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Table 112. Average scale score in reading and percentage of 4th-graders in public schools attaining reading achievement levels, by race/ethnicity
and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1994 through 2005
___________________________ _ ___ _______ _ ___ _______ _ ___ _______ _ _____ _____ _ ___ _____ _ ___ _____ _ ___ _____ _ ___ _____ _ _____ _____ _ ___ ______
| | | | | 2005
| | | | | ___ _____ _ ___ _____ _ ___ _____ _ ___ _____ _ _____ _____ _ ___ ______
| | | | | | Race/ethnicity\1\
| | | | | | ___ _____ _ ___ _____ _ ___ _____ _ _____ _____ _ ___ ______
| | | | | | | | | | American
| | | | | | White, | Black, | | Asian/ | Indian/
| 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2003 | | non- | non- | | Pacific | Alaska
State or jurisdiction | Average | Average | Average | Average | Average | Hispanic | Hispanic | Hispanic | Islander | Native
___________________________ | ___ _______ | ___ _______ | ___ _______ | _____ _____ | ___ _____ | ___ _____ | ___ _____ | ___ _____ | _____ _____ | ___ ______
1 | 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10 | 11
___________________________ | ___ _______ | ___ _______ | ___ _______ | _____ _____ | ___ _____ | ___ _____ | ___ _____ | ___ _____ | _____ _____ | ___ ______
United States\6\ .................................................
| 212 (1.1) | 213 (1.2) | 217 (0.5) | 216 (0.3) | ### (0.2) | ### (0.2) | ### (0.3) | ### (0.5) | 227.2 (0.9) | ### (1.3)
| ___ _______ | ___ _______ | ___ _______ | _____ _____ | ___ _____ | ___ _____ | ___ _____ | ___ _____ | _____ _____ | ___ ______
Alabama ................................................
| 208 (1.5) | 211 (1.9) | 207 (1.4) | 207 (1.7) | ### (1.2) | ### (1.3) | ### (1.8) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
Alaska ................................................
| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | 212 (1.6) | ### (1.4) | ### (1.3) | 212 (3.9) | ### (3.6) | 206 (4.0) | ### (3.0)
Arizona .......................................................
| 206 (1.9) | 206 (1.4) | 205 (1.5) | 209 (1.2) | ### (1.6) | ### (1.9) | ### (3.4) | ### (1.7) | 224 (5.3) | ‡ (†)
Arkansas ..................................................
| 209 (1.7) | 209 (1.6) | 213 (1.4) | 214 (1.4) | ### (1.1) | ### (1.0) | ### (1.9) | ### (4.2) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
California\7,8\ ......................................
| 197 (1.8) | 202 (2.5) | 206 (2.5) | 206 (1.2) | ### (0.7) | ### (1.2) | ### (1.4) | ### (0.8) | 223 (1.8) | ### (3.9)
| | | | | | | | | |
Colorado .....................................
| 213 (1.3) | 220 (1.4) | --- (†) | 224 (1.2) | ### (1.1) | ### (1.2) | ### (3.0) | ### (1.6) | 231 (3.9) | ‡ (†)
Connecticut ..........................................
| 222 (1.6) | 230 (1.6) | 229 (1.1) | 228 (1.1) | ### (1.0) | ### (1.1) | ### (1.9) | ### (2.2) | 236 (4.2) | ‡ (†)
Delaware ..........................................................................
| 206 (1.1) | 207 (1.7) | 224 (0.6) | 224 (0.7) | ### (0.8) | ### (0.9) | ### (1.1) | ### (2.2) | 239 (4.5) | ‡ (†)
District of Columbia ....................................................…
| --- (†) | 179 (1.2) | 191 (0.9) | 188 (0.9) | ### (1.0) | ### (3.9) | ### (1.0) | ### (3.4) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
Florida .......................................................
| 205 (1.7) | 206 (1.4) | 214 (1.4) | 218 (1.1) | ### (0.9) | ### (1.4) | ### (1.6) | ### (1.6) | 230 (4.0) | ‡ (†)
| | | | | | | | | |
Georgia ......................................................
| 207 (2.4) | 209 (1.4) | 215 (1.0) | 214 (1.3) | ### (1.2) | ### (1.2) | ### (1.5) | ### (4.2) | 243 (5.1) | ‡ (†)
Hawaii .......................................................
| 201 (1.7) | 200 (1.5) | 208 (0.9) | 208 (1.4) | ### (1.0) | ### (1.7) | ### (4.8) | ### (4.8) | 206 (1.1) | ‡ (†)
Idaho .......................................................…
| --- (†) | --- (†) | 220 (1.1) | 218 (1.0) | ### (0.9) | ### (0.8) | ‡ (†) | ### (2.8) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
Illinois .......................................................…
| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | 216 (1.6) | ### (1.2) | ### (1.1) | 194 (2.1) | ### (2.5) | 230 (4.8) | ‡ (†)
Indiana .....................................................
| 220 (1.3) | --- (†) | 222 (1.4) | 220 (1.0) | ### (1.1) | ### (1.2) | ### (2.4) | ### (2.9) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
| | | | | | | | | |
Iowa\7,8\ .....................................................
| 223 (1.3) | 220 (1.6) | 223 (1.1) | 223 (1.1) | ### (0.9) | ### (0.9) | ### (3.6) | ### (2.9) | 224 (5.9) | ‡ (†)
Kansas\7,8\ ...................................................
| --- (†) | 221 (1.4) | 222 (1.4) | 220 (1.2) | ### (1.3) | ### (1.3) | ### (2.5) | ### (2.8) | 238 (4.9) | ‡ (†)
Kentucky .............................................................
| 212 (1.6) | 218 (1.5) | 219 (1.1) | 219 (1.3) | ### (1.1) | ### (1.1) | ### (2.3) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
Louisiana ..................................................
| 197 (1.3) | 200 (1.6) | 207 (1.7) | 205 (1.4) | ### (1.3) | ### (1.1) | ### (1.7) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
Maine ..........................................................
| 228 (1.3) | 225 (1.4) | 225 (1.1) | 224 (0.9) | ### (0.9) | ### (1.0) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
| | | | | | | | | |
Maryland ..................................................
| 210 (1.5) | 212 (1.6) | 217 (1.5) | 219 (1.4) | 220 (1.3) | ### (1.5) | ### (1.5) | ### (2.7) | 239 (3.6) | ‡ (†)
Massachusetts\7\ ................................
| 223 (1.3) | 223 (1.4) | 234 (1.1) | 228 (1.2) | ### (0.9) | ### (0.9) | ### (1.9) | ### (2.4) | 234 (4.1) | ‡ (†)
Michigan .................................................
| --- (†) | 216 (1.5) | 219 (1.1) | 219 (1.2) | ### (1.5) | ### (1.4) | ### (2.7) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
Minnesota\7,8\ ....................................
| 218 (1.4) | 219 (1.7) | 225 (1.1) | 223 (1.1) | ### (1.3) | ### (1.3) | ### (3.8) | 204 (3.6) | 216 (4.6) | ‡ (†)
Mississippi ...........................................
| 202 (1.6) | 203 (1.3) | 203 (1.3) | 205 (1.3) | ### (1.4) | ### (1.4) | 190 (1.6) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
| | | | | | | | | |
Missouri ..................................................
| 217 (1.5) | 216 (1.3) | 220 (1.3) | 222 (1.2) | ### (0.9) | ### (0.9) | ### (2.6) | ### (4.8) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
Montana\7,8\ ........................................
| 222 (1.4) | 225 (1.5) | 224 (1.8) | 223 (1.2) | 225 (1.1) | ### (1.1) | ‡ (†) | ### (4.5) | ‡ (†) | ### (2.0)
Nebraska\9\ ................................................
| 220 (1.5) | --- (†) | 222 (1.5) | 221 (1.0) | ### (1.2) | ### (1.2) | ### (2.5) | ### (2.5) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
Nevada ...................................................
| --- --- | 206 (1.8) | 209 (1.2) | 207 (1.2) | ### (1.2) | ### (1.5) | ### (2.6) | ### (1.7) | 212 (3.4) | ‡ (†)
New Hampshire\7\ .............................
| 223 (1.5) | 226 (1.7) | --- (†) | 228 (1.0) | ### (0.9) | ### (0.9) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
| | | | | | | | | |
New Jersey ............................................
| 219 (1.2) | --- (†) | --- (†) | 225 (1.2) | ### (1.3) | ### (1.1) | ### (2.4) | ### (2.3) | 241 (2.6) | ‡ (†)
New Mexico ..........................................
| 205 (1.7) | 205 (1.4) | 208 (1.6) | 203 (1.5) | ### (1.3) | ### (1.5) | ### (5.3) | ### (1.6) | ‡ (†) | ### (2.6)
New York\7,8\ ....................................
| 212 (1.4) | 215 (1.6) | 222 (1.5) | 222 (1.1) | ### (1.1) | ### (0.9) | ### (1.8) | ### (1.9) | 237 (2.9) | ‡ (†)
North Carolina ....................................
| 214 (1.5) | 213 (1.6) | 222 (1.0) | 221 (1.0) | ### (1.0) | ### (1.2) | ### (1.5) | ### (2.4) | 221 (6.2) | ‡ (†)
North Dakota\8\ .................................
| 225 (1.2) | --- (†) | 224 (1.0) | 222 (0.9) | ### (0.7) | ### (0.7) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ### (2.9)

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Ohio .............................................…....…
| --- (†) | --- (†) | 222 (1.3) | 222 (1.2) | ### (1.4) | ### (1.3) | ### (1.9) | ### (5.6) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
Oklahoma .............................................
| --- (†) | 219 (1.2) | 213 (1.2) | 214 (1.2) | ### (1.1) | ### (1.3) | ### (2.9) | ### (3.2) | ‡ (†) | ### (1.8)
Oregon ..................................................
| --- (†) | 212 (1.8) | 220 (1.4) | 218 (1.3) | ### (1.4) | ### (1.2) | ### (4.8) | 194 (2.2) | 221 (4.2) | ‡ (†)
Pennsylvania\9\ .........................................
| 215 (1.6) | --- (†) | 221 (1.2) | 219 (1.3) | ### (1.3) | ### (1.3) | 200 (2.5) | ### (4.3) | 234 (5.4) | ‡ (†)
Rhode Island\9\ ........................................
| 220 (1.3) | 218 (1.4) | 220 (1.2) | 216 (1.3) | ### (1.2) | ### (1.1) | ### (3.2) | 192 (2.5) | 219 (6.1) | ‡ (†)
| | | | | | | | | |
South Carolina ....................................
| 203 (1.4) | 209 (1.4) | 214 (1.3) | 215 (1.3) | ### (1.3) | ### (1.7) | ### (1.4) | ### (4.4) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
South Dakota ....................................
| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | 222 (1.2) | ### (0.5) | ### (0.6) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | 201 (2.3)
Tennessee\8,9\ ......................................
| 213 (1.7) | 212 (1.4) | 214 (1.2) | 212 (1.6) | ### (1.4) | ### (1.5) | ### (2.5) | ### (4.9) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
Texas ......................................................
| 212 (1.9) | 214 (1.9) | 217 (1.7) | 215 (1.0) | ### (0.8) | ### (1.0) | ### (1.7) | ### (1.2) | 234 (3.6) | ‡ (†)
Utah ..........................................................
| 217 (1.3) | 216 (1.2) | 222 (1.0) | 219 (1.0) | ### (1.1) | ### (1.0) | ‡ (†) | ### (2.4) | 218 (4.2) | ‡ (†)
| | | | | | | | | |
Vermont ...............................................…
| --- (†) | --- (†) | 227 (1.1) | 226 (0.9) | ### (0.9) | ### (0.9) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
Virginia ...................................................
| 213 (1.5) | 217 (1.2) | 225 (1.3) | 223 (1.5) | ### (0.8) | ### (1.0) | ### (1.2) | ### (2.2) | 239 (2.7) | ‡ (†)
Washington\8\ ......................................
| 213 (1.5) | 218 (1.4) | 224 (1.2) | 221 (1.1) | ### (1.1) | ### (1.1) | ### (2.8) | 202 (2.5) | 230 (2.6) | ‡ (†)
West Virginia ...........................................
| 213 (1.1) | 216 (1.7) | 219 (1.2) | 219 (1.0) | ### (0.8) | ### (0.8) | ### (3.2) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
Wisconsin\7,8,9\ ....................................
| 224 (1.1) | 222 (1.1) | --- (†) | 221 (0.8) | ### (1.0) | ### (1.0) | ### (2.5) | ### (3.5) | 226 (4.5) | ‡ (†)
Wyoming ................................................
| 221 (1.2) | 218 (1.5) | 221 (1.0) | 222 (0.8) | ### (0.7) | ### (0.8) | ### (†) | ### (3.3) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
| === ======= | === ======= | === ======= | ===== ===== | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Department of Defense | | | | | | | | | |
dependents schools\10\ ...........
| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | ### (0.6) | 232 (0.9) | ### (2.0) | ### (1.7) | 223 (3.0) | ‡ (†)
Domestic schools .........................…
| --- (†) | 219 (1.6) | 225 (0.7) | 223 (1.2) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Overseas schools ....................................
| 218 (0.9) | 221 (1.0) | 224 (0.5) | 225 (0.6) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
| | | | | === ===== | === ===== | === ===== | === ===== | ===== ===== | === ======
Other jurisdictions | | | | | | | | | |
Guam ................................................
| 181 (1.2) | --- (†) | 185 (1.3) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Virgin Islands ................................................
| --- (†) | 174 (2.2) | 179 (1.9) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
___________________________ | ___ _______ | ___ _______ | ___ _______ | _____ _____ | ___ _____ | ___ _____ | ___ _____ | ___ _____ | _____ _____ | ___ ______
---Not available.
†Not applicable.
‡Reporting standards not met.
\1\Based on school records.
\2\Achievement levels are in trial status.
\3\The basic level denotes partial mastery of the knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at the 4th-grade level.
\4\This level represents solid academic performance for 4th-graders. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over
challenging subject matter.
\5\This level signifies superior performance.
\6\Based on nationally representative sample. Forty-one states and Guam participated in the test in 1994; 44 jurisdictions (state,
territory, and Department of Defense schools) participated in 1998; 50 participated in 2002; and 53 participated in 2003 and 2005.
\7\Did not satisfy one or more of the guidelines for school sample participation rates in 1998. Data are subject to appreciable
nonresponse bias.
\8\Did not satisfy one or more of the guidelines for school sample participation rates in 2002. Data are subject to appreciable
nonresponse bias.
\9\Did not satisfy one or more of the guidelines for school sample participation rates in 1994. Data are subject to appreciable
nonresponse bias.
\10\The definition of the national sample has changed in 2005, it now includes all of the Department of Defense schools.
NOTE: The reading data includes students for whom accomodations were permitted. Scale ranges from 0 to 500. Standard errors appear
in parentheses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP),
Reading Report Card for the Nation and the States, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2003 and 2005; and unpublished tabulations, NAEP Data Explorer
(http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/), retrieved October 2005. (This table was prepared October 2005.)

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|
| Percent attaining reading
| achievement levels\2\, 2005
| ___ _____ _ ___ ______ _ _____ _____ _ ____ _____
| | | |
| | | Profi- |
| Below | Basic or | cient or | Ad-
| basic | above\3\ | above\4\ | vanced\5\
| ___ _____ | ___ ______ | _____ _____ | ____ _____
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15
| ___ _____ | ___ ______ | _____ _____ | ____ _____
| ### (0.3) | ### (0.3) | 30 (0.2) | 7 (0.1)
| ___ _____ | ___ ______ | _____ _____ | ____ _____
| ### (1.3) | ### (1.3) | 22 (1.3) | 5 (0.6)
| ### (1.5) | ### (1.5) | 27 (1.3) | 5 (0.5)
| ### (1.7) | ### (1.7) | 24 (1.7) | 6 (0.6)
| ### (1.4) | ### (1.4) | 30 (1.1) | 6 (0.6)
| 50 (0.9) | 50 (0.9) | 21 (0.7) | 5 (0.4)
| | | |
| ### (1.3) | ### (1.3) | 37 (1.6) | 8 (0.9)
| ### (1.2) | ### (1.2) | 38 (1.2) | 12 (1.0)
| ### (1.4) | ### (1.4) | 34 (1.2) | 7 (0.8)
| 67 (1.0) | 33 (1.0) | 11 (0.8) | 2 (0.4)
| ### (1.0) | ### (1.0) | 30 (1.2) | 7 (0.7)
| | | |
| ### (1.5) | ### (1.5) | 26 (1.5) | 6 (0.7)
| ### (1.2) | ### (1.2) | 23 (1.4) | 5 (0.6)
| 31 (1.1) | 69 (1.1) | 33 (1.4) | 7 (0.6)
| ### (1.3) | ### (1.3) | 29 (1.3) | 7 (0.7)
| 36 (1.3) | 64 (1.3) | 30 (1.4) | 7 (0.7)
| | | |
| ### (1.3) | ### (1.3) | 33 (1.2) | 7 (0.5)
| ### (1.5) | ### (1.5) | 33 (1.3) | 8 (1.0)
| ### (1.5) | ### (1.5) | 31 (1.2) | 8 (0.8)
| 47 (1.8) | 53 (1.8) | 20 (1.4) | 4 (0.6)
| 29 (1.2) | 71 (1.2) | 35 (1.3) | 9 (0.8)
| | | |
| ### (1.4) | ### (1.4) | 32 (1.5) | 8 (0.7)
| ### (1.2) | ### (1.2) | 44 (1.4) | 12 (0.9)
| ### (1.7) | ### (1.7) | 32 (1.4) | 7 (0.9)
| ### (1.6) | ### (1.6) | 38 (1.7) | 11 (0.9)
| ### (1.7) | ### (1.7) | 18 (1.4) | 3 (0.5)
| | | |
| 33 (1.2) | 67 (1.2) | 33 (1.3) | 7 (0.8)
| ### (1.2) | ### (1.2) | 36 (1.4) | 8 (0.9)
| ### (1.4) | ### (1.4) | 34 (1.4) | 7 (0.8)
| ### (1.5) | ### (1.5) | 21 (1.3) | 4 (0.6)
| ### (1.1) | ### (1.1) | 39 (1.4) | 9 (0.8)
| | | |
| ### (1.6) | ### (1.6) | 37 (1.5) | 10 (0.8)
| ### (1.5) | ### (1.5) | 21 (1.4) | 4 (0.5)
| ### (1.5) | ### (1.5) | 33 (1.2) | 8 (0.6)
| ### (1.5) | ### (1.5) | 29 (1.4) | 7 (0.6)
| ### (1.1) | ### (1.1) | 36 (1.1) | 7 (0.6)

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| ### (1.6) | ### (1.6) | 34 (1.6) | 8 (0.9)
| ### (1.6) | ### (1.6) | 25 (1.5) | 5 (0.7)
| ### (1.7) | ### (1.7) | 29 (1.5) | 7 (0.7)
| ### (1.6) | ### (1.6) | 36 (1.5) | 9 (0.8)
| ### (1.5) | ### (1.5) | 30 (1.3) | 7 (0.8)
| | | |
| ### (1.7) | ### (1.7) | 26 (1.3) | 6 (0.7)
| ### (1.1) | ### (1.1) | 33 (1.3) | 6 (0.7)
| ### (1.7) | ### (1.7) | 27 (1.8) | 6 (0.8)
| ### (1.1) | ### (1.1) | 29 (0.9) | 6 (0.5)
| ### (1.3) | ### (1.3) | 34 (1.3) | 8 (0.8)
| | | |
| ### (1.3) | ### (1.3) | 39 (1.2) | 10 (1.0)
| ### (1.5) | ### (1.5) | 37 (1.4) | 8 (0.8)
| ### (1.4) | ### (1.4) | 36 (1.4) | 8 (0.9)
| ### (1.1) | ### (1.1) | 26 (1.0) | 5 (0.7)
| ### (1.3) | ### (1.3) | 33 (1.4) | 7 (0.7)
| ### (1.2) | ### (1.2) | 35 (1.4) | 7 (0.6)
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| ### (1.0) | ### (1.0) | 36 (1.4) | 7 (0.8)
| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
| === ===== | === ====== | ===== ===== | ==== =====
| | | |
| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
| ___ _____ | ___ ______ | _____ _____ | ____ _____

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