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| Table 147. | Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scale score and percentage of 4th-grade public school students, by race/ethnicity and state: 2011 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| State | Average scale score1 | Percent of students | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | Black | Hispanic | Asian | Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander |
American Indian/ Alaska Native |
White | Black | Hispanic | Asian | Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander |
American Indian/ Alaska Native |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 230 | (0.3) | 205 | (0.4) | 205 | (0.5) | 236 | (1.3) | 214 | (1.8) | 204 | (1.3) | 52 | (0.4) | 16 | (0.3) | 23 | (0.4) | 5 | (0.2) | # | (†) | 1 | (0.1) |
| Alabama | 230 | (1.2) | 204 | (2.1) | 205 | (3.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 60 | (1.9) | 32 | (1.9) | 5 | (0.7) | 1 | (0.2) | # | (†) | 1 | (0.4) |
| Alaska | 223 | (1.1) | 206 | (4.3) | 212 | (3.7) | 199 | (3.2) | 192 | (5.8) | 175 | (2.4) | 50 | (1.1) | 4 | (0.3) | 6 | (0.4) | 6 | (0.4) | 2 | (0.2) | 23 | (1.0) |
| Arizona | 225 | (1.6) | 204 | (4.7) | 203 | (1.3) | 225 | (5.1) | ‡ | (†) | 185 | (4.0) | 43 | (1.6) | 5 | (0.5) | 43 | (1.8) | 3 | (0.3) | # | (†) | 5 | (0.5) |
| Arkansas | 224 | (1.0) | 197 | (1.7) | 204 | (2.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 65 | (1.2) | 21 | (1.3) | 10 | (0.8) | 2 | (0.2) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| California | 229 | (2.3) | 208 | (3.5) | 198 | (1.3) | 233 | (4.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 25 | (1.7) | 7 | (1.1) | 54 | (2.2) | 12 | (1.7) | 1 | (0.2) | # | (†) |
| Colorado | 236 | (1.1) | 207 | (3.3) | 203 | (1.9) | 234 | (4.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 56 | (1.3) | 4 | (0.4) | 33 | (1.3) | 3 | (0.3) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| Connecticut | 239 | (1.1) | 204 | (2.7) | 204 | (2.9) | 241 | (3.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 60 | (1.9) | 13 | (1.6) | 20 | (1.2) | 5 | (0.5) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| Delaware | 234 | (1.1) | 215 | (1.4) | 214 | (1.9) | 240 | (3.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 49 | (0.8) | 32 | (0.7) | 12 | (0.7) | 4 | (0.3) | # | (†) | 1 | (0.1) |
| District of Columbia |
255 | (2.8) | 193 | (1.1) | 202 | (2.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 8 | (0.4) | 77 | (0.5) | 12 | (0.4) | 2 | (0.2) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| Florida | 235 | (1.2) | 209 | (1.8) | 220 | (1.4) | 246 | (4.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 40 | (1.7) | 25 | (1.8) | 29 | (1.4) | 2 | (0.3) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| Georgia | 231 | (1.1) | 208 | (1.8) | 214 | (2.4) | 242 | (4.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 45 | (1.7) | 36 | (1.8) | 12 | (1.2) | 4 | (0.4) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| Hawaii | 226 | (1.7) | 215 | (4.5) | 209 | (4.2) | 221 | (1.4) | 201 | (1.7) | ‡ | (†) | 15 | (1.0) | 3 | (0.4) | 5 | (0.3) | 36 | (1.1) | 33 | (1.2) | 1 | (0.1) |
| Idaho | 225 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) | 201 | (1.8) | 227 | (5.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 78 | (0.9) | 1 | (0.2) | 16 | (0.8) | 2 | (0.2) | # | (†) | 2 | (0.6) |
| Illinois | 231 | (1.3) | 198 | (2.1) | 204 | (1.8) | 237 | (2.6) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 53 | (1.4) | 20 | (1.0) | 19 | (0.8) | 4 | (0.5) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| Indiana | 226 | (0.9) | 203 | (2.4) | 203 | (2.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 72 | (1.5) | 12 | (1.3) | 10 | (1.0) | 1 | (0.2) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| Iowa | 225 | (0.8) | 193 | (2.2) | 201 | (2.1) | 227 | (4.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 80 | (1.0) | 6 | (0.5) | 9 | (0.7) | 2 | (0.2) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| Kansas | 229 | (1.1) | 204 | (2.8) | 209 | (1.8) | 228 | (4.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 68 | (1.3) | 7 | (0.6) | 16 | (1.2) | 3 | (0.4) | # | (†) | 1 | (0.2) |
| Kentucky | 226 | (1.0) | 210 | (2.0) | 222 | (4.4) | 250 | (4.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 84 | (0.9) | 9 | (0.7) | 3 | (0.3) | 1 | (0.3) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| Louisiana | 223 | (1.5) | 197 | (1.7) | 208 | (4.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 47 | (2.1) | 46 | (2.0) | 3 | (0.4) | 1 | (0.2) | # | (†) | 1 | (0.2) |
| Maine | 223 | (0.6) | 192 | (4.8) | ‡ | (†) | 217 | (5.5) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 92 | (0.7) | 3 | (0.5) | 2 | (0.2) | 2 | (0.2) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| Maryland | 242 | (1.3) | 213 | (1.1) | 226 | (2.1) | 252 | (3.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 45 | (1.3) | 35 | (1.0) | 9 | (0.7) | 6 | (0.8) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| Massachusetts | 243 | (0.7) | 216 | (2.0) | 216 | (1.5) | 243 | (2.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 68 | (1.7) | 9 | (1.0) | 14 | (1.3) | 6 | (0.5) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| Michigan | 225 | (1.0) | 192 | (2.4) | 206 | (3.1) | 236 | (6.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 70 | (1.4) | 17 | (1.2) | 6 | (0.6) | 3 | (0.6) | # | (†) | 1 | (0.5) |
| Minnesota | 229 | (1.0) | 199 | (2.8) | 201 | (3.0) | 218 | (5.7) | ‡ | (†) | 195 | (5.4) | 73 | (1.6) | 9 | (1.0) | 9 | (1.2) | 5 | (0.4) | # | (†) | 2 | (0.3) |
| Mississippi | 220 | (1.3) | 198 | (1.6) | 203 | (6.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 50 | (1.8) | 46 | (1.9) | 3 | (0.4) | 1 | (0.2) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| Missouri | 226 | (1.0) | 199 | (1.9) | 209 | (3.5) | 234 | (6.6) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 75 | (1.1) | 17 | (1.2) | 5 | (0.7) | 2 | (0.3) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| Montana | 229 | (0.7) | ‡ | (†) | 217 | (3.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 200 | (2.9) | 82 | (1.0) | 1 | (0.1) | 3 | (0.3) | 1 | (0.1) | # | (†) | 11 | (1.0) |
| Nebraska | 230 | (0.9) | 199 | (3.4) | 208 | (2.6) | 234 | (5.6) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 70 | (1.1) | 8 | (0.6) | 15 | (0.9) | 2 | (0.2) | # | (†) | 1 | (0.3) |
| Nevada | 224 | (1.3) | 202 | (2.2) | 203 | (1.5) | 223 | (2.6) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 37 | (1.0) | 10 | (0.6) | 42 | (1.2) | 6 | (0.5) | 1 | (0.2) | 1 | (0.3) |
| New Hampshire | 231 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) | 217 | (4.0) | 234 | (3.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 91 | (0.4) | 2 | (0.2) | 3 | (0.3) | 3 | (0.2) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| New Jersey | 239 | (1.0) | 216 | (2.7) | 216 | (2.3) | 248 | (2.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 54 | (1.9) | 14 | (1.4) | 22 | (1.8) | 9 | (1.1) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| New Mexico | 225 | (1.5) | 208 | (3.8) | 202 | (1.1) | 222 | (5.2) | ‡ | (†) | 193 | (2.8) | 28 | (1.1) | 2 | (0.2) | 59 | (1.2) | 2 | (0.2) | # | (†) | 9 | (0.9) |
| New York | 232 | (1.3) | 208 | (1.8) | 209 | (1.8) | 235 | (2.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 48 | (2.2) | 20 | (1.7) | 20 | (1.2) | 10 | (0.8) | # | (†) | 1 | (†) |
| North Carolina | 232 | (1.3) | 206 | (1.5) | 207 | (2.4) | 236 | (4.5) | ‡ | (†) | 192 | (4.3) | 54 | (1.3) | 26 | (1.1) | 12 | (0.8) | 3 | (0.4) | # | (†) | 1 | (0.1) |
| North Dakota | 228 | (0.5) | 220 | (4.3) | 214 | (3.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 206 | (2.5) | 85 | (0.4) | 2 | (0.2) | 3 | (0.2) | 1 | (0.2) | # | (†) | 9 | (0.3) |
| Ohio | 229 | (1.1) | 204 | (1.9) | 211 | (3.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 72 | (1.6) | 18 | (1.7) | 4 | (0.6) | 2 | (0.3) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| Oklahoma | 221 | (1.3) | 199 | (3.9) | 207 | (3.2) | 228 | (6.1) | ‡ | (†) | 212 | (2.2) | 56 | (1.2) | 11 | (0.8) | 12 | (1.1) | 2 | (0.2) | # | (†) | 18 | (0.8) |
| Oregon | 222 | (1.2) | 202 | (5.3) | 196 | (1.8) | 233 | (5.5) | ‡ | (†) | 213 | (5.7) | 65 | (1.0) | 3 | (0.4) | 21 | (0.9) | 4 | (0.5) | 1 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.2) |
| Pennsylvania | 233 | (1.1) | 204 | (2.2) | 202 | (2.8) | 244 | (3.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 74 | (1.7) | 13 | (1.4) | 8 | (1.0) | 3 | (0.4) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| Rhode Island | 230 | (0.9) | 208 | (2.7) | 204 | (1.8) | 233 | (3.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 64 | (0.9) | 8 | (0.5) | 22 | (0.9) | 3 | (0.3) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| South Carolina | 226 | (1.2) | 199 | (1.7) | 208 | (2.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 54 | (1.4) | 36 | (1.5) | 6 | (0.5) | 1 | (0.1) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| South Dakota | 225 | (0.8) | 204 | (4.3) | 207 | (4.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 197 | (3.0) | 78 | (0.8) | 3 | (0.3) | 3 | (0.3) | 1 | (0.1) | # | (†) | 14 | (0.7) |
| Tennessee | 221 | (1.3) | 198 | (1.6) | 201 | (3.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 68 | (1.5) | 23 | (1.6) | 7 | (0.7) | 2 | (0.3) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| Texas | 233 | (2.2) | 210 | (1.6) | 210 | (1.4) | 247 | (6.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 31 | (1.8) | 14 | (1.1) | 51 | (2.1) | 3 | (0.7) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| Utah | 226 | (1.0) | ‡ | (†) | 196 | (2.1) | 226 | (6.9) | 206 | (4.3) | 187 | (6.3) | 79 | (1.1) | 1 | (0.2) | 14 | (1.0) | 2 | (0.2) | 2 | (0.2) | 1 | (0.2) |
| Vermont | 228 | (0.7) | 205 | (5.6) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 92 | (0.3) | 2 | (0.2) | 1 | (0.2) | 2 | (0.2) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| Virginia | 235 | (1.2) | 210 | (1.6) | 209 | (2.8) | 236 | (4.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 56 | (1.6) | 21 | (1.1) | 11 | (1.0) | 7 | (0.7) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| Washington | 229 | (1.3) | 209 | (2.7) | 199 | (2.3) | 230 | (3.7) | ‡ | (†) | 202 | (4.1) | 58 | (1.4) | 5 | (0.6) | 21 | (1.4) | 7 | (0.6) | 1 | (0.2) | 2 | (0.2) |
| West Virginia | 216 | (0.8) | 196 | (3.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 92 | (0.7) | 5 | (0.6) | 1 | (0.2) | 1 | (0.2) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| Wisconsin | 227 | (0.9) | 196 | (1.8) | 202 | (1.9) | 224 | (2.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 75 | (1.3) | 9 | (0.7) | 10 | (0.9) | 4 | (0.4) | # | (†) | 2 | (0.8) |
| Wyoming | 227 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) | 213 | (1.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 192 | (3.6) | 80 | (0.5) | 1 | (0.2) | 14 | (0.4) | 1 | (0.2) | # | (†) | 3 | (0.2) |
| Department of Defense dependents schools |
233 | (0.8) | 222 | (1.7) | 226 | (1.6) | 233 | (2.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 48 | (0.6) | 16 | (0.4) | 17 | (0.5) | 6 | (0.3) | 1 | (0.2) | 1 | (0.2) |
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Scale ranges from 0 to 500. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Includes public school students who were tested with accommodations; excludes only those students with disabilities (SD) and English language learners (ELL) who were unable to be tested even with accommodations. SD and ELL populations, accommodation rates, and exclusion rates vary from state to state. Race/ethnicity based on school records. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and because table does not include students classified as “Two or more races.” | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2011 Reading Assessment, retrieved November 22, 2011, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared November 2011.) |
