State Report Card

One way by which the state monitors learning and achievement in all of the public schools is through the state assessments. Tests are administered annually in English language arts (reading and writing) and mathematics. These tests show us the percentage of students in each school and district who have achieved the standard for proficiency.

In the pages that follow, you will see bar graphs that show the percentage of students, statewide, who achieved the standard on each of the state assessments. You will also see the statewide results for various groups of students in the state: breakdowns by ethnic group, by gender, by poverty level, and by various special categories.

Finally, you will find a set of tables that lists all of the schools in the state by their classification (high performing, moderately performing, insufficient progress). The table notes which schools are making “adequate yearly progress” and which schools have been “identified for school improvement” under provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.