of Dallas County 3rd grade students are currently reading on grade level.
1 in 6
children who are not reading proficiently in 3rd grade fail to graduate on time.
$1,102,951,200
lost in earnings, taxes, and productivity by Dallas County per cohort as a result.
Reading Proficiently
Not Reading Proficiently
Living in Poverty
Minority Status
How does 3rd grade literacy affect high school graduation?
1 in 24, or 4% of, students
who are reading proficiently in 3rd grade fail to
graduate from high school on time.
The rate is 4 times greater for students who are not
reading proficiently in 3rd grade. 1 in 6, or
16%, of these students fail to graduate from
high school on time.
Poverty compounds the issue. A little more than
1 in 4, or 26% of students students who have been living in poverty for
at least a year and who are not reading proficiently
in 3rd grade fail to graduate from high school on time.
The rates are highest for black and Hispanic students who are
living in poverty and who are not reading proficiently,
of whom nearly 1 in 3, or 31%
and 33% respectively, fail to graduate from high
school on time.
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For Dallas County, a 3rd
grade literacy rate of {{literacyRate}}% means that...
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Dallas County 3rd grade
students are reading below grade level.
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or 16% of, students not
reading proficiently in 3rd grade won't
graduate from high school on time.
The same is true of only {{profNotGradLabel}}, or 4%, of those who are reading
proficiently in 3rd grade.
And because each student who fails to
graduate from high school
costs society an
estimated $260,000 in lost earnings, taxes,
and productivity, with 3rd grade literacy at
{{literacyRate}}% Dallas County will ultimately lose... ${{moneyLostLabel}}
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Note: The data displayed on this map is dummy data.