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Comparison of change in average reading scores from 2015 to 2017 in the reported NAEP estimates and the full population estimates (FPE), grade 4: By state
JurisdictionReportedFPEReported-FPE
difference
201720152017-2015201720152017-2015
Alabama216.4 217.0 -0.6 215.0 216.3 -1.3 0.7
Alaska207.0 212.8 -5.8*206.2 211.9 -5.6*-0.1
Arizona215.5 215.3 0.2 214.5 214.3 0.3 -0.1
Arkansas216.1 218.1 -2.0 214.9 217.0 -2.1 0.1
California215.4 212.7 2.7 214.4 211.5 2.9 -0.2
Colorado224.7 224.0 0.7 223.6 222.9 0.6 0.1
Connecticut228.4 228.9 -0.6 227.0 227.7 -0.8 0.2
Delaware221.5 223.7 -2.2 220.5 222.3 -1.8 -0.4
District of Columbia213.4 212.3 1.1 212.0 211.1 0.9 0.2
DoDEA1234.5 233.8 0.7 233.7 232.6 1.1 -0.4
Florida228.3 227.2 1.1 226.1 226.3 -0.2 1.3
Georgia219.7 222.0 -2.3 218.3 219.7 -1.4 -0.9
Hawaii216.4 215.1 1.2 214.9 213.9 1.0 0.2
Idaho222.8 221.7 1.1 221.5 220.5 1.0 0.1
Illinois220.4 222.0 -1.7 219.4 221.4 -2.0 0.4
Indiana226.4 227.3 -0.9 225.6 226.6 -1.0 0.1
Iowa221.7 223.6 -1.9 220.8 222.8 -2.0 0.1
Kansas223.3 221.1 2.2 221.9 219.8 2.1 0.1
Kentucky224.1 228.1 -4.0*222.1 225.3 -3.2*-0.8
Louisiana211.6 216.2 -4.6*210.2 214.5 -4.2*-0.4
Maine221.4 223.7 -2.3 220.5 223.1 -2.6 0.3
Maryland225.0 222.9 2.1 223.3 220.8 2.5 -0.4
Massachusetts235.7 235.3 0.4 234.0 233.5 0.5 -0.1
Michigan217.8 216.3 1.4 215.9 214.5 1.4 #
Minnesota224.5 223.4 1.2 223.2 222.0 1.2 #
Mississippi215.2 214.1 1.1 214.5 213.7 0.8 0.3
Missouri222.7 222.7 0.0 222.0 222.0 0.0 #
Montana222.3 224.8 -2.4 221.7 223.5 -1.8 -0.7
Nebraska224.1 226.6 -2.5 222.7 225.6 -2.9 0.3
Nevada214.8 214.4 0.4 214.0 213.2 0.7 -0.3
New Hampshire228.9 231.9 -3.0*228.2 231.2 -2.9*-0.1
New Jersey232.9 229.5 3.5 232.0 228.4 3.6 -0.1
New Mexico207.7 207.2 0.5 206.6 206.1 0.5 #
New York221.9 222.6 -0.8 220.8 221.8 -1.0 0.2
North Carolina223.9 225.8 -1.9 222.9 224.8 -1.9 #
North Dakota221.5 224.7 -3.2*220.5 223.4 -2.9*-0.2
Ohio225.3 224.9 0.3 224.2 223.7 0.5 -0.2
Oklahoma216.6 221.8 -5.2*215.3 220.3 -5.0*-0.3
Oregon217.5 220.2 -2.7 216.7 218.6 -1.9 -0.8
Pennsylvania224.9 226.7 -1.7 223.2 225.7 -2.5 0.7
Rhode Island223.4 225.5 -2.1 221.8 224.2 -2.4 0.2
South Carolina213.1 218.0 -4.8*212.3 217.1 -4.8*-0.1
South Dakota221.8 220.5 1.3 220.5 218.5 2.0 -0.7
Tennessee219.0 218.6 0.3 217.4 216.9 0.5 -0.2
Texas214.9 217.9 -3.1 213.1 215.7 -2.5 -0.5
Utah225.2 226.1 -1.0 224.1 225.2 -1.1 0.1
Vermont226.4 230.1 -3.7*225.3 229.1 -3.8*0.2
Virginia227.6 229.0 -1.4 225.9 227.9 -2.0 0.6
Washington223.1 225.9 -2.8 221.6 224.7 -3.0 0.3
West Virginia217.3 216.3 1.1 216.3 215.0 1.3 -0.2
Wisconsin219.6 223.4 -3.7*218.7 222.3 -3.6*-0.2
Wyoming226.8 228.2 -1.3 226.1 227.4 -1.4 #
# Rounds to zero.
* Statistically significant change.
1 Department 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), 2015 and 2017 Reading Assessments.

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Last updated 04 April 2018 (RF)