How Michigan, Florida compare
Michigan vs Florida
A series of reforms over the past 15 years has produced huge academic gains for students in the Sunshine State, while scores for Michigan students have remained relatively flat. Florida has passed Michigan in 4th-grade reading, and 4th- and 8th-grade math.
4th grade math | 8th grade math |
|---|---|
| All students | All students |
| Poor* students | Poor students |
| Not poor | Not poor |
| Black students | Black students |
| White students | White students |
4th grade reading | 8th grade reading |
| All students | All students |
| Poor* students | Poor students |
| Not poor | Not poor |
| Black students | Black students |
| White students | White students |
Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress.
* Note: Students identified as poor are those eligible for a free or reduced lunch. Those identified as “not poor” are all other students.
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