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. |