What is being said about…
New KIDS COUNT Data
Ranks Arizona 45th in Nation
The Annie E. Casey Foundation published its annual KIDS COUNT® Data Book this past June, ranking
Arizona 45th overall, up from 46th in 2015. The analysis ranks states on 16 data markers, including
education, health, poverty and family situation, as well as community factors. Source: Children's Action Alliance
The full KIDS COUNT
®
Data Book is available online at
http://www.aecf.org/m/resourcedoc/aecf-the2016kidscountdatabook-2016.pdf
EDUCATION
FAMILY AND
COMMUNITY
44th
39th
While
Arizona
is
still
in
the
bottom
ten
states,
improvements
in
math
profi
ciency
were
the
most
notable
area
of
progress,
propelling
the
state
from
35th
in
2015
to
18th
in
2016.
Arizona
eighth
graders
performed
better
than
the
national
average
on
the
National
Assessment
of
Educational
Progress
test,
with
65%
in
our
state
not
meeting
profi
ciency,
while
nationally,
that
statistic
is
68%.
Children
growing
up
in
Arizona
continue
to
face
big
challenges,
according
to
the
report,
with
the
state
ranking
in
the
bottom
10
for
fourth
grade
reading,
high
school
graduation
and
preschool
participation.
Additionally,
one
in
four
kids
lives
in
a
high
poverty
area,
a
factor
that
can
have
a
dramatic
impact
on
educational
and
future
success.
CHILDREN'S WELFARE IN ARIZONA?
