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| Table 132. | Average reading scale scores of 4th- and 8th-graders in public schools and percentage scoring at or above selected reading achievement levels, by English language learner (ELL) status and state or jurisdiction: 2009 |
| State or jurisdiction | 4th-graders | 8th-graders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English language learners | Not English language learners | English language learners | Not English language learners | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Percent of all students assessed | Average scale score1 | Percent | Average scale score1 | Percent | Percent of all students assessed | Average scale score1 | Percent | Average scale score1 | Percent | |||||||||||||||||||
| At or above Basic2 | At or above Proficient3 | At or above Basic2 | At or above Proficient3 | At or above Basic2 | At or above Proficient3 | At or above Basic2 | At or above Proficient3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| United States | 9 | (0.3) | 188 | (0.8) | 29 | (1.0) | 6 | (0.5) | 223 | (0.3) | 69 | (0.3) | 34 | (0.4) | 5 | (0.3) | 219 | (1.0) | 25 | (1.4) | 3 | (0.5) | 265 | (0.2) | 76 | (0.3) | 32 | (0.3) |
| Alabama | 2 | (0.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 217 | (1.2) | 63 | (1.4) | 29 | (1.4) | 1 | (0.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 255 | (1.1) | 66 | (1.4) | 24 | (1.2) |
| Alaska | 9 | (1.0) | 165 | (4.9) | 14 | (2.7) | 4 | (1.4) | 216 | (1.1) | 64 | (1.3) | 30 | (1.4) | 9 | (1.0) | 219 | (3.3) | 25 | (4.0) | 2 | (1.2) | 264 | (0.9) | 76 | (1.3) | 30 | (1.4) |
| Arizona | 14 | (1.1) | 168 | (2.8) | 14 | (2.9) | 2 | (0.8) | 217 | (1.1) | 63 | (1.3) | 28 | (1.3) | 6 | (0.7) | 204 | (3.3) | 15 | (3.4) | 1 | (†) | 261 | (1.1) | 71 | (1.4) | 28 | (1.3) |
| Arkansas | 6 | (0.8) | 191 | (4.6) | 33 | (5.9) | 9 | (2.8) | 218 | (1.0) | 65 | (1.2) | 30 | (1.4) | 4 | (0.6) | 236 | (7.3) | 43 | (8.2) | 7 | (†) | 259 | (1.3) | 70 | (1.4) | 27 | (1.5) |
| California | 29 | (1.6) | 184 | (1.6) | 25 | (1.5) | 4 | (0.7) | 220 | (1.7) | 66 | (1.7) | 32 | (2.2) | 19 | (1.4) | 215 | (1.6) | 21 | (2.6) | 2 | (0.8) | 261 | (1.1) | 74 | (1.3) | 27 | (1.4) |
| Colorado | 10 | (1.0) | 184 | (3.3) | 26 | (3.7) | 4 | (1.8) | 231 | (1.1) | 77 | (1.1) | 44 | (1.6) | 6 | (0.9) | 222 | (2.6) | 29 | (3.2) | 3 | (1.6) | 268 | (0.8) | 81 | (1.1) | 34 | (1.2) |
| Connecticut | 4 | (0.5) | 184 | (4.5) | 29 | (5.3) | 6 | (3.6) | 231 | (1.0) | 78 | (1.1) | 44 | (1.4) | 2 | (0.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 273 | (0.9) | 82 | (0.9) | 43 | (1.4) |
| Delaware | 3 | (0.2) | 201 | (2.4) | 42 | (5.5) | 9 | (4.8) | 226 | (0.5) | 74 | (1.1) | 36 | (1.3) | 1 | (0.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 266 | (0.7) | 78 | (1.0) | 31 | (0.9) |
| District of Columbia | 6 | (0.4) | 194 | (4.1) | 35 | (5.1) | 6 | (2.9) | 202 | (1.0) | 44 | (1.3) | 17 | (1.0) | 3 | (0.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 243 | (1.0) | 51 | (1.1) | 14 | (0.9) |
| Florida | 6 | (0.8) | 205 | (3.3) | 52 | (6.5) | 13 | (2.7) | 227 | (0.9) | 74 | (1.1) | 37 | (1.6) | 3 | (0.4) | 233 | (5.2) | 41 | (8.7) | 7 | (†) | 265 | (1.1) | 77 | (1.3) | 33 | (1.5) |
| Georgia | 3 | (0.6) | 186 | (4.7) | 22 | (5.4) | 6 | (2.4) | 219 | (1.2) | 64 | (1.5) | 30 | (1.2) | 1 | (0.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 261 | (1.0) | 73 | (1.8) | 27 | (1.3) |
| Hawaii | 10 | (0.7) | 178 | (2.7) | 23 | (2.7) | 5 | (1.4) | 214 | (1.0) | 60 | (1.3) | 28 | (1.3) | 5 | (0.3) | 217 | (3.2) | 22 | (4.0) | 3 | (1.3) | 257 | (0.7) | 69 | (1.0) | 23 | (1.5) |
| Idaho | 5 | (0.5) | 177 | (3.2) | 19 | (3.7) | 3 | (1.4) | 223 | (0.9) | 71 | (1.2) | 34 | (1.2) | 4 | (0.4) | 224 | (4.2) | 26 | (6.6) | 3 | (†) | 266 | (0.9) | 79 | (1.3) | 34 | (1.5) |
| Illinois | 7 | (0.7) | 186 | (4.0) | 30 | (4.3) | 7 | (2.8) | 222 | (1.3) | 67 | (1.4) | 34 | (1.5) | 3 | (0.3) | 224 | (4.3) | 28 | (6.9) | 4 | (2.5) | 266 | (1.2) | 78 | (1.3) | 33 | (1.6) |
| Indiana | 4 | (0.7) | 190 | (4.2) | 31 | (5.4) | 6 | (2.1) | 224 | (1.0) | 71 | (1.4) | 35 | (1.5) | 3 | (0.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 266 | (1.0) | 79 | (1.2) | 32 | (1.6) |
| Iowa | 4 | (0.6) | 195 | (3.9) | 34 | (5.4) | 9 | (3.3) | 223 | (1.1) | 70 | (1.2) | 35 | (1.4) | 2 | (0.6) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 266 | (1.0) | 78 | (1.0) | 33 | (1.4) |
| Kansas | 8 | (1.4) | 203 | (4.2) | 47 | (5.3) | 17 | (3.8) | 226 | (1.2) | 74 | (1.7) | 37 | (1.5) | 5 | (0.7) | 235 | (3.8) | 39 | (4.7) | 5 | (2.0) | 268 | (1.1) | 82 | (1.2) | 34 | (1.5) |
| Kentucky | 1 | (0.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 226 | (1.1) | 72 | (1.3) | 36 | (1.6) | # | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 267 | (0.9) | 79 | (0.9) | 33 | (1.5) |
| Louisiana | 2 | (0.3) | 198 | (4.6) | 37 | (8.3) | 10 | (5.3) | 208 | (1.1) | 52 | (1.5) | 19 | (1.5) | 1 | (0.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 253 | (1.6) | 65 | (1.8) | 20 | (1.8) |
| Maine | 2 | (0.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 224 | (0.8) | 71 | (1.2) | 36 | (1.1) | 1 | (0.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 268 | (0.7) | 80 | (0.7) | 35 | (1.3) |
| Maryland | 3 | (0.6) | 208 | (3.8) | 51 | (6.8) | 17 | (4.7) | 227 | (1.4) | 71 | (1.6) | 38 | (1.8) | 1 | (0.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 268 | (1.1) | 78 | (1.4) | 36 | (1.4) |
| Massachusetts | 6 | (0.7) | 198 | (4.6) | 40 | (4.4) | 12 | (3.8) | 236 | (1.0) | 83 | (1.2) | 50 | (1.7) | 2 | (0.4) | 217 | (5.8) | 25 | (4.5) | 3 | (†) | 275 | (1.1) | 84 | (1.1) | 44 | (1.7) |
| Michigan | 3 | (0.7) | 194 | (6.0) | 35 | (6.8) | 9 | (4.1) | 219 | (1.0) | 65 | (1.3) | 30 | (1.2) | 2 | (0.6) | 237 | (5.3) | 40 | (8.9) | 8 | (3.9) | 262 | (1.5) | 73 | (1.7) | 31 | (1.7) |
| Minnesota | 8 | (0.9) | 188 | (3.1) | 30 | (3.5) | 7 | (2.2) | 226 | (1.2) | 73 | (1.3) | 40 | (1.5) | 5 | (0.4) | 230 | (4.3) | 39 | (7.1) | 3 | (1.7) | 272 | (1.0) | 84 | (1.0) | 40 | (1.6) |
| Mississippi | 1 | (0.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 211 | (1.1) | 55 | (1.4) | 22 | (1.2) | # | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 251 | (1.0) | 62 | (1.4) | 19 | (1.2) |
| Missouri | 2 | (0.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 224 | (1.2) | 71 | (1.6) | 36 | (1.2) | # | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 267 | (1.0) | 79 | (1.1) | 34 | (1.3) |
| Montana | 3 | (0.5) | 188 | (6.3) | 28 | (8.3) | 5 | (2.5) | 226 | (0.8) | 74 | (1.1) | 35 | (1.2) | 2 | (0.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 271 | (0.6) | 85 | (0.8) | 38 | (1.3) |
| Nebraska | 6 | (0.7) | 186 | (3.3) | 27 | (3.9) | 4 | (2.0) | 225 | (1.0) | 73 | (1.3) | 37 | (1.3) | 2 | (0.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 268 | (0.9) | 81 | (1.2) | 35 | (1.4) |
| Nevada | 20 | (1.2) | 183 | (2.2) | 26 | (2.1) | 5 | (1.1) | 218 | (1.0) | 65 | (1.3) | 29 | (1.2) | 7 | (0.4) | 204 | (3.1) | 13 | (2.8) | 1 | (†) | 257 | (0.8) | 69 | (1.0) | 24 | (1.0) |
| New Hampshire | 2 | (0.4) | 202 | (6.1) | 46 | (7.0) | 15 | (5.1) | 230 | (1.0) | 78 | (1.3) | 42 | (1.5) | 1 | (0.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 271 | (1.0) | 82 | (1.0) | 40 | (1.6) |
| New Jersey | 2 | (0.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 230 | (0.9) | 77 | (1.2) | 41 | (1.3) | 1 | (0.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 273 | (1.3) | 84 | (1.3) | 42 | (1.7) |
| New Mexico | 13 | (1.0) | 174 | (2.8) | 16 | (2.8) | 3 | (1.2) | 213 | (1.3) | 57 | (1.7) | 22 | (1.4) | 9 | (0.8) | 211 | (2.4) | 13 | (3.1) | 1 | (†) | 258 | (1.1) | 71 | (1.3) | 24 | (1.7) |
| New York | 7 | (0.5) | 189 | (2.6) | 29 | (2.7) | 6 | (1.4) | 227 | (0.9) | 73 | (1.1) | 38 | (1.4) | 3 | (0.4) | 213 | (4.0) | 20 | (5.3) | 2 | (1.2) | 266 | (1.2) | 76 | (1.4) | 34 | (1.5) |
| North Carolina | 5 | (0.5) | 189 | (3.3) | 33 | (5.2) | 11 | (2.6) | 221 | (1.1) | 67 | (1.3) | 33 | (1.4) | 5 | (0.5) | 226 | (3.9) | 35 | (4.7) | 5 | (2.4) | 261 | (1.2) | 72 | (1.4) | 30 | (1.7) |
| North Dakota | 1 | (0.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 226 | (0.8) | 76 | (1.3) | 35 | (1.3) | 1 | (0.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 270 | (0.6) | 86 | (0.9) | 34 | (1.3) |
| Ohio | 2 | (0.5) | 194 | (7.3) | 35 | (6.9) | 8 | (2.9) | 225 | (1.2) | 72 | (1.4) | 36 | (1.6) | # | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 269 | (1.3) | 81 | (1.5) | 37 | (1.8) |
| Oklahoma | 3 | (0.5) | 190 | (4.9) | 29 | (6.2) | 9 | (3.6) | 218 | (1.0) | 67 | (1.3) | 28 | (1.5) | 3 | (0.4) | 224 | (6.7) | 32 | (12.2) | 3 | (†) | 260 | (0.9) | 74 | (1.4) | 26 | (1.2) |
| Oregon | 11 | (1.1) | 181 | (2.7) | 23 | (3.0) | 3 | (1.4) | 223 | (1.0) | 71 | (1.2) | 34 | (1.3) | 6 | (0.6) | 221 | (3.1) | 24 | (4.5) | 1 | (0.7) | 268 | (1.0) | 79 | (1.2) | 35 | (1.4) |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | (0.4) | 179 | (5.5) | 24 | (6.2) | 4 | (2.1) | 225 | (1.4) | 71 | (1.4) | 37 | (1.7) | 2 | (0.4) | 237 | (3.6) | 45 | (7.4) | 5 | (†) | 271 | (0.8) | 82 | (0.9) | 41 | (1.4) |
| Rhode Island | 5 | (0.7) | 179 | (5.2) | 26 | (6.1) | 6 | (3.3) | 225 | (1.0) | 71 | (1.4) | 37 | (1.2) | 2 | (0.2) | 204 | (6.8) | 16 | (7.9) | 1 | (†) | 261 | (0.6) | 73 | (0.8) | 28 | (0.9) |
| South Carolina | 4 | (0.5) | 206 | (3.2) | 53 | (4.9) | 20 | (3.2) | 216 | (1.1) | 62 | (1.3) | 28 | (1.2) | 2 | (0.4) | 249 | (4.3) | 66 | (5.8) | 18 | (5.9) | 257 | (1.2) | 68 | (1.5) | 25 | (1.5) |
| South Dakota | 1 | (0.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 223 | (0.6) | 70 | (0.9) | 33 | (1.0) | 1 | (0.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 270 | (0.5) | 85 | (0.7) | 37 | (1.2) |
| Tennessee | 2 | (0.3) | 181 | (8.1) | 25 | (7.1) | 4 | (†) | 218 | (1.2) | 64 | (1.4) | 29 | (1.4) | 1 | (0.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 261 | (1.1) | 73 | (1.2) | 28 | (1.3) |
| Texas | 17 | (1.3) | 197 | (2.0) | 37 | (3.3) | 8 | (1.9) | 223 | (1.3) | 70 | (1.8) | 32 | (1.7) | 6 | (0.6) | 216 | (3.2) | 20 | (3.3) | 1 | (†) | 263 | (1.0) | 76 | (1.0) | 29 | (1.5) |
| Utah | 7 | (0.8) | 182 | (2.3) | 24 | (4.1) | 5 | (1.6) | 222 | (1.0) | 70 | (1.1) | 33 | (1.4) | 4 | (0.3) | 225 | (3.9) | 28 | (7.0) | 3 | (†) | 267 | (0.9) | 80 | (0.8) | 34 | (1.2) |
| Vermont | 2 | (0.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 229 | (0.8) | 75 | (1.0) | 42 | (1.1) | 1 | (0.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 273 | (0.6) | 84 | (0.8) | 41 | (1.0) |
| Virginia | 6 | (0.9) | 201 | (4.0) | 45 | (5.8) | 12 | (3.4) | 228 | (1.3) | 76 | (1.5) | 40 | (1.6) | 3 | (0.4) | 233 | (4.8) | 37 | (5.3) | 9 | (4.1) | 267 | (1.1) | 79 | (1.3) | 33 | (1.7) |
| Washington | 9 | (1.0) | 181 | (2.8) | 20 | (3.3) | 3 | (†) | 225 | (1.1) | 73 | (1.1) | 36 | (1.4) | 3 | (0.3) | 213 | (5.0) | 19 | (6.3) | 2 | (†) | 269 | (1.1) | 80 | (1.2) | 37 | (1.4) |
| West Virginia | # | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 215 | (1.0) | 62 | (1.5) | 26 | (1.5) | 1 | (0.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 255 | (0.9) | 67 | (1.2) | 22 | (1.3) |
| Wisconsin | 5 | (0.6) | 191 | (2.7) | 31 | (3.8) | 8 | (1.8) | 222 | (1.1) | 69 | (1.4) | 34 | (1.3) | 3 | (0.4) | 240 | (3.7) | 49 | (6.7) | 7 | (3.9) | 267 | (1.0) | 79 | (1.2) | 35 | (1.5) |
| Wyoming | 2 | (0.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 224 | (0.7) | 73 | (1.1) | 33 | (1.1) | 1 | (0.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 269 | (1.0) | 82 | (1.4) | 35 | (1.9) |
| Department of Defense dependents schools |
5 | (0.4) | 200 | (3.1) | 43 | (6.4) | 8 | (4.2) | 230 | (0.6) | 79 | (1.1) | 40 | (1.2) | 3 | (0.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 273 | (0.8) | 88 | (1.3) | 40 | (1.2) |
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Scale ranges from 0 to 500. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Basic denotes partial mastery of prerequisite knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at the specified grade level. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Proficient represents solid academic performance. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: The results for English language learners are based on students who were assessed and cannot be generalized to the total population of such students; some English language learners--making up about 2 percent of all public school students at grade 4 and 1 percent at grade 8--were excluded from the 2009 Reading Assessment. Standard errors appear in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 Reading Assessment, retrieved April 13, 2010, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared April 2010.) |
