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National Profile on Alternate Assessments Based on Alternate Achievement Standards:

NCSER 2009-3014
August 2009

Table B3.  What were the names for the advanced, proficient, and basic achievement levels for students being assessed based on alternate achievement standards for reading/language arts and mathematics?


State Advanced level Proficient level Basic level
Alabama Exceeds Standards:
Level IV
Meets Standards:
Level III
Partially Meets Standards:
Level II
Does Not Meet Standards:
Level I
Alaska Advanced Proficient Below Proficient
Far Below Proficient
Arizona Exceeds the Standards Meets the Standards Approaches the Standards
Falls Far Below the Standards
Arkansas Independent Functional Independence Supported Independence
Emergent
California Advanced Proficient Basic
Below Basic
Far Below Basic
Colorado Novice
Developing
Emerging
Exploring
Inconclusive
Connecticut Independent Proficient Basic
Delaware Distinguished
Exceeds the Standard
Meets the Standard Below the Standard
Well Below the Standard
District of Columbia Advanced Proficient Basic
Below Basic
Florida Advanced Proficient Basic
Georgia Extending Progress Established Progress Emerging Progress
Hawaii Exceeds Proficiency Meets Proficiency Approaches Proficiency
Well Below Proficiency
Idaho Advanced Proficient Basic
Below Basic
Illinois Attaining Progressing Emerging
Attempting
Kansas Exemplary
Exceeds Standard
Meets Standard Approaches Standard
Academic Warning
Kentucky Distinguished Proficient Apprentice
Novice
Louisiana Proficient Not Proficient
Maine Exceeding Meeting Emerging
Attempting
Maryland Advanced Proficient Basic
Massachusetts Progressing Emerging
Awareness
Michigan1 Surpassed the
Performance Standard/
Surpassed the
Performance Standard
Attained the Performance
Standard/Attained the
Performance Standard
Emerging Toward the
Performance Standard/
Emerging Toward the
Performance Standard
Minnesota Exceeds Expectations Meets Expectations Partially Meets Expectations
Mississippi Advanced Proficient Basic
Minimal
Missouri Advanced Proficient Basic
Below Basic
Level not Determined
Montana Advanced Proficient Nearing Proficiency
Novice
Nebraska Advanced Proficient Progressing
Beginning
Nevada Exceeds Standards Meets Standards Below Standards
New Hampshire Proficient with Distinction Proficient Partially Proficient
Substantially Below
Proficient
New Jersey Advanced Proficient Proficient Partially Proficient
New Mexico Advanced proficient Proficient Partially proficient
Nearing Proficiency
Beginning Steps
New York Meeting with Distinction Meeting Partially Meeting
Not Meeting
North Carolina Achievement Level IV Achievement Level III Achievement Level II
Achievement Level I
North Dakota Advanced Proficient Partially Proficient
Novice
Ohio Advanced Proficient Basic
Limited
Oklahoma Accelerated Satisfactory Limited Knowledge
Unsatisfactory
Oregon Exceeds Standard Meets Standard Does Not Yet Meet
Standard
Pennsylvania Advanced Proficient Novice
Emerging
Rhode Island Proficient with Distinction Proficient Partially Proficient
South Carolina Level 4 Level 3 Level 2
Level 1
South Dakota Advancing Applying Developing
Introducing
Tennessee Advanced Proficient Below Proficient
Texas Commended Met Standard Did Not Meet Standard
Utah Level 4: Substantial Level 3: Sufficient Level 2: Partial
Level 1: Minimal
Vermont Meets Expectations With Distinction Meets Expectations Partially Meets Expectations
Substantially Below Expectations
Virginia Advanced Proficient Needs Improvement
Washington Exceeds Standard Meets Standard Approaches Standard
Well Below Standard
West Virginia Above Mastery Mastery Partial Mastery
Novice
Wisconsin Advanced Prerequisite Skill Proficient Prerequisite Skill Basic
Prerequisite Skill Minimal
Wyoming Advanced Proficient Basic
Below Basic
— No.
X Yes.
1 More than one assessment used. See explanation in introductory text of this appendix.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Special Education Research, National Study on Alternate Assessments (NSAA), state data summaries for school year 2006–07.