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Percent of public school 8th graders Proficient on the NAEP in reading Choose another Indicator

The President's 2020 College Attainment Goal

25- to 34-year-olds who completed an associate's or higher degree

Early Learning through High School

3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool4th graders Proficient on the NAEP in reading4th graders Proficient on the NAEP in mathematics8th graders Proficient on the NAEP in reading8th graders Proficient on the NAEP in mathematicsFreshmen graduating from high school within 4 yearsPublic school graduates who took at least one Advanced Placement test in high school

Postsecondary Education and Training

18- to 24-year-olds enrolled in colleges and universitiesStudents completing a bachelor's degree within 6 yearsStudents completing an associate's degree within 3 yearsBachelor's degrees conferred in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics

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An Excellent Education for All

Difference in current expenditures between high- and low-poverty districts
Comparison Map
  At or above Basic   At or above Proficient   At Advanced
  2007 2009   2007 2009   2007 2009
U.S. total 73 74   29 30   2 2
Alabama 62 66   21 24   1 1
Alaska 71 72   27 27   2 2
Arizona 65 68   24 27   2 3
Arkansas 70 69   25 27   1 2
California 62 64   21 22   2 2
Colorado 79 78   35 32   2 2
Connecticut 77 81   37 43   5 5
Delaware 77 78   31 31   2 2
District of Columbia 48 51   12 14   1 1
Florida 71 76   28 32   2 2
Georgia 70 72   26 27   2 2
Hawaii 62 67   20 22   1 1
Idaho 78 77   32 33   2 2
Illinois 75 77   30 33   2 2
Indiana 76 79   31 32   2 2
Iowa 80 77   36 32   2 2
Kansas 81 80   35 33   2 2
Kentucky 73 79   28 33   3 3
Louisiana 64 64   19 20   1 1
Maine 83 80   37 35   3 3
Maryland 76 77   33 36   3 4
Massachusetts 84 83   43 43   4 5
Michigan 72 72   28 31   2 3
Minnesota 80 82   37 38   3 3
Mississippi 60 62   17 19   1 1
Missouri 75 79   31 34   3 3
Montana 85 84   39 38   2 2
Nebraska 79 80   35 35   3 2
Nevada 63 65   22 22   2 1
New Hampshire 82 81   37 39   3 4
New Jersey 81 83   39 42   4 5
New Mexico 62 66   17 22   1 1
New York 75 75   32 33   3 3
North Carolina 71 70   28 29   2 3
North Dakota 84 86   32 34   1 1
Ohio 79 80   36 37   3 3
Oklahoma 72 73   26 26   1 1
Oregon 77 76   34 33   3 3
Pennsylvania 79 81   36 40   3 3
Rhode Island 69 72   27 28   2 2
South Carolina 69 68   25 24   2 2
South Dakota 83 84   37 37   2 2
Tennessee 71 73   26 28   2 2
Texas 73 73   28 27   2 2
Utah 75 78   30 33   2 2
Vermont 84 84   42 41   4 3
Virginia 79 78   34 32   3 2
Washington 77 78   34 36   3 4
West Virginia 68 67   23 22   1 1
Wisconsin 76 78   33 34   3 2
Wyoming 80 82   33 34   2 2
NOTE: Some apparent differences between estimates may not be statistically significant. Achievement levels define what students should know and be able to do: Basic indicates partial mastery of fundamental skills, Proficient indicates demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter, and Advanced indicates superior performance. The percentage of students at or above Proficient includes students at the Proficient and the Advanced achievement levels. Similarly, the percentage of students at or above Basic includes students at the Basic, Proficient, and Advanced achievement levels.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 Reading Assessments, retrieved July 8, 2010, from the NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/).
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