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NAEP - Expanded Population Estimate Grade 4 Reading

Comparison of change in average reading scores from 2003 to 2005 in the official NAEP reported sample and the full population estimates, grade 4: By state
State/jurisdiction Reported sample   Full population estimates (FPE)   Difference (reported minus
FPE)
Alabama 0.7   1.0   -0.3
Alaska -0.5 -1.2 0.7
Arizona -1.7 -1.6 -0.1
Arkansas 1 3.5 * 2.7 0.8
California 0.9 0.9 0.0
Colorado  0.0 -0.5 0.5
Connecticut -2.6 -2.1 -0.5
Delaware 1.9 1.0 0.9
District of Columbia  2.4 1.4 1.0
Florida 1.5 0.5 0.9
Georgia 0.8 -0.2 1.1
Hawaii 1.3 2.1 -0.8
Idaho 3.6 * 4.0 * -0.4
Illinois 0.2 0.6 -0.4
Indiana -2.3 -2.6 0.2
Iowa -2.5 -2.4 0.0
Kansas 0.3 -0.5 0.9
Kentucky 0.9 0.7 0.2
Louisiana 1 4.4 * 1.0 3.5
Maine 0.7 1.1 -0.4
Maryland 1.4 1.4 -0.1
Massachusetts1 3.7 * 1.6 2.0
Michigan -0.5 -1.0 0.5
Minnesota 2.6 2.9 -0.3
Mississippi -1.1 -0.6 -0.4
Missouri -1.1 -1.3 0.2
Montana 1.8 1.1 0.7
Nebraska  0.8 0.8 0.0
Nevada 0.2 0.7 -0.5
New Hampshire -0.4 -0.4 0.1
New Jersey -1.8 -2.1 0.4
New Mexico 3.6 1.3 2.3
New York 0.5 1.2 -0.7
North Carolina -4.1 * -3.0 * -1.1
North Dakota 1 3.2 * 2.4 0.8
Ohio 0.7 -0.5 1.1
Oklahoma 0.3 0.3 0.0
Oregon -0.7 -0.7 0.0
Pennsylvania 1 4.1 * 3.2 0.9
Rhode Island -0.1 0.5 -0.5
South Carolina -1.6 -1.4 -0.2
South Dakota  0.1 -0.5 0.6
Tennessee 2.3 -0.2 2.4
Texas 3.9 * 3.8 * 0.1
Utah 2.0 2.0 0.1
Vermont 0.8 0.6 0.2
Virginia 2.5 2.1 0.4
Washington 1 2.4 3.2 * -0.8
West Virginia -4.4 * -3.4 * -1.1
Wisconsin 0.3 0.5 -0.1
Wyoming 1.2 1.0 0.2
DoDEA 1, 2 1.9 * 1.4   0.4
* Statistically significant change.
1 The significance of the trend results from the officially reported sample for this jurisdiction would be different under the scenario.
Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2003 and 2005 Reading Assessments.

Last updated 13 October 2005 (JM)