Mississippi

Science Performance

How students performed on the end-of-year Science assessment (grades 5 and 8) or the end-of-course Biology I assessment (high school) determines how proficient the student is in the subject area.

Science Performance Overview

Level 1
Minimal
Level 2
Basic
Level 3
Proficient
Level 4
Advanced

Mississippi

Science Performance by Subgroup

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Level 1
Minimal
Level 2
Basic
Level 3
Proficient
Level 4
Advanced

All

Female

Male

Hispanic or Latino

Alaskan Native or Native American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

White

Asian

Two or More Races

Black or African American

Foster Care

Military Connected

Economically Disadvantaged

Non Economically Disadvantaged

Students with Disabilities

Students without Disabilities

Migrant

Homeless

English Learners

Non English Learners

Science Performance Data

All

  • Level 1 13.6%
  • Level 2 24.0%
  • Level 3 41.7%
  • Level 4 20.7%
  • Level 5

Female

  • Level 1 12.3%
  • Level 2 24.0%
  • Level 3 44.1%
  • Level 4 19.6%
  • Level 5

Male

  • Level 1 14.8%
  • Level 2 24.1%
  • Level 3 39.4%
  • Level 4 21.7%
  • Level 5

Hispanic or Latino

  • Level 1 15.0%
  • Level 2 24.6%
  • Level 3 41.7%
  • Level 4 18.6%
  • Level 5 0.0%

Alaskan Native or Native American

  • Level 1 8.4%
  • Level 2 31.9%
  • Level 3 44.0%
  • Level 4 15.8%
  • Level 5 0.0%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

  • Level 1 9.7%
  • Level 2 15.3%
  • Level 3 34.7%
  • Level 4 40.3%
  • Level 5 0.0%

White

  • Level 1 5.3%
  • Level 2 15.0%
  • Level 3 46.7%
  • Level 4 33.0%
  • Level 5 0.0%

Asian

  • Level 1 9.6%
  • Level 2 9.8%
  • Level 3 35.5%
  • Level 4 45.2%
  • Level 5 0.0%

Two or More Races

  • Level 1 8.5%
  • Level 2 18.8%
  • Level 3 43.7%
  • Level 4 29.0%
  • Level 5 0.0%

Black or African American

  • Level 1 20.9%
  • Level 2 32.3%
  • Level 3 37.4%
  • Level 4 9.4%
  • Level 5 0.0%

Foster Care

  • Level 1 13.8%
  • Level 2 26.5%
  • Level 3 45.7%
  • Level 4 14.0%
  • Level 5 0.0%

Military Connected

  • Level 1 0-10%
  • Level 2 0-10%
  • Level 3 41-50%
  • Level 4 41-50%
  • Level 5 0.0%

Economically Disadvantaged

  • Level 1 17.8%
  • Level 2 29.3%
  • Level 3 39.7%
  • Level 4 13.3%
  • Level 5 0.0%

Non Economically Disadvantaged

  • Level 1 0-10%
  • Level 2 11-20%
  • Level 3 41-50%
  • Level 4 31-40%
  • Level 5 0.0%

Students with Disabilities

  • Level 1 36.1%
  • Level 2 34.8%
  • Level 3 23.6%
  • Level 4 5.5%
  • Level 5 0.0%

Students without Disabilities

  • Level 1 10.3%
  • Level 2 22.5%
  • Level 3 44.3%
  • Level 4 22.9%
  • Level 5 0.0%

Migrant

  • Level 1 31.4%
  • Level 2 25.5%
  • Level 3 27.5%
  • Level 4 15.7%
  • Level 5 0.0%

Homeless

  • Level 1 27.8%
  • Level 2 31.6%
  • Level 3 31.2%
  • Level 4 9.4%
  • Level 5 0.0%

English Learners

  • Level 1 24.5%
  • Level 2 30.3%
  • Level 3 33.9%
  • Level 4 11.3%
  • Level 5 0.0%

Non English Learners

  • Level 1 13.3%
  • Level 2 23.9%
  • Level 3 41.9%
  • Level 4 21.0%
  • Level 5 0.0%

Mississippi Department of Education

PO Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205
(601) 359-3513

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Last updated 09/17/2024