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Department of Defense Education System Ranked Best Schools in the Nation
The DoD shows them how it’s done. The Department of Defense runs 161 schools in the US and around the world to educate the children of US military members and other DoD personnel. The just released “Nation’s Report Card” ranks the DoDEA as the best school system in the country… by a lot. My state of NJ is ranked 3rd, behind Massachusetts and DoDEA. We are 3rd … but it’s not really close. Here is a comparison of DoDEA vs NJ vs the National Average for 4th and 8th Grade math:
4th Grade Math | ||||
% BELOW Basic | % @ Basic | % @ Proficient | % Advanced | |
DoDEA | 9 | 37 | 43 | 11 |
NJ | 23 | 33 | 33 | 11 |
National (Public) | 24 | 36 | 31 | 9 |
8th Grade Math | ||||
BELOW Basic | Basic | Proficient | Advanced | |
DoDEA | 19 | 40 | 30 | 11 |
NJ | 35 | 29 | 23 | 14 |
National (Public) | 41 | 32 | 19 | 8 |
I can’t find the National Average by Race, but the Demographic Breakdowns are available for the states and some select cities. Below is NJ vs DoDEA: