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State Results for the NAEP 2002 Reading Assessment

The NAEP 2002 reading assessment was administered to representative samples of fourth- and eighth-graders in participating states and other jurisdictions. NAEP began state-by-state reading assessments in 1992 with fourth-graders, and with eighth-graders in 1998.

In 2002, 48 states and other jurisdictions at grade 4, and 47 states and jurisdictions at grade 8, participated in the reading assessment and met student and school participation criteria for reporting results. An additional two states at grade 4 and three states at grade 8 participated in the 2002 assessment, but did not meet minimum participation guidelines for reporting results.

To help place state results in context, look at additional information about:

• percentages of students excluded and assessed:
  • accommodations-not-permitted (fourth-grade state and eighth-grade state); and
  • accommodations-permitted (fourth-grade state, and eighth-grade state).
• school-age resident population and enrollment;
• poverty status of children and children served under the Individuals with Disabilities Educational Act (IDEA) and Chapter 1; and
• education expenditures per pupil, annual salaries of teachers, and pupil-teacher ratios.

More information on student performance in each state is available in the State Profiles.

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Last updated 10 June 2003 (DSS)