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76.3
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8th Grade Students Proficient in Reading

Value: 87.6 percent
Measurement
Period:
2012
Location: County : Montgomery
Comparison: MD Counties
Categories: Education / Student Performance K-12
Education / Literacy
What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of eighth grade students that are proficient or above in reading.
This value refers to student scores on the Maryland School Assessment (MSA).
Why this is important: 
The ability to read proficiently is a fundamental skill that affects the learning experiences and school performance of children and adolescents. Students who are competent readers, as measured by their performance on reading tests, are more likely to perform well in other subjects, such as math and science. Reading achievement also predicts one's likelihood of graduating from high school and attending college.
Technical Note:  The distribution is based on data from 24 Maryland counties and county equivalents.
Values greater than or equal to 95% were reported as 95%.
Source: Maryland State Department of Education
URL of Source:   http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/msde
URL of Data:   http://www.mdreportcard.org/index.aspx
Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute

Time Series Data

2008: 83.3 2009: 87.4 2010: 88.0 2011: 89.2 2012: 87.6

percent

8th Grade Students Proficient in Reading by Gender

Female: 90.5 Male: 84.9 Overall: 87.6

percent

8th Grade Students Proficient in Reading by Race/Ethnicity

Am. Indian/AK Native: 90.0 Asian: 95.0 Black/African Amer.: 78.8 Hispanic/Latino: 78.1 Two or more races: 94.8 White: 95.0 Overall: 87.6

percent

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Unit: percent
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8th Grade Students Proficient in Reading

Value: 87.6 percent
Measurement
Period:
2012
Location: County : Montgomery
Comparison: Prior Value
Categories: Education / Student Performance K-12
Education / Literacy
What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of eighth grade students that are proficient or above in reading.
This value refers to student scores on the Maryland School Assessment (MSA).
Why this is important: 
The ability to read proficiently is a fundamental skill that affects the learning experiences and school performance of children and adolescents. Students who are competent readers, as measured by their performance on reading tests, are more likely to perform well in other subjects, such as math and science. Reading achievement also predicts one's likelihood of graduating from high school and attending college.
Technical Note:  The trend is a comparison between the most recent and previous measurement periods. Confidence intervals were not taken into account in determining the direction of the trend.
Values greater than or equal to 95% were reported as 95%.
Source: Maryland State Department of Education
URL of Source:   http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/msde
URL of Data:   http://www.mdreportcard.org/index.aspx
Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute

Time Series Data

2008: 83.3 2009: 87.4 2010: 88.0 2011: 89.2 2012: 87.6

percent

8th Grade Students Proficient in Reading by Gender

Female: 90.5 Male: 84.9 Overall: 87.6

percent

8th Grade Students Proficient in Reading by Race/Ethnicity

Am. Indian/AK Native: 90.0 Asian: 95.0 Black/African Amer.: 78.8 Hispanic/Latino: 78.1 Two or more races: 94.8 White: 95.0 Overall: 87.6

percent

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