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| Table 130. | Average reading scale score and percentage of 8th-graders in public schools attaining reading achievement levels, by locale and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 2003 through 2009 |
| State or jurisdiction | Average scale score1 | Percent attaining reading achievement levels, 2009 |
Average scale score1 by school location, 2009 |
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| 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | Below Basic | At or above Basic2 | At or above Profi-cient3 | At Advanced 4 |
City | Suburb | Town | Rural | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 261 | (0.2) | 260 | (0.2) | 261 | (0.2) | 262 | (0.3) | 26 | (0.4) | 74 | (0.4) | 30 | (0.4) | 2 | (0.1) | 256 | (0.4) | 266 | (0.5) | 261 | (1.0) | 264 | (0.3) |
| Alabama | 253 | (1.5) | 252 | (1.4) | 252 | (1.0) | 255 | (1.1) | 34 | (1.4) | 66 | (1.4) | 24 | (1.2) | 1 | (0.3) | 249 | (3.3) | 261 | (3.5) | 256 | (2.4) | 255 | (1.4) |
| Alaska | 256 | (1.1) | 259 | (0.9) | 259 | (1.0) | 259 | (0.9) | 28 | (1.2) | 72 | (1.2) | 27 | (1.3) | 2 | (0.3) | 260 | (1.6) | ‡ | (†) | 268 | (1.4) | 250 | (2.2) |
| Arizona | 255 | (1.4) | 255 | (1.0) | 255 | (1.2) | 258 | (1.2) | 32 | (1.5) | 68 | (1.5) | 27 | (1.3) | 3 | (0.5) | 255 | (2.0) | 264 | (2.0) | 252 | (3.3) | 259 | (2.2) |
| Arkansas | 258 | (1.3) | 258 | (1.1) | 258 | (1.0) | 258 | (1.2) | 31 | (1.3) | 69 | (1.3) | 27 | (1.4) | 2 | (0.4) | 257 | (2.6) | 258 | (5.5) | 259 | (1.7) | 258 | (1.9) |
| California5 | 251 | (1.3) | 250 | (0.6) | 251 | (0.8) | 253 | (1.2) | 36 | (1.4) | 64 | (1.4) | 22 | (1.3) | 2 | (0.4) | 251 | (1.9) | 254 | (1.9) | 245 | (3.5) | 262 | (3.6) |
| Colorado | 268 | (1.2) | 265 | (1.1) | 266 | (1.0) | 266 | (0.8) | 22 | (1.1) | 78 | (1.1) | 32 | (1.1) | 2 | (0.4) | 259 | (1.6) | 269 | (1.5) | 264 | (2.4) | 271 | (1.6) |
| Connecticut | 267 | (1.1) | 264 | (1.3) | 267 | (1.6) | 272 | (0.9) | 19 | (0.9) | 81 | (0.9) | 43 | (1.4) | 5 | (0.5) | 258 | (2.3) | 276 | (1.2) | 261 | (4.5) | 282 | (2.7) |
| Delaware | 265 | (0.7) | 266 | (0.6) | 265 | (0.6) | 265 | (0.7) | 22 | (1.0) | 78 | (1.0) | 31 | (0.9) | 2 | (0.4) | 256 | (2.3) | 262 | (1.0) | 268 | (1.8) | 271 | (1.1) |
| District of Columbia | 239 | (0.8) | 238 | (0.9) | 241 | (0.7) | 242 | (0.9) | 49 | (1.1) | 51 | (1.1) | 14 | (0.8) | 1 | (0.6) | 242 | (0.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Florida | 257 | (1.3) | 256 | (1.2) | 260 | (1.2) | 264 | (1.2) | 24 | (1.3) | 76 | (1.3) | 32 | (1.4) | 2 | (0.4) | 262 | (3.0) | 267 | (1.4) | 256 | (5.6) | 264 | (2.3) |
| Georgia | 258 | (1.1) | 257 | (1.3) | 259 | (1.0) | 260 | (1.0) | 28 | (1.8) | 72 | (1.8) | 27 | (1.3) | 2 | (0.4) | 248 | (2.5) | 265 | (1.5) | 256 | (3.5) | 260 | (1.7) |
| Hawaii | 251 | (0.9) | 249 | (0.9) | 251 | (0.8) | 255 | (0.6) | 33 | (0.9) | 67 | (0.9) | 22 | (1.4) | 1 | (0.4) | 260 | (1.5) | 253 | (1.3) | 252 | (1.2) | 254 | (1.5) |
| Idaho | 264 | (0.9) | 264 | (1.1) | 265 | (0.9) | 265 | (0.9) | 23 | (1.3) | 77 | (1.3) | 33 | (1.4) | 2 | (0.4) | 269 | (2.5) | 265 | (2.2) | 263 | (1.8) | 263 | (1.7) |
| Illinois | 266 | (1.0) | 264 | (1.0) | 263 | (1.0) | 265 | (1.2) | 23 | (1.3) | 77 | (1.3) | 33 | (1.5) | 2 | (0.3) | 255 | (1.5) | 266 | (1.8) | 269 | (2.1) | 271 | (2.7) |
| Indiana | 265 | (1.0) | 261 | (1.1) | 264 | (1.1) | 266 | (1.0) | 21 | (1.1) | 79 | (1.1) | 32 | (1.5) | 2 | (0.4) | 261 | (2.3) | 267 | (1.7) | 267 | (1.6) | 268 | (1.8) |
| Iowa | 268 | (0.8) | 267 | (0.9) | 267 | (0.9) | 265 | (0.9) | 23 | (1.0) | 77 | (1.0) | 32 | (1.4) | 2 | (0.5) | 261 | (2.4) | 267 | (4.4) | 264 | (1.3) | 268 | (1.8) |
| Kansas5 | 266 | (1.5) | 267 | (1.0) | 267 | (0.8) | 267 | (1.1) | 20 | (1.3) | 80 | (1.3) | 33 | (1.4) | 2 | (0.5) | 258 | (2.8) | 272 | (3.3) | 267 | (2.0) | 270 | (1.9) |
| Kentucky | 266 | (1.3) | 264 | (1.1) | 262 | (1.0) | 267 | (0.9) | 21 | (0.9) | 79 | (0.9) | 33 | (1.5) | 3 | (0.4) | 262 | (1.6) | 275 | (3.2) | 267 | (1.4) | 267 | (1.3) |
| Louisiana | 253 | (1.6) | 253 | (1.6) | 253 | (1.1) | 253 | (1.6) | 36 | (1.8) | 64 | (1.8) | 20 | (1.8) | 1 | (0.3) | 252 | (5.2) | 255 | (1.8) | 250 | (2.7) | 255 | (1.9) |
| Maine | 268 | (1.0) | 270 | (1.0) | 270 | (0.8) | 268 | (0.7) | 20 | (0.7) | 80 | (0.7) | 35 | (1.3) | 3 | (0.5) | 266 | (3.0) | 274 | (2.7) | 267 | (1.5) | 267 | (1.1) |
| Maryland | 262 | (1.4) | 261 | (1.2) | 265 | (1.2) | 267 | (1.1) | 23 | (1.4) | 77 | (1.4) | 36 | (1.4) | 4 | (0.6) | 265 | (3.7) | 266 | (1.9) | 272 | (2.3) | 273 | (3.2) |
| Massachusetts | 273 | (1.0) | 274 | (1.0) | 273 | (1.0) | 274 | (1.2) | 17 | (1.1) | 83 | (1.1) | 43 | (1.7) | 5 | (0.7) | 261 | (3.9) | 276 | (1.4) | ‡ | (†) | 280 | (2.7) |
| Michigan | 264 | (1.8) | 261 | (1.2) | 260 | (1.2) | 262 | (1.4) | 28 | (1.6) | 72 | (1.6) | 31 | (1.7) | 3 | (0.5) | 246 | (2.8) | 267 | (1.9) | 266 | (3.7) | 266 | (2.1) |
| Minnesota | 268 | (1.1) | 268 | (1.2) | 268 | (0.9) | 270 | (1.0) | 18 | (1.1) | 82 | (1.1) | 38 | (1.5) | 3 | (0.5) | 268 | (2.2) | 271 | (2.0) | 270 | (2.0) | 268 | (2.1) |
| Mississippi | 255 | (1.4) | 251 | (1.3) | 250 | (1.1) | 251 | (1.0) | 38 | (1.4) | 62 | (1.4) | 19 | (1.2) | 1 | (0.3) | 247 | (3.4) | 262 | (2.4) | 246 | (1.9) | 252 | (1.5) |
| Missouri | 267 | (1.0) | 265 | (1.0) | 263 | (1.0) | 267 | (1.0) | 21 | (1.1) | 79 | (1.1) | 34 | (1.3) | 3 | (0.5) | 258 | (3.5) | 272 | (1.7) | 266 | (1.7) | 266 | (1.3) |
| Montana | 270 | (1.0) | 269 | (0.7) | 271 | (0.8) | 270 | (0.6) | 16 | (0.9) | 84 | (0.9) | 38 | (1.3) | 2 | (0.3) | 271 | (1.4) | 277 | (3.4) | 269 | (1.2) | 271 | (1.3) |
| Nebraska | 266 | (0.9) | 267 | (0.9) | 267 | (0.9) | 267 | (0.9) | 20 | (1.3) | 80 | (1.3) | 35 | (1.4) | 2 | (0.4) | 262 | (1.7) | 272 | (1.9) | 267 | (1.9) | 271 | (1.4) |
| Nevada | 252 | (0.8) | 253 | (0.9) | 252 | (0.8) | 254 | (0.9) | 35 | (1.0) | 65 | (1.0) | 22 | (1.0) | 1 | (0.3) | 253 | (1.4) | 251 | (1.4) | 258 | (2.5) | 259 | (2.0) |
| New Hampshire | 271 | (0.9) | 270 | (1.2) | 270 | (0.9) | 271 | (1.0) | 19 | (1.0) | 81 | (1.0) | 39 | (1.5) | 4 | (0.5) | 261 | (2.7) | 270 | (1.3) | 270 | (2.8) | 275 | (1.5) |
| New Jersey | 268 | (1.2) | 269 | (1.2) | 270 | (1.1) | 273 | (1.3) | 17 | (1.3) | 83 | (1.3) | 42 | (1.7) | 5 | (0.8) | 242 | (9.5) | 274 | (1.3) | ‡ | (†) | 276 | (3.8) |
| New Mexico | 252 | (0.9) | 251 | (1.0) | 251 | (0.8) | 254 | (1.2) | 34 | (1.4) | 66 | (1.4) | 22 | (1.5) | 1 | (0.4) | 259 | (1.6) | 252 | (3.6) | 251 | (1.9) | 254 | (2.3) |
| New York | 265 | (1.3) | 265 | (1.0) | 264 | (1.1) | 264 | (1.2) | 25 | (1.4) | 75 | (1.4) | 33 | (1.5) | 3 | (0.5) | 253 | (1.7) | 275 | (2.4) | 272 | (3.3) | 268 | (2.2) |
| North Carolina | 262 | (1.0) | 258 | (0.9) | 259 | (1.1) | 260 | (1.2) | 30 | (1.3) | 70 | (1.3) | 29 | (1.6) | 3 | (0.4) | 258 | (3.1) | 268 | (3.5) | 256 | (3.7) | 258 | (1.4) |
| North Dakota | 270 | (0.8) | 270 | (0.6) | 268 | (0.7) | 269 | (0.6) | 14 | (0.9) | 86 | (0.9) | 34 | (1.3) | 1 | (0.4) | 270 | (1.3) | 271 | (2.3) | 271 | (1.4) | 268 | (1.0) |
| Ohio | 267 | (1.3) | 267 | (1.3) | 268 | (1.2) | 269 | (1.3) | 20 | (1.5) | 80 | (1.5) | 37 | (1.8) | 3 | (0.7) | 254 | (3.9) | 272 | (2.0) | 271 | (2.1) | 271 | (2.6) |
| Oklahoma | 262 | (0.9) | 260 | (1.1) | 260 | (0.8) | 259 | (0.9) | 27 | (1.5) | 73 | (1.5) | 26 | (1.1) | 1 | (0.2) | 250 | (3.1) | 267 | (2.1) | 259 | (2.3) | 260 | (1.5) |
| Oregon | 264 | (1.2) | 263 | (1.1) | 266 | (0.9) | 265 | (1.0) | 24 | (1.2) | 76 | (1.2) | 33 | (1.4) | 3 | (0.5) | 269 | (1.9) | 262 | (2.4) | 262 | (1.6) | 266 | (2.8) |
| Pennsylvania | 264 | (1.2) | 267 | (1.3) | 268 | (1.2) | 271 | (0.8) | 19 | (0.9) | 81 | (0.9) | 40 | (1.4) | 3 | (0.6) | 254 | (3.4) | 277 | (1.3) | 268 | (1.3) | 272 | (2.2) |
| Rhode Island | 261 | (0.7) | 261 | (0.7) | 258 | (0.9) | 260 | (0.6) | 28 | (0.9) | 72 | (0.9) | 28 | (0.9) | 2 | (0.5) | 250 | (1.1) | 263 | (1.1) | 271 | (4.0) | 267 | (1.5) |
| South Carolina | 258 | (1.3) | 257 | (1.1) | 257 | (0.9) | 257 | (1.2) | 32 | (1.5) | 68 | (1.5) | 24 | (1.5) | 2 | (0.4) | 258 | (4.8) | 262 | (1.9) | 250 | (2.7) | 257 | (1.8) |
| South Dakota | 270 | (0.8) | 269 | (0.6) | 270 | (0.7) | 270 | (0.5) | 16 | (0.8) | 84 | (0.8) | 37 | (1.2) | 2 | (0.3) | 268 | (1.3) | ‡ | (†) | 272 | (1.2) | 270 | (0.8) |
| Tennessee | 258 | (1.2) | 259 | (0.9) | 259 | (1.0) | 261 | (1.1) | 27 | (1.2) | 73 | (1.2) | 28 | (1.3) | 2 | (0.4) | 253 | (2.3) | 267 | (2.7) | 261 | (2.2) | 263 | (1.8) |
| Texas | 259 | (1.1) | 258 | (0.6) | 261 | (0.9) | 260 | (1.1) | 27 | (1.1) | 73 | (1.1) | 27 | (1.5) | 2 | (0.4) | 257 | (1.6) | 266 | (2.7) | 256 | (2.3) | 264 | (2.3) |
| Utah | 264 | (0.8) | 262 | (0.8) | 262 | (1.0) | 266 | (0.8) | 22 | (0.8) | 78 | (0.8) | 33 | (1.1) | 2 | (0.5) | 262 | (2.9) | 266 | (1.3) | 264 | (1.9) | 271 | (2.0) |
| Vermont | 271 | (0.8) | 269 | (0.7) | 273 | (0.8) | 272 | (0.6) | 16 | (0.7) | 84 | (0.7) | 41 | (1.0) | 3 | (0.4) | 278 | (2.7) | 279 | (1.5) | 268 | (1.2) | 272 | (0.7) |
| Virginia | 268 | (1.1) | 268 | (1.0) | 267 | (1.1) | 266 | (1.1) | 22 | (1.2) | 78 | (1.2) | 32 | (1.6) | 2 | (0.4) | 260 | (1.8) | 270 | (1.6) | 265 | (2.7) | 263 | (2.5) |
| Washington | 264 | (0.9) | 265 | (1.3) | 265 | (0.9) | 267 | (1.1) | 22 | (1.2) | 78 | (1.2) | 36 | (1.3) | 4 | (0.5) | 265 | (2.7) | 268 | (1.7) | 268 | (2.5) | 268 | (2.7) |
| West Virginia | 260 | (1.0) | 255 | (1.2) | 255 | (1.0) | 255 | (0.9) | 33 | (1.2) | 67 | (1.2) | 22 | (1.3) | 1 | (0.3) | 258 | (2.4) | 255 | (2.3) | 254 | (2.2) | 255 | (1.2) |
| Wisconsin | 266 | (1.3) | 266 | (1.1) | 264 | (1.0) | 266 | (1.0) | 22 | (1.2) | 78 | (1.2) | 34 | (1.4) | 2 | (0.5) | 256 | (2.0) | 270 | (2.7) | 269 | (2.3) | 269 | (1.9) |
| Wyoming | 267 | (0.5) | 268 | (0.7) | 266 | (0.7) | 268 | (1.0) | 18 | (1.4) | 82 | (1.4) | 34 | (1.8) | 2 | (0.5) | 266 | (1.8) | ‡ | (†) | 270 | (1.1) | 268 | (1.5) |
| Department of Defense dependents schools6 |
272 | (0.6) | 271 | (0.7) | 273 | (1.0) | 272 | (0.7) | 13 | (1.1) | 87 | (1.1) | 39 | (1.2) | 2 | (0.7) | 272 | (2.7) | 268 | (1.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Scale ranges from 0 to 500. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Basic denotes partial mastery of the knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at the 8th-grade level. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Proficient represents solid academic performance for 8th-graders. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Advanced signifies superior performance. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Did not satisfy one or more of the guidelines for school participation in 2003. Data are subject to appreciable nonresponse bias. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 Prior to 2005, NAEP divided the Department of Defense (DoD) schools into two jurisdictions, domestic and overseas. In 2005, NAEP began combining the DoD domestic and overseas schools into a single jurisdiction. Data shown in this table for years prior to 2005 were recalculated for comparability. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: The reading data include students for whom accommodations were permitted. Standard errors appear in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009 Reading Assessments, retrieved April 7, 2010, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared April 2010.) |
