Table 5. Difference between the estimated NAEP scale equivalents of state proficiency standards for reading at grade 8, by state: 2009 and 2005

State/jurisdiction	2009 NAEP scale equivalent	2005 NAEP scale equivalent	Change from 2005 NAEP scale equivalent		Standard error of the difference	2005 and 2009 tests are comparable¹
Alabama	234	236	-2.7		1.90	Yes
Alaska	231	230	1.0		1.92	Yes
Arizona	241	244	-2.9		1.69	Yes
Arkansas	241	254	-12.9	*	2.13	Yes
California	259	262	-3.6	*	0.99	Yes
Colorado	228	229	-0.2		2.63	Yes
Connecticut	243	242	0.6		2.41	No
Delaware	236	242	-5.5	*	1.55	No
District of Columbia	244	–	†		†	No
Florida	262	265	-2.9	*	1.41	Yes
Georgia	209	224	-15.3	*	3.12	No
Hawaii	241	261	-20.0	*	1.34	No
Idaho	218	235	-16.9	*	3.08	No
Illinois	234	245	-11.4	*	1.45	No
Indiana	255	249	5.4	*	2.17	No
Iowa	248	250	-2.3		1.36	Yes
Kansas	236	242	-6.1	*	1.92	No
Kentucky	253	–	†		†	No
Louisiana	243	251	-7.9	*	1.57	Yes
Maine	253	275	-22.7	*	1.79	No
Maryland	237	245	-7.5	*	2.19	Yes
Massachusetts	249	–	†		†	No
Michigan	236	–	†		†	No
Minnesota	259	–	†		†	No
Mississippi	254	246	7.9	*	2.02	No
Missouri	267	–	†		†	No
Montana	246	253	-7.1	*	1.60	No
Nebraska	–	–	†		†	No
Nevada	246	253	-6.9	*	1.28	Yes
New Hampshire	256	–	†		†	No
New Jersey	244	250	-6.3	*	1.62	No
New Mexico	246	251	-4.6	*	1.68	Yes
New York	247	268	-20.5	*	1.80	No
North Carolina	246	217	29.7	*	1.69	No
North Dakota	253	255	-1.7		1.60	Yes
Ohio	251	241	10.6	*	2.23	Yes
Oklahoma	249	244	5.1	*	1.78	No
Oregon	250	254	-3.9	*	1.79	No
Pennsylvania	245	258	-12.8	*	2.03	Yes
Rhode Island	252	–	†		†	Yes
South Carolina	245	276	-31.5	*	2.12	No
South Dakota	254	–	†		†	No
Tennessee	211	221	-10.6	*	2.94	Yes
Texas	201	225	-23.6	*	3.26	Yes
Utah	235	–	†		†	No
Vermont	259	–	†		†	Yes
Virginia	229	243	-14.3	*	2.12	No
Washington	253	–	†		†	No
West Virginia	249	228	20.6	*	2.42	No
Wisconsin	232	229	3.2		2.14	Yes
Wyoming	259	278	-19.1	*	1.99	No
– State assessment data not available.
† Not applicable.
* Statistically significant at p<.05.
¹ State assessment is comparable between years when state confirmed making no substantive changes in the assessment.
NOTE: Differences are computed using unrounded numbers. Standard errors of the NAEP scale equivalents are listed in Table 1a and Table 3a.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2005 and 2009 Reading Assessments. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, EDFacts SY 2008–09, Washington, DC, 2010. The National Longitudinal School-Level State Assessment Score Database (NLSLSASD) 2010.

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