Table 4. Difference between the estimated NAEP scale equivalents of state proficiency standards for reading at grade 4, by state: 2009 and 2005

State/jurisdiction	2009 NAEP scale equivalent	2005 NAEP scale equivalent	Change from 2005 NAEP scale equivalent		Standard error of the difference	2005 and 2009 tests are comparable¹
Alabama	179	172	7.0	*	2.46	Yes
Alaska	183	182	0.5		3.31	Yes
Arizona	193	–	†		†	Yes
Arkansas	200	217	-17.2	*	2.35	Yes
California	202	210	-7.8	*	1.13	Yes
Colorado	183	186	-3.1		2.48	Yes
Connecticut	208	212	-4.4	*	1.30	No
Delaware	199	–	†		†	No
District of Columbia	205	–	†		†	No
Florida	206	202	4.0	*	1.34	Yes
Georgia	178	174	3.9		2.18	No
Hawaii	203	205	-1.6		0.98	No
Idaho	186	185	1.2		3.30	No
Illinois	198	–	†		†	No
Indiana	203	199	4.5	*	1.77	No
Iowa	194	197	-2.8		2.00	Yes
Kansas	186	–	†		†	No
Kentucky	205	206	-1.3		1.99	No
Louisiana	192	198	-5.3	*	1.84	Yes
Maine	207	224	-16.5	*	1.74	No
Maryland	187	187	0.4		1.96	Yes
Massachusetts	234	234	-0.4		1.59	Yes
Michigan	194	182	11.9	*	3.89	No
Minnesota	204	–	†		†	No
Mississippi	210	161	49.0	*	2.43	No
Missouri	229	–	†		†	No
Montana	198	197	0.6		1.84	No
Nebraska	–	–	†		†	No
Nevada	202	–	†		†	No
New Hampshire	211	–	†		†	No
New Jersey	221	191	30.5	*	2.14	No
New Mexico	207	208	-1.1		1.44	Yes
New York	200	207	-6.6	*	1.58	No
North Carolina	204	183	21.0	*	1.68	No
North Dakota	203	204	-1.1		1.85	Yes
Ohio	192	199	-6.7	*	1.98	Yes
Oklahoma	211	182	29.3	*	2.65	No
Oregon	177	–	†		†	No
Pennsylvania	206	–	†		†	No
Rhode Island	209	–	†		†	Yes
South Carolina	194	228	-34.8	*	1.63	No
South Dakota	199	–	†		†	No
Tennessee	170	170	0.6		1.94	Yes
Texas	188	190	-1.9		1.86	Yes
Utah	196	–	†		†	Yes
Vermont	214	–	†		†	Yes
Virginia	186	–	†		†	No
Washington	205	197	8.5	*	2.13	Yes
West Virginia	206	186	20.1	*	1.95	No
Wisconsin	189	189	0.2		2.12	Yes
Wyoming	208	228	-20.1	*	0.88	No
– State assessment data not available.
† Not applicable.
* Statistically significant at p<.05.
¹ State assessment is comparable between years when state confirmed making no substantive changes in the assessment.
NOTE: Differences are computed using unrounded numbers. Standard errors of the NAEP scale equivalents are listed in Table 1a and Table 3a.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2005 and 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.

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