The school proficiency index uses school-level data on the performance of 4th grade students on state exams to describe which neighborhoods have high-performing elementary schools nearby and which are near lower performing elementary schools.
View in Map RoomLayers display information about student performance on 4th grade English Language Arts standardized tests.
View in Map RoomThis layer displays reading proficiency rates for counties and school districts across the United States. Data are acquired from the US Department of Education (ED) EdFacts 2014-15 data tables. Z-Scores are calculated for counties within states displaying the magnitude of each county’s deviation above or below the state average.
View in Map RoomThis layer displays reading proficiency rates for counties and school districts across the United States. Data are acquired from the US Department of Education (ED) EdFacts 2016-17 data tables. Z-Scores are calculated for counties within states displaying the magnitude of each county’s deviation above or below the state average.
View in Map RoomThis layer displays reading proficiency rates for counties and school districts across the United States. Data are acquired from the US Department of Education (ED) EdFacts 2015-16 data tables. Z-Scores are calculated for counties within states displaying the magnitude of each county’s deviation above or below the state average.
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