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Estimated NAEP scale equivalent scores for state proficiency standards, for reading (table 1a) and mathematics (table 1b) in 2009, by grade and state

Table 1a. Estimated NAEP scale equivalent scores for state reading proficiency standards, by grade and state: 2009
State/jurisdiction Grade 4 Grade 8
NAEP scale equivalent Standard error NAEP scale equivalent Standard error
Alabama 179 1.2   234 1.5  
Alaska 183 1.8   231 1.4  
Arizona 193 0.8   241 1.3  
Arkansas 200 1.9   241 1.9  
California 202 0.9   259 0.7  
Colorado 183 2.0   228 1.9  
Connecticut 208 0.6   243 1.9  
Delaware 199 1.2   236 1.1  
District of Columbia 205 1.5   244 1.3  
Florida 206 1.0   262 0.7  
Georgia 178 1.4 ! 209 2.8  
Hawaii 203 0.6   241 0.6  
Idaho 186 1.0   218 2.4  
Illinois 198 1.2   234 0.9  
Indiana 203 1.3   255 1.0  
Iowa 194 1.4   248 0.9  
Kansas 186 1.9 ! 236 1.4  
Kentucky 205 1.2   253 1.1  
Louisiana 192 1.2   243 1.0  
Maine 207 1.3   253 1.2 !
Maryland 187 1.3 ! 237 1.3  
Massachusetts 234 1.3   249 1.1  
Michigan1 194 0.6   236 1.0  
Minnesota 204 1.5   259 0.9  
Mississippi 210 1.2   254 1.4  
Missouri 229 0.7   267 0.7  
Montana 198 1.0   246 1.3  
Nebraska – †   – †  
Nevada 202 0.9   246 0.9  
New Hampshire1 211 1.1   256 1.0  
New Jersey 221 1.3   244 1.0  
New Mexico 207 1.0   246 0.9  
New York 200 1.1   247 1.2  
North Carolina 204 1.0   246 1.0  
North Dakota1 203 1.7   253 1.4  
Ohio 192 0.8   251 1.6  
Oklahoma 211 1.4   249 1.2  
Oregon 177 1.4   250 1.3  
Pennsylvania 206 1.5   245 1.1  
Rhode Island1 209 1.3   252 1.4  
South Carolina 194 1.2   245 1.7  
South Dakota 199 1.4   254 0.8  
Tennessee 170 1.2   211 2.3  
Texas 188 1.6 ! 201 3.1  
Utah 196 1.6   235 1.0  
Vermont1 214 0.8 ! 259 0.9  
Virginia 186 1.9 ! 229 1.6 !
Washington 205 1.0   253 1.2 !
West Virginia 206 1.5 ! 249 1.7  
Wisconsin1 189 1.2   232 1.5  
Wyoming 208 0.7 ! 259 1.4  
– State assessment data not available.
† Not applicable.
! Relative error > .5. Inferences based on estimates with relative error greater than .5 may require additional evidence.
1 States that test in the fall.
NOTE: The numbers reported in this table are rounded. Relative error is a measure of how well the mapping procedure reproduces the percentages reported by the state as meeting the standard in each NAEP-participating school. Please refer to page 6 of the print report for a more full discussion of relative error.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 Reading Assessments. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, EDFacts SY 2008–09, Washington, DC, 2010. The National Longitudinal School-Level State Assessment Score Database (NLSLSASD) 2010.

Table 1b. Estimated NAEP scale equivalent scores for state mathematics proficiency standards, by grade and state: 2009
State/jurisdiction Grade 4 Grade 8
NAEP scale equivalent Standard error NAEP scale equivalent Standard error
Alabama 207 1.1   246 1.8  
Alaska 218 1.1   268 2.3
Arizona 212 1.1   266 0.7
Arkansas 216 0.9   267 1.1
California 220 1.1   – †  
Colorado 202 1.3   256 1.5
Connecticut 214 1.1   251 1.8
Delaware 220 0.6   269 0.7
District of Columbia 217 0.9   258 1.5
Florida 225 1.0   266 1.2  
Georgia 218 1.6 ! 247 1.3 !
Hawaii 239 0.9   286 1.3 !
Idaho 213 1.9   261 0.5
Illinois 207 1.0   251 1.6
Indiana 229 0.8   273 1.5  
Iowa 221 1.1   263 1.2
Kansas 217 1.9   265 1.6
Kentucky 223 0.7   273 1.0
Louisiana 221 0.8   263 0.7
Maine 234 0.9   284 0.8  
Maryland 208 0.9 ! 271 2.2
Massachusetts 255 0.8   300 1.2
Michigan1 200 1.0 ! 253 1.4
Minnesota 233 0.9   287 0.7
Mississippi 223 0.9   264 1.0  
Missouri 246 0.8   287 0.9
Montana 235 1.2   285 0.9
Nebraska – †   – †
Nevada 225 1.3   269 1.3
New Hampshire1 237 0.8   281 0.9  
New Jersey 231 1.5   272 1.1
New Mexico 236 1.1   277 1.5
New York 207 1.0   249 1.8
North Carolina 220 1.2   253 1.3
North Dakota1 225 0.9 ! 278 0.9 !
Ohio 219 1.0   265 1.1
Oklahoma 228 1.0   269 1.0
Oregon 214 1.5   266 1.1
Pennsylvania 218 1.1   272 1.5
Rhode Island1 231 0.8   275 1.0  
South Carolina 215 0.9   270 1.1
South Dakota 224 0.8   271 0.5
Tennessee 195 1.4 ! 229 2.0
Texas 214 0.9 ! 254 1.3
Utah 225 1.2   275 0.9  
Vermont1 236 0.9   282 0.7  
Virginia 213 1.0 ! 251 1.7 !
Washington 243 0.6   288 0.9
West Virginia 225 0.7   270 0.7
Wisconsin1 219 1.1   262 1.6  
Wyoming 226 0.6   278 0.9  
– State assessment data not available.
† Not applicable.
! Relative error > .5. Inferences based on estimates with relative error greater than .5 may require additional evidence.
1 States that test in the fall.
NOTE: The numbers reported in this table are rounded. Relative error is a measure of how well the mapping procedure reproduces the percentages reported by the state as meeting the standard in each NAEP-participating school. Please refer to page 6 of the print report for a more full discussion of relative error.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 Mathematics Assessments. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, EDFacts SY 2008–09, Washington, DC, 2010. The National Longitudinal School-Level State Assessment Score Database (NLSLSASD) 2010.
Last updated 04 August 2011 (EP)
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