Indicator | Definition | Five Year Trend | Recent Year Measurement | Prior Year Measurement |
Kindergarten Assessment | The percent of students enrolled in public school kindergarten in Maryland that score Full Readiness on the Kindergarten Assessment. | |||
Composite | ![]() |
83% (FY2014) |
82% | |
Social & Personal | ![]() |
80% (FY2014) |
80% | |
Language & Literacy | ![]() |
73% (FY2014) |
72% | |
Mathematical Thinking | ![]() |
76% (FY2014) |
75% | |
Scientific Thinking | ![]() |
72% (FY2014) |
70% | |
Social Studies | ![]() |
77% (FY2014) |
76% | |
The Arts | ![]() |
85% (FY2014) |
84% | |
Physical Development | ![]() |
89% (FY2014) |
90% | |
Maryland School Assessment | The percent of students enrolled in public school students in grades 3 through 8 performing at or above proficient levels in reading and mathematics on the MSA. | |||
Math | ![]() |
78.2% (2013) |
82.0% | |
Reading | ![]() |
84.9% (2013) |
85.2% | |
High School Assessment | The percent of public school students in grades 9 through 12 performing at the passing level in three or four core subjects of the Maryland High School Assessment (HSA): Algebra, Biology, English 2, and Government. | |||
Algebra | ![]() |
84.2% (2013) |
83.9% | |
Biology | ![]() |
82.6% (2013) |
81.7% | |
English | ![]() |
83.0% (2013) |
83.1% | |
Truancy | Percent of public school students in all grades absent more than 20 days of the school year (excluding summer school). | ![]() |
11.1% (2013) |
10.8% |
Dropout | The percent of public school students, grades 9-12, who withdrew from school before graduation or before completing a Maryland approved educational programs during the academic year and are not known to have enrolled in another high school program | ![]() |
3.0% (2013) |
3.5% |
Program Completion | The percent of high school graduates who successfully completed the minimum course requirements needed to enter the University System of Maryland, to complete an approved Career and Technology Education program, or who completed requirements for both. | |||
University of MD | ![]() |
61.2% (2013) |
57.9% | |
Career & Technology | ![]() |
8.1% (2013) |
9.4% | |
Both | ![]() |
11.1% (2013) |
11.6% | |
Total | ![]() |
80.4% (2013) |
78.9% | |
Program Completion of Students with Disabilities | Percent of students with disabilities who exit special education by graduating or completing school. | |||
With Diploma | ![]() |
41.3% (2013) |
38.0% | |
With Certificate | ![]() |
8.6% (2013) |
7.1% | |
Educational Attainment | The percent of young adults 18 to 24 years old who have attained a high school diploma, associate’s degree, or higher degree. | |||
Less than high school | ![]() |
11.7% (2013) |
12.3% | |
High school | ![]() |
28.0% (2013) |
29.0% | |
Some college or Associate’s | ![]() |
47.7% (2013) |
46.5% | |
Bachelor’s | ![]() |
12.5% (2013) |
12.3% | |
Youth Employment | The percentage of young adults ages 16 through 24 who are in the labor force | ![]() |
59.3% (2013) |
59.6% |
Alternative Maryland School Assessment | The percent of students, grades 3-8, scoring at or above proficient on the Alternative Maryland School Assessment in Math, Science, and Reading. | |||
Math | ![]() |
82.0% (2013) |
89.5% | |
Science | ![]() |
87.4% (2013) |
92.1% | |
Reading | ![]() |
73.4% (2013) |
81.8% | |
Bullying and Harassment | Total number of bullying or harassment incidents reported. | ![]() |
5255 (2013) |
5213 |