8th Grade Achievement Levels by Subject - Mississippi

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8th Grade Achievement Levels by Subject: Language Arts (Percent) – 2011

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Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Mississippi
Minimal	14.0%
Basic	35.5%
Proficient	45.6%
Advanced	4.9%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Aberdeen
Minimal	28.3%
Basic	38.1%
Proficient	30.1%
Advanced	3.5%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Alcorn
Minimal	8.6%
Basic	31.0%
Proficient	55.2%
Advanced	5.2%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Amite County
Minimal	18.3%
Basic	36.7%
Proficient	43.3%
Advanced	1.7%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Amory
Minimal	8.5%
Basic	19.5%
Proficient	61.9%
Advanced	10.2%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Attala County
Minimal	17.9%
Basic	39.7%
Proficient	39.7%
Advanced	2.6%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Baldwyn
Minimal	7.4%
Basic	33.8%
Proficient	55.9%
Advanced	2.9%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Bay St. Louis
Minimal	8.2%
Basic	26.7%
Proficient	51.4%
Advanced	13.7%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Benoit
Minimal	25.0%
Basic	60.0%
Proficient	15.0%
Advanced	0.0%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Benton County
Minimal	12.4%
Basic	43.8%
Proficient	43.8%
Advanced	0.0%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Biloxi
Minimal	9.0%
Basic	27.4%
Proficient	55.2%
Advanced	8.4%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Booneville
Minimal	3.9%
Basic	25.5%
Proficient	58.8%
Advanced	11.8%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Brookhaven
Minimal	16.1%
Basic	40.4%
Proficient	41.5%
Advanced	2.1%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Calhoun County
Minimal	11.0%
Basic	37.8%
Proficient	47.1%
Advanced	4.1%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Canton
Minimal	18.6%
Basic	42.8%
Proficient	37.5%
Advanced	1.1%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Carroll County
Minimal	17.6%
Basic	48.6%
Proficient	31.1%
Advanced	2.7%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Chickasaw County
Minimal	19.5%
Basic	36.6%
Proficient	39.0%
Advanced	4.9%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Choctaw County
Minimal	13.9%
Basic	46.7%
Proficient	36.5%
Advanced	2.9%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Claiborne County
Minimal	5.0%
Basic	11.4%
Proficient	31.4%
Advanced	52.1%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Clarksdale
Minimal	32.2%
Basic	45.3%
Proficient	21.6%
Advanced	0.8%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Clay
Minimal	N/A
Basic	N/A
Proficient	N/A
Advanced	N/A

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Cleveland
Minimal	13.7%
Basic	40.0%
Proficient	42.6%
Advanced	3.7%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Clinton
Minimal	5.5%
Basic	28.4%
Proficient	56.0%
Advanced	10.1%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Coahoma County
Minimal	40.1%
Basic	43.8%
Proficient	15.3%
Advanced	0.7%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Coffeeville
Minimal	22.9%
Basic	45.7%
Proficient	28.6%
Advanced	2.9%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Columbia
Minimal	17.4%
Basic	30.6%
Proficient	47.9%
Advanced	4.2%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Columbus
Minimal	14.7%
Basic	44.5%
Proficient	39.0%
Advanced	1.7%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Copiah County
Minimal	22.1%
Basic	45.7%
Proficient	30.2%
Advanced	2.0%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Corinth
Minimal	6.9%
Basic	31.7%
Proficient	55.2%
Advanced	6.2%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Covington County
Minimal	26.6%
Basic	44.0%
Proficient	28.2%
Advanced	1.2%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

DeSoto County
Minimal	9.1%
Basic	30.8%
Proficient	53.5%
Advanced	6.6%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Drew
Minimal	29.4%
Basic	44.1%
Proficient	26.5%
Advanced	0.0%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Durant
Minimal	21.9%
Basic	40.6%
Proficient	37.5%
Advanced	0.0%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

East Jasper
Minimal	5.2%
Basic	24.7%
Proficient	67.5%
Advanced	2.6%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

East Tallahatchie
Minimal	22.6%
Basic	49.5%
Proficient	26.9%
Advanced	1.1%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Enterprise
Minimal	2.6%
Basic	14.3%
Proficient	75.3%
Advanced	7.8%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Forest City
Minimal	23.1%
Basic	38.5%
Proficient	34.6%
Advanced	3.8%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Forrest County
Minimal	11.0%
Basic	39.9%
Proficient	46.3%
Advanced	2.8%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Franklin County
Minimal	20.4%
Basic	38.9%
Proficient	40.7%
Advanced	0.0%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

George County
Minimal	11.7%
Basic	32.0%
Proficient	51.4%
Advanced	4.9%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Greene County
Minimal	12.8%
Basic	51.1%
Proficient	33.3%
Advanced	2.8%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Greenville
Minimal	20.9%
Basic	50.5%
Proficient	27.9%
Advanced	0.8%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Greenwood
Minimal	12.6%
Basic	44.0%
Proficient	39.6%
Advanced	3.8%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Grenada
Minimal	8.8%
Basic	31.4%
Proficient	53.4%
Advanced	6.4%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Gulfport
Minimal	11.1%
Basic	28.9%
Proficient	52.8%
Advanced	7.2%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Hancock County
Minimal	10.5%
Basic	29.0%
Proficient	54.8%
Advanced	5.7%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Harrison County
Minimal	7.9%
Basic	26.4%
Proficient	57.0%
Advanced	8.8%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Hattiesburg
Minimal	19.2%
Basic	35.2%
Proficient	42.5%
Advanced	3.1%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Hazlehurst City
Minimal	36.8%
Basic	44.8%
Proficient	17.2%
Advanced	1.1%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Hinds County
Minimal	12.8%
Basic	38.6%
Proficient	45.2%
Advanced	3.5%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Hollandale
Minimal	27.6%
Basic	36.2%
Proficient	36.2%
Advanced	0.0%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Holly Springs
Minimal	11.0%
Basic	39.0%
Proficient	48.0%
Advanced	2.0%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Holmes County
Minimal	27.9%
Basic	40.1%
Proficient	31.0%
Advanced	1.0%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Houston Separate
Minimal	15.4%
Basic	31.6%
Proficient	50.0%
Advanced	2.9%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Humphreys County
Minimal	28.3%
Basic	44.3%
Proficient	26.4%
Advanced	0.9%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Indianola
Minimal	26.9%
Basic	48.7%
Proficient	23.7%
Advanced	0.6%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Itawamba County
Minimal	6.6%
Basic	36.9%
Proficient	52.8%
Advanced	3.7%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Jackson County
Minimal	10.1%
Basic	32.7%
Proficient	53.2%
Advanced	4.0%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Jackson Public
Minimal	21.1%
Basic	45.3%
Proficient	32.0%
Advanced	1.6%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Jeff.Davis Co.
Minimal	22.1%
Basic	41.0%
Proficient	36.9%
Advanced	0.0%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Jefferson Co.
Minimal	16.5%
Basic	42.3%
Proficient	40.2%
Advanced	1.0%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Jones County
Minimal	15.3%
Basic	32.9%
Proficient	46.9%
Advanced	4.9%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Kemper County
Minimal	23.1%
Basic	44.9%
Proficient	30.8%
Advanced	1.3%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Kosciusko
Minimal	6.9%
Basic	37.7%
Proficient	49.1%
Advanced	6.3%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Lafayette Co.
Minimal	11.7%
Basic	30.6%
Proficient	52.2%
Advanced	5.6%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Lamar County
Minimal	10.6%
Basic	25.5%
Proficient	54.4%
Advanced	9.5%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Lauderdale Co.
Minimal	10.4%
Basic	33.1%
Proficient	51.4%
Advanced	5.1%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Laurel
Minimal	13.4%
Basic	50.2%
Proficient	35.8%
Advanced	0.5%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Lawrence Co.
Minimal	14.0%
Basic	31.3%
Proficient	52.0%
Advanced	2.7%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Leake County
Minimal	24.1%
Basic	36.4%
Proficient	39.1%
Advanced	0.5%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Lee County
Minimal	16.2%
Basic	35.7%
Proficient	46.4%
Advanced	1.7%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Leflore County
Minimal	18.2%
Basic	49.5%
Proficient	30.7%
Advanced	1.6%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Leland
Minimal	16.9%
Basic	54.5%
Proficient	28.6%
Advanced	0.0%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Lincoln County
Minimal	14.6%
Basic	37.3%
Proficient	45.8%
Advanced	2.4%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Long Beach
Minimal	3.2%
Basic	21.7%
Proficient	55.6%
Advanced	19.6%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Louisville
Minimal	12.3%
Basic	33.7%
Proficient	48.5%
Advanced	5.5%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Lowndes County
Minimal	10.5%
Basic	35.0%
Proficient	50.7%
Advanced	3.7%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Lumberton
Minimal	26.7%
Basic	31.1%
Proficient	40.0%
Advanced	2.2%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Madison
Minimal	6.5%
Basic	21.0%
Proficient	58.2%
Advanced	14.3%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Marion County
Minimal	12.7%
Basic	39.8%
Proficient	44.0%
Advanced	3.6%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Marshall County
Minimal	6.2%
Basic	32.5%
Proficient	56.8%
Advanced	4.5%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

McComb
Minimal	13.5%
Basic	40.4%
Proficient	44.4%
Advanced	1.7%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Meridian
Minimal	25.6%
Basic	36.8%
Proficient	35.5%
Advanced	2.1%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Monroe County
Minimal	8.0%
Basic	30.9%
Proficient	52.5%
Advanced	8.6%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Montgomery Co.
Minimal	7.4%
Basic	33.3%
Proficient	55.6%
Advanced	3.7%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Moss Point
Minimal	30.8%
Basic	40.9%
Proficient	27.9%
Advanced	0.5%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Mound Bayou
Minimal	22.2%
Basic	38.9%
Proficient	38.9%
Advanced	0.0%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Natchez-Adams
Minimal	24.1%
Basic	39.5%
Proficient	36.0%
Advanced	0.4%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Neshoba County
Minimal	12.2%
Basic	31.1%
Proficient	50.8%
Advanced	5.9%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Nettleton
Minimal	16.1%
Basic	28.0%
Proficient	48.4%
Advanced	7.5%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

New Albany
Minimal	16.5%
Basic	35.2%
Proficient	43.2%
Advanced	5.1%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Newton City
Minimal	28.2%
Basic	42.3%
Proficient	28.2%
Advanced	1.3%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Newton County
Minimal	3.8%
Basic	26.9%
Proficient	66.2%
Advanced	3.1%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

North Bolivar
Minimal	11.1%
Basic	42.6%
Proficient	46.3%
Advanced	0.0%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

North Panola
Minimal	25.0%
Basic	45.8%
Proficient	29.2%
Advanced	0.0%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

North Pike
Minimal	16.7%
Basic	38.1%
Proficient	40.5%
Advanced	4.8%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

North Tippah
Minimal	11.2%
Basic	32.7%
Proficient	50.5%
Advanced	5.6%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Noxubee County
Minimal	30.3%
Basic	45.8%
Proficient	22.5%
Advanced	1.4%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Ocean Springs
Minimal	7.6%
Basic	30.6%
Proficient	51.2%
Advanced	10.6%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Okolona Separate
Minimal	30.8%
Basic	46.2%
Proficient	21.2%
Advanced	1.9%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Oktibbeha Co.
Minimal	29.5%
Basic	50.8%
Proficient	19.7%
Advanced	0.0%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Oxford
Minimal	5.8%
Basic	25.1%
Proficient	62.3%
Advanced	6.8%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Pascagoula
Minimal	13.1%
Basic	35.2%
Proficient	47.7%
Advanced	3.9%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Pass Christian
Minimal	3.9%
Basic	16.3%
Proficient	59.7%
Advanced	20.2%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Pearl
Minimal	8.5%
Basic	36.3%
Proficient	51.2%
Advanced	4.1%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Pearl River Co
Minimal	14.5%
Basic	30.8%
Proficient	48.9%
Advanced	5.7%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Perry County
Minimal	14.3%
Basic	45.1%
Proficient	38.5%
Advanced	2.2%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Petal
Minimal	3.9%
Basic	20.2%
Proficient	61.6%
Advanced	14.3%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Philadelphia
Minimal	12.4%
Basic	33.7%
Proficient	49.4%
Advanced	4.5%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Picayune
Minimal	11.6%
Basic	34.1%
Proficient	48.4%
Advanced	5.8%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Pontotoc City
Minimal	7.5%
Basic	21.8%
Proficient	59.8%
Advanced	10.9%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Pontotoc County
Minimal	10.3%
Basic	40.5%
Proficient	44.8%
Advanced	4.4%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Poplarville
Minimal	12.9%
Basic	33.7%
Proficient	49.7%
Advanced	3.7%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Prentiss County
Minimal	11.4%
Basic	34.3%
Proficient	50.9%
Advanced	3.4%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Quitman
Minimal	11.8%
Basic	38.2%
Proficient	44.4%
Advanced	5.6%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Quitman County
Minimal	8.6%
Basic	47.3%
Proficient	44.1%
Advanced	0.0%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Rankin County
Minimal	7.9%
Basic	30.1%
Proficient	55.5%
Advanced	6.5%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Richton
Minimal	24.0%
Basic	24.0%
Proficient	46.0%
Advanced	6.0%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Scott County
Minimal	10.3%
Basic	38.2%
Proficient	48.5%
Advanced	2.9%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Senatobia
Minimal	9.3%
Basic	46.4%
Proficient	41.4%
Advanced	2.9%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Shaw
Minimal	21.1%
Basic	42.1%
Proficient	36.8%
Advanced	0.0%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Simpson County
Minimal	19.0%
Basic	40.5%
Proficient	38.0%
Advanced	2.5%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Smith County
Minimal	15.8%
Basic	38.5%
Proficient	39.8%
Advanced	5.9%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

South Delta
Minimal	12.0%
Basic	29.3%
Proficient	53.3%
Advanced	5.3%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

South Panola
Minimal	17.0%
Basic	40.5%
Proficient	40.3%
Advanced	2.2%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

South Pike
Minimal	19.2%
Basic	40.8%
Proficient	39.2%
Advanced	0.8%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

South Tippah
Minimal	12.1%
Basic	33.7%
Proficient	51.1%
Advanced	3.2%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Starkville
Minimal	11.6%
Basic	29.5%
Proficient	52.0%
Advanced	6.9%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Stone County
Minimal	9.5%
Basic	30.9%
Proficient	54.1%
Advanced	5.5%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Sunflower County
Minimal	22.1%
Basic	40.7%
Proficient	37.1%
Advanced	0.0%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Tate County
Minimal	16.7%
Basic	47.1%
Proficient	33.5%
Advanced	2.6%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Tishomingo Co.
Minimal	7.3%
Basic	25.1%
Proficient	61.0%
Advanced	6.6%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Tunica County
Minimal	27.3%
Basic	45.3%
Proficient	26.6%
Advanced	0.8%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Tupelo
Minimal	14.2%
Basic	36.1%
Proficient	41.7%
Advanced	8.0%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Union City
Minimal	16.0%
Basic	24.0%
Proficient	52.0%
Advanced	8.0%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Union County
Minimal	9.3%
Basic	33.9%
Proficient	51.9%
Advanced	4.9%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Vicksburg-Warren
Minimal	24.7%
Basic	41.1%
Proficient	32.1%
Advanced	2.1%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Walthall Co.
Minimal	20.9%
Basic	43.5%
Proficient	34.6%
Advanced	1.0%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Water Valley
Minimal	15.2%
Basic	38.4%
Proficient	44.4%
Advanced	2.0%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Wayne County
Minimal	7.1%
Basic	35.0%
Proficient	52.6%
Advanced	5.3%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Webster County
Minimal	7.6%
Basic	31.3%
Proficient	55.0%
Advanced	6.1%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

West Bolivar
Minimal	16.1%
Basic	46.8%
Proficient	37.1%
Advanced	0.0%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

West Jasper
Minimal	10.8%
Basic	37.3%
Proficient	49.0%
Advanced	2.9%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

West Point
Minimal	16.3%
Basic	51.2%
Proficient	31.3%
Advanced	1.2%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

West Tallahatchie
Minimal	28.6%
Basic	50.8%
Proficient	20.6%
Advanced	0.0%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Western Line
Minimal	16.3%
Basic	46.8%
Proficient	36.9%
Advanced	0.0%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Wilkinson Co.
Minimal	8.9%
Basic	49.4%
Proficient	40.5%
Advanced	1.3%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Winona
Minimal	8.8%
Basic	39.6%
Proficient	45.1%
Advanced	6.6%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Yazoo City
Minimal	23.1%
Basic	29.7%
Proficient	46.7%
Advanced	0.5%

Scale: 0.0% - 75.3%

Yazoo County
Minimal	17.7%
Basic	34.5%
Proficient	46.0%
Advanced	1.8%

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Data Source: Mississippi Department of Education, Office of Research and Statistics, [Year]

Available at: http://orsap.mde.k12.ms.us/MAARS/index.jsp

Footnotes: Data prior to 2008 represent scores on the Mississippi Curriculum Test (MCT). The MCT is designed to assess competencies in the areas of reading, language, and mathematics of Mississippi students in grades 2 through 8. Data from 2008 onward represent scores on the Mississippi Curriculum Test – 2nd Edition (MCT2). The MCT2 is based on the revised statewide language arts and mathematics curricula, and is administered to Mississippi students in grades 3 through 8. Differences in scores from 2007 to 2008 may represent a revision in proficiency level standards.

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