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Table B.2.a.-1 Percentage distribution of public school students across National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) reading achievement levels, by grade level and school locale: 2011 |
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| Grade level and school locale | Below or at Basic | At or above Proficient | ||||||||||||
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| Below Basic | At Basic | Total | At Proficient | At Advanced | ||||||||||
| Percent | Standard error | Percent | Standard error | Percent | Standard error | Percent | Standard error | Percent | Standard error | |||||
| Grade 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 33.8 | (0.36) | 33.8 | (0.27) | 32.4 | (0.39) | 24.9 | (0.30) | 7.5 | (0.17) | ||||
| City | 41.8 | (0.84) | 32.0 | (0.62) | 26.2 | (0.74) | 20.0 | (0.49) | 6.2 | (0.35) | ||||
| Large | 45.7 | (1.07) | 31.4 | (0.83) | 22.9 | (0.75) | 17.8 | (0.54) | 5.1 | (0.34) | ||||
| Midsize | 39.9 | (2.23) | 32.3 | (1.15) | 27.8 | (2.07) | 20.7 | (1.42) | 7.1 | (0.90) | ||||
| Small | 35.3 | (1.24) | 32.9 | (1.11) | 31.7 | (1.37) | 24.1 | (0.91) | 7.6 | (0.71) | ||||
| Suburban | 28.9 | (0.59) | 33.8 | (0.40) | 37.3 | (0.72) | 27.9 | (0.59) | 9.4 | (0.31) | ||||
| Large | 28.6 | (0.71) | 33.3 | (0.42) | 38.1 | (0.83) | 28.2 | (0.70) | 9.8 | (0.37) | ||||
| Midsize | 30.9 | (1.93) | 36.2 | (1.58) | 32.9 | (1.76) | 26.4 | (1.52) | 6.4 | (0.74) | ||||
| Small | 29.6 | (2.27) | 35.9 | (1.54) | 34.5 | (2.52) | 26.4 | (1.70) | 8.1 | (1.20) | ||||
| Town | 36.4 | (0.96) | 34.8 | (0.52) | 28.9 | (0.99) | 23.4 | (0.85) | 5.4 | (0.43) | ||||
| Fringe | 30.5 | (1.68) | 34.6 | (1.56) | 34.8 | (1.86) | 27.4 | (1.49) | 7.5 | (1.06) | ||||
| Distant | 39.9 | (1.82) | 34.5 | (1.19) | 25.6 | (1.34) | 21.3 | (1.14) | 4.4 | (0.46) | ||||
| Remote | 37.1 | (1.91) | 35.4 | (1.29) | 27.5 | (1.68) | 22.5 | (1.61) | 5.0 | (0.53) | ||||
| Rural | 29.8 | (0.48) | 35.7 | (0.41) | 34.5 | (0.60) | 27.1 | (0.44) | 7.4 | (0.36) | ||||
| Fringe | 27.5 | (0.78) | 34.9 | (0.68) | 37.6 | (0.93) | 28.8 | (0.69) | 8.7 | (0.57) | ||||
| Distant | 32.2 | (0.79) | 37.0 | (0.71) | 30.8 | (0.69) | 25.3 | (0.54) | 5.5 | (0.43) | ||||
| Remote | 36.1 | (1.27) | 35.8 | (1.10) | 28.1 | (1.02) | 23.1 | (0.90) | 5.1 | (0.56) | ||||
| Grade 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 25.3 | (0.31) | 43.0 | (0.26) | 31.6 | (0.28) | 28.6 | (0.25) | 3.0 | (0.11) | ||||
| City | 32.3 | (0.59) | 41.7 | (0.56) | 26.0 | (0.46) | 23.5 | (0.41) | 2.4 | (0.18) | ||||
| Large | 35.3 | (0.62) | 42.2 | (0.62) | 22.5 | (0.60) | 20.4 | (0.52) | 2.1 | (0.22) | ||||
| Midsize | 33.5 | (1.68) | 40.8 | (1.57) | 25.8 | (1.46) | 23.3 | (1.22) | 2.5 | (0.47) | ||||
| Small | 25.9 | (1.14) | 41.6 | (1.12) | 32.5 | (1.25) | 29.4 | (1.22) | 3.1 | (0.43) | ||||
| Suburban | 22.2 | (0.45) | 42.0 | (0.48) | 35.8 | (0.58) | 31.9 | (0.47) | 3.9 | (0.20) | ||||
| Large | 22.0 | (0.50) | 41.7 | (0.50) | 36.2 | (0.62) | 32.2 | (0.54) | 4.0 | (0.21) | ||||
| Midsize | 24.3 | (1.49) | 44.3 | (1.41) | 31.4 | (1.58) | 28.4 | (1.27) | 3.0 | (0.83) | ||||
| Small | 20.8 | (1.77) | 42.1 | (2.41) | 37.2 | (3.05) | 33.4 | (2.67) | 3.7 | (0.88) | ||||
| Town | 25.0 | (0.69) | 45.4 | (0.72) | 29.5 | (0.70) | 27.2 | (0.61) | 2.3 | (0.23) | ||||
| Fringe | 21.5 | (1.03) | 45.2 | (1.23) | 33.3 | (1.34) | 30.2 | (1.31) | 3.0 | (0.39) | ||||
| Distant | 27.8 | (1.25) | 46.0 | (1.31) | 26.2 | (1.17) | 24.7 | (1.18) | 1.5 | (0.27) | ||||
| Remote | 25.8 | (1.03) | 44.8 | (1.29) | 29.4 | (1.20) | 26.9 | (0.93) | 2.4 | (0.56) | ||||
| Rural | 21.8 | (0.54) | 45.0 | (0.48) | 33.2 | (0.60) | 30.6 | (0.58) | 2.7 | (0.19) | ||||
| Fringe | 20.8 | (0.84) | 44.0 | (0.60) | 35.3 | (0.97) | 32.1 | (0.91) | 3.1 | (0.28) | ||||
| Distant | 23.2 | (0.91) | 46.1 | (0.74) | 30.7 | (0.87) | 28.7 | (0.88) | 2.1 | (0.24) | ||||
| Remote | 23.9 | (1.19) | 47.1 | (1.10) | 29.0 | (1.57) | 27.1 | (1.60) | 1.9 | (0.47) | ||||
| Grade 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| City | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Large | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Midsize | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Small | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Suburban | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Large | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Midsize | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Small | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Town | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Fringe | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Distant | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Remote | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Rural | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Fringe | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Distant | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Remote | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| — Not available. | ||||||||||||||
| † Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||
| NOTE: The achievement levels define what students should know and be able to do: Basic indicates partial mastery of fundamental skills, Proficient indicates demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter, and Advanced indicates superior performance. For more information on achievement levels, see http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/reading/achieve.asp. For more details on urban-centric locale categories, see http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ruraled/definitions.asp. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | ||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2011 Reading Assessment, NAEP Data Explorer. |
