"Proficiency goals" refers to the objectives or targets that someone sets to improve their skills or knowledge in a particular area. It is about aiming to become better and more competent in a specific field or activity. Full definition
Over 15 years, all kids tested, as well as student groups based on race and other categories, would progress to that 90 percent proficiency goal. (chicagotribune.com)
The law established tiered consequences for states that failed to meet the yearly proficiency goals, increasing in severity each subsequent year a school missed its target. (b4njkids.org)
Schools that failed to make «Adequate Yearly Progress» toward the 100 percent proficiency goal for each subgroup would face sanctions, such as reorganization or closure. (npr.org)