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Comparison of change in average reading scores from 2013 to 2015 in the reported NAEP estimates and the full population estimates (FPE), grade 4: By state
JurisdictionReportedFPEReported-FPE
difference
201520132015-2013201520132015-2013
Alabama217.0 218.6 -1.5 216.3 217.8 -1.4 0.1
Alaska212.8 209.3 3.4*211.9 208.4 3.4*0.0
Arizona215.3 213.1 2.2 214.3 212.4 1.9 -0.3
Arkansas218.1 218.5 -0.4 217.0 217.8 -0.8 -0.4
California212.7 212.5 0.1 211.5 210.7 0.8 0.6
Colorado1224.0 226.7 -2.6 222.9 225.6 -2.7 #
Connecticut228.9 229.6 -0.6 227.7 228.7 -0.9 -0.3
Delaware223.7 225.8 -2.1 222.3 222.8 -0.5 1.5
District of Columbia212.3 205.6 6.7*211.1 204.8 6.3*-0.4
DoDEA1 2233.8 232.1 1.6 232.6 229.0 3.6*2.0
Florida227.2 227.5 -0.3 226.3 226.0 0.3 0.6
Georgia222.0 221.8 0.2 219.7 219.2 0.5 0.4
Hawaii215.1 214.8 0.3 213.9 213.6 0.3 #
Idaho221.7 219.3 2.4 220.5 218.2 2.2 -0.2
Illinois222.0 218.5 3.5 221.4 217.9 3.5 0.0
Indiana227.3 225.3 1.9 226.6 224.1 2.5 0.6
Iowa223.6 223.8 -0.2 222.8 223.1 -0.3 -0.1
Kansas221.1 223.4 -2.3 219.8 222.3 -2.5 -0.2
Kentucky228.1 224.4 3.6*225.3 222.5 2.8 -0.8
Louisiana216.2 210.5 5.7*214.5 209.8 4.7*-1.1
Maine223.7 224.8 -1.1 223.1 223.9 -0.8 0.3
Maryland222.9 232.1 -9.1*220.8 224.5 -3.8 5.4
Massachusetts235.3 232.4 2.9 233.5 230.8 2.6 -0.3
Michigan216.3 217.4 -1.1 214.5 215.0 -0.6 0.5
Minnesota223.4 227.0 -3.7*222.0 225.4 -3.4 0.3
Mississippi214.1 208.5 5.6*213.7 208.2 5.5*-0.1
Missouri222.7 222.3 0.4 222.0 221.6 0.5 0.1
Montana1224.8 223.0 1.8 223.5 221.2 2.3*0.5
Nebraska226.6 223.3 3.4*225.6 221.0 4.5*1.2
Nevada214.4 213.8 0.7 213.2 212.9 0.3 -0.4
New Hampshire231.9 232.0 # 231.2 230.7 0.5 0.5
New Jersey229.5 228.7 0.8 228.4 227.8 0.6 -0.2
New Mexico207.2 205.8 1.5 206.1 205.2 0.9 -0.5
New York222.6 223.8 -1.2 221.8 223.1 -1.3 -0.1
North Carolina225.8 222.2 3.6*224.8 221.0 3.8*0.2
North Dakota1224.7 224.1 0.6 223.4 221.5 1.9*1.3
Ohio224.9 223.9 1.0 223.7 222.5 1.1 0.1
Oklahoma1221.8 217.0 4.8*220.3 215.9 4.4*-0.4
Oregon220.2 219.1 1.1 218.6 217.2 1.4 0.3
Pennsylvania226.7 226.4 0.3 225.7 225.1 0.6 0.3
Rhode Island225.5 222.8 2.7*224.2 221.9 2.3 -0.4
South Carolina218.0 213.6 4.3*217.1 212.4 4.7*0.4
South Dakota220.5 217.9 2.5 218.5 216.1 2.3 -0.2
Tennessee218.6 219.7 -1.1 216.9 217.8 -0.9 0.2
Texas217.9 216.9 1.0 215.7 214.1 1.6 0.5
Utah226.1 222.8 3.4*225.2 220.6 4.6*1.2
Vermont230.1 228.0 2.1*229.1 227.3 1.8 -0.3
Virginia229.0 228.6 0.4 227.9 227.4 0.5 0.1
Washington225.9 225.0 0.8 224.7 223.1 1.5 0.7
West Virginia216.3 214.7 1.6 215.0 213.5 1.6 #
Wisconsin223.4 220.8 2.5 222.3 219.7 2.6 #
Wyoming228.2 225.8 2.3*227.4 225.1 2.4*#
# Rounds to zero.
* Statistically significant change.
1The significance of the trend results from the officially reported sample for this jurisdiction would be different under the scenario.
2Department of Defense Education Activity (domestic and overseas schools).
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2013 and 2015 Reading Assessments.

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Last updated 09 January 2018 (FW)