All Indicators For The Nation

Indicator	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	Change*	View Graphs
Goal 1: Ready to Learn
Children's Health Index (%)	37	36	35	35	34	34	34	33	33
Immunizations (%)					75	76	78	78	81	80
Family-Child Reading and Storytelling (%)				66		72	72			69
Pre-School Participation (gap in percentage points)		28		28		27	29			13
Goal 2: School Completion
High School Completion (%)	86	85	86	86	86	85	86	86	85	86
Goal 3: Student Achievement and Citizenship
Reading Achievement -- 4th grade - public and private schools (%)			27		28				29		--
Reading Achievement -- 4th grade - public schools only (%)			29		30				31		32
Reading Achievement -- 8th grade - public and private schools (%)			--		--				31			--
Reading Achievement -- 8th grade - public schools only (%)			29		30				33
Reading Achievement -- 12th grade - public and private schools (%)			--		--				--			--
Reading Achievement -- 12th grade - public schools only (%)			40		36				40
Writing Achievement -- 4th grade - public and private schools (%)									22			--
Writing Achievement -- 4th grade - public schools only (%)									23			--
Writing Achievement -- 8th grade - public and private schools (%)									24			--
Writing Achievement -- 8th grade - public schools only (%)									27			--
Writing Achievement -- 12th grade - public and private schools (%)									20			--
Writing Achievement -- 12th grade - public schools only (%)									22			--
Mathematics Achievement -- 4th grade - public and private schools (%)	12		17				20				25
Mathematics Achievement -- 4th grade - public schools only (%)	13		18				21				26
Mathematics Achievement -- 8th grade - public and private schools (%)	15		20				23				26
Mathematics Achievement -- 8th grade - public schools only (%)	15		21				24				27
Mathematics Achievement -- 12th grade - public and private schools (%)	12		13				15				16
Mathematics Achievement -- 12th grade - public schools only (%)	12		15				16				17
Science Achievement -- 4th grade - public and private schools (%)							27					--
Science Achievement -- 4th grade - public schools only (%)							29					--
Science Achievement -- 8th grade - public and private schools (%)							27					--
Science Achievement -- 8th grade - public schools only (%)							29					--
Science Achievement -- 12th grade - public and private schools (%)							21					--
Science Achievement -- 12th grade - public schools only (%)							21					--
Civics Achievement -- 4th grade - public and private schools (%)									21			--
Civics Achievement -- 4th grade - public schools only (%)									23			--
Civics Achievement -- 8th grade - public and private schools (%)									20			--
Civics Achievement -- 8th grade - public schools only (%)									22			--
Civics Achievement -- 12th grade - public and private schools (%)									25			--
Civics Achievement -- 12th grade - public schools only (%)									26			--
History Achievement -- 4th grade - public and private schools (%)					--							--
History Achievement -- 4th grade - public schools only (%)					17							--
History Achievement -- 8th grade - public and private schools (%)					--							--
History Achievement -- 8th grade - public schools only (%)					14							--
History Achievement -- 12th grade - public and private schools (%)					--							--
History Achievement -- 12th grade - public schools only (%)					11							--
Geography Achievement -- 4th grade (%)					22							--
Geography Achievement -- 8th grade (%)					28							--
Geography Achievement -- 12th grade (%)					27							--
Goal 4: Teacher Education and Professional Development
Teacher Preparation (%)
Teacher Professional Development (%)
Goal 5: Mathematics and Science
International Mathematics Achivement -- 4th grade	Explore Data From International Mathematics Assessments
International Mathematics Achivement -- 8th grade	Explore Data From International Mathematics Assessments
International Mathematics Achivement -- 12th grade	Explore Data From International Mathematics Assessments
International Science Achievement -- 4th grade	Explore Data From International Science Assessments
International Science Achievement -- 8th grade	Explore Data From International Science Assessments
International Science Achievement -- 12th grade	Explore Data From International Science Assessments
Mathematics and Science Degrees -- All Students (%)	28	27	27	28	29	31	32	31
Math and Science Degrees -- Minority Students (%)	28	27	26	26	26	28	28	28
Math and Science Degrees -- Female Students (%)	25	25	25	26	28	29	30	31
Goal 6: Adult Literacy and Lifelong Learning
Adult Literacy (%)			52
Participation in Adult Education (gap in percentage points)		27				32				29
Participation in Higher Education, Enroll: White and Black (gap in percentage points)	14	17	14	13	12	13	11	9	8
Participation in Higher Education, Completion: White and Black (gap in percentage points)			16	17	16	15	19	21	19	19
Participation in Higher Education, Enroll: White and Hispanic (gap in percentage points)	11	12	26	8	9	14	9	13	16
Participation in Higher Education, Completion: White and Hispanic (gap in percentage points)			15	18	18	21	20	17	19	23
Goal 7: Safe, Disciplined, and Alcohol- and Drug-free Schools
Overall Drug Use (%)		24	24	27	33	36	40	40	37	38	38
Overall Alcohol Use (%)				63	64	64	65	65	63	64	65
Sale of Drugs at School -- 8th grade (%)			10	13	16	18	22	20	19	19	19
Sale of Drugs at School -- 10th grade (%)			18	20	24	28	32	33	29	34	32
Sale of Drugs at School -- 12th grade (%)			23	25	27	29	34	31	29	27	26
Student Victimization (%)		40	37	35	36	35	36	33	33	34	34
Teacher Victimization (%)		10			15
Disruptions in Class by Students -- Student Report (%)			17	18	17	17	16	18	16	16	16
Disruptions in Class by Students -- Teacher Report (%)		37			46
Goal 8: Parental Participation
Parent-Teacher Conference Attendance (%)							78
Parent Involvement (%)							41
Parent Reports of Involvement (%)				63			62			62