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8th Grade Students Proficient in Math
| Value: |
76.7 percent |
Measurement
Period: |
2012 |
| Location: |
County : Montgomery |
| Comparison: |
MD Counties |
| Categories: |
Education / Student Performance K-12
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What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of eighth grade students that are proficient or above in mathematics. This value refers to student scores on the Maryland School Assessment (MSA). |
| Why this is important: Competence in mathematics is essential for functioning in everyday life, as well as for success in our increasingly technological workplace. Students who take higher level mathematics and science courses which require strong fundamental skills in mathematics are more likely to attend and to complete 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 |
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Time Series Data
percent
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8th Grade Students Proficient in Math by Gender
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8th Grade Students Proficient in Math by Race/Ethnicity
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8th Grade Students Proficient in Math
| Value: |
76.7 percent |
Measurement
Period: |
2012 |
| Location: |
County : Montgomery |
| Comparison: |
Prior Value |
| Categories: |
Education / Student Performance K-12
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What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of eighth grade students that are proficient or above in mathematics. This value refers to student scores on the Maryland School Assessment (MSA). |
| Why this is important: Competence in mathematics is essential for functioning in everyday life, as well as for success in our increasingly technological workplace. Students who take higher level mathematics and science courses which require strong fundamental skills in mathematics are more likely to attend and to complete 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 |
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Time Series Data
percent
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8th Grade Students Proficient in Math by Gender
percent
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8th Grade Students Proficient in Math by Race/Ethnicity
percent
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Related Content
| Steering Committee Documents |
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