The state's graduation rate is more than double the proficiency rates.

How is state grad. rate 88% with 31% math proficiency, 41% ELA?

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

Although just 31% of students in Delaware are proficient in math and 41% are proficient in English language arts, the graduation rate in First State high schools is 88%.  “While Delaware’s graduation rate is encouraging, understanding achievement requires a deeper look at student growth throughout their K-12 experience,” said Julia Keleher, chief strategy and operating officer for First State Educate, …

For school-level proficiency data, the public should select the "all students" filter for a school.

How to navigate the state’s test scores data

Jarek RutzHeadlines

An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that individual school proficiency rates were unavailable.   Parents might need help navigating the million data points in the Delaware Open Data portal. Within the dataset on student assessment performance, much of the school-level data has been “redacted,” which means it’s been removed for publication in the case of the dataset for …