No Child Left Behind (NCLB) is a federal law
affecting every public K-12 school in the country. Key requirements of the law are:
closing achievement gaps, holding schools accountable for all students and having a
Highly Qualified teacher in every classroom. High standards are new for many states
but North Carolina has had a top-rated testing accountability program since
the implementation of the ABCs of Public Education in 1996. With the passage of NCLB
in 2001, the state also provides information about other academic indicators,
such as attendance and the Cohort Graduation Rates.
STRONG FAMILY, BUSINESS, & COMMUNITY
SUPPORT
Every Family Involved in their Child's Learning
Target: Nine of 10 NC teachers will
engage in activities that promote parental involvement
Percentage of teachers who actively promote
parental involvement
Latest NC Score
Prior NC Score
Change
Offering opportunities for parents to volunteer
88%
88%
Communicating with parents
75%
79%
Target: Nine of 10 parents will take
steps to support their child's learning
Percentage of parents who actively support
their child's learning at school and at home
Latest NC Score
Prior NC Score
Change
Parental involvement in their child's school
62%
64%
Parental support for their child's learning
at home
89%
90%
Target: NC will be one of the nation's
top 10 states in family support for homework
Percentage of students who regularly discuss
their studies with a family member
Latest NC Score
Prior NC Score
Change
NC Rank
US Average
Target Score
First
% of 4th graders reporting they regularly
discussed studies with a family member
57%
59%
Tied for 23rd
57%
59%
64% (WY)
% of 8th graders reporting they regularly
discussed studies with a family member
47%
49%
3rd
42%
45%
49% (DC)
Every Community Involved in Children's Learning
Target: Nine of 10 parents will report
that their employers offer opportunities for school involvement
Latest NC Score
Prior NC Score
Change
Percentage of parents who report that their
employer offers opportunities for school involvement
55%
40%
Target: 40,000 mentors will be supporting
children's learning in NC
Latest NC Score
Prior NC Score
Change
Number of people serving as mentors
40,000+
40,000+
Every Child with Access to Quality Health Care
Target: NC will be one of the top
10 states in child health and well-being
Child health indicator*
Latest NC Score
Prior NC Score
Change
NC Rank
US Average
Target Score
First
Infant mortality rate*
8.6
9.1
44th
6.9
5.7
4.6 (MA)
Access to health care
Latest NC Score
Prior NC Score
Change
NC Rank
US Average
Target Score
First
% of two-year-old children with immunizations
87%
86%
5th
79%
83%
90% (MA,RI)
% of children with health insurance
87%
89%
Tied for 39th
88%
93%
95% (MO,NH,
RI,WI)
Child health behaviors*
Latest NC Score
Prior NC Score
Change
NC Rank
US Average
Target Score
First
% of children 12-17 having 5 or more alcoholic
drinks in a row during the last month*
9%
8%
Tied for 6th
11%
9%
7% (DC,
UT)
% of children 12-17 using marijuana in the
last month*
7%
7%
Tied for 13th
8%
6%
5% (GA,IO,UT)
% of children 12-17 who currently use cigarettes*
15%
17%
Tied for 26th
13%
12%
8% (UT)
Support for children's nutrition
Latest NC Score
Prior NC Score
Change
Free and reduced meal participation
84%
83%
Summer food program participation
6%
9%
LEGEND
*
On this indicator a lower score is better,
a higher score is worse.
Latest NC Score:
This is the average score for North Carolina
taken from the most recent data collection available. Most recent
data collection dates range from 1996 to 2003.
Prior NC Score:
This is the average score for North Carolina
taken from the preceding data collection.
Change:
Change arrows show North Carolina's progress
from the prior data collection to the most recent data collection.
NC Rank:
North Carolina's rank among states for which
data are available. States are ranked from best to worst.
US Average:
This is the average score for the United States
taken from the most recent data collection available.
Target Score:
This is the score North Carolina currently
needs to achieve to reach the First in America target.
First:
The score and state abbreviation are listed
for the state receiving the best reported score.
