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Elementary & Secondary Education Characteristics

Data From NAEP: 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011	Pennsylvania	U.S. (average)*

Scale Score, Grade 4 Math	244	239
% of Students at or Above Basic - Grade 4 Math	84	81
% of Students at or Above Proficient - Grade 4 Math	46	38
% of Students at or Above Advanced - Grade 4 Math	8	6
Scale Score, Grade 8 Math	288	282
% of Students at or Above Basic - Grade 8 Math	78	71
% of Students at or Above Proficient - Grade 8 Math	40	33
% of Students at or Above Advanced - Grade 8 Math	10	7
Scale Score, Grade 4 Reading	226	220
% of Students at or Above Basic - Grade 4 Reading	73	66
% of Students at or Above Proficient - Grade 4 Reading	40	32
% of Students at or Above Advanced - Grade 4 Reading	11	7
Scale Score, Grade 8 Reading	268	261
% of Students at or Above Basic - Grade 8 Reading	79	73
% of Students at or Above Proficient - Grade 8 Reading	36	29
% of Students at or Above Advanced - Grade 8 Reading	3	2
Scale Score, Grade 4 Science	N/A	149
% of Students at or Above Basic - Grade 4 Science	N/A	66
% of Students at or Above Proficient - Grade 4 Science	N/A	27
% of Students at or Above Advanced - Grade 4 Science	N/A	2
Scale Score, Grade 8 Science	N/A	147
% of Students at or Above Basic - Grade 8 Science	N/A	57
% of Students at or Above Proficient - Grade 8 Science	N/A	27
% of Students at or Above Advanced - Grade 8 Science	N/A	3
Scale Score, Grade 4 Writing	156	153
% of Students at or Above Basic - Grade 4 Writing	88	85
% of Students at or Above Proficient - Grade 4 Writing	29	27
% of Students at or Above Advanced - Grade 4 Writing	2	2
Scale Score, Grade 8 Writing	159	154
% of Students at or Above Basic - Grade 8 Writing	91	87
% of Students at or Above Proficient - Grade 8 Writing	36	31
% of Students at or Above Advanced - Grade 8 Writing	1	2

# The estimate rounds to zero.

* Includes public schools only.

NOTE: N/A means not available.

SOURCE: National Assessment of Educational Progess: Math data is from 2011, Reading data is from 2011, Science data is from 2009, Grade 4 Writing data is from 2002, and Grade 8 Writing data is from 2007.

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National Center for Education Statistics - http://nces.ed.gov
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U.S. Department of Education
Institute of Education Sciences
National Center for Education Statistics