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Comparison of change in average reading scores from 2005 to 2007 in the reported NAEP estimate and the full population estimates, grade 8: By state
State/jurisdiction Reported estimate Full population estimates (FPE) Difference (reported
minus FPE)
Alabama 0.0   -1.4   1.4
Alaska 0.1   -0.1   0.2
Arizona 0.0   -0.9   0.9
Arkansas 0.3   -0.2   0.5
California 0.9   0.7   0.2
Colorado 1.6   1.6   0.0
Connecticut 3.0   2.7   0.3
DoDEA1 2.2   2.0   0.2
Delaware -1.5   -0.4   -1.1
District of Columbia2 2.6 * -0.9   3.5
Florida2 4.0 * 4.2   -0.2
Georgia 1.8   0.9   0.9
Hawaii 2.8 * 3.6 * -0.8
Idaho 0.6   0.4   0.2
Illinois -0.7   -1.0   0.3
Indiana 3.1   2.2   0.9
Iowa 0.4   -0.4   0.8
Kansas 0.6   -0.5   1.1
Kentucky -2.0   -2.2   0.2
Louisiana 0.5   3.7   -3.2
Maine -0.1   0.3   -0.4
Maryland2 4.5 * 2.6   1.9
Massachusetts -0.4   -0.7   0.3
Michigan -0.8   -1.7   0.9
Minnesota -0.2   -0.4   0.2
Mississippi -0.5   -0.3   -0.2
Missouri -1.2   0.5   -1.7
Montana 1.7   2.1   -0.4
Nebraska -0.4   -0.6   0.2
Nevada -0.5   -0.9   0.4
New Hampshire 0.1   -0.7   0.8
New Jersey 0.7   -0.5   1.2
New Mexico -0.3   -0.3   0.0
New York -1.6   -1.7   0.1
North Carolina 1.0   1.6   -0.6
North Dakota -2.2 * -3.0 * 0.8
Ohio 1.2   -1.1   2.3
Oklahoma -0.1   -1.8   1.7
Oregon2 2.6   3.0 * -0.4
Pennsylvania 0.8   0.2   0.6
Rhode Island -2.6 * -2.4 * -0.2
South Carolina 0.3   0.4   -0.1
South Dakota 1.1   0.0   1.1
Tennessee 0.1   0.0   0.1
Texas2 2.6 * 1.6   1.0
Utah 0.4   -0.1   0.5
Vermont 4.3 * 3.8 * 0.5
Virginia -0.9   -0.9   0.0
Washington 0.3   -0.2   0.5
West Virginia -0.1   1.6   -1.7
Wisconsin -2.0   -2.8   0.8
Wyoming2 -1.9   -2.3 * 0.4
* Statistically significant change.
1 Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).
2 The significance of the trend results from the officially reported sample for this jurisdiction would be different under the scenario.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2005 and 2007 Reading Assessments.

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Last updated 18 September 2007 (RF)