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Academic performance
- See also: Public education in Rhode Island
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NAEP scores
- See also: NAEP scores by state
The National Center for Education Statistics provides state-by-state data on student achievement levels in mathematics and reading in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The table below presents the percentage of fourth and eighth grade students that scored at or above proficient in reading and math during school year 2012-2013. Compared to three neighboring states (Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire), Rhode Island has the smallest share of students score at or above proficient in all categories.[1]
| Percent of students scoring at or above proficient, 2012-2013 | ||||
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| Math - Grade 4 | Math - Grade 8 | Reading - Grade 4 | Reading - Grade 8 | |
| Rhode Island | 42% | 36% | 38% | 36% |
| Connecticut | 45% | 37% | 43% | 45% |
| Massachusetts | 58% | 55% | 47% | 48% |
| New Hampshire | 59% | 47% | 45% | 44% |
| United States | 41% | 34% | 34% | 34% |
| Source: United States Department of Education, ED Data Express, "State Tables" | ||||
Graduation, ACT and SAT scores
The following table shows the graduation rates and average composite ACT and SAT scores for Rhode Island and surrounding states during the 2012-2013 school year. All statements made in this section refer to that school year.[1][2][3]
In the United States, public schools reported graduation rates that averaged to about 81.4 percent. About 54 percent of all students in the country took the ACT, while 50 percent reported taking the SAT. The average national composite scores for those tests were 20.9 out of a possible 36 for the ACT, and 1498 out of a possible 2400 for the SAT.[4]
Rhode Island schools reported a graduation rate of 79.7 percent, lowest among its neighboring states.
In Rhode Island, more students took the SAT than the ACT, earning an average score of 1468.
| Comparison table for graduation rates and test scores, 2012-2013 | |||||||
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| State | Graduation rate, 2013 | Average ACT composite, 2013 | Average SAT composite, 2013 | ||||
| Percent | Quintile ranking** | Score | Participation rate | Score | Participation rate | ||
| Rhode Island | 79.7% | Fourth | 22.7 | 14% | 1468 | 72% | |
| Connecticut | 85.5% | Second | 24 | 27% | 1532 | 85% | |
| Massachusetts | 85% | Second | 24.1 | 22% | 1553 | 83% | |
| New Hampshire | 87.3% | First | 23.8 | 19% | 1567 | 70% | |
| United States | 81.4% | 20.9 | 54% | 1498 | 50% | ||
| **Graduation rates for states in the first quintile ranked in the top 20 percent nationally. Similarly, graduation rates for states in the fifth quintile ranked in the bottom 20 percent nationally. Sources: United States Department of Education, "ED Data Express" ACT.org, "2013 ACT National and State Scores" The Commonwealth Foundation, "SAT scores by state, 2013" | |||||||
Dropout rate
- See also: Public high school dropout rates by state for a full comparison of dropout rates by group in all states
The high school event dropout rate indicates the proportion of students who were enrolled at some time during the school year and were expected to be enrolled in grades nine through 12 in the following school year but were not enrolled by October 1 of the following school year. Students who have graduated, transferred to another school, died, moved to another country, or who are out of school due to illness are not considered dropouts. The average public high school event dropout rate for the United States remained constant at 3.3 percent for both school year 2010–2011 and school year 2011–2012. The event dropout rate for Rhode Island was higher than the national average at 5.2 percent in the 2010-2011 school year, and 4.2 percent in the 2011-2012 school year.[5]
Pivot Counties
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
One of five Rhode Island counties—20 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
| Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008 | |||||||
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| County | Trump margin of victory in 2016 | Obama margin of victory in 2012 | Obama margin of victory in 2008 | ||||
| Kent County, Rhode Island | 0.67% | 17.74% | 17.40% | ||||
In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Rhode Island with 54.4 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 38.9 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Rhode Island cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 73.3 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Rhode Island supported Democratic candidates for president more often than Republican candidates, 66.7 to 33.3 percent. The state favored Democrats in every election between between 2000 and 2016.
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Rhode Island. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[6][7]
| In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 73 out of 75 state House districts in Rhode Island with an average margin of victory of 33.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 57 out of 75 state House districts in Rhode Island with an average margin of victory of 30.4 points. Clinton won three districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections. |
| In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won two out of 75 state House districts in Rhode Island with an average margin of victory of 5.5 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 18 out of 75 state House districts in Rhode Island with an average margin of victory of 11.1 points. Trump won 11 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections. |
| 2016 presidential results by state House district | |||||||
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| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| 1 | 77.88% | 19.55% | D+58.3 | 85.45% | 10.33% | D+75.1 | D |
| 2 | 82.10% | 14.94% | D+67.2 | 83.30% | 11.66% | D+71.6 | D |
| 3 | 88.85% | 10.11% | D+78.7 | 83.05% | 13.74% | D+69.3 | D |
| 4 | 81.90% | 15.78% | D+66.1 | 84.03% | 11.98% | D+72.1 | D |
| 5 | 75.85% | 22.86% | D+53 | 70.70% | 25.52% | D+45.2 | D |
| 6 | 70.83% | 27.63% | D+43.2 | 65.10% | 31.15% | D+33.9 | D |
| 7 | 78.56% | 19.57% | D+59 | 75.26% | 20.42% | D+54.8 | D |
| 8 | 85.36% | 11.66% | D+73.7 | 81.34% | 13.96% | D+67.4 | D |
| 9 | 91.76% | 6.92% | D+84.8 | 89.81% | 7.10% | D+82.7 | D |
| 10 | 90.59% | 8.59% | D+82 | 85.57% | 11.51% | D+74.1 | D |
| 11 | 93.26% | 5.08% | D+88.2 | 89.07% | 7.94% | D+81.1 | D |
| 12 | 95.96% | 3.50% | D+92.5 | 91.06% | 6.52% | D+84.5 | D |
| 13 | 76.98% | 21.84% | D+55.1 | 68.85% | 28.14% | D+40.7 | D |
| 14 | 72.42% | 26.13% | D+46.3 | 61.41% | 34.88% | D+26.5 | D |
| 15 | 50.98% | 47.87% | D+3.1 | 40.49% | 55.59% | R+15.1 | D |
| 16 | 58.59% | 40.13% | D+18.5 | 49.24% | 47.00% | D+2.2 | R |
| 17 | 63.08% | 35.32% | D+27.8 | 52.69% | 43.33% | D+9.4 | D |
| 18 | 74.50% | 23.72% | D+50.8 | 69.90% | 25.47% | D+44.4 | D |
| 19 | 64.13% | 33.94% | D+30.2 | 56.26% | 38.78% | D+17.5 | D |
| 20 | 62.11% | 35.83% | D+26.3 | 51.01% | 43.79% | D+7.2 | D |
| 21 | 62.97% | 35.04% | D+27.9 | 47.41% | 47.19% | D+0.2 | D |
| 22 | 60.04% | 38.07% | D+22 | 45.71% | 48.55% | R+2.8 | D |
| 23 | 61.87% | 35.86% | D+26 | 46.92% | 47.65% | R+0.7 | D |
| 24 | 54.45% | 43.97% | D+10.5 | 51.29% | 44.27% | D+7 | D |
| 25 | 60.30% | 36.95% | D+23.3 | 45.51% | 48.92% | R+3.4 | D |
| 26 | 58.69% | 39.60% | D+19.1 | 44.83% | 50.39% | R+5.6 | R |
| 27 | 60.66% | 37.57% | D+23.1 | 46.54% | 48.76% | R+2.2 | D |
| 28 | 55.96% | 42.02% | D+13.9 | 40.92% | 53.78% | R+12.9 | R |
| 29 | 53.11% | 44.78% | D+8.3 | 40.38% | 54.62% | R+14.2 | R |
| 30 | 48.09% | 50.48% | R+2.4 | 51.89% | 43.35% | D+8.5 | R |
| 31 | 53.25% | 44.58% | D+8.7 | 49.38% | 44.64% | D+4.7 | D |
| 32 | 54.65% | 42.99% | D+11.7 | 54.91% | 38.68% | D+16.2 | D |
| 33 | 59.11% | 38.66% | D+20.4 | 56.59% | 37.80% | D+18.8 | D |
| 34 | 62.59% | 35.06% | D+27.5 | 58.84% | 35.04% | D+23.8 | D |
| 35 | 60.99% | 36.81% | D+24.2 | 60.50% | 33.29% | D+27.2 | D |
| 36 | 59.64% | 38.12% | D+21.5 | 54.23% | 40.49% | D+13.7 | I |
| 37 | 56.42% | 42.19% | D+14.2 | 50.60% | 44.83% | D+5.8 | D |
| 38 | 57.83% | 39.99% | D+17.8 | 44.01% | 50.80% | R+6.8 | D |
| 39 | 52.67% | 44.46% | D+8.2 | 41.77% | 52.15% | R+10.4 | R |
| 40 | 50.44% | 47.48% | D+3 | 37.94% | 56.19% | R+18.2 | R |
| 41 | 44.89% | 53.59% | R+8.7 | 35.38% | 60.20% | R+24.8 | R |
| 42 | 58.92% | 39.91% | D+19 | 42.15% | 54.30% | R+12.1 | D |
| 43 | 58.21% | 40.61% | D+17.6 | 41.73% | 54.89% | R+13.2 | D |
| 44 | 49.94% | 48.77% | D+1.2 | 40.47% | 55.06% | R+14.6 | D |
| 45 | 57.34% | 41.19% | D+16.1 | 50.08% | 44.59% | D+5.5 | D |
| 46 | 57.40% | 41.52% | D+15.9 | 49.80% | 45.64% | D+4.2 | D |
| 47 | 54.49% | 43.42% | D+11.1 | 36.29% | 57.69% | R+21.4 | D |
| 48 | 50.29% | 47.86% | D+2.4 | 40.74% | 54.21% | R+13.5 | R |
| 49 | 71.11% | 26.68% | D+44.4 | 59.21% | 35.90% | D+23.3 | D |
| 50 | 62.76% | 35.64% | D+27.1 | 47.15% | 47.01% | D+0.1 | D |
| 51 | 61.36% | 36.93% | D+24.4 | 47.71% | 46.96% | D+0.7 | D |
| 52 | 50.99% | 47.45% | D+3.5 | 49.28% | 45.78% | D+3.5 | D |
| 53 | 51.05% | 47.12% | D+3.9 | 43.76% | 51.38% | R+7.6 | D |
| 54 | 63.50% | 34.68% | D+28.8 | 50.82% | 45.03% | D+5.8 | D |
| 55 | 62.78% | 35.87% | D+26.9 | 50.30% | 46.45% | D+3.9 | D |
| 56 | 87.64% | 11.14% | D+76.5 | 83.70% | 13.17% | D+70.5 | D |
| 57 | 70.43% | 28.46% | D+42 | 61.34% | 34.62% | D+26.7 | D |
| 58 | 81.87% | 17.04% | D+64.8 | 75.91% | 21.45% | D+54.5 | D |
| 59 | 82.88% | 15.73% | D+67.2 | 81.01% | 16.02% | D+65 | D |
| 60 | 77.19% | 21.25% | D+55.9 | 68.84% | 26.69% | D+42.2 | D |
| 61 | 69.97% | 28.19% | D+41.8 | 58.87% | 36.65% | D+22.2 | D |
| 62 | 73.17% | 25.52% | D+47.7 | 62.35% | 33.88% | D+28.5 | D |
| 63 | 68.71% | 29.70% | D+39 | 61.42% | 34.15% | D+27.3 | D |
| 64 | 78.23% | 20.42% | D+57.8 | 64.45% | 30.74% | D+33.7 | D |
| 65 | 67.21% | 31.00% | D+36.2 | 57.16% | 38.34% | D+18.8 | D |
| 66 | 60.33% | 38.05% | D+22.3 | 60.76% | 34.39% | D+26.4 | D |
| 67 | 59.60% | 38.43% | D+21.2 | 59.62% | 35.22% | D+24.4 | D |
| 68 | 61.03% | 37.23% | D+23.8 | 56.44% | 38.30% | D+18.1 | D |
| 69 | 63.40% | 34.93% | D+28.5 | 54.73% | 39.34% | D+15.4 | D |
| 70 | 61.15% | 37.13% | D+24 | 50.97% | 44.04% | D+6.9 | D |
| 71 | 55.50% | 42.77% | D+12.7 | 51.15% | 42.78% | D+8.4 | D |
| 72 | 52.92% | 45.87% | D+7 | 54.31% | 40.56% | D+13.7 | R |
| 73 | 69.84% | 28.60% | D+41.2 | 68.08% | 26.94% | D+41.1 | D |
| 74 | 60.47% | 37.39% | D+23.1 | 58.87% | 35.46% | D+23.4 | D |
| 75 | 63.12% | 35.12% | D+28 | 64.40% | 30.27% | D+34.1 | D |
| Total | 62.90% | 35.35% | D+27.5 | 55.54% | 39.71% | D+15.8 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
Additional elections
- See also: Rhode Island elections, 2020
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 United States Department of Education, ED Data Express, "State Tables," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ ACT, "2012 ACT National and State Scores," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Commonwealth Foundation, "SAT Scores by State 2013," October 10, 2013
- ↑ StudyPoints, "What's a good SAT score or ACT score?" accessed June 7, 2015
- ↑ United States Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data (CCD), State Dropout and Graduation Rate Data File, School Year 2010-11, Provision Version 1a and School Year 2011-12, Preliminary Version 1a," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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