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

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