If State A reports that 66 percent of its students in the NAEP sample of schools meet the state's standard and if 66 percent of the students in the NAEP samples score higher than 215 on the NAEP scale, then 215 is the NAEP scale equivalent for that state’s standard.
Mapping State Proficiency Standards Onto NAEP Scales 2005-2007: Since 2003, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has compared each state’s standard for proficient performance in reading and mathematics by placing the state standards onto the NAEP scale. The procedure, “mapping,” allows the level of achievement required for proficient performance in one state to be compared with the level of achievement required in another state. The mapping procedure offers an approximate way to assess the relative rigor of the states’ standards for proficient performance.
View profiles of state assessment standards that provide detailed information on each state's Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) standards, assessments, and exclusion rates. Profiles are available for 2007 or 2005.
View a table summarizing the percentage of students at or above NAEP Proficient and the percentage of students meeting state proficiency standards for 2007 or 2005.
More information to help you understand the report is available in the State Mapping FAQs.
