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| Table 221.72. | Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scale score of 4th- and 8th-grade public school students, by school locale and state: 2019 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| State | 4th-grade | 8th-grade | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | School locale | Total | School locale | |||||||||||||||||
| City | Suburban | Town | Rural | City | Suburban | Town | Rural | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||
| United States | 219 | (0.2) | 213 | (0.4) | 225 | (0.4) | 216 | (0.7) | 219 | (0.5) | 262 | (0.3) | 257 | (0.7) | 266 | (0.4) | 258 | (0.8) | 263 | (0.5) |
| Alabama | 212 | (1.2) | 208 | (2.3) | 217 | (2.6) | 207 | (2.8) | 213 | (2.2) | 253 | (1.4) | 253 | (3.3) | 259 | (2.8) | 248 | (2.6) | 252 | (2.1) |
| Alaska | 204 | (1.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 252 | (1.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Arizona | 216 | (1.3) | 214 | (2.0) | 220 | (2.0) | 213 | (4.0) | 214 | (4.5) | 259 | (1.2) | 256 | (2.1) | 266 | (2.1) | 256 | (3.2) | 257 | (4.1) |
| Arkansas | 215 | (1.2) | 217 | (2.9) | 214 | (3.5) | 214 | (2.1) | 215 | (2.0) | 259 | (1.1) | 264 | (2.6) | 261 | (2.0) | 255 | (1.9) | 256 | (2.3) |
| California | 216 | (1.0) | 214 | (1.5) | 223 | (1.8) | 201 | (4.9) | 206 | (6.1) | 259 | (1.4) | 259 | (2.5) | 261 | (1.8) | 248 | (5.7) | ‡ | (†) |
Colorado |
225 | (1.1) | 219 | (2.0) | 229 | (1.4) | 224 | (4.5) | 229 | (2.2) | 267 | (0.9) | 264 | (1.9) | 270 | (1.6) | 259 | (5.8) | 272 | (2.1) |
| Connecticut | 224 | (1.3) | 213 | (2.9) | 228 | (1.3) | ‡ | (†) | 236 | (3.7) | 270 | (1.2) | 256 | (3.0) | 274 | (1.3) | ‡ | (†) | 279 | (2.5) |
| Delaware | 218 | (0.9) | 206 | (2.0) | 218 | (1.2) | 219 | (1.8) | 224 | (2.8) | 260 | (0.8) | 258 | (2.5) | 257 | (1.4) | 262 | (1.8) | 264 | (1.8) |
| District of Columbia | 214 | (0.8) | 214 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 250 | (0.9) | 250 | (0.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Florida | 225 | (1.1) | 223 | (1.8) | 226 | (1.3) | ‡ | (†) | 222 | (3.3) | 263 | (1.1) | 263 | (1.6) | 263 | (1.7) | 259 | (3.5) | 267 | (2.2) |
Georgia |
218 | (1.2) | 213 | (2.7) | 222 | (1.9) | 215 | (6.1) | 215 | (1.8) | 262 | (1.0) | 258 | (3.8) | 264 | (1.5) | 256 | (2.3) | 264 | (2.2) |
| Hawaii | 218 | (1.1) | 219 | (2.4) | 221 | (1.5) | 214 | (2.1) | 206 | (4.8) | 258 | (1.0) | 264 | (1.6) | 261 | (1.5) | 252 | (2.1) | 248 | (3.9) |
| Idaho | 223 | (1.2) | 226 | (1.8) | 224 | (2.0) | 214 | (1.9) | 224 | (2.7) | 266 | (0.9) | 269 | (1.8) | 270 | (1.6) | 262 | (2.0) | 265 | (2.0) |
| Illinois | 218 | (1.3) | 210 | (2.3) | 223 | (1.6) | 219 | (2.7) | 218 | (4.5) | 265 | (1.0) | 258 | (1.5) | 267 | (1.7) | 263 | (5.8) | 270 | (3.1) |
| Indiana | 222 | (1.2) | 212 | (2.7) | 229 | (2.2) | 218 | (1.9) | 227 | (1.9) | 266 | (1.3) | 255 | (2.6) | 274 | (1.9) | 263 | (4.2) | 270 | (2.4) |
Iowa |
221 | (1.1) | 213 | (2.7) | 233 | (3.0) | 218 | (2.2) | 222 | (2.0) | 262 | (1.1) | 256 | (2.2) | 275 | (2.4) | 257 | (2.6) | 265 | (1.5) |
| Kansas | 219 | (1.2) | 215 | (2.3) | 228 | (3.2) | 216 | (1.9) | 222 | (2.0) | 263 | (0.9) | 257 | (1.9) | 274 | (2.4) | 261 | (2.6) | 263 | (1.6) |
| Kentucky | 221 | (1.2) | 217 | (2.4) | 229 | (2.8) | 221 | (2.6) | 220 | (1.6) | 263 | (1.0) | 261 | (1.5) | 266 | (2.7) | 263 | (2.0) | 263 | (1.8) |
| Louisiana | 210 | (1.4) | 206 | (3.6) | 215 | (2.1) | 204 | (3.5) | 210 | (2.3) | 257 | (1.4) | 256 | (2.5) | 261 | (2.4) | 248 | (3.2) | 260 | (2.8) |
| Maine | 221 | (0.9) | 218 | (2.8) | 235 | (2.1) | 217 | (3.2) | 219 | (1.3) | 265 | (0.9) | 264 | (3.0) | 272 | (2.1) | 259 | (2.2) | 265 | (1.2) |
Maryland |
220 | (1.3) | 210 | (2.5) | 222 | (1.6) | 220 | (13.5) | 224 | (2.8) | 264 | (1.0) | 255 | (1.7) | 265 | (1.3) | 266 | (7.4) | 275 | (3.2) |
| Massachusetts | 231 | (1.1) | 223 | (1.9) | 232 | (1.3) | ‡ | (†) | 243 | (3.7) | 273 | (1.0) | 263 | (2.0) | 275 | (1.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Michigan | 218 | (1.2) | 207 | (2.9) | 222 | (1.8) | 225 | (2.7) | 221 | (3.2) | 263 | (1.2) | 251 | (2.9) | 265 | (1.6) | 266 | (2.7) | 266 | (2.6) |
| Minnesota | 222 | (1.1) | 215 | (3.6) | 228 | (1.8) | 219 | (2.4) | 223 | (2.1) | 264 | (1.1) | 256 | (2.5) | 268 | (2.2) | 265 | (2.2) | 262 | (1.7) |
| Mississippi | 219 | (1.1) | 215 | (4.2) | 225 | (2.4) | 211 | (2.4) | 223 | (1.6) | 256 | (1.0) | 255 | (2.7) | 264 | (2.1) | 250 | (1.8) | 258 | (1.4) |
Missouri |
218 | (1.2) | 204 | (4.1) | 226 | (2.0) | 218 | (2.7) | 216 | (2.3) | 263 | (1.2) | 260 | (4.2) | 267 | (1.8) | 265 | (2.2) | 260 | (2.1) |
| Montana | 222 | (1.0) | 221 | (2.5) | 225 | (5.9) | 222 | (1.8) | 221 | (1.8) | 265 | (0.8) | 265 | (1.5) | ‡ | (†) | 262 | (1.6) | 268 | (1.3) |
| Nebraska | 222 | (1.0) | 218 | (1.6) | 229 | (2.0) | 221 | (1.8) | 227 | (2.3) | 264 | (0.9) | 261 | (1.5) | 268 | (2.1) | 263 | (2.1) | 266 | (1.6) |
| Nevada | 218 | (1.1) | 219 | (1.8) | 216 | (2.0) | 220 | (3.2) | 221 | (4.7) | 258 | (0.9) | 260 | (1.3) | 256 | (1.5) | 257 | (5.0) | 259 | (4.0) |
| New Hampshire | 224 | (1.1) | 211 | (2.6) | 231 | (1.9) | 218 | (3.1) | 225 | (1.8) | 268 | (1.0) | 253 | (2.3) | 271 | (1.5) | 270 | (2.4) | 270 | (1.5) |
New Jersey |
227 | (1.3) | 209 | (5.3) | 230 | (1.3) | ‡ | (†) | 230 | (4.3) | 270 | (1.2) | 253 | (5.6) | 272 | (1.2) | ‡ | (†) | 291 | (4.5) |
| New Mexico | 208 | (1.2) | 209 | (2.0) | 202 | (3.2) | 208 | (1.8) | 209 | (2.9) | 252 | (1.0) | 252 | (1.6) | 255 | (2.7) | 252 | (1.7) | 248 | (2.4) |
| New York | 220 | (1.3) | 212 | (1.6) | 229 | (2.4) | 221 | (5.3) | 222 | (3.2) | 262 | (1.2) | 253 | (1.5) | 271 | (1.9) | 262 | (6.5) | 263 | (2.8) |
| North Carolina | 221 | (1.0) | 220 | (1.8) | 231 | (2.1) | 213 | (2.9) | 219 | (1.8) | 263 | (1.1) | 263 | (2.7) | 268 | (2.1) | 253 | (3.1) | 261 | (1.4) |
| North Dakota | 221 | (0.8) | 220 | (2.0) | 224 | (2.5) | 223 | (2.0) | 220 | (1.3) | 263 | (0.9) | 263 | (1.5) | 265 | (2.8) | 261 | (1.9) | 264 | (1.1) |
Ohio |
222 | (1.1) | 204 | (2.8) | 228 | (1.6) | 221 | (3.2) | 227 | (2.2) | 267 | (1.2) | 243 | (3.2) | 272 | (2.1) | 265 | (2.4) | 274 | (2.3) |
| Oklahoma | 216 | (1.1) | 207 | (3.0) | 223 | (1.8) | 216 | (1.8) | 219 | (1.8) | 258 | (0.9) | 258 | (2.5) | 260 | (1.4) | 256 | (1.4) | 259 | (1.8) |
| Oregon | 218 | (1.1) | 220 | (2.2) | 219 | (2.2) | 213 | (2.4) | 217 | (2.7) | 264 | (1.1) | 266 | (2.0) | 266 | (2.1) | 257 | (1.9) | 265 | (2.9) |
| Pennsylvania | 223 | (1.2) | 202 | (3.2) | 230 | (1.8) | 223 | (3.9) | 230 | (2.4) | 264 | (1.1) | 245 | (2.7) | 272 | (1.8) | 262 | (1.8) | 263 | (1.8) |
| Rhode Island | 220 | (0.9) | 208 | (1.9) | 222 | (1.3) | ‡ | (†) | 239 | (2.6) | 262 | (0.9) | 244 | (1.9) | 266 | (1.0) | ‡ | (†) | 278 | (2.3) |
South Carolina |
216 | (1.3) | 212 | (3.7) | 221 | (2.3) | 206 | (4.1) | 215 | (2.2) | 259 | (0.9) | 258 | (2.0) | 265 | (1.6) | 253 | (3.9) | 255 | (1.6) |
| South Dakota | 222 | (1.0) | 221 | (2.0) | ‡ | (†) | 226 | (1.7) | 220 | (1.7) | 263 | (0.9) | 264 | (1.9) | ‡ | (†) | 266 | (2.1) | 259 | (1.3) |
| Tennessee | 219 | (1.0) | 212 | (1.5) | 230 | (2.1) | 217 | (3.2) | 220 | (2.2) | 262 | (1.1) | 255 | (2.5) | 274 | (2.6) | 258 | (2.6) | 264 | (1.6) |
| Texas | 216 | (1.1) | 211 | (1.8) | 222 | (2.4) | 217 | (2.0) | 215 | (2.0) | 256 | (1.2) | 250 | (2.3) | 262 | (2.2) | 253 | (2.9) | 258 | (2.3) |
| Utah | 225 | (1.0) | 223 | (1.9) | 225 | (1.5) | 222 | (2.9) | 233 | (3.9) | 267 | (1.2) | 267 | (2.7) | 269 | (1.7) | 264 | (3.1) | 265 | (1.9) |
Vermont |
222 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 268 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Virginia | 224 | (1.2) | 220 | (3.0) | 229 | (1.6) | 210 | (3.5) | 220 | (2.4) | 262 | (1.3) | 258 | (3.2) | 263 | (1.6) | 259 | (5.6) | 263 | (2.9) |
| Washington | 220 | (1.3) | 221 | (2.0) | 221 | (2.2) | 209 | (3.5) | 218 | (3.5) | 266 | (1.3) | 266 | (3.0) | 270 | (2.1) | 255 | (2.0) | 263 | (4.2) |
| West Virginia | 213 | (1.1) | 215 | (3.7) | 217 | (2.2) | 214 | (2.0) | 211 | (1.8) | 256 | (1.0) | 259 | (2.6) | 261 | (2.2) | 250 | (1.8) | 255 | (1.6) |
| Wisconsin | 220 | (1.1) | 210 | (1.9) | 230 | (2.3) | 218 | (2.2) | 221 | (2.6) | 267 | (0.9) | 256 | (1.6) | 276 | (1.8) | 269 | (2.2) | 271 | (2.8) |
| Wyoming | 227 | (0.9) | 223 | (1.9) | ‡ | (†) | 228 | (1.2) | 229 | (1.6) | 265 | (0.8) | 260 | (1.8) | ‡ | (†) | 266 | (1.0) | 267 | (1.4) |
Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA)1 |
235 | (0.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 280 | (0.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Includes both domestic and overseas schools. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Scale ranges from 0 to 500. Table does not include private schools, Bureau of Indian Education schools, or (except in the final row) DoDEA schools. Includes public school students who were tested with accommodations; excludes only those students with disabilities (SD) and English language learners (ELL) who were unable to be tested even with accommodations. SD and ELL populations, accommodation rates, and exclusion rates vary by grade and from state to state. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2019 Reading Assessment, retrieved November 18, 2019, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/xplore/NDE). (This table was prepared November 2019.) |
