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| Table 115. | Average scale score in reading and percentage of 8th-graders in public schools attaining reading achievement levels, by locale and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1998 through 2005 |
| State or jurisdiction | Average scale score | Percent attaining reading achievement levels, 2005 | Average scale score by locale,1 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | 2002 | 2003 | 2005 | Below basic |
Basic or above2 | Proficient or above3 |
Advanced4 | Central city | Urban fringe/ large town | Rural/ small town |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||
| United States5 | 261 | (0.8) | 263 | (0.5) | 261 | (0.2) | 260 | (0.2) | 29 | (0.2) | 71 | (0.2) | 29 | (0.2) | 3 | (0.1) | 254 | (0.4) | 264 | (0.3) | 262 | (0.4) |
| Alabama | 255 | (1.4) | 253 | (1.3) | 253 | (1.5) | 252 | (1.4) | 37 | (1.4) | 63 | (1.4) | 22 | (1.4) | 2 | (0.6) | 246 | (2.8) | 260 | (3.1) | 250 | (1.6) |
| Alaska | — | (†) | — | (†) | 256 | (1.1) | 259 | (0.9) | 30 | (1.3) | 70 | (1.3) | 26 | (1.4) | 2 | (0.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Arizona | 260 | (1.1) | 257 | (1.3) | 255 | (1.4) | 255 | (1.0) | 35 | (1.3) | 65 | (1.3) | 23 | (1.1) | 2 | (0.3) | 253 | (1.5) | 258 | (2.2) | 253 | (4.5) |
| Arkansas | 256 | (1.3) | 260 | (1.1) | 258 | (1.3) | 258 | (1.1) | 31 | (1.4) | 69 | (1.4) | 26 | (1.3) | 2 | (0.4) | 257 | (2.8) | 261 | (2.0) | 257 | (1.3) |
| California6,7,8 | 252 | (1.6) | 250 | (1.8) | 251 | (1.3) | 250 | (0.6) | 40 | (0.7) | 60 | (0.7) | 21 | (0.6) | 2 | (0.2) | 249 | (0.9) | 251 | (0.9) | 257 | (3.6) |
| Colorado | 264 | (1.0) | — | (†) | 268 | (1.2) | 265 | (1.1) | 25 | (1.3) | 75 | (1.3) | 32 | (1.4) | 4 | (0.5) | 260 | (2.1) | 268 | (1.5) | 266 | (2.0) |
| Connecticut | 270 | (1.0) | 267 | (1.2) | 267 | (1.1) | 264 | (1.3) | 26 | (1.2) | 75 | (1.2) | 34 | (1.6) | 4 | (0.8) | 245 | (3.0) | 270 | (1.5) | 269 | (1.8) |
| Delaware | 254 | (1.3) | 267 | (0.5) | 265 | (0.7) | 266 | (0.6) | 20 | (1.1) | 80 | (1.1) | 30 | (0.9) | 2 | (0.4) | 266 | (2.4) | 265 | (0.7) | 269 | (1.4) |
| District of Columbia | 236 | (2.1) | 240 | (0.9) | 239 | (0.8) | 238 | (0.9) | 55 | (1.2) | 45 | (1.2) | 12 | (0.9) | 1 | (0.3) | 238 | (0.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Florida | 255 | (1.4) | 261 | (1.6) | 257 | (1.3) | 256 | (1.2) | 34 | (1.4) | 66 | (1.4) | 25 | (1.1) | 2 | (0.3) | 252 | (2.4) | 257 | (1.5) | 257 | (2.6) |
| Georgia | 257 | (1.4) | 258 | (1.0) | 258 | (1.1) | 257 | (1.3) | 33 | (1.5) | 67 | (1.5) | 25 | (1.6) | 3 | (0.5) | 245 | (2.8) | 261 | (2.1) | 257 | (2.1) |
| Hawaii | 249 | (1.0) | 252 | (0.9) | 251 | (0.9) | 249 | (0.9) | 42 | (1.0) | 58 | (1.0) | 18 | (1.0) | 1 | (0.2) | 255 | (1.6) | 249 | (1.4) | 243 | (1.5) |
| Idaho | — | (†) | 266 | (1.1) | 264 | (0.9) | 264 | (1.1) | 24 | (1.4) | 76 | (1.4) | 32 | (1.2) | 2 | (0.6) | 266 | (1.3) | 264 | (1.4) | 263 | (2.0) |
| Illinois | — | (†) | — | (†) | 266 | (1.0) | 264 | (1.0) | 25 | (1.2) | 75 | (1.2) | 31 | (1.3) | 3 | (0.6) | 256 | (1.9) | 268 | (1.5) | 266 | (2.1) |
| Indiana | — | (†) | 265 | (1.3) | 265 | (1.0) | 261 | (1.1) | 27 | (1.3) | 73 | (1.3) | 28 | (1.5) | 2 | (0.4) | 254 | (2.1) | 265 | (2.0) | 263 | (1.6) |
| Iowa | — | (†) | — | (†) | 268 | (0.8) | 267 | (0.9) | 21 | (1.0) | 79 | (1.0) | 34 | (1.5) | 3 | (0.4) | 262 | (1.5) | 272 | (2.3) | 268 | (1.4) |
| Kansas6,7,8 | 268 | (1.4) | 269 | (1.3) | 266 | (1.5) | 267 | (1.0) | 22 | (1.3) | 78 | (1.3) | 35 | (1.4) | 3 | (0.4) | 262 | (2.6) | 270 | (1.7) | 267 | (1.1) |
| Kentucky | 262 | (1.4) | 265 | (1.0) | 266 | (1.3) | 264 | (1.1) | 25 | (1.5) | 75 | (1.5) | 31 | (1.4) | 3 | (0.5) | 271 | (2.3) | 262 | (2.1) | 263 | (1.6) |
| Louisiana | 252 | (1.4) | 256 | (1.5) | 253 | (1.6) | 253 | (1.6) | 36 | (2.2) | 64 | (2.2) | 20 | (1.5) | 1 | (0.4) | 247 | (2.8) | 255 | (2.8) | 255 | (1.9) |
| Maine | 271 | (1.2) | 270 | (0.9) | 268 | (1.0) | 270 | (1.0) | 19 | (1.0) | 81 | (1.0) | 38 | (1.4) | 4 | (0.6) | 269 | (2.6) | 277 | (2.1) | 269 | (1.1) |
| Maryland6,7 | 261 | (1.8) | 263 | (1.7) | 262 | (1.4) | 261 | (1.2) | 31 | (1.7) | 69 | (1.7) | 30 | (1.4) | 4 | (0.5) | 251 | (3.6) | 262 | (1.5) | 266 | (2.7) |
| Massachusetts | 269 | (1.4) | 271 | (1.3) | 273 | (1.0) | 274 | (1.0) | 17 | (1.0) | 83 | (1.0) | 44 | (1.6) | 5 | (0.7) | 258 | (1.4) | 280 | (1.3) | 282 | (3.1) |
| Michigan | — | (†) | 265 | (1.6) | 264 | (1.8) | 261 | (1.2) | 27 | (1.4) | 73 | (1.4) | 29 | (1.6) | 2 | (0.5) | 251 | (2.9) | 265 | (1.4) | 266 | (2.2) |
| Minnesota6,7 | 265 | (1.4) | — | (†) | 268 | (1.1) | 268 | (1.2) | 20 | (1.2) | 80 | (1.2) | 37 | (1.6) | 3 | (0.5) | 264 | (3.2) | 272 | (1.6) | 267 | (1.6) |
| Mississippi | 251 | (1.2) | 255 | (0.9) | 255 | (1.4) | 251 | (1.3) | 40 | (1.7) | 60 | (1.7) | 19 | (1.4) | 1 | (0.3) | 246 | (2.9) | 254 | (2.2) | 250 | (1.8) |
| Missouri | 262 | (1.3) | 268 | (1.0) | 267 | (1.0) | 265 | (1.0) | 24 | (1.3) | 76 | (1.3) | 31 | (1.4) | 3 | (0.4) | 258 | (3.0) | 267 | (1.3) | 266 | (1.6) |
| Montana6,7 | 271 | (1.3) | 270 | (1.0) | 270 | (1.0) | 269 | (0.7) | 19 | (1.0) | 82 | (1.0) | 37 | (1.2) | 3 | (0.6) | 270 | (1.6) | 271 | (1.8) | 268 | (0.9) |
| Nebraska | — | (†) | 270 | (0.9) | 266 | (0.9) | 268 | (0.9) | 20 | (1.0) | 80 | (1.0) | 35 | (1.5) | 3 | (0.5) | 266 | (1.6) | 268 | (1.6) | 268 | (1.4) |
| Nevada | 258 | (1.0) | 251 | (0.8) | 252 | (0.8) | 253 | (1.0) | 37 | (1.3) | 63 | (1.3) | 22 | (0.9) | 1 | (0.5) | 253 | (1.4) | 251 | (1.4) | 256 | (1.5) |
| New Hampshire | — | (†) | — | (†) | 271 | (0.9) | 270 | (1.2) | 20 | (1.1) | 80 | (1.1) | 38 | (1.6) | 4 | (0.5) | 264 | (2.1) | 270 | (2.0) | 272 | (1.9) |
| New Jersey | — | (†) | — | (†) | 268 | (1.2) | 269 | (1.2) | 20 | (1.5) | 80 | (1.5) | 38 | (1.7) | 4 | (0.6) | ‡ | (†) | 270 | (1.2) | 278 | (3.0) |
| New Mexico | 258 | (1.2) | 254 | (1.0) | 252 | (0.9) | 251 | (1.0) | 38 | (1.5) | 62 | (1.5) | 19 | (1.1) | 1 | (0.2) | 256 | (1.9) | 249 | (1.9) | 248 | (1.7) |
| New York6,7 | 265 | (1.5) | 264 | (1.5) | 265 | (1.3) | 265 | (1.0) | 25 | (0.9) | 75 | (0.9) | 34 | (1.3) | 3 | (0.5) | 252 | (1.5) | 275 | (1.4) | 272 | (1.4) |
| North Carolina | 262 | (1.1) | 265 | (1.1) | 262 | (1.0) | 258 | (0.9) | 31 | (1.3) | 69 | (1.3) | 27 | (1.2) | 2 | (0.4) | 257 | (1.6) | 261 | (1.9) | 258 | (1.5) |
| North Dakota7 | — | (†) | 268 | (0.8) | 270 | (0.8) | 270 | (0.6) | 17 | (1.1) | 83 | (1.1) | 37 | (1.3) | 3 | (0.6) | 271 | (1.5) | 270 | (1.8) | 270 | (0.8) |
| Ohio | — | (†) | 268 | (1.6) | 267 | (1.3) | 267 | (1.3) | 23 | (1.4) | 78 | (1.4) | 36 | (1.4) | 4 | (0.7) | 248 | (3.1) | 272 | (1.6) | 272 | (2.2) |
| Oklahoma | 265 | (1.2) | 262 | (0.8) | 262 | (0.9) | 260 | (1.1) | 28 | (1.6) | 72 | (1.6) | 25 | (1.4) | 1 | (0.4) | 252 | (4.0) | 264 | (1.3) | 259 | (1.4) |
| Oregon7 | 266 | (1.5) | 268 | (1.3) | 264 | (1.2) | 263 | (1.1) | 26 | (1.3) | 74 | (1.3) | 33 | (1.5) | 3 | (0.5) | 264 | (2.2) | 264 | (1.7) | 261 | (1.9) |
| Pennsylvania | — | (†) | 265 | (1.0) | 264 | (1.2) | 267 | (1.3) | 23 | (1.6) | 77 | (1.6) | 36 | (1.6) | 3 | (0.6) | 247 | (3.9) | 273 | (1.9) | 268 | (1.4) |
| Rhode Island | 264 | (0.9) | 262 | (0.8) | 261 | (0.7) | 261 | (0.7) | 29 | (1.1) | 71 | (1.1) | 29 | (1.0) | 3 | (0.4) | 245 | (1.4) | 267 | (1.0) | 275 | (1.8) |
| South Carolina | 255 | (1.1) | 258 | (1.1) | 258 | (1.3) | 257 | (1.1) | 33 | (1.3) | 67 | (1.3) | 25 | (1.2) | 2 | (0.4) | 259 | (2.5) | 262 | (1.6) | 253 | (1.5) |
| South Dakota | — | (†) | — | (†) | 270 | (0.8) | 269 | (0.6) | 18 | (0.8) | 82 | (0.8) | 35 | (1.1) | 2 | (0.3) | 267 | (1.1) | 271 | (2.4) | 269 | (0.7) |
| Tennessee7 | 258 | (1.2) | 260 | (1.4) | 258 | (1.2) | 259 | (0.9) | 29 | (1.2) | 71 | (1.2) | 26 | (1.4) | 1 | (0.5) | 252 | (1.7) | 264 | (2.3) | 260 | (1.6) |
| Texas | 261 | (1.4) | 262 | (1.4) | 259 | (1.1) | 258 | (0.6) | 31 | (0.8) | 69 | (0.8) | 26 | (0.8) | 2 | (0.3) | 256 | (1.1) | 261 | (1.1) | 259 | (1.6) |
| Utah | 263 | (1.0) | 263 | (1.1) | 264 | (0.8) | 262 | (0.8) | 27 | (0.9) | 73 | (0.9) | 29 | (1.2) | 2 | (0.4) | 261 | (1.4) | 262 | (1.0) | 264 | (3.0) |
| Vermont | — | (†) | 272 | (0.9) | 271 | (0.8) | 269 | (0.8) | 21 | (1.0) | 79 | (1.0) | 37 | (1.2) | 4 | (0.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Virginia | 266 | (1.1) | 269 | (1.0) | 268 | (1.1) | 268 | (1.0) | 22 | (1.2) | 78 | (1.2) | 36 | (1.4) | 3 | (0.5) | 260 | (1.7) | 273 | (1.6) | 266 | (2.1) |
| Washington7 | 264 | (1.2) | 268 | (1.2) | 264 | (0.9) | 265 | (1.3) | 25 | (1.3) | 75 | (1.3) | 34 | (1.5) | 3 | (0.4) | 264 | (2.4) | 265 | (1.5) | 265 | (2.3) |
| West Virginia | 262 | (1.0) | 264 | (1.0) | 260 | (1.0) | 255 | (1.2) | 33 | (1.5) | 67 | (1.5) | 22 | (1.3) | 1 | (0.3) | 261 | (2.0) | 259 | (2.7) | 252 | (1.3) |
| Wisconsin6,7 | 265 | (1.8) | — | (†) | 266 | (1.3) | 266 | (1.1) | 23 | (1.3) | 77 | (1.3) | 35 | (1.4) | 3 | (0.5) | 255 | (2.6) | 276 | (1.6) | 266 | (1.6) |
| Wyoming | 263 | (1.3) | 265 | (0.7) | 267 | (0.5) | 268 | (0.7) | 19 | (1.0) | 81 | (1.0) | 36 | (1.4) | 2 | (0.4) | 267 | (1.6) | 270 | (3.7) | 269 | (0.8) |
| Department of Defense dependents schools9 |
— | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 271 | (0.7) | 16 | (1.2) | 84 | (1.2) | 37 | (1.4) | 2 | (0.5) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Domestic schools | 268 | (4.5) | 272 | (1.0) | 269 | (1.4) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Overseas schools | 269 | (1.0) | 273 | (0.6) | 273 | (0.7) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Other jurisdictions | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| American Samoa | — | (†) | 198 | (1.7) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Guam | — | (†) | 240 | (1.2) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Virgin Islands | 231 | (2.1) | 241 | (1.3) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| —Not available. † Not applicable. ‡ Reporting standards not met. 1 Central city is a large or mid-size central city of a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Urban fringe/large town includes places that are within an MSA of a central city but not primarily within its central city, as well as towns that are incorporated places not within an MSA and have a population greater than or equal to 25,000. Rural/small town includes places that are defined as rural by the U.S. Bureau of the Census and have a population less than 2,500 and/or a population density of less than 1,000 per square mile, as well as towns that are incorporated places not within an MSA and have a population less than 25,000 but greater than or equal to 2,500. 2 The basic level denotes partial mastery of the knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at the 8th-grade level. 3 This level represents solid academic performance for 8th-graders. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter. 4 This level signifies superior performance. 5 Based on a nationally representative sample. Forty-four jurisdictions (state, District of Columbia, territory, and Department of Defense schools) participated in 1998; 50 participated in 2002; and 53 participated in 2003 and 2005. 6 Did not satisfy one or more of the guidelines for school sample participation rates in 1998. Data are subject to appreciable nonresponse bias. 7 Did not satisfy one or more of the guidelines for school sample participation rates in 2002. Data are subject to appreciable nonresponse bias. 8 Did not satisfy one or more of the guidelines for school sample participation rates in 2003. Data are subject to appreciable nonresponse bias. 9 The definition of the nationally representative sample changed in 2005; it now includes all of the Department of Defense schools. NOTE: The reading data include students for whom accommodations were permitted. Scale ranges from 0 to 500. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Reading Report Card for the Nation and the States, 2002, 2003, and 2005; and NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/), retrieved October 2005. (This table was prepared October 2005.) |
