About one-third of high-school students are ready for entry-level
college courses, according to the Nation's Report Card. Data also show a
one-point decrease in average math scores in 2015, compared with 2013,
and a five-point decline in average reading scores,
compared with data from 1992. Only 37% are prepared for college-level math and reading. Furthermore,the percentage of students scoring below a basic level increased.
While 32% of white students and 47% of
Asian students scored at proficient or above in math, only 7% of
black students and 12% of Hispanic students did.Similar gaps were present in reading: 46% of white
students and 49% of Asian students scored at or above
proficient, while only 17% of black students and 25% of
Hispanic students did so.
National Assessment of Educational Progress. (2016). The nation's report card. Washington, DC: Author.
http://www.nationsreportcard.gov/
National Assessment of Educational Progress. (2016). The nation's report card. Washington, DC: Author.
http://www.nationsreportcard.gov/
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