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K-12 Education Stats

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  • 57.5% of public high schools offer at least one foundational computer science course. (Code.org, 2023)

  • Across 35 states, 5.8% of high school students are enrolled in foundational computer science.  (Code.org, 2023)

  • The percentage of high school graduates meeting the ACT readiness benchmark dropped from 19% to 16% in STEM (combined mathematics and science performance) in 2021-2022. (National Science Foundation, 2022)

  • The US placed 34th of 80 countries in math, and 16th in science on the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). (OECD, 2022)

  • Only 20% of high school graduates are prepared for college-level coursework in STEM majors. (Harvard Gazette, 2021)

  • As of 2019, only 24 percent of 12th-grade students scored at or above the proficient level on the NAEP math assessment. (NAEP, 2019)

  • The survey found only 1 in 3 adults (33 percent) believe teachers currently have the resources they need to provide a quality STEM education. (Emerson, 2018)

  • Only 16 percent of high school seniors are keen on pursuing STEM careers. (Mandlabs, 2016)

  • 50 percent of male high school graduates said that mathematics was one of their favorite subjects, compared to 43 percent of female high school graduates. (National Center on Educational Statistics, 2015)

  • Compared to males, higher percentages of females earned credits in algebra II, precalculus, advanced biology, chemistry, and health science/technologies. However, higher percentages of males earned credits in physics, engineering, engineering/science technologies, and computer/information science. (National Center on Educational Statistics, 2015)

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