TN SCORE State of Education 2013-14 | Page 16

Score Card: 2013 State Data SCORE Card High School Improvement 2012-2013 State Data Percent of students proficient or advanced The Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) currently encompasses subject-specific assessments for grades 3-8, as well as high school end-of-course exams. Since 2010, districts across the state have seen significant increases in the number of students who are proficient or advanced in math and science from third through twelfth grade – statewide, there are at least 91,000 more students who are proficient in math and at least 51,000 more in science.xxxix The graphs below illustrate the continued growth on state exams in math, language arts, and science. Continued TCAP Growth Percent of students proficient or advanced 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 41.0% Math 47.2% 50.7% READING 47.5% 49.9% 50.3% 54.9% 60.5% 62.6% SCIENCE Grades 3-8 results by subject 2010-11 2012-13 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 47.0% Algebra I Algebra II 30.8% 33.3% 55.3% 60.3% 42.0% 66.3% 66.1% 68.1% English I 58.1% 60.7% 59.5% English II 52.0% 55.9% 62.3% Biology End-of-Course results by subject 30 2011-12 31