Results: Essential Elements

# of States with Each Element
# of States By # of Elements
State Comparisons
Deeper Look at Elements

States have made tremendous progress in developing longitudinal data systems that can track student progress and answer critical policy questions. However, more work is needed, particularly on certain elements. Data on course-taking and grades (element 6), college readiness test scores (element 7), and other feedback from post-secondary institutions (element 9) can help determine whether high school courses and graduation standards are aligned with college and workplace expectations. However, states have made the least progress on implementing these three elements since 2005. To view the state progress towards implementing the 10 Elements and answering critical policy questions from 2005 to 2009-10, see the charts below.

Elements	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009-10
Element 1	37	45	45	48	50
Element 2	40	46	49	50	51
Element 3	33	44	46	48	50
Element 4	27	33	37	41	47
Element 5	14	15	18	21	24
Element 6	8	12	17	17	23
Element 7	7	11	15	29	36
Element 8	36	41	49	50	51
Element 9	12	18	22	29	33
Element 10	23	38	42	45	51

Elements	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009-10
0 Elements	6	2	1	1	0
1 Elements	3	2	1	0	0
2 Elements	3	0	0	1	0
3 Elements	5	3	2	1	1
4 Elements	6	5	1	0	1
5 Elements	8	10	10	3	0
6 Elements	11	6	9	6	3
7 Elements	2	13	12	16	13
8 Elements	3	5	7	12	18
9 Elements	5	5	5	6	4
10 Elements	0	1	4	6	12

State	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total #
State	Element
Alabama											10
Alaska											7
Arizona											7
Arkansas											10
California											8
Colorado											7
Connecticut											7
Delaware											10
District of Columbia											4
Florida											10
Georgia											10
Hawaii											8
Idaho											3
Illinois											8
Indiana											8
Iowa											7
Kansas											8
Kentucky											10
Louisiana											10
Maine											7
Maryland											7
Massachusetts											8
Michigan											8
Minnesota											8
Mississippi											10
Missouri											8
Montana											6
Nebraska											7
Nevada											8
New Hampshire											6
New Jersey											8
New Mexico											9
New York											6
North Carolina											8
North Dakota											7
Ohio											9
Oklahoma											8
Oregon											7
Pennsylvania											8
Puerto Rico											8
Rhode Island											7
South Carolina											8
South Dakota											7
Tennessee											10
Texas											9
Utah											10
Vermont											8
Virginia											8
Washington											10
West Virginia											9
Wisconsin											7
Wyoming											10
Total states per element	50	51	50	47	24	23	36	51	33	51

Element	Download Analysis	Download Data Set
1. Statewide Student Identifier	PDF (.pdf)	Excel (.xls)
2. Student-Level Enrollment Data	PDF (.pdf)	Excel (.xls)
3. Student-Level Test Data	PDF (.pdf)	Excel (.xls)
4. Information on Untested Students	PDF (.pdf)	Excel (.xls)
5. Statewide Teacher Identifier with a Teacher-Student Match	PDF (.pdf)	Excel (.xls)
6. Student-Level Course Completion (Transcript) Data	PDF (.pdf)	Excel (.xls)
7. Student-Level SAT, ACT, and Advanced Placement Exam Data	PDF (.pdf)	Excel (.xls)
8. Student-Level Graduation and Dropout Data	PDF (.pdf)	Excel (.xls)
9. Ability to Match Student-Level P-12 and Higher Education Data	PDF (.pdf)	Excel (.xls)
10. A State Data Audit System	PDF (.pdf)	Excel (.xls)