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Middle and high school


Quickfacts from Kids Count Data Center

Middle School

  • 8th grade reading achievement levels
    • Below basic: 25%
    • At or above basic: 75%
    • Below proficient: 68%
    • At or above proficient: 32%
  • 8th grade math achievement levels
    • Below basic: 28%
    • At or above basic: 72%
    • Below proficient: 66%
    • At or above proficient: 34%
  • 8th grade writing achievement levels
    • Below basic: 13%
    • At or above basic: 87%
    • Below proficient: 69%
    • At or above proficient: 31%

High School

  • Between 2009 and 2010 22% or 870,542 high school students did not graduate on time.
  • In 2011 864,000 (5%) of teenagers ages 16 to 19 were not in school and not high school graduates.
    • Four percent were Non-Hispanic White
    • Six percent were Black or African American
    • Ten percent were Native American
    • Two percent Asian or Pacific Islander
    • Eight percent Hispanic or Latino

Added 11/27/2013 by sarya, Modified 12/27/2013 by sarya

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