The Nation's Report Card:
Reading 2005 State Snapshot Reports for Grade 8

October 2005

Select from the list or click on the map to view a jurisdiction's Snapshot report as a

PDF file.

Note: Snapshot PDF files range from 126K - 153K. Viewing or printing requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. See the Help section for assistance.

Clickable map of the U.S. and jurisdictions participating in the NAEP 2005 Reading State Assessment

The 2005 NAEP program included state-level and national-level assessments in reading and mathematics at grades 4 and 8. The NAEP assessment was administered at the state level for the first time in 1990. The first state reading assessments were given at grade 8 in 1996. In 2005, both grades 4 and 8 were assessed. The 1996, 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2005 assessments were based on the same reading assessment framework.

The state snapshot reports and their companion, The Nation's Report Card: Reading 2005, provide a look at the main results of the NAEP 2005 Reading assessment. Each participating jurisdiction receives its own customized state report, as seen here. The Nation's Report Card: Reading 2005 offers data for all participating states and additional national data. The NAEP Data Explorer provides information for all jurisdictions for which results are reported in 2005 and allows the user not only to develop custom data tables, but also to perform appropriate tests of statistical significance for within- or across-state data comparisons.

Within each state, report the overall scale score and achievement-level results are provided, in addition to student group results. The information is presented on a single page for each grade assessed in the particular state or jurisdiction.

List of NCES Publication Numbers for
The Nation's Report Card: Reading 2005 State Snapshot Reports for Grade 8

Last updated 14 October 2005 (RH)