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| Table 124. | Average reading scale scores of 4th- and 8th-graders in public schools and percentage scoring at or above selected reading achievement levels, by English language learner (ELL) status and state or jurisdiction: 2007 |
| State or jurisdiction | 4th-graders | 8th-graders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English language learners | Not English language learners | English language learners | Not English language learners | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Percent of all students assessed | Average scale score1 | Percent | Average scale score1 | Percent | Percent of all students assessed | Average scale score1 | Percent | Average scale score1 | Percent | |||||||||||||||||||
| At or above Basic2 | At or above Proficient3 | At or above Basic2 | At or above Proficient3 | At or above Basic2 | At or above Proficient3 | At or above Basic2 | At or above Proficient3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| United States | 9 | (0.2) | 188 | (0.6) | 30 | (0.7) | 7 | (0.5) | 223 | (0.3) | 69 | (0.3) | 34 | (0.3) | 6 | (0.1) | 222 | (0.9) | 29 | (1.1) | 4 | (0.4) | 263 | (0.2) | 75 | (0.3) | 31 | (0.3) |
| Alabama | 3 | (0.5) | 192 | (7.9) | 43 | (7.5) | 15 | (5.5) | 217 | (1.2) | 62 | (1.4) | 29 | (1.5) | 1 | (0.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 252 | (1.0) | 63 | (1.2) | 21 | (1.3) |
| Alaska | 14 | (1.2) | 182 | (3.5) | 28 | (3.3) | 8 | (1.7) | 220 | (1.1) | 67 | (1.3) | 32 | (1.2) | 17 | (1.2) | 230 | (2.8) | 37 | (2.8) | 7 | (1.4) | 265 | (0.9) | 78 | (1.2) | 31 | (1.3) |
| Arizona | 14 | (1.5) | 166 | (3.2) | 16 | (2.1) | 3 | (1.1) | 216 | (1.1) | 62 | (1.5) | 28 | (1.6) | 9 | (1.0) | 214 | (3.0) | 20 | (3.6) | 4 | (1.5) | 259 | (1.1) | 69 | (1.4) | 26 | (1.4) |
| Arkansas | 6 | (1.0) | 188 | (3.2) | 30 | (4.3) | 7 | (3.1) | 219 | (1.1) | 66 | (1.3) | 30 | (1.4) | 3 | (0.5) | 234 | (5.8) | 42 | (8.2) | 6 | (†) | 259 | (1.0) | 70 | (1.2) | 26 | (1.1) |
| California | 32 | (1.2) | 184 | (1.1) | 26 | (1.3) | 6 | (0.9) | 220 | (1.0) | 66 | (1.1) | 31 | (1.2) | 21 | (0.8) | 219 | (1.5) | 26 | (1.7) | 3 | (0.7) | 260 | (0.7) | 72 | (0.8) | 26 | (1.0) |
| Colorado | 13 | (1.3) | 188 | (1.8) | 28 | (2.8) | 6 | (1.6) | 229 | (1.0) | 76 | (1.2) | 41 | (1.5) | 5 | (0.6) | 222 | (2.9) | 28 | (3.9) | 3 | (2.2) | 269 | (1.0) | 82 | (1.2) | 36 | (1.5) |
| Connecticut | 4 | (0.6) | 185 | (4.4) | 26 | (4.3) | 8 | (2.5) | 229 | (1.3) | 75 | (1.3) | 43 | (1.6) | 3 | (0.5) | 216 | (5.5) | 23 | (5.8) | 2 | (†) | 269 | (1.4) | 78 | (1.6) | 38 | (1.7) |
| Delaware | 3 | (0.3) | 207 | (2.9) | 49 | (5.6) | 15 | (4.1) | 226 | (0.7) | 73 | (1.3) | 34 | (1.5) | 1 | (0.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 265 | (0.7) | 78 | (0.8) | 31 | (1.2) |
| District of Columbia | 6 | (0.5) | 198 | (4.1) | 42 | (5.3) | 9 | (3.0) | 197 | (0.9) | 39 | (1.2) | 14 | (0.9) | 2 | (0.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 241 | (0.8) | 49 | (1.2) | 12 | (1.0) |
| Florida | 5 | (0.5) | 197 | (2.3) | 38 | (4.0) | 12 | (2.6) | 225 | (0.8) | 72 | (1.0) | 35 | (1.1) | 3 | (0.4) | 232 | (4.2) | 40 | (5.4) | 7 | (1.9) | 261 | (1.2) | 72 | (1.3) | 29 | (1.3) |
| Georgia | 2 | (0.4) | 185 | (5.5) | 24 | (6.4) | 4 | (1.9) | 220 | (0.9) | 66 | (1.4) | 29 | (1.5) | 1 | (0.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 259 | (1.0) | 70 | (1.4) | 26 | (1.4) |
| Hawaii | 9 | (0.7) | 189 | (2.9) | 33 | (4.2) | 8 | (2.1) | 216 | (1.0) | 61 | (1.4) | 27 | (1.5) | 5 | (0.4) | 219 | (3.2) | 19 | (5.4) | 3 | (1.9) | 253 | (0.8) | 65 | (1.0) | 21 | (0.9) |
| Idaho | 7 | (0.8) | 191 | (2.8) | 30 | (3.6) | 7 | (2.1) | 226 | (0.7) | 73 | (0.9) | 37 | (1.2) | 5 | (0.6) | 229 | (3.6) | 38 | (5.7) | 4 | (2.4) | 267 | (0.9) | 81 | (0.9) | 33 | (1.4) |
| Illinois | 7 | (0.8) | 183 | (1.8) | 23 | (2.9) | 3 | (0.9) | 222 | (1.4) | 68 | (1.7) | 34 | (1.5) | 2 | (0.4) | 219 | (5.0) | 25 | (4.7) | 3 | (†) | 264 | (0.9) | 76 | (1.2) | 30 | (1.5) |
| Indiana | 3 | (0.6) | 198 | (3.9) | 40 | (5.9) | 8 | (4.0) | 222 | (1.0) | 69 | (1.2) | 34 | (1.3) | 2 | (0.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 264 | (1.1) | 77 | (1.1) | 31 | (1.6) |
| Iowa | 3 | (0.7) | 203 | (4.5) | 44 | (6.6) | 13 | (3.4) | 226 | (1.1) | 75 | (1.6) | 37 | (1.4) | 2 | (0.6) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 268 | (0.9) | 81 | (1.0) | 36 | (1.4) |
| Kansas | 7 | (1.1) | 201 | (3.7) | 46 | (5.2) | 14 | (3.2) | 227 | (1.1) | 74 | (1.2) | 38 | (1.6) | 3 | (0.6) | 227 | (5.6) | 33 | (7.6) | 5 | (†) | 269 | (0.8) | 82 | (0.9) | 36 | (1.2) |
| Kentucky | 1 | (0.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 222 | (1.1) | 68 | (1.4) | 33 | (1.4) | 1 | (0.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 262 | (1.0) | 73 | (1.2) | 28 | (1.2) |
| Louisiana | 1 | (0.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 207 | (1.6) | 52 | (2.0) | 20 | (1.5) | 1 | (0.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 253 | (1.1) | 64 | (1.6) | 19 | (1.2) |
| Maine | 1 | (0.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 226 | (0.8) | 73 | (1.1) | 36 | (1.4) | 1 | (0.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 270 | (0.9) | 83 | (1.0) | 37 | (1.4) |
| Maryland | 3 | (0.4) | 204 | (4.0) | 40 | (5.2) | 15 | (5.1) | 225 | (1.1) | 70 | (1.4) | 36 | (1.5) | 1 | (0.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 265 | (1.2) | 76 | (1.3) | 33 | (1.5) |
| Massachusetts | 4 | (0.6) | 205 | (3.1) | 50 | (4.5) | 15 | (4.5) | 237 | (1.1) | 82 | (1.1) | 51 | (1.7) | 2 | (0.5) | 232 | (4.3) | 40 | (8.6) | 4 | (2.5) | 274 | (1.0) | 85 | (0.9) | 44 | (1.6) |
| Michigan | 2 | (0.5) | 203 | (4.9) | 48 | (9.4) | 13 | (3.9) | 221 | (1.4) | 67 | (1.6) | 33 | (1.6) | 2 | (0.4) | ‡ | † | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 261 | (1.2) | 72 | (1.5) | 29 | (1.3) |
| Minnesota | 7 | (0.9) | 188 | (3.8) | 33 | (4.7) | 8 | (2.6) | 228 | (1.0) | 76 | (1.2) | 39 | (1.5) | 5 | (0.8) | 233 | (5.3) | 41 | (6.5) | 6 | (2.2) | 270 | (0.9) | 82 | (1.2) | 38 | (1.2) |
| Mississippi | 1 | (0.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 208 | (1.0) | 52 | (1.4) | 19 | (1.0) | # | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 250 | (1.1) | 60 | (1.4) | 17 | (1.4) |
| Missouri | 1 | (0.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 221 | (1.1) | 68 | (1.3) | 32 | (1.4) | 2 | (0.6) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 264 | (1.1) | 75 | (1.2) | 31 | (1.2) |
| Montana | 5 | (0.9) | 192 | (5.3) | 34 | (7.1) | 9 | (3.8) | 228 | (0.9) | 77 | (1.1) | 40 | (1.9) | 4 | (0.7) | 227 | (3.3) | 32 | (6.8) | 8 | (3.6) | 273 | (0.8) | 87 | (0.8) | 40 | (1.5) |
| Nebraska | 7 | (0.8) | 193 | (4.4) | 37 | (5.8) | 9 | (3.0) | 225 | (1.2) | 73 | (1.3) | 36 | (1.6) | 2 | (0.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 268 | (0.9) | 80 | (1.2) | 36 | (1.3) |
| Nevada | 19 | (1.3) | 179 | (1.9) | 23 | (2.7) | 4 | (0.9) | 218 | (1.0) | 65 | (1.3) | 29 | (1.4) | 8 | (0.6) | 217 | (3.9) | 26 | (4.8) | 6 | (2.7) | 255 | (0.8) | 66 | (1.0) | 23 | (1.1) |
| New Hampshire | 3 | (0.4) | 203 | (3.6) | 45 | (5.8) | 13 | (6.0) | 230 | (0.9) | 77 | (0.9) | 42 | (1.5) | 1 | (0.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 270 | (1.0) | 82 | (1.2) | 37 | (1.3) |
| New Jersey | 2 | (0.5) | 188 | (7.2) | 30 | (7.7) | 7 | (4.9) | 232 | (1.1) | 78 | (1.3) | 44 | (1.5) | 2 | (0.9) | 235 | (10.9) | 44 | (12.7) | 5 | (†) | 271 | (1.1) | 82 | (1.1) | 40 | (1.6) |
| New Mexico | 18 | (1.9) | 182 | (2.3) | 27 | (2.5) | 6 | (1.6) | 218 | (1.2) | 64 | (1.4) | 28 | (1.8) | 15 | (1.1) | 223 | (1.4) | 26 | (2.6) | 2 | (1.0) | 255 | (0.8) | 69 | (1.3) | 20 | (1.1) |
| New York | 7 | (0.9) | 185 | (3.0) | 26 | (4.3) | 5 | (2.7) | 227 | (1.0) | 73 | (1.1) | 38 | (1.3) | 3 | (0.3) | 211 | (4.4) | 19 | (5.6) | 1 | (†) | 265 | (1.1) | 77 | (1.4) | 33 | (1.4) |
| North Carolina | 7 | (0.6) | 192 | (3.5) | 36 | (4.2) | 8 | (1.8) | 220 | (1.0) | 66 | (1.2) | 31 | (1.2) | 3 | (0.4) | 230 | (4.2) | 40 | (5.4) | 6 | (3.6) | 260 | (1.2) | 72 | (1.3) | 29 | (1.1) |
| North Dakota | 1 | (0.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 227 | (0.9) | 76 | (1.2) | 36 | (1.4) | 2 | (0.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 268 | (0.7) | 84 | (1.0) | 32 | (1.3) |
| Ohio | 2 | (0.5) | 211 | (5.6) | 50 | (8.5) | 18 | (7.2) | 226 | (1.1) | 74 | (1.5) | 37 | (1.6) | 1 | (0.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 268 | (1.2) | 80 | (1.1) | 36 | (1.6) |
| Oklahoma | 4 | (0.5) | 182 | (5.7) | 26 | (7.3) | 6 | (2.4) | 218 | (1.1) | 67 | (1.4) | 28 | (1.3) | 3 | (0.4) | 235 | (5.4) | 43 | (7.4) | 13 | (6.0) | 260 | (0.8) | 73 | (1.0) | 26 | (1.2) |
| Oregon | 13 | (1.3) | 176 | (2.4) | 22 | (2.1) | 4 | (1.3) | 221 | (1.3) | 68 | (1.4) | 32 | (1.6) | 7 | (0.7) | 220 | (3.3) | 23 | (5.0) | 2 | (1.3) | 269 | (0.9) | 81 | (1.1) | 36 | (1.8) |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | (0.4) | 187 | (6.0) | 31 | (8.2) | 10 | (5.3) | 227 | (1.0) | 73 | (1.3) | 41 | (1.1) | 1 | (0.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 268 | (1.2) | 79 | (1.3) | 37 | (1.5) |
| Rhode Island | 6 | (0.9) | 176 | (3.5) | 22 | (4.5) | 4 | (1.8) | 222 | (0.9) | 68 | (1.2) | 33 | (1.3) | 3 | (0.3) | 202 | (5.3) | 13 | (4.0) | 2 | (†) | 260 | (0.8) | 71 | (1.2) | 28 | (1.2) |
| South Carolina | 4 | (0.6) | 201 | (4.2) | 46 | (6.1) | 19 | (4.6) | 214 | (1.2) | 59 | (1.5) | 26 | (1.3) | 1 | (0.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 258 | (0.9) | 69 | (1.2) | 25 | (1.4) |
| South Dakota | 3 | (0.6) | 195 | (4.2) | 37 | (8.7) | 8 | (3.0) | 224 | (1.2) | 72 | (1.4) | 35 | (1.6) | 1 | (0.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 270 | (0.7) | 84 | (0.9) | 37 | (1.9) |
| Tennessee | 1 | (0.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 216 | (1.2) | 61 | (1.6) | 27 | (1.2) | 1 | (0.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 259 | (1.0) | 72 | (1.3) | 26 | (1.1) |
| Texas | 12 | (1.1) | 196 | (1.8) | 38 | (2.6) | 9 | (1.4) | 223 | (0.9) | 69 | (1.3) | 32 | (1.2) | 6 | (0.6) | 215 | (2.4) | 20 | (3.5) | 1 | (0.9) | 264 | (0.9) | 76 | (1.1) | 29 | (1.2) |
| Utah | 10 | (0.8) | 199 | (3.0) | 42 | (3.8) | 14 | (2.7) | 224 | (1.1) | 72 | (1.4) | 36 | (1.4) | 8 | (0.9) | 234 | (2.7) | 42 | (3.3) | 9 | (2.6) | 265 | (1.0) | 78 | (1.1) | 32 | (1.3) |
| Vermont | 2 | (0.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 229 | (0.9) | 75 | (1.2) | 41 | (1.2) | 2 | (0.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 273 | (0.8) | 85 | (1.1) | 42 | (1.3) |
| Virginia | 6 | (0.7) | 210 | (2.9) | 54 | (4.9) | 21 | (4.1) | 228 | (1.2) | 76 | (1.6) | 39 | (1.5) | 3 | (0.4) | 246 | (4.2) | 53 | (8.5) | 10 | (4.3) | 267 | (1.1) | 79 | (1.2) | 34 | (1.6) |
| Washington | 7 | (0.8) | 182 | (2.6) | 22 | (3.2) | 6 | (2.1) | 227 | (1.3) | 74 | (1.5) | 39 | (1.7) | 5 | (0.7) | 216 | (4.4) | 22 | (4.1) | 2 | (1.1) | 267 | (0.9) | 79 | (1.0) | 36 | (1.4) |
| West Virginia | 1 | (0.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 215 | (1.1) | 62 | (1.3) | 27 | (1.1) | 1 | (0.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 255 | (1.0) | 68 | (1.3) | 23 | (1.1) |
| Wisconsin | 6 | (1.2) | 201 | (1.9) | 42 | (5.0) | 10 | (3.7) | 225 | (1.2) | 72 | (1.5) | 37 | (1.5) | 3 | (0.5) | 243 | (3.5) | 54 | (6.9) | 11 | (3.9) | 265 | (1.0) | 77 | (1.2) | 34 | (1.7) |
| Wyoming | 3 | (0.3) | 194 | (4.5) | 36 | (6.0) | 14 | (5.4) | 226 | (0.5) | 75 | (1.0) | 37 | (1.0) | 3 | (0.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 267 | (0.7) | 81 | (1.1) | 34 | (1.1) |
| Department of Defense dependents schools |
5 | (0.4) | 210 | (2.8) | 53 | (4.4) | 20 | (4.8) | 230 | (0.5) | 79 | (0.9) | 41 | (0.9) | 2 | (0.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 273 | (1.0) | 87 | (1.3) | 40 | (1.7) |
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Scale ranges from 0 to 500. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Basic denotes partial mastery of prerequisite knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at the specified grade level. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Proficient represents solid academic performance. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: The results for English language learners are based on students who were assessed and cannot be generalized to the total population of such students; some English language learners--making up about 2 percent of all public school students at both grade 4 and grade 8--were excluded from the 2007 Reading Assessment. Standard errors appear in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2007 Reading Assessment, retrieved April 23, 2009, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared April 2009.) |
