State Profile

Organizational Structure:

Local Control

State Education Demographics:

• Number of K-12 Students: 744,637

• Number of School Administrative Units: 134

Standards and Instruction Information: 

• Last Updated: 2005, currently being revised

Standards Resources:  Curriculum and Instruction:

State Science Assessment Information:

• Date Established: Being revised

• Given at what grades: Grade 5, 7, and High School

• Type of Assessment: End of Course

• Time of Year: Fall, Spring

•  Science Teachers Association