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State assessments are placed onto a common scale defined by NAEP scores, which allows states' proficiency standards to be compared not only to NAEP, but also to each other. NCES has released the Mapping State Proficiency Standards report using state data for mathematics and reading in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, and most recently 2013.
The following standardized tests are designed and/or administered by state education agencies and/or local school districts in order to measure academic achievement across multiple grade levels in elementary, middle and senior high school, as well as for high school graduation examinations to measure proficiency for high school graduation.
The state with the highest percentage of people having a bachelor's degree or higher educational attainment was Massachusetts at 50.6%, and the lowest was West Virginia at 24.1%. The District of Columbia had a percentage significantly higher than that of any U.S. state at 63.0%. [1]
The website also released this week its 2024 national and state-by-state rankings of K-12 schools and districts. Only The Davidson Academy in Nevada ranked higher than the School of Science and ...
Universal school choice – North Carolina became the 10th state to implement, and first without a state government Republican trifecta – was enacted Oct. 3, 2023, as part of the 2023 ...
WalletHub analyzed 25 metrics to determine the best and worst states for women to live in. Washington placed at seventh place, the highest ranking in the region. Washington’s poor rankings in 2023
"Thank God for Mississippi" is an adage used in the United States, particularly in the South, that is generally used when discussing rankings of U.S. states. [1] Examples include rankings of educational achievement, business opportunities, [2] obesity rates, [3] overall health, [4] the poverty rate, [5] life expectancy, or other criteria of the quality of life or government in the 50 U.S. states.
Rank State, federal district, or territory HDI (2022) [note 1] [1]Very High Human Development 1 Massachusetts 0.956 New Hampshire 3 Colorado 0.952 Washington 5 Minnesota