Education in States and Nations: 1991
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Percentile score
Average ----------------------------------------------
proficiency 5th 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th 95th
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Alabama 1.7 4.2 1.9 1.8 2.0 1.7 2.0 2.8
Arizona 1.3 2.1 1.6 1.3 1.9 1.2 1.3 1.4
Arkansas 1.2 2.9 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.7
California 1.7 3.0 2.7 2.6 1.8 1.7 2.5 3.8
Colorado 1.1 2.8 1.6 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2
Connecticut 1.1 3.3 2.6 1.7 0.8 1.0 1.4 2.4
Delaware 1.0 3.1 1.8 0.9 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.9
District of Columbia 0.9 1.7 1.0 1.2 1.8 2.8 1.7 3.4
Florida 1.5 2.0 3.0 1.6 2.0 1.7 2.0 1.4
Georgia 1.2 1.9 1.5 1.5 1.3 2.1 1.5 1.8
Hawaii 0.9 2.7 1.5 1.0 1.6 1.0 1.3 1.6
Idaho 0.8 2.1 1.1 0.9 1.2 0.8 1.1 1.8
Indiana 1.2 1.9 1.5 1.2 1.3 1.9 2.9 1.1
Iowa 1.0 1.1 2.1 1.4 1.1 1.5 1.6 2.6
Kentucky 1.1 3.3 1.7 1.6 1.0 1.3 2.8 1.8
Louisiana 1.7 2.8 2.6 2.2 1.6 2.0 1.8 2.1
Maine 1.0 1.8 2.3 1.2 1.1 1.7 1.3 2.6
Maryland 1.3 2.9 1.8 2.3 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.9
Massachusetts 1.1 2.4 1.4 2.2 2.0 1.6 1.7 2.3
Michigan 1.4 1.6 1.4 2.3 1.6 2.9 2.3 1.7
Minnesota 1.0 2.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 2.0
Mississippi 1.2 2.6 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.8
Missouri 1.2 1.8 2.9 1.8 1.4 1.6 1.3 2.2
Nebraska 1.1 1.8 1.7 1.2 1.4 1.0 1.6 3.5
New Hampshire 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.9 1.1 2.0 2.9
New Jersey 1.6 2.8 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.2 1.6 1.3
New Mexico 0.9 2.0 2.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.3 2.1
New York 2.1 6.5 3.1 2.8 1.8 1.4 2.4 1.5
North Carolina 1.2 3.1 2.6 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.5 2.5
North Dakota 1.2 2.3 1.2 1.4 1.0 1.4 1.7 1.2
Ohio 1.5 2.9 1.9 2.0 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.8
Oklahoma 1.2 3.6 1.3 1.4 1.1 1.4 1.5 1.8
Pennsylvania 1.5 2.2 2.3 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.8 1.8
Rhode Island 0.7 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.7 1.1 0.9
South Carolina 1.0 1.6 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.7 1.5 1.8
Tennessee 1.4 3.5 2.1 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.5 2.8
Texas 1.3 1.2 2.6 1.2 1.9 2.3 1.5 3.3
Utah 0.7 1.3 1.2 1.7 0.8 1.2 1.2 1.8
Virginia 1.2 1.8 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.9
West Virginia 1.0 2.7 1.5 1.0 1.7 1.1 1.8 1.8
Wisconsin 1.5 3.8 2.6 2.1 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.9
Wyoming 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 2.6
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NOTE: The states of Alaska, Illinois, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Vermont, and Washington did not participate either year.
SOURCE: Educational Testing Service, IAEP/NAEP Cross-linking Study, 1993.
