
[22nd of 46]
Elementary & Secondary > Pupil/Teacher Ratio
18 students per teacher
[18th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Black, non-Hispanic
10
[10th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Current Expenditures
$16.00
[16th of 51]
High school diploma or higher, by percentage
24%
[24th of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree
3 %
[3rd of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed an Advanced Degree
3 %
[3rd of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Bachelors
21
[21st of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Masters
13
[13th of 51]
Public Libraries > Library Visits per Capita
21
[21st of 51]
Public Libraries > Number of Bookmobiles
19
[19th of 50]
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SOURCES:
National Center for Educational Statistics
;
National Center for Educational Statistics
;
US Census Bureau
, 2004.;
Morgan Quitno Press
, 2005;
American Community Survey 2004
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