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Students Not Proficient in 3rd Grade English Language Arts

County: Tuscola
Measurement Period: 2019
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This indicator shows the percentage of students not proficient in 3rd Grade English Language Arts, as measured by the Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP). 
 

Why is this important?

After third grade, students read to learn rather than learn to read, making third grade reading proficiency an important benchmark of future academic outcomes, such as high school graduation and long-term economic security.
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County: Tuscola

55.3%
Source: Kids Count in Michigan
Measurement period: 2019
Maintained by: MiHIA
Last update: March 2021
Filter(s) for this location: Prosperity Region: East Michigan, Region: MiHIA
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Compared to MI Counties, Tuscola has a value of 55.3% which is in the 2nd worst quartile of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 55.2% while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 61.1%.
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Compared to the MI Value (54.9%), Tuscola has a value of 55.3% which is higher and worse.
MI Value
(54.9%)
Compared to the prior value, Tuscola (55.3%) is greater and worse than the previously measured value (52.0%).
Prior Value
(52.0%)
Over time, the Tuscola value is increasing, not significantly.
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Technical note: The Michigan Test of Student Educational Progress (M-STEP) results cannot be compared with prior years' Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) results.

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Students Not Proficient in 3rd Grade English Language Arts

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Measurement Period: 2019
Data Source: Kids Count in Michigan
November 24, 2024dashboard.mihia.org
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33.1%
33.1% - 50.5%
50.5% - 57.3%
57.3% - 62.4%
62.4% - 68.6%
There are 14 County values. The lowest value is 33.1%, and the highest value is 68.6%. Half of the values are between 48.3% and 61.2%. The middle (median) value is 54.5%.

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Filed under: Education / Student Performance K-12, Social Determinants of Health, Children

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