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| Table 114. | Average scale score in reading for 4th-graders in public schools, by race/ethnicity and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1994 to 2003 |
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State or | | | | | Race/ethnicity\1\
jurisdiction | 1994| 1998| 2002| |______________________________________________________
| Average| Average| Average| Average| | | | | American
| | | | | White,| Black,| Hispanic | Asian/ | Indian/
| | | | | non- | non-| | Pacific | Alaska
| | | | | Hispanic| Hispanic| | Islander | Native
________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
United States\2\ ....| 212 (1.1)| 213 (1.2)| 217 (0.5)| 216 (0.3)| 227 (0.2)| 197 (0.4)| 199 (0.6)| 225 (1.3)|202 (1.4)
|___________|___________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
Alabama ................| 208 (1.5)| 211 (1.9)| 207 (1.4)| 207 (1.7)| 219 (1.5)| 188 (2.5)| ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
Alaska .................|--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) | 212 (1.6)| 226 (1.2)| 209 (3.5)| 209 (3.0)| 207 (4.5)|184 (2.5)
Arizona ...............| 206 (1.9)| 206 (1.4)| 205 (1.5)| 209 (1.2)| 223 (1.4)| 196 (3.4)| 195 (1.9)| 225 (4.9)|182 (2.5)
Arkansas ...............| 209 (1.7)| 209 (1.6)| 213 (1.4)| 214 (1.4)| 223 (1.3)| 190 (2.3)| 204(4.1)!| ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
California\3,4\ ........| 197 (1.8)| 202 (2.5)| 206 (2.5)| 206 (1.2)| 224 (1.7)| 193 (3.1)| 191 (1.3)| 224 (3.2)| ‡ (†)
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Colorado ...............| 213 (1.3)| 220 (1.4)|--- (†) | 224 (1.2)| 232 (1.2)| 208 (2.6)| 205 (1.6)| 225 (3.7)| ‡ (†)
Connecticut ............| 222 (1.6)| 230 (1.6)| 229 (1.1)| 228 (1.1)| 238 (1.2)| 201 (2.2)| 206 (2.5)| 231 (3.9)| ‡ (†)
Delaware ...............| 206 (1.1)| 207 (1.7)| 224 (0.6)| 224 (0.7)| 233 (0.7)| 211 (1.1)| 209 (3.0)| 238 (3.5)| ‡ (†)
District of Columbia ...|--- (†) | 179 (1.2)| 191 (0.9)| 188 (0.9)| 254 (2.6)| 184 (0.8)| 187 (2.8)| ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
Florida ................| 205 (1.7)| 206 (1.4)| 214 (1.4)| 218 (1.1)| 229 (1.3)| 198 (1.9)| 211 (2.2)| 233 (6.2)| ‡ (†)
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Georgia ................| 207 (2.4)| 209 (1.4)| 215 (1.0)| 214 (1.3)| 226 (1.4)| 199 (1.3)| 201 (3.5)| 233 (6.2)| ‡ (†)
Hawaii .................| 201 (1.7)| 200 (1.5)| 208 (0.9)| 208 (1.4)| 221 (2.2)| 211 (3.0)| 204 (4.7)| 205 (1.6)| ‡ (†)
Idaho ..................|--- (†) |--- (†) | 220 (1.1)| 218 (1.0)| 222 (0.9)| ‡ (†) | 199 (2.1)| ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
Illinois ...............|--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) | 216 (1.6)| 228 (1.8)| 194 (1.8)| 197 (3.1)| 235 (4.9)| ‡ (†)
Indiana ................| 220 (1.3)|--- (†) | 222 (1.4)| 220 (1.0)| 224 (1.0)| 197 (3.9)| 212(3.1)!| ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
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Iowa\3,4\ ..............| 223 (1.3)| 220 (1.6)| 223 (1.1)| 223 (1.1)| 226 (1.1)| 196 (2.7)| 205 (3.6)| ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
Kansas\3,4\ ............|--- (†) | 221 (1.4)| 222 (1.4)| 220 (1.2)| 225 (1.3)| 197 (2.9)| 207 (2.5)| ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
Kentucky ...............| 212 (1.6)| 218 (1.5)| 219 (1.1)| 219 (1.3)| 221 (1.2)| 202 (3.3)| ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
Louisiana ..............| 197 (1.3)| 200 (1.6)| 207 (1.7)| 205 (1.4)| 223 (1.4)| 189 (1.6)| ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
Maine ..................| 228 (1.3)| 225 (1.4)| 225 (1.1)| 224 (0.9)| 224 (0.9)| ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
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Maryland ...............| 210 (1.5)| 212 (1.6)| 217 (1.5)| 219 (1.4)| 231 (1.5)| 200 (2.1)| 209 (4.5)| 237 (4.0)| ‡ (†)
Massachusetts\3\ .......| 223 (1.3)| 223 (1.4)| 234 (1.1)| 228 (1.2)| 234 (1.3)| 207 (1.6)| 202 (2.1)| 229 (3.4)| ‡ (†)
Michigan ...............|--- (†) | 216 (1.5)| 219 (1.1)| 219 (1.2)| 228 (0.9)| 189 (2.0)| 205(3.4)!| 232(8.4)!| ‡ (†)
Minnesota\3,4\ .........| 218 (1.4)| 219 (1.7)| 225 (1.1)| 223 (1.1)| 229 (1.0)| 194 (3.4)| 195 (3.7)| 197 (2.8)| ‡ (†)
Mississippi ............| 202 (1.6)| 203 (1.3)| 203 (1.3)| 205 (1.3)| 221 (1.3)| 192 (1.7)| ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
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Missouri ...............| 217 (1.5)| 216 (1.3)| 220 (1.3)| 222 (1.2)| 227 (1.3)| 203 (1.7)| 218 (4.2)| ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
Montana\3,4\ ...........| 222 (1.4)| 225 (1.5)| 224 (1.8)| 223 (1.2)| 227 (1.0)| ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) |195 (4.0)
Nebraska\5\ ............| 220 (1.5)|--- (†) | 222 (1.5)| 221 (1.0)| 225 (1.1)| 203 (2.9)| 202 (2.7)| ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
Nevada .................|--- --- | 206 (1.8)| 209 (1.2)| 207 (1.2)| 217 (1.5)| 193 (3.0)| 192 (2.0)| 214 (2.6)|190(6.0)!
New Hampshire\3\ .......| 223 (1.5)| 226 (1.7)|--- (†) | 228 (1.0)| 229 (0.9)| ‡ (†) | 206 (4.5)| ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
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New Jersey .............| 219 (1.2)|--- (†) |--- (†) | 225 (1.2)| 235 (1.4)| 200 (3.3)| 212 (2.1)| 235 (3.3)| ‡ (†)
New Mexico .............| 205 (1.7)| 205 (1.4)| 208 (1.6)| 203 (1.5)| 222 (2.0)| 202 (5.2)| 197 (1.9)| ‡ (†) |182 (2.6)
New York\3,4\ ..........| 212 (1.4)| 215 (1.6)| 222 (1.5)| 222 (1.1)| 235 (1.3)| 203 (1.9)| 208 (1.9)| 230 (2.5)| ‡ (†)
North Carolina .........| 214 (1.5)| 213 (1.6)| 222 (1.0)| 221 (1.0)| 232 (1.1)| 203 (1.2)| 212 (2.8)| 227 (3.8)|200(5.5)!
North Dakota\4\ ........| 225 (1.2)|--- (†) | 224 (1.0)| 222 (0.9)| 224 (0.9)| ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) |202 (1.8)
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Ohio ..................|--- (†) |--- (†) | 222 (1.3)| 222 (1.2)| 226 (1.3)| 202 (2.4)| 207 (5.7)| ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
Oklahoma ...............|--- (†) | 219 (1.2)| 213 (1.2)| 214 (1.2)| 220 (1.3)| 195 (2.5)| 200 (3.0)| ‡ (†) |206 (2.9)
Oregon .................|--- (†) | 212 (1.8)| 220 (1.4)| 218 (1.3)| 222 (1.2)| 202 (5.1)| 199 (2.3)| 219 (4.0)| ‡ (†)
Pennsylvania\5\ ........| 215 (1.6)|--- (†) | 221 (1.2)| 219 (1.3)| 227 (1.2)| 191 (2.3)| 195(4.4)!| ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
Rhode Island\5\ ........| 220 (1.3)| 218 (1.4)| 220 (1.2)| 216 (1.3)| 224 (1.3)| 196 (3.3)| 196 (2.7)| 221 (3.5)| ‡ (†)
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South Carolina .........| 203 (1.4)| 209 (1.4)| 214 (1.3)| 215 (1.3)| 226 (1.5)| 199 (1.4)| 205 (5.7)| ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
South Dakota ...........|--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) | 222 (1.2)| 227 (0.9)| ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) |197 (3.4)
Tennessee\4,5\ .........| 213 (1.7)| 212 (1.4)| 214 (1.2)| 212 (1.6)| 220 (1.4)| 188 (2.7)| 206 (5.6)| ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
Texas ..................| 212 (1.9)| 214 (1.9)| 217 (1.7)| 215 (1.0)| 227 (1.6)| 202 (1.9)| 205 (1.3)| 229(4.3)!| ‡ (†)
Utah ...................| 217 (1.3)| 216 (1.2)| 222 (1.0)| 219 (1.0)| 223 (1.0)| ‡ (†) | 194 (2.7)| 212 (5.1)| ‡ (†)
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Vermont ................|--- (†) |--- (†) | 227 (1.1)| 226 (0.9)| 226 (0.9)| ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
Virginia ...............| 213 (1.5)| 217 (1.2)| 225 (1.3)| 223 (1.5)| 231 (2.0)| 206 (2.1)| 210 (3.0)| 235 (4.5)| ‡ (†)
Washington\4\ ..........| 213 (1.5)| 218 (1.4)| 224 (1.2)| 221 (1.1)| 226 (1.1)| 212 (2.4)| 201 (2.7)| 218 (2.9)|208 (4.9)
West Virginia ..........| 213 (1.1)| 216 (1.7)| 219 (1.2)| 219 (1.0)| 220 (1.0)| 203 (3.7)| ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
Wisconsin\3,4,5\ .......| 224 (1.1)| 222 (1.1)|--- (†) | 221 (0.8)| 225 (1.0)| 200 (2.5)| 209(3.5)!| 213 (4.6)|211(3.5)!
Wyoming ................| 221 (1.2)| 218 (1.5)| 221 (1.0)| 222 (0.8)| 224 (0.8)| ‡ (†) | 214 (2.5)| ‡ (†) |189 (3.5)
|___________|___________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
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Department of Defense | | | | | | | | |
dependents schools | | | | | | | | |
Domestic schools .....|--- (†) | 219 (1.6)| 225 (0.7)| 223 (1.2)| 232 (1.6)| 213 (2.1)| 216 (3.0)| ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
Overseas schools .....| 218 (0.9)| 221 (1.0)| 224 (0.5)| 225 (0.6)| 230 (1.0)| 215 (1.7)| 220 (2.1)| 223 (2.0)| ‡ (†)
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Other jurisdictions | | | | | | | | |
Guam .................| 181 (1.2)|--- (†) | 185 (1.3)|--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†)
Virgin Islands .......|--- (†) | 174 (2.2)| 179 (1.9)|--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†)
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---Not available. NOTE: Scale ranges from 0 to 500. Unlike data for previous years, the 2002 and 2003 data are from samples where accommodations were permitted for special needs students. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998, 2002, and 2003 Reading Report Cards for the Nation and the States. (This table was prepared August 2004.)
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