StateMaster - Montanan Education statistics

Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Math	29%	[29th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Reading	11%	[11th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Writing	18%	[18th of 42]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Math	18	[18th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Reading	8	[8th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Math	6	[6th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Writing	16	[16th of 42]
Bachelor's degree or higher, by percentage	27%	[27th of 51]
Best Educated Index	9	[9th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Free Lunch Eligible	38	[38th of 46]
Elementary & Secondary > Pupil/Teacher Ratio	31 students per teacher	[31st of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Black, non-Hispanic	50	[50th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Current Expenditures	$46.00	[46th of 51]
High school diploma or higher, by percentage	3%	[3rd of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree	21 %	[21st of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed an Advanced Degree	39 %	[39th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Bachelors	44	[44th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Masters	48	[48th of 51]
Public Libraries > Library Visits per Capita	34	[34th of 51]
Public Libraries > Number of Bookmobiles	38	[38th 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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Montana's 8th graders excel at science, with the best scale score, highest % above proficient and 4th highest % above advanced.

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