| Ranking |
State |
% of Students above
"Basic" levels |
| 1 |
Minnesota |
44% |
| 2 |
Massachusetts |
38% |
| 3 |
North Dakota |
36% |
| 4 |
Colorado |
35% |
| 5 |
Connecticut |
35% |
| 6 |
Montana |
35% |
| 7 |
New Hampshire |
35% |
| 8 |
South Dakota |
35% |
| 9 |
Vermont |
35% |
| 10 |
Wisconsin |
35% |
| 11 |
Kansas |
34% |
| 12 |
Iowa |
33% |
| 13 |
New Jersey |
33% |
| 14 |
Nebraska |
32% |
| 15 |
New York |
32% |
| 16 |
North Carolina |
32% |
| 17 |
Oregon |
32% |
| 18 |
Washington |
32% |
| 19 |
Wyoming |
32% |
| 20 |
Utah |
31% |
| 21 |
Virginia |
31% |
| 22 |
Alaska |
30% |
| 23 |
Indiana |
30% |
| 24 |
Maryland |
30% |
| 25 |
Ohio |
30% |
| 26 |
Pennsylvania |
30% |
| 27 |
Illinois |
29% |
| 28 |
Maine |
29% |
| 29 |
Idaho |
28% |
| 30 |
MICHIGAN |
28% |
| 31 |
Missouri |
28% |
| 32 |
South Carolina |
26% |
| 33 |
Delaware |
25% |
| 34 |
Texas |
25% |
| 35 |
Kentucky |
24% |
| 36 |
Rhode Island |
24% |
| 37 |
Florida |
23% |
| 38 |
Arizona |
21% |
| 39 |
California |
21% |
| 40 |
Georgia |
21% |
| 41 |
Nevada |
21% |
| 42 |
Tennessee |
21% |
| 43 |
Oklahoma |
20% |
| 44 |
West Virginia |
20% |
| 45 |
Arkansas |
18% |
| 46 |
Louisiana |
17% |
| 47 |
Alabama |
16% |
| 48 |
Hawaii |
16% |
| 49 |
New Mexico |
15% |
| 50 |
Mississippi |
12% |
The above results are for the 8th grade, 2003 school year.
Source: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/states/ |
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| Achievement Levels |
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| Basic: Denotes partial mastery of prerequisite knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at each grade. |
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| Proficient: Represents solid academic performance for each grade assessed. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter, including subjectmatter knowledge, application of such knowledge to real-world situations, and analytical skills appropriate to the subject matter. |
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| Advanced: Represents superior performance. |
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