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National Center for Education Statistics

2015 Reading Grades 4 and 8 Assessment Report Cards: Summary Data Tables for National and State Average Scores and Achievement Level Results

Percentage distribution of fourth-grade public and nonpublic school students assessed in NAEP reading, by race/ethnicity, eligibility for free/reduced-price school lunch, and state/jurisdiction:
1992, 2003, and 2015
Race/ethnicity

American Indian/
Alaska Native
1992 1
2015
1
1
1
1
1
1

24
9
5
#
#
1
1
1
1
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
1
1
1

#
#
#
#
1

1
#
#
#
1
#
1
#*
#
#
#
1
1
1*
2
#
#
#
1

11
1
1

1
#*
#
#
#
4*
9
#
1
2
1
3*
9
#
#
9*
14

1
#
#
#
1
#
#

13
#
#
#
#
1
1

#
#
#

1
#
#
1
1
2
4

Eligibility for free/reduced-price school lunch

White
Black
Hispanic
Asian/Pacific Islander
Eligible
Not eligible
1
2003
2015
1992 1
2015
1992 1
2015
1992 1
2015
2003
2015
2015
State/jurisdiction
1992
Nation
73 *
51
17 *
15
7*
25
2*
6
40 *
52
50 *
42
Nation (public)
72 *
49
18 *
15
7*
26
2*
5
44 *
55
52 *
43
Alabama
65 *
58
33
32
#*
5
#*
1
54 *
62
45 *
38
Alaska

46

9
34 *
50
59 *
49
Arizona
61 *
39
5
6
23 *
47
1*
2
47 *
62
43 *
32
Arkansas
75 *
64
23
21
#*
12
1*
2
53 *
68
43 *
32
California
51 *
25
8
6
28 *
56
12
12
50 *
63
45 *
36
Colorado
74 *
52
5
4
17 *
36
2
3
30 *
45
69 *
54
Connecticut
76 *
59
12
12
10 *
20
2*
6
30 *
36
67
64
Delaware
68 *
45
27 *
30
3*
17
2*
4
38
40
54 *
60
Florida
63 *
43
24
21
11 *
29
2*
3
48 *
61
50 *
38
Georgia
60 *
43
37
35
1*
14
1*
4
47 *
63
46 *
31
Hawaii
23 *
15
3
2
3*
8
62
67
48 *
54
51 *
46
Idaho
92 *
77
#*
1
6*
17
1*
1
42 *
51
52
48
Illinois

46

17

28

6
42 *
56
54 *
44
Indiana
87 *
69
11
12
1*
11
#*
2
35 *
50
63 *
49
6
2*
11
2*
3
32 *
44
67 *
56
Iowa
93 *
76
3*
Kansas

64

21

3
41 *
56
58 *
44
Kentucky
90 *
79
10
10
#*
5
#*
2
50 *
60
47 *
40
Louisiana
54
49
44
42
1*
5
1
1
63
68
33
32
Maine
98 *
90
#
4
#*
2
1*
1
33 *
50
65 *
50
Maryland
63 *
44
31
33
2*
13
3*
5
34 *
46
61 *
53
Massachusetts
84 *
65
8
7
4*
19
4*
6
29 *
42
62
58
Michigan
80 *
72
15
14
2*
6
2
4
36 *
48
63 *
52
Minnesota
92 *
68
3*
10
1*
9
3*
6
29 *
41
71 *
59
Mississippi
42
46
57 *
48
#*
3
#*
1
66 *
73
28
26
Missouri
83 *
72
15
17
1*
5
1*
2
39 *
53
56 *
47
Montana

79

1
36 *
46
58
54
Nebraska
89 *
69
6
7
3*
17
1*
2
34 *
47
59 *
53
Nevada

32

11

45

6
41 *
58
54 *
41
New Hampshire
97 *
87
1*
2
1*
5
1*
4
17 *
28
73
69
New Jersey
69 *
46
16
16
11 *
26
4*
9
30 *
41
62
54
New Mexico
47 *
25
3*
2
44 *
61
1
1
67 *
75
26
24
New York
63 *
45
15
19
16 *
26
4*
9
52
57
45
40
North Carolina
66 *
50
30 *
25
1*
18
1*
3
42 *
60
52 *
39
North Dakota
96 *
80
#*
4
#*
4
#*
2
33
33
66
67
Ohio
85 *
72
12
16
1*
4
1*
2
35 *
50
57 *
48
Oklahoma
78 *
52
8
9
3*
16
1*
2
55 *
61
42
38
Oregon

62

23

5
35 *
62
63 *
37
Pennsylvania
82 *
70
13
13
3*
11
1*
3
38
44
60
56
Rhode Island
82 *
62
6
8
7*
22
4
3
39 *
47
54
53
South Carolina
57
54
41 *
32
#*
9
1*
2
52 *
62
47 *
38
South Dakota

75

1
37
41
62
58
Tennessee
75 *
64
23
23
1*
7
1*
2
41 *
59
54 *
40
Texas
50 *
26
14
14
33 *
53
2*
5
54
63
43
37
Utah
93 *
77
#*
1
3*
16
2*
3
33
37
66
61
Vermont

91

2
29 *
42
69 *
58
Virginia
71 *
51
25
22
1*
13
2*
8
31 *
41
67 *
59
Washington

55

22

10
38 *
50
51
50
West Virginia
96 *
91
2*
4
#*
1
1
1
54 *
75
45 *
25
Wisconsin
87 *
71
7*
11
3*
11
2*
4
29 *
42
67 *
57
Wyoming
90 *
77
1
1
6*
15
1
1
34 *
39
64 *
61
Other jurisdictions
District of Columbia
5*
12
91 *
70
3*
15
1
1
#
#
70 *
75
25
25
2
DoDEA

47

13

20

1
37
#
54
#
Not available. The state/jurisdiction did not participate or did not meet the minimum participation guidelines for reporting.
# Rounds to zero.
* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2015 when only one state/jurisdiction or the nation is being examined.
1
Accommodations not permitted.
2
Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).
NOTE: The overall national results include both public and nonpublic school students. The national (public) and state/jurisdiction results include public school students only. Data for DoDEA
schools are included in the overall national results, but not in the national (public) results. Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native
Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Results are not shown for students whose race/ethnicity was unclassified or two or more races, and for students whose eligibility status for
free/reduced-price school lunch was not available.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1992, 2003, and
2015 Reading Assessments.

National Center for Education Statistics


2015 Reading Grades 4 and 8 Assessment Report Cards: Summary Data Tables for National and State Average Scores and Achievement Level Results

Average scores in NAEP reading for fourth-grade public and nonpublic school students, by state/jurisdiction: Various years, 19922015
Accommodations not permitted
Accommodations permitted
State/jurisdiction
1992
1994
1998
1998
2002
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
Nation
217 *
214 *
217 *
215 *
219 *
218 *
219 *
221 *
221 *
221 *
222
223
Nation (public)
215 *
212 *
215 *
213 *
217 *
216 *
217 *
220 *
220 *
220 *
221
221
Alabama
207 *
208 *
211 *
211 *
207 *
207 *
208 *
216
216
220
219
217
Alaska

212
211
214
211
208 *
209 *
213
Arizona
209 *
206 *
207 *
206 *
205 *
209 *
207 *
210 *
210 *
212
213
215
Arkansas
211 *
209 *
209 *
209 *
213 *
214 *
217
217
216
217
219
218
California
202 *
197 *
202 *
202 *
206 *
206 *
207 *
209 *
210
211
213
213
Colorado
217 *
213 *
222
220

224
224
224
226
223
227
224
Connecticut
222 *
222 *
232
230
229
228
226 *
227
229
227
230
229
206 *
212 *
207 *
224
224
226
225
226
225
226
224
Delaware
213 *
Florida
208 *
205 *
207 *
206 *
214 *
218 *
219 *
224 *
226
225
227
227
Georgia
212 *
207 *
210 *
209 *
215 *
214 *
214 *
219 *
218 *
221
222
222
Hawaii
203 *
201 *
200 *
200 *
208 *
208 *
210 *
213
211 *
214
215
215
Idaho
219

220
218 *
222
223
221
221
219
222
Illinois

216 *
216 *
219
219
219
219
222
Indiana
221 *
220 *

222 *
220 *
218 *
222 *
223 *
221 *
225
227
Iowa
225
223
223
220
223
223
221
225
221
221 *
224
224
Kansas

222
221
222
220
220
225
224
224
223
221
Kentucky
213 *
212 *
218 *
218 *
219 *
219 *
220 *
222 *
226
225
224 *
228
Louisiana
204 *
197 *
204 *
200 *
207 *
205 *
209 *
207 *
207 *
210 *
210 *
216
Maine
227 *
228 *
225
225
225
224
225
226
224 *
222
225
224
Maryland
211 *
210 *
215 *
212 *
217 *
219 *
220
225
226
231 *
232 *
223
Massachusetts
226 *
223 *
225 *
223 *
234
228 *
231 *
236
234
237
232
235
Michigan
216

217
216
219
219
218
220 *
218
219
217
216
Minnesota
221
218 *
222
219
225
223
225
225
223
222
227 *
223
Mississippi
199 *
202 *
204 *
203 *
203 *
205 *
204 *
208 *
211 *
209 *
209 *
214
Missouri
220
217 *
216 *
216 *
220
222
221
221
224
220
222
223
Montana

222
226
225
224
223
225
227
225
225
223
225
Nebraska
221 *
220 *

222 *
221 *
221 *
223 *
223 *
223 *
223 *
227
Nevada

208 *
206 *
209 *
207 *
207 *
211 *
211 *
213
214
214
New Hampshire
228 *
223 *
226 *
226 *

228 *
227 *
229 *
229 *
230
232
232
New Jersey
223 *
219 *

225 *
223 *
231
229
231
229
229
New Mexico
211
205
206
205
208
203 *
207
212 *
208
208
206
207
New York
215 *
212 *
216 *
215 *
222
222
223
224
224
222
224
223
North Carolina
212 *
214 *
217 *
213 *
222 *
221 *
217 *
218 *
219 *
221 *
222 *
226
North Dakota
226
225

224
222 *
225
226
226
226
224
225
Ohio
217 *

222
222
223
226
225
224
224
225
Oklahoma
220

220
219
213 *
214 *
214 *
217 *
217 *
215 *
217 *
222
Oregon

214 *
212 *
220
218
217
215 *
218
216 *
219
220
Pennsylvania
221 *
215 *

221 *
219 *
223
226
224
227
226
227
217 *
220 *
218 *
218 *
220 *
216 *
216 *
219 *
223 *
222 *
223 *
225
Rhode Island
South Carolina
210 *
203 *
210 *
209 *
214 *
215
213 *
214 *
216
215
214 *
218
South Dakota

222
222
223 *
222
220
218
220
Tennessee
212 *
213 *
212 *
212 *
214 *
212 *
214 *
216
217
215 *
220
219
Texas
213 *
212 *
217
214
217
215
219
220
219
218
217
218
Utah
220 *
217 *
215 *
216 *
222 *
219 *
221 *
221 *
219 *
220 *
223 *
226
Vermont

227 *
226 *
227 *
228
229
227 *
228 *
230
Virginia
221 *
213 *
218 *
217 *
225
223 *
226
227
227
226
229
229
Washington

213 *
217 *
218 *
224
221 *
223
224
221 *
221 *
225
226
West Virginia
216
213
216
216
219
219
215
215
215
214
215
216
Wisconsin
224
224
224
222

221
221
223
220 *
221
221
223
Wyoming
223 *
221 *
219 *
218 *
221 *
222 *
223 *
225 *
223 *
224 *
226 *
228
Other jurisdictions
District of Columbia
188 *
179 *
182 *
179 *
191 *
188 *
191 *
197 *
202 *
201 *
206 *
212
1

222 *
220 *
224 *
224 *
226 *
229 *
228 *
229 *
232
234
DoDEA
Not available. The state/jurisdiction did not participate or did not meet the minimum participation guidelines for reporting.
* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2015 when only one state/jurisdiction or the nation is being examined.
1
Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).
NOTE: The overall national results include both public and nonpublic school students. The national (public) and state/jurisdiction results include public school students only. Data for
DoDEA schools are included in the overall national results, but not in the national (public) results.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), various years,
19922015 Reading Assessments.

National Center for Education Statistics


2015 Reading Grades 4 and 8 Assessment Report Cards: Summary Data Tables for National and State Average Scores and Achievement Level Results

Percentage of fourth-grade public and nonpublic school students at or above Basic in NAEP reading, by state/jurisdiction: Various years, 19922015
Accommodations permitted
Accommodations not permitted
State/jurisdiction
1992
1994
1998
1998
2002
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
Nation
62 *
60 *
62 *
60 *
64 *
63 *
64 *
67 *
67 *
67 *
68
69
Nation (public)
60 *
59 *
61 *
58 *
62 *
62 *
62 *
66 *
66 *
66 *
67
68
Alabama
51 *
52 *
56 *
56 *
52 *
52 *
53 *
62
62
67
65
65
Alaska

58
58
62
59
56 *
58
61
Arizona
54 *
52 *
53 *
51 *
51 *
54 *
52 *
56 *
56 *
58
60
62
Arkansas
56 *
54 *
55 *
54 *
58 *
60 *
63
64
63
63
66
65
California
48 *
44 *
48 *
48 *
50 *
50 *
50 *
53 *
54
56
58
59
Colorado
64 *
59 *
69
67

69
69
70
72
71
74
71
Connecticut
69 *
68 *
78
76
74
74
71 *
73
76
73
76
74
52 *
57 *
53 *
71
71
73
73
73
72
73
70
Delaware
57 *
50 *
54 *
53 *
60 *
63 *
65 *
70 *
73
71
75
75
Florida
53 *
Georgia
57 *
52 *
55 *
54 *
59 *
59 *
58 *
66
63 *
66
67
68
Hawaii
48 *
46 *
45 *
45 *
52 *
53 *
53 *
59
57 *
59
62
61
Idaho
67

67
64 *
69
70
69
69
68
69
Illinois

61 *
62 *
65
65
65
64
68
Indiana
68 *
66 *

68 *
66 *
64 *
68 *
70 *
68 *
73
75
Iowa
73
69
70
67
69
70
67
74
69
69
72
71
Kansas

71
70
68
66
66
72 *
72
71
71
68
Kentucky
58 *
56 *
63 *
62 *
64 *
64 *
65 *
68 *
72
72
71
75
Louisiana
46 *
40 *
48 *
44 *
50 *
49 *
53 *
52 *
51 *
55 *
56 *
63
Maine
75 *
75 *
73
72
72
70
71
73
70
70
71
71
Maryland
57 *
55 *
61 *
58 *
62 *
62 *
65
69
70
75 *
77 *
68
Massachusetts
74 *
69 *
73 *
70 *
80
73 *
78 *
81
80
83
79
82
Michigan
62

63
62
64
64
63
66
64
66
64
63
Minnesota
68
65 *
69
67
73
69
71
73
70
70
74
71
Mississippi
41 *
45 *
48 *
47 *
45 *
49 *
48 *
51 *
55 *
55 *
53 *
60
Missouri
67
62 *
63 *
61 *
66
68
67
67
70
67
70
70
Montana

69
73
72
71
69
71
75
73
73
70
72
Nebraska
68 *
66 *

68 *
66 *
68 *
71
70 *
70 *
71
74
Nevada

53 *
51 *
54 *
52 *
52 *
57
57
58
61
61
New Hampshire
76
70 *
75 *
74 *

75 *
74 *
76 *
77
78
80
79
New Jersey
69 *
65 *

70 *
68 *
77
76
78
75
75
New Mexico
55
49 *
52
51
52
47 *
51
58
52
53
52
54
New York
61 *
57 *
62 *
62 *
67
67
69
69
71
68
70
68
North Carolina
56 *
59 *
62 *
58 *
67 *
66 *
62 *
64 *
65 *
68 *
69
73
North Dakota
74
73

71
69 *
72
75
76
74
73
73
Ohio
63 *

68
69 *
69
73
71
71
71
72
Oklahoma
67

66 *
66 *
60 *
60 *
60 *
65 *
65 *
64 *
65 *
71
Oregon

61 *
58 *
66
63
62 *
62 *
65
63 *
66
67
Pennsylvania
68 *
61 *

66 *
65 *
69 *
73
70
74
73
74
63 *
65 *
65 *
64 *
65 *
62 *
62 *
65 *
69
70
70
72
Rhode Island
South Carolina
53 *
48 *
55 *
53 *
58 *
59 *
57 *
59 *
62
61
60 *
65
South Dakota

69
70
71
70
69
66
68
Tennessee
57 *
58 *
58 *
57 *
58 *
57 *
59 *
61 *
63
60 *
67
66
Texas
57 *
58 *
63
59
62
59 *
64
66
65
64
63
64
Utah
67 *
64 *
62 *
62 *
69 *
66 *
68 *
69 *
67 *
68 *
71
74
Vermont

73
73
72 *
74
75
73
75
76
Virginia
67 *
57 *
64 *
62 *
71
69 *
72
74
74
72
74
74
Washington

59 *
63 *
64 *
70
67
70
70
68
67
72
71
West Virginia
61
58 *
62
60
65
65
61 *
63
62
61
62
64
Wisconsin
71
71
72
69

68
67
70
67
68
68
71
Wyoming
71 *
68 *
65 *
64 *
68 *
69 *
71 *
73
72 *
71 *
75
75
Other jurisdictions
District of Columbia
30 *
24 *
28 *
27 *
31 *
31 *
33 *
39 *
44 *
44 *
50 *
56
1
DoDEA

68 *
66 *
72 *
71 *
75 *
78 *
77 *
79 *
82
83
Not available. The state/jurisdiction did not participate or did not meet the minimum participation guidelines for reporting.
* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2015 when only one state/jurisdiction or the nation is being examined.
1
Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).
NOTE: The overall national results include both public and nonpublic school students. The national (public) and state/jurisdiction results include public school students only. Data for
DoDEA schools are included in the overall national results, but not in the national (public) results.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), various years,
19922015 Reading Assessments.

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2015 Reading Grades 4 and 8 Assessment Report Cards: Summary Data Tables for National and State Average Scores and Achievement Level Results

Percentage of fourth-grade public and nonpublic school students at or above Proficient in NAEP reading, by state/jurisdiction: Various years, 19922015
Accommodations permitted
Accommodations not permitted
State/jurisdiction
1992
1994
1998
1998
2002
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
Nation
29 *
30 *
31 *
29 *
31 *
31 *
31 *
33 *
33 *
34 *
35
36
Nation (public)
27 *
28 *
29 *
28 *
30 *
30 *
30 *
32 *
32 *
32 *
34
35
Alabama
20 *
23 *
24
24
22 *
22 *
22 *
29
28
31
31
29
Alaska

28
27
29
27
26 *
27
30
Arizona
21 *
24 *
22 *
22 *
22 *
23 *
24 *
24 *
25 *
26
28
30
Arkansas
23 *
24 *
23 *
23 *
26 *
28
30
29
29
30
32
32
California
19 *
18 *
20 *
20 *
21 *
21 *
21 *
23 *
24
25
27
28
Colorado
25 *
28 *
34
33 *

37
37
36
40
39
41
39
Connecticut
34 *
38 *
46
43
43
43
38 *
41
42
42
43
43
Delaware
24 *
23 *
25 *
22 *
35
33 *
34
34
35
36
38
37
Florida
21 *
23 *
23 *
22 *
27 *
32 *
30 *
34 *
36
35
39
39
Georgia
25 *
26 *
24 *
24 *
28 *
27 *
26 *
28 *
29 *
32
34
34
Hawaii
17 *
19 *
17 *
17 *
21 *
21 *
23 *
26
26 *
27
30
29
Idaho
28 *

32
30 *
33
35
32 *
33 *
33
36
Illinois

31 *
29 *
32
32
33
34
35
Indiana
30 *
33 *

33 *
33 *
30 *
33 *
34 *
33 *
38
40
Iowa
36
35
35
33 *
35
35
33 *
36
34
33 *
38
38
Kansas

34
34
34
33
32
36
35
36
38
35
Kentucky
23 *
26 *
29 *
29 *
30 *
31 *
31 *
33 *
36
35 *
36
40
Louisiana
15 *
15 *
19 *
17 *
20 *
20 *
20 *
20 *
18 *
23 *
23 *
29
Maine
36
41 *
36
35
35
36
35
36
35
32
37
36
Maryland
24
26 *
29 *
27 *
30 *
32
32
36
37
43 *
45 *
37
Massachusetts
36
36 *
37 *
35 *
47
40 *
44 *
49
47
50
47
50
Michigan
26

28
28
30
32
32
32
30
31
31
29
Minnesota
31 *
33 *
36
35
37
37
38
37
37
35
41
39
Mississippi
14 *
18 *
18 *
17 *
16 *
18 *
18 *
19 *
22 *
22 *
21 *
26
Missouri
30 *
31 *
29 *
28 *
32 *
34
33
32 *
36
34
35
36
Montana

35
37
37
36
35
36
39
35
36
35
37
Nebraska
31 *
34 *

34 *
32 *
34 *
35 *
35 *
36
37
40
25 *
27
29
Nevada

21 *
20 *
21 *
20 *
21 *
24 *
24 *
New Hampshire
38 *
36 *
38 *
37 *

40 *
39 *
41 *
41 *
43
45
46
New Jersey
35 *
33 *

39
37 *
43
40
44
42
43
New Mexico
23
21
22
21
21
19 *
20
24
20
21
21
23
New York
27 *
27 *
29 *
29 *
35
34
33
36
36
35
37
36
North Carolina
25 *
30 *
28 *
27 *
32 *
33 *
29 *
29 *
32 *
34 *
35
38
North Dakota
35
38

34
32 *
35
35
35
36
34 *
37
Ohio
27 *

34
34
34
36
36
34
37
38
Oklahoma
29

30
30
26 *
26 *
25 *
27 *
28 *
27 *
30
33
Oregon

28 *
26 *
31
31
29 *
28 *
31
30
33
34
Pennsylvania
32 *
30 *

34 *
33 *
36 *
40
37
41
40
41
28 *
32 *
32 *
31 *
32 *
29 *
30 *
31 *
36 *
35 *
38
40
Rhode Island
South Carolina
22 *
20 *
22 *
22 *
26 *
26 *
26 *
26 *
28 *
28 *
28 *
33
South Dakota

33
33
34
33
31 *
32
35
Tennessee
23 *
27 *
25 *
25 *
25 *
26 *
27 *
27 *
28 *
26 *
34
33
Texas
24 *
26
29
28
28
27
29
30
28
28
28
31
Utah
30 *
30 *
28 *
28 *
33 *
32 *
34 *
34 *
31 *
33 *
37
40
Vermont

39 *
37 *
39 *
41 *
41
41
42
45
Virginia
31 *
26 *
30 *
30 *
37 *
35 *
37 *
38 *
38
39
43
43
Washington

27 *
29 *
30 *
35 *
33 *
36 *
36
33 *
34 *
40
40
West Virginia
25 *
26
29
28
28
29
26 *
28
26 *
27
27
30

33 *
33
36
33 *
34
35
37
Wisconsin
33
35
34
34
Wyoming
33 *
32 *
30 *
29 *
31 *
34 *
34 *
36 *
33 *
34 *
37 *
41
Other jurisdictions
District of Columbia
10 *
8*
10 *
10 *
10 *
10 *
11 *
14 *
17 *
19 *
23 *
27
1

33 *
32 *
34 *
35 *
36 *
40 *
39 *
39 *
43 *
47
DoDEA
Not available. The state/jurisdiction did not participate or did not meet the minimum participation guidelines for reporting.
* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2015 when only one state/jurisdiction or the nation is being examined.
1
Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).
NOTE: The overall national results include both public and nonpublic school students. The national (public) and state/jurisdiction results include public school students only. Data for
DoDEA schools are included in the overall national results, but not in the national (public) results.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), various years,
19922015 Reading Assessments.

National Center for Education Statistics


2015 Reading Grades 4 and 8 Assessment Report Cards: Summary Data Tables for National and State Average Scores and Achievement Level Results

Average scores and achievement-level results in NAEP reading for fourth-grade public and nonpublic school students, by race/ethnicity and state/jurisdiction: 2015
White
Percentage of students

State/jurisdiction
Nation
Nation (public)
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Other jurisdictions
District of Columbia
1
DoDEA
See notes at end of table.

Average
scale
score
232
232
226
228
229
224
231
236
240
236
235
232
233
227
233
231
228
227
231
226
225
235
242
221
232
227
229
229
234
228
233
239
225
234
236
229
230
226
227
234
234
230
227
225
235
231
231
238
234
217
231
232

Below
Basic
21
21
25
24
24
28
22
17
15
17
16
20
20
26
20
20
25
26
23
25
28
19
11
32
21
25
24
23
18
25
20
15
27
20
17
22
22
24
25
18
18
22
25
27
18
21
24
18
19
36
21
21

At or
above
Basic
79
79
75
76
76
72
78
83
85
83
84
80
80
74
80
80
75
74
77
75
72
81
89
68
79
75
76
77
82
75
80
85
73
80
83
78
78
76
75
82
82
78
75
73
82
79
76
82
81
64
79
79

260
237

5
14

95
86

Black
Percentage of students

At or
above
At
Proficient Advanced
46
12
46
11
37
7
42
10
44
11
37
8
46
11
51
14
56
18
51
14
49
11
45
10
48
13
41
9
46
13
44
10
42
10
42
11
44
11
37
8
36
8
51
15
58
17
32
6
47
11
38
8
42
10
41
9
48
12
42
11
47
12
54
16
39
8
49
14
51
15
41
8
43
10
37
6
40
9
49
13
50
13
46
12
41
9
39
10
50
13
45
11
45
13
52
17
49
14
30
6
44
10
45
11
81
52

42
12

Average
scale
score
206
206
204
209
217
202
198
214
205
210
213
212

202
212
195
198
212
204
196
208
217
192
195
202
202

208
200

213

208
214
208
205
205

205
215
200
202
199
205

208
215
210
193

Below
Basic
48
49
52
44
37
53
54
37
50
44
42
43

54
44
59
56
41
51
56
48
35
66
58
54
53

46
58

42

48
40
46
50
50

50
40
55
52
55
49

46
41
44
62

At or
above
Basic
52
51
48
56
63
47
46
63
50
56
58
57

46
56
41
44
59
49
44
52
65
34
42
46
47

54
42

58

52
60
54
50
50

50
60
45
48
45
51

54
59
56
38

204
228

52
19

48
81

Hispanic
Percentage of students

At or
above
At
Proficient Advanced
18
2
18
2
15
1
25
6
27
6
17
2
14
1
27
4
15
2
21
3
20
2
22
3

15
2
22
3
14
1
15
2
23
4
17
2
14
2
18
2
25
3
9
1
16
2
14
2
15
2

22
4
14
2

22
3

18
3
23
3
21
3
16
2
17
3

17
2
27
3
15
2
15
2
16
2
17
2

19
3
25
4
21
3
11
2

18
38

3
4

Average
scale
score
208
208
199
215
204
210
201
206
210
210
224
211
212
200
211
216
209
208
216
217

210
215
206
199
210
209
219
208
204
217
216
202
209
212
205
210
213
202
201
207
203
202
214
210
204

217
203

209
216

Below
Basic
45
46
58
38
49
42
54
48
45
43
29
45
39
53
42
37
43
46
37
32

46
39
49
50
46
44
37
46
49
36
36
51
44
39
49
41
40
51
53
46
51
51
41
44
49

36
55

45
39

At or
above
Basic
55
54
42
62
51
58
46
52
55
57
71
55
61
47
58
63
57
54
63
68

54
61
51
50
54
56
63
54
51
64
64
49
56
61
51
59
60
49
47
54
49
49
59
56
51

64
45

55
61

207
228

48
21

52
79

At or
above
At
Proficient Advanced
21
3
21
3
16
2
28
5
18
3
23
3
16
2
20
4
22
4
22
3
34
7
22
4
25
4
17
2
23
4
29
5
20
2
20
4
23
3
30
5

21
3
25
3
17
1
18
2
19
1
25
6
29
6
18
2
19
3
28
4
27
4
17
2
19
2
23
2
15
3
23
2
21
3
18
3
18
3
20
3
21
5
18
2
27
5
22
3
19
3

32
7
17
3

19
2
27
4
22
39

4
6

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2015 Reading Grades 4 and 8 Assessment Report Cards: Summary Data Tables for National and State Average Scores and
Achievement Level Results
Average scores and achievement-level results in NAEP reading for fourth-grade public and nonpublic school students, by race/ethnicity
and state/jurisdiction: 2015Continued
Asian/Pacific Islander
Percentage of students
Average
scale
score
239
238

210

236

235
239
244
240
211

245

233
237
243

238
249
236
222

233
242
250

236
242

243

228
233
224

248
232

248
244

222

Below
Basic
18
19

43

17

21
19
13
16
44

13

22
17
19

18
11
16
34

21
11
10

20
16

18

27
26
32

13
20

13
17

32

At or
above
Basic
82
81

57

83

79
81
87
84
56

87

78
83
81

82
89
84
66

79
89
90

80
84

82

73
74
68

87
80

87
83

68

At or
above
At
Proficient Advanced
55
20
53
19

23
5

50
15

54
20
56
23
63
21
56
18
25
5

65
26

48
17
52
17
59
26

57
16
68
31
49
15
33
12

49
13
56
18
67
30

50
17
59
20

58
26

47
14
51
17
37
13

66
30
44
14

63
29
59
28

34
9

American Indian/Alaska Native


Percentage of students
Average
scale
score
205
206

184
191

198

199

184

198
204

223
192

192

198

207
204

Below
Basic
48
47

66
64

59

56

69

55
50

27
64

61

55

47
53

At or
above
Basic
52
53

34
36

41

44

31

45
50

73
36

39

45

53
47

At or
above
At
Proficient Advanced
21
4
22
4

11
1
11
3

14
5

16
3

10
1

19
4
18
3

33
6
15
4

11
2

20
3

23
10
21
5

State/jurisdiction
Nation
Nation (public)
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Other jurisdictions
District of Columbia

DoDEA1
232
17
83
43
8

Reporting standards not met. Sample size insufficient to permit a reliable estimate.
1
Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).
NOTE: The overall national results include both public and nonpublic school students. The national (public) and state/jurisdiction results
include public school students only. Data for DoDEA schools are included in the overall national results, but not in the national (public)
results. Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories
exclude Hispanic origin. Results are not shown for students of two or more races. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2015 Reading Assessment.

National Center for Education Statistics


2015 Reading Grades 4 and 8 Assessment Report Cards: Summary Data Tables for National and State Average Scores and Achievement Level Results

Percentage of students, average scores, and achievement-level results in fourth-grade NAEP reading, by selected racial/ethnic groups and state/jurisdiction: 2015
Asian
Percentage of students
Percentage
of students
5
5
1
6
2
2
11
3
6
4
3
4
33
1
5
2
3
3
2
1
1
5
6
4
6
1
2
1
2
5
4
9
1
8
3
1
2
2
5
3
3
2
1
2
5
2
2
8
8
1
4
1

Average
scale
score
241
240

210

237

235
240
250
241
220

248

233
237

238
249
236
222

234
241
250

236
242

232
233
223

248

248
248

222

At or
above
Basic
84
83

57

84

79
81
95
84
67

90

78
83

82
89
84
67

80
89
90

80
84

77
74
67

87

88
86

67

Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander


Percentage of students

At or
above
At Percentage
Proficient Advanced of students
57
21
#
56
21
#

#
23
5
3

#
52
16
1

#
53
20
#
57
24
#
71
24
#
56
18
#
34
8
34

#
68
27
#
#

49
17
#
51
16
#

#
57
17
#
68
31
#
49
15
#
34
12
#

#
52
12
1
55
18
#
67
30
#

#
51
18
#
59
20
#

#
51
16
1
52
17
#
36
12
#

#
66
30
#

#
64
30
#
65
31
1

#
35
9
#

Average
scale
score
215
212

211

201

At or
above
Basic
60
58

57

46

At or
above
At Percentage
Proficient Advanced of students
28
6
3
26
5
3

2
22
4
10

3
16
2
7

Two or more races


Percentage of students
Average
scale
score
227
226

217

228
232

229
226
222
225

224
228
227
218
225

236
233
223
218

215
222
219
223

228

221
225
223
222
221
219
220
225
225

237
225
211

At or
above
Basic
73
72

65

73
81

74
75
66
70

70
74
76
65
70

78
79
70
65

64
70
67
71

76

66
72
70
67
70
68
65
72
73

84
71
61

At or
above
At
Proficient Advanced
40
11
38
10

31
5

42
13
45
13

45
13
34
7
34
7
39
8

40
12
40
8
39
9
33
9
35
10

54
20
43
12
37
8
35
6

29
4
31
4
33
7
37
9

47
9

32
9
36
7
33
8
37
8
35
7
31
6
30
7
39
10
34
7

51
18
41
11
20
1

State/jurisdiction
Nation
Nation (public)
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Other jurisdictions
District of Columbia
1

DoDEA1
6
236
88
47
9
2

12
237
85
53
13
# Rounds to zero.
Reporting standards not met. Sample size insufficient to permit a reliable estimate.
1
Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).
NOTE: The overall national results include both public and nonpublic school students. The national (public) and state/jurisdiction results include public school students only. Data for DoDEA schools are
included in the overall national results, but not in the national (public) results. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2015 Reading Assessment.

National Center for Education Statistics


2015 Reading Grades 4 and 8 Assessment Report Cards: Summary Data Tables for National and State Average Scores and
Achievement Level Results
Average scores and achievement-level results in NAEP reading for fourth-grade public and nonpublic school students, by gender and
state/jurisdiction: 2015
Male
Percentage of students
Average
scale
score
219
218
213
210
211
213
210
221
225
221
224
219
211
218
219
224
221
217
226
211
220
218
233
214
218
212
219
221
222
213
227
226
202
219
222
224
222
219
217
223
223
213
218
214
215
222
226
227
219
212
220
226

Below
Basic
34
35
40
42
44
40
43
32
30
33
29
36
43
34
34
29
31
37
27
43
33
37
21
39
35
42
34
32
30
40
26
28
51
35
32
28
30
32
36
30
30
41
34
38
39
30
28
28
36
40
32
27

At or
above
Basic
66
65
60
58
56
60
57
68
70
67
71
64
57
66
66
71
69
63
73
57
67
63
79
61
65
58
66
68
70
60
74
72
49
65
68
72
70
68
64
70
70
59
66
62
61
70
72
72
64
60
68
73

At or
above
At
Proficient Advanced
33
8
32
7
26
4
27
5
26
5
28
5
26
5
36
8
39
11
35
9
35
6
30
6
26
6
33
6
33
8
37
8
36
8
32
7
39
10
24
4
31
6
32
8
47
13
26
5
34
7
24
4
34
7
33
7
36
8
27
5
39
9
40
11
20
3
33
7
34
7
35
6
35
6
30
5
30
6
38
10
38
9
30
8
34
7
29
6
28
6
36
8
40
11
41
12
34
9
27
5
34
7
38
8

Female
Percentage of students
Average
scale
score
226
225
221
216
220
223
216
228
233
226
231
225
220
225
225
230
226
225
230
222
228
228
238
219
229
217
226
229
231
216
238
233
213
226
230
226
228
225
224
231
228
223
223
224
221
230
234
232
233
220
226
231

Below
Basic
28
29
31
35
33
30
39
26
21
27
22
28
34
28
29
22
26
28
24
31
25
28
15
34
23
37
27
23
21
39
16
21
41
28
23
26
26
26
29
23
25
30
30
30
33
22
20
24
23
32
26
23

At or
above
Basic
72
71
69
65
67
70
61
74
79
73
78
72
66
72
71
78
74
72
76
69
75
72
85
66
77
63
73
77
79
61
84
79
59
72
77
74
74
74
71
77
75
70
70
70
67
78
80
76
77
68
74
77

At or
above
At
Proficient Advanced
39
10
38
10
31
5
33
8
33
9
35
7
30
7
42
11
48
15
39
10
42
10
37
8
32
7
39
9
38
10
43
10
40
10
38
10
42
10
33
7
40
10
41
11
53
16
31
6
44
11
28
5
39
10
42
10
44
11
31
7
53
15
46
13
26
5
39
10
43
12
38
8
40
10
35
6
38
10
45
12
42
11
37
9
35
8
37
10
33
8
44
12
49
14
45
15
47
15
33
7
40
9
44
11

State/jurisdiction
Nation
Nation (public)
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Other jurisdictions
District of Columbia
206
51
49
23
7
219
38
62
31
10
1
DoDEA
230
20
80
43
8
237
13
87
51
11
1
Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).
NOTE: The overall national results include both public and nonpublic school students. The national (public) and state/jurisdiction results
include public school students only. Data for DoDEA schools are included in the overall national results, but not in the national (public)
results. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment
of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2015 Reading Assessment.

National Center for Education Statistics


2015 Reading Grades 4 and 8 Assessment Report Cards: Summary Data Tables for National and State Average Scores and Achievement Level Results
Average scores and achievement-level results in NAEP reading for fourth-grade public and nonpublic school students, by eligibility for free/reduced-price school lunch and state/jurisdiction:
2015
Eligible
Percentage of students
Average
scale
score
209
209
208
197
203
211
201
208
209
210
220
214
203
211
208
217
210
208
219
209
214
207
220
204
205
207
211
213
213
205
216
213
201
211
215
212
212
214
210
211
211
206
205
207
208
213
217
210
210
211
207
217

Below
Basic
44
44
45
54
51
43
53
46
45
43
32
40
52
43
46
36
43
46
34
44
39
48
33
50
48
47
42
41
40
50
37
40
52
43
38
41
41
38
42
42
42
47
48
45
46
40
36
44
44
41
47
37

At or
above
Basic
56
56
55
46
49
57
47
54
55
57
68
60
48
57
54
64
57
54
66
56
61
52
67
50
52
53
58
59
60
50
63
60
48
57
62
59
59
62
58
58
58
53
52
55
54
60
64
56
56
59
53
63

At or
above
At
Proficient Advanced
21
3
21
3
19
2
17
2
17
2
24
3
16
2
21
3
20
3
21
3
29
4
23
3
17
3
24
4
20
3
28
5
23
3
20
3
29
5
21
3
23
4
18
2
29
5
16
1
20
3
19
2
25
4
24
3
23
3
20
4
26
5
21
3
17
2
21
3
25
4
23
4
23
3
23
3
23
4
24
3
24
4
21
4
20
3
22
3
20
3
27
5
30
6
22
3
23
3
25
4
19
2
28
5

Not eligible
Percentage of students
Average
scale
score
237
237
232
229
236
233
233
238
240
232
239
239
230
233
239
238
234
238
241
231
234
237
247
228
236
233
236
235
239
227
238
240
226
238
242
231
238
234
237
239
238
237
232
235
235
234
239
242
242
231
236
235

Below
Basic
17
17
19
23
17
19
22
15
15
21
15
14
23
19
14
14
18
16
12
21
19
18
7
24
16
18
17
16
14
25
15
14
27
16
12
20
14
16
17
14
14
17
21
19
19
18
15
14
14
21
16
17

At or
above
Basic
83
83
81
77
83
81
78
85
85
79
85
86
77
81
86
86
82
84
88
79
81
82
93
76
84
82
83
84
86
75
85
86
73
84
88
80
86
84
83
86
86
83
79
81
81
82
85
86
86
79
84
83

At or
above
At
Proficient Advanced
52
15
52
15
45
10
43
10
52
14
48
12
48
14
54
15
57
19
48
13
55
14
55
14
43
11
49
12
55
17
52
14
49
13
54
16
57
18
44
11
48
12
52
16
65
21
40
8
52
13
45
11
50
14
49
12
55
15
42
10
54
15
57
17
40
9
53
15
59
18
44
9
52
13
48
10
52
15
55
17
54
15
53
16
45
11
50
14
49
14
48
12
55
17
58
21
58
21
44
10
50
12
49
13

Information not available


Percentage of students
Average
scale
score
236
229

234

219

250

Below
Basic
19
27

19

36

At or
above
Basic
81
73

81

64

92

At or
above
At
Proficient Advanced
52
17
44
15

49
16

31
7

64
29

State/jurisdiction
Nation
Nation (public)
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Other jurisdictions
District of Columbia
200
55
45
14
1
248
13
87
66
29

1
DoDEA

234
17
83
47
Reporting standards not met. Sample size insufficient to permit a reliable estimate.
1
Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).
NOTE: The overall national results include both public and nonpublic school students. The national (public) and state/jurisdiction results include public school students only. Data for DoDEA
schools are included in the overall national results, but not in the national (public) results. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2015 Reading
Assessment.

National Center for Education Statistics


2015 Reading Grades 4 and 8 Assessment Report Cards: Summary Data Tables for National and State Average Scores and
Achievement Level Results
Average scores and achievement-level results in NAEP reading for fourth-grade public and nonpublic school students, by status as
students with disabilities (SD) and state/jurisdiction: 2015
SD
Percentage of students
Average
scale
score
187
186
180
171
177
181
165
178
191
187
205
197
161
176
191
197
174
176
203
184
191
188
209
178
187
181
185
188
191
168
198
203
162
188
189
190
188
191
183
195
179
168
183
176
182
183
191
192
187
179
188
194

Below
Basic
67
67
71
78
74
71
80
76
65
70
52
61
87
76
64
59
76
76
54
72
68
68
45
75
65
70
69
68
66
77
60
53
85
70
69
68
68
65
69
60
79
79
70
73
71
68
67
66
69
74
68
65

At or
above
Basic
33
33
29
22
26
29
20
24
35
30
48
39
13
24
36
41
24
24
46
28
32
32
55
25
35
30
31
32
34
23
40
47
15
30
31
32
32
35
31
40
21
21
30
27
29
32
33
34
31
26
32
35

At or
above
At
Proficient Advanced
12
2
12
2
11
2
8
2
11
2
12
2
8
1
8
2
15
4
12
3
16
2
17
5
3
#
6
1
15
4
14
2
8
1
7
1
18
3
9
1
8
1
11
2
20
2
7
#
15
2
12
2
13
3
14
3
11
1
8
1
12
2
18
3
4
1
8
1
9
1
11
2
9
1
10
1
11
2
16
3
6
1
8
1
11
2
11
2
11
2
12
2
9
1
4
15
13
3
9
1
13
2
11
2

Not SD
Percentage of students
Average
scale
score
228
227
222
220
221
224
217
229
234
230
232
225
220
227
227
233
231
228
232
224
231
227
241
222
229
218
228
229
233
220
239
235
215
230
231
230
231
228
226
234
232
226
227
225
223
232
238
234
231
225
228
234

Below
Basic
26
27
31
32
33
30
38
24
20
23
20
28
34
26
27
19
22
26
21
29
20
28
12
32
24
36
25
23
19
35
13
19
39
23
22
21
21
22
27
19
20
29
26
28
31
20
16
20
24
27
24
18

At or
above
Basic
74
73
69
68
67
70
62
76
80
77
80
72
66
74
73
81
78
74
79
71
80
72
88
68
76
64
75
77
81
65
87
81
61
77
78
79
79
78
73
81
80
71
74
72
69
80
84
80
76
73
76
82

At or
above
At
Proficient Advanced
40
10
38
9
31
5
34
7
32
8
34
7
30
7
42
11
47
14
42
10
9
43
36
7
32
7
39
8
39
10
45
10
42
10
40
10
44
11
33
7
42
10
40
10
56
17
32
6
43
10
28
5
40
9
40
9
45
11
31
7
53
14
48
14
26
4
42
11
43
10
40
8
43
10
37
6
37
9
47
12
45
11
37
9
39
9
37
8
33
7
44
11
52
15
47
15
44
13
35
6
40
9
46
11

State/jurisdiction
Nation
Nation (public)
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Other jurisdictions
District of Columbia
167
83
17
5
1
219
38
62
31
9
DoDEA1
209
46
54
20
4
237
12
88
51
10
# Rounds to zero.
1
Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).
NOTE: The overall national results include both public and nonpublic school students. The national (public) and state/jurisdiction results
include public school students only. Data for DoDEA schools are included in the overall national results, but not in the national (public)
results. SD includes students identified as having either an Individualized Education Program or protection under Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The results for students with disabilities are based on students who were assessed and cannot be generalized
to the total population of such students. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment
of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2015 Reading Assessment.

10

National Center for Education Statistics


2015 Reading Grades 4 and 8 Assessment Report Cards: Summary Data Tables for National and State Average Scores and
Achievement Level Results
Average scores and achievement-level results in NAEP reading for fourth-grade public and nonpublic school students, by status as
English language learners (ELL) and state/jurisdiction: 2015
Not ELL
Percentage of students

ELL
Percentage of students
Average
scale
score
189
189

165
165
204
183
185
190
177
201
188
164
160
184
199
197
201
201

186
193
200
202
179

203
175
193
190
206

171
184
187

202
197
180
170
182
201
170
200
198
174

189
189

198

Below
Basic
68
68

81
88
50
73
71
67
77
59
77
88
92
75
58
58
55
60

67
65
56
52
72

50
83
68
67
49

82
74
71

51
58
74
84
75
53
80
53
59
81

70
72

60

At or
above
Basic
32
32

19
12
50
27
29
33
23
41
23
12
8
25
42
42
45
40

33
35
44
48
28

50
17
32
33
51

18
26
29

49
42
26
16
25
47
20
47
41
19

30
28

40

At or
above
At
Proficient Advanced
8
1
8
1

4
#
1
#
16
1
6
#
5
#
7
#
4
#
9
1
5
#
2
#
#
#
4
#
14
2
11
#
15
3
13
2

6
#
7
#
12
1
16
2
6
#

14
1
1
#
7
#
8
1
19
2

4
#
5
1
5
#

12
1
9
1
3
#
3
#
5
#
21
6
5
1
16
2
12
2
8
1

7
#
5
1

9
1

State/jurisdiction
Nation
Nation (public)
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Other jurisdictions
District of Columbia
177
80
20
3
#
DoDEA1
213
38
62
18
2
# Rounds to zero.
Reporting standards not met. Sample size insufficient to permit a reliable estimate.

Average
scale
score
226
225
218
221
221
219
224
230
232
226
230
224
219
225
226
230
226
224
229
217
225
225
239
217
228
214
223
226
229
222
233
231
214
226
229
226
226
224
226
229
229
219
222
219
224
228
231
232
231
216
225
229

Below
Basic
27
28
35
31
33
34
29
23
23
28
22
30
35
28
27
23
26
29
25
36
28
30
15
36
25
39
30
26
23
30
20
23
39
28
24
26
27
27
26
24
24
34
31
34
30
23
24
23
23
36
27
23

At or
above
Basic
73
72
65
69
67
66
71
77
77
72
78
70
65
72
73
77
74
71
75
64
72
70
85
64
75
61
70
74
77
70
80
77
61
72
76
74
73
73
74
76
76
66
69
66
70
77
76
77
77
64
73
77

214
236

42
15

58
85

At or
above
At
Proficient Advanced
39
10
38
9
29
5
34
7
33
8
33
7
36
8
44
11
46
14
39
10
42
9
35
7
31
7
38
8
39
10
42
10
40
10
38
10
41
10
29
6
37
8
39
10
53
16
29
5
42
10
26
5
37
9
38
8
42
10
36
8
47
12
44
12
27
4
38
10
41
10
37
7
39
9
34
6
39
9
43
11
43
10
35
8
35
8
34
8
36
8
41
10
45
13
45
14
46
14
30
6
39
8
42
10
29
50

9
10

Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).


NOTE: The overall national results include both public and nonpublic school students. The national (public) and state/jurisdiction results
include public school students only. Data for DoDEA schools are included in the overall national results, but not in the national (public)
results. The results for English language learners are based on students who were assessed and cannot be generalized to the total
population of such students. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment
of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2015 Reading Assessment.

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Percentage distribution of eighth-grade public and nonpublic school students assessed in NAEP reading, by race/ethnicity, eligibility for free/reduced-price school lunch, and state/jurisdiction:
1998, 2003, and 2015
Race/ethnicity

American
Indian/Alaska Native
1998 1
2015
# *
1
# *
1
#
#

25
6
4
#
1
1
1
1
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#

#
1
1
#
#
#
1
1
#
#
#
#
#

1
2
2
#
#
#
#
6 *
10

2
2
1

#
8
10
#
#
4
1

#
13 *
19
1
1

#
#
1
#
#

13
#
#
1
#
2
1

#
1
1
3 *
2
#
#
1
1
3
3

Eligibility for free/reduced-price school lunch

White
Black
Hispanic
Asian/Pacific Islander
Eligible
Not eligible
1
2003
2015
1998 1
2015
1998 1
2015
1998 1
2015
2003
2015
2015
State/jurisdiction
1998
Nation
70 *
52
15
15
11 *
24
3 *
6
33 *
48
55 *
44
Nation (public)
68 *
51
15
15
12 *
25
3 *
6
36 *
52
58 *
47
Alabama
64
61
33
32
1 *
5
1
1
48 *
56
52 *
44
Alaska

46

10
25 *
47
65 *
52
Arizona
61 *
39
4
5
26 *
47
2
3
38 *
57
50 *
36
Arkansas
76 *
63
22
22
2 *
10
1 *
3
46 *
60
49 *
39
California
42 *
25
8
7
37 *
53
11
13
42 *
58
46
39
Colorado
72 *
53
5
5
18 *
35
3
3
26 *
42
72 *
56
Connecticut
76 *
62
12
12
8 *
19
3 *
5
25 *
34
71
66
Delaware
65 *
48
28 *
33
4 *
13
2 *
4
33 *
40
58
58
Florida
57 *
41
27
23
13 *
31
2
3
46 *
62
49 *
38
Georgia
58 *
43
36
37
3 *
14
2 *
4
41 *
58
54 *
34
Hawaii
19 *
12
2
2
2 *
7
66 *
70
42 *
50
57 *
50
Idaho

77

16

2
34 *
45
57
55
Illinois

50

16

26

5
34 *
52
62 *
48
Indiana

73

11

10

2
29 *
49
68 *
50
5

3
25 *
37
72 *
62
Iowa

80

Kansas
84 *
66
8
8
5 *
18
2
3
33 *
48
65 *
51
Kentucky
89 *
82
10
10
# *
4
1 *
1
42 *
56
56 *
44
Louisiana
58 *
46
41 *
47
1 *
4
1
2
50 *
64
38
36
Maine
97 *
92
1 *
3
# *
2
1 *
2
28 *
43
70 *
57
Maryland
59 *
45
32
34
4 *
11
4
6
26 *
41
67 *
59
Massachusetts
79 *
67
7
9
9 *
14
5 *
7
23 *
44
64 *
56
Michigan

69

20

3
28 *
45
63 *
55
Minnesota
87 *
71
3 *
10
2 *
7
4
8
22 *
35
77 *
65
Mississippi
51 *
45
47
50
# *
3
1
1
56 *
72
41 *
27
Missouri
85 *
76
13
15
1 *
5
1 *
2
30 *
47
67 *
53
Montana
91 *
81
# *
1
1 *
4
1
1
29 *
42
66 *
57
Nebraska

70

17

3
30 *
42
66 *
58
Nevada
68 *
34
8
10
17 *
42
4 *
7
33 *
52
63 *
47
New Hampshire

89

3
14 *
26
79 *
72
New Jersey

51

14

23

11
24 *
33
67
66
New Mexico
42 *
25
3 *
2
45 *
62
1
2
50 *
70
42 *
30
New York
61 *
46
18
20
15 *
23
4 *
9
43 *
55
51 *
43
North Carolina
65 *
52
28
25
2 *
16
1 *
3
37 *
57
52 *
42
North Dakota

82

1
26 *
29
73 *
70
Ohio

74

16

2
23 *
48
65 *
52
Oklahoma
72 *
50
9
9
4 *
14
1 *
2
44 *
57
54 *
43
Oregon
85 *
63
3
3
6 *
23
4
5
27 *
55
67 *
45
Pennsylvania

69

18

3
28 *
46
70 *
54
Rhode Island
83 *
62
6 *
8
8 *
23
3
3
28 *
45
65 *
55
South Carolina
58
56
40 *
33
1 *
6
1
2
47 *
57
51 *
43
South Dakota

78

2
32 *
37
67 *
63
Tennessee
76 *
69
22
20
1 *
8
1
2
36 *
54
61 *
46
Texas
50 *
31
13
11
32 *
52
3
4
44 *
57
54 *
41
Utah
90 *
77
1 *
1
5 *
16
3
3
26 *
35
70 *
65
Vermont

91

2
25 *
39
74 *
61
Virginia
67 *
53
26
23
3 *
12
3 *
7
26 *
39
70 *
60
Washington
80 *
55
3
5
7 *
23
7
8
28 *
49
58 *
50
West Virginia
96 *
92
3
5
# *
2
#
#
48 *
64
51 *
36
Wisconsin
84 *
75
9
9
3 *
10
2
3
21 *
33
69 *
55
Wyoming
89 *
79
1
1
6 *
14
1
1
27 *
37
72 *
63
Other jurisdictions
District of Columbia
3 *
7
87 *
76
8 *
14
2
1
#
#
57 *
75
30 *
25
2
DoDEA
47
45
21 *
16
10 *
19
7
8
1
#
26
#
56
#
Not available. The state/jurisdiction did not participate or did not meet the minimum participation guidelines for reporting.
# Rounds to zero.
* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2015 when only one state/jurisdiction or the nation is being examined.
1
Accommodations not permitted.
2
Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).
NOTE: The overall national results include both public and nonpublic school students. The national (public) and state/jurisdiction results include public school students only. Data for DoDEA
schools are included in the overall national results, but not in the national (public) results. Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native
Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Results are not shown for students whose race/ethnicity was unclassified or two or more races, and for students whose eligibility status for
free/reduced-price school lunch was not available.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998, 2003, and
2015 Reading Assessments.

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Average scores in NAEP reading for eighth-grade public and nonpublic school students, by state/jurisdiction: Various years, 19982015
Accommodations
not permitted
1998
264 *
261 *
255 *

261
256
253 *
264 *
272
256 *
253 *
257 *
250 *

268
262 *
252
273 *
262 *
269 *

267
251
263 *
270

257

258 *
266
264

265
266

262 *
255 *

259 *
262
265 *

266
265
262
266
262 *

Accommodations permitted
1998
2002
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
State/jurisdiction
Nation
263 *
264 *
263 *
262 *
263 *
264 *
265
268 *
265
Nation (public)
261 *
263 *
261 *
260 *
261 *
262 *
264
266 *
264
Alabama
255 *
253 *
253 *
252 *
252 *
255 *
258
257
259
Alaska

256 *
259
259
259
261
261
260
Arizona
260
257 *
255 *
255 *
255 *
258 *
260
260
263
Arkansas
256
260
258
258
258
258
259
262
259
California
252 *
250 *
251 *
250 *
251 *
253 *
255 *
262
259
Colorado
264 *

268
265
266
266
271
271
268
Connecticut
270
267 *
267 *
264 *
267 *
272
275
274
273
Delaware
254 *
267 *
265
266 *
265
265 *
266 *
266 *
263
Florida
255 *
261
257 *
256 *
260 *
264
262
266
263
257 *
259 *
260
262
Georgia
257 *
258 *
258 *
265
262
Hawaii
249 *
252 *
251 *
249 *
251 *
255 *
257
260 *
257
264 *
265 *
265 *
268
Idaho

266
264 *
270
269
Illinois

266
264 *
263 *
265
266
267
267
Indiana

265
265 *
261 *
264 *
266
265 *
267
268
Iowa

268
267
267
265 *
265 *
269
268
Kansas
268
269
266
267
267
267
267
267
267
Kentucky
262 *
265
266
264 *
262 *
267
269
270
268
Louisiana
252 *
256
253
253
253
253
255
257
255
Maine
271 *
270
268
270
270
268
270
269
268
Maryland
261 *
263 *
262 *
261 *
265
267
271 *
274 *
268
Massachusetts
269 *
271 *
273
274
273
274
275
277
274
Michigan

265
264
261 *
260 *
262
265
266
264
Minnesota
265 *

268
268
268
270
270
271
270
Mississippi
251
255 *
255
251
250
251
254
253
252
Missouri
262 *
268
267
265
263 *
267
267
267
267
Montana
271
270
270
269
271
270
273 *
272
270
Nebraska

270
266 *
267
267
267
268
269
269
Nevada
258
251 *
252 *
253 *
252 *
254 *
258
262
259
New Hampshire

271 *
270 *
270 *
271 *
272 *
274
275
New Jersey

268
269
270
273
275 *
276 *
271
New Mexico
258 *
254
252
251
251 *
254
256 *
256 *
253
New York
265
264
265
265
264
264
266
266
263
North Carolina
262
265 *
262
258
259
260
263
265 *
261
North Dakota

268
270 *
270 *
268
269 *
269
268
267
Ohio

268
267
267
268
269
268
269
266
Oklahoma
265
262
262
260
260 *
259 *
260
262
263
Oregon
266
268
264 *
263 *
266
265
264 *
268
268
Pennsylvania

265
264 *
267
268
271
268
272
269
Rhode Island
264
262 *
261 *
261 *
258 *
260 *
265
267
265
South Carolina
255 *
258
258
257
257
257
260
261
260
South Dakota

270 *
269
270 *
270 *
269
268
267
Tennessee
258 *
260 *
258 *
259 *
259 *
261 *
259 *
265
265
Texas
261
262
259
258 *
261
260
261
264
261
Utah
263 *
263 *
264 *
262 *
262 *
266 *
267
270
269
Vermont

272
271 *
269 *
273
272
274
274
274
Virginia
266
269
268
268
267
266
267
268
267
Washington
264 *
268
264
265
265
267
268
272 *
267
West Virginia
262
264 *
260
255 *
255 *
255 *
256 *
257 *
260
Wisconsin
265

266
266 *
264 *
266 *
267
268
270
Wyoming
263 *
265 *
267
268
266 *
268
270
271 *
269
Other jurisdictions
District of Columbia
236 *
236 *
240 *
239 *
238 *
241 *
242 *
242 *
248
248
DoDEA1
269 *
269 *
273 *
272 *
271 *
273 *
272 *
272 *
277
277
Not available. The state/jurisdiction did not participate or did not meet the minimum participation guidelines for reporting.
* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2015 when only one state/jurisdiction or the nation is being examined.
1
Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).
NOTE: The overall national results include both public and nonpublic school students. The national (public) and state/jurisdiction results include public school students
only. Data for DoDEA schools are included in the overall national results, but not in the national (public) results.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP), various years, 19982015 Reading Assessments.

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2015 Reading Grades 4 and 8 Assessment Report Cards: Summary Data Tables for National and State Average Scores and Achievement Level Results

Percentage of eighth-grade public and nonpublic school students at or above Basic in NAEP reading, by state/jurisdiction: Various years, 19982015
Accommodations
not permitted
1998
74 *
72 *
66 *

73
68
64 *
76
82
66 *
65 *
68 *
60 *

81
74 *
64
84
72 *
80

81
61
76
83

69

70 *
78 *
76 *

80
78

74
65 *

71 *
76
77

78
77
74
79
76 *

Accommodations permitted
State/jurisdiction
1998
2002
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
Nation
73 *
75
74 *
73 *
74 *
75
76
78 *
76
Nation (public)
71 *
74
72 *
71 *
73 *
74 *
75
77 *
75
Alabama
67
64 *
65 *
63 *
62 *
66 *
69
68
71
Alaska

67 *
70
71
72
73
71
71
Arizona
72
68 *
66 *
65 *
65 *
68 *
71
72
74
Arkansas
68
72
70
69
70
69
71
73
70
California
63 *
61 *
61 *
60 *
62 *
64 *
65 *
72
70
Colorado
77

78
75
79
78
81
81
78
Connecticut
81
76 *
77 *
74 *
77 *
81
83
83
82
Delaware
64 *
81 *
77 *
80 *
77 *
78 *
77 *
77 *
73
Florida
67 *
72
68 *
66 *
71 *
76
73
77
75
Georgia
68 *
70
69 *
67 *
70
72
74
75
73
Hawaii
59 *
64 *
61 *
58 *
62 *
67
68
71 *
68
Idaho

79
76 *
76 *
78 *
77 *
81
82
81
Illinois

77
75
75
77
77
77
77
Indiana

77
77
73 *
76 *
79
78
79
80
Iowa

79
79
80
77 *
77 *
81
81
Kansas
81
81
77
78
81
80
79
78
79
Kentucky
74
78
78
75
73 *
79
79
80
78
Louisiana
63
68
64
64
64
64
66
68
66
Maine
83
82
79
81
83
80
80
79
81
Maryland
70 *
73
71 *
69 *
76
77
80 *
82 *
76
Massachusetts
79
81
81
83
84
83
84
84
83

77
75
73
72
72
77
77
76
Michigan
Minnesota
78

78
80
80
82
81
82
81
Mississippi
62
67
65
60
60
62
65
64
63
Missouri
75
82 *
79
76
75
79
79
78
77
Montana
83
85
82
82
85
84
86 *
84
82
Nebraska

83
77 *
80
79
80
81
81
81
Nevada
70
62 *
63 *
63 *
63 *
65 *
69
72
71
New Hampshire

81 *
80 *
82 *
81 *
84
84
85
New Jersey

79
80
81
83
84 *
85 *
80
New Mexico
71 *
64
62
62
62
66
68
67
65
New York
76
76
75
75
75
75
76
76
73
North Carolina
74
76 *
72
69
71
70
74
76 *
72
North Dakota

82
81
83 *
84 *
86 *
83
81
80
Ohio

82 *
78
78
79
80
79
79
76
Oklahoma
80 *
76
74
72
72 *
73
73
75
76
Oregon
78
80
75 *
74 *
77
76
76
79
79
Pennsylvania

77
76
77
79
81 *
77
81
78
Rhode Island
76
73
71 *
71 *
69 *
72 *
76
77
76
South Carolina
66 *
68
69
67 *
69
68
72
73
71
South Dakota

82
82
83 *
84 *
83
81
80
Tennessee
71 *
71 *
69 *
71 *
71 *
73
70 *
77
76
Texas
74
73
71
69 *
73
73
74
76
72
Utah
77
75 *
76 *
73 *
75 *
78
79
81
81
Vermont

82
81
79 *
84
84
82
84
83
Virginia
78
80
79
78
79
78
78
78
77
Washington
76
78
76
75
77
78
77
81 *
77
West Virginia
75
77 *
72
67 *
68 *
67 *
68 *
70
72
Wisconsin
78

77
77
76 *
78
79
78
79
Wyoming
76 *
78
79
81
80
82
82
84 *
81
Other jurisdictions
District of Columbia
44 *
44 *
48 *
47 *
45 *
48 *
51 *
51 *
57
56
DoDEA1
80 *
79 *
88
85 *
84 *
87
87 *
87 *
89
90
Not available. The state/jurisdiction did not participate or did not meet the minimum participation guidelines for reporting.
* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2015 when only one state/jurisdiction or the nation is being examined.
1
Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).
NOTE: The overall national results include both public and nonpublic school students. The national (public) and state/jurisdiction results include public school
students only. Data for DoDEA schools are included in the overall national results, but not in the national (public) results.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP), various years, 19982015 Reading Assessments.

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Percentage of eighth-grade public and nonpublic school students at or above Proficient in NAEP reading, by state/jurisdiction: Various years, 19982015
Accommodations
not permitted
1998
33
31 *
21 *

28
23
22 *
30 *
42
25 *
23 *
25 *
19 *

35
29 *
18 *
42 *
31 *
36 *

37
19
29 *
38

24

24
34
31

29
33

30 *
22 *

26 *
28
31 *

33
32 *
27
33 *
29 *

Accommodations permitted
State/jurisdiction
1998
2002
2003
2005
2007
2009
Nation
32
33 *
32 *
31 *
31 *
32
Nation (public)
30 *
31 *
30 *
29 *
29 *
30
Alabama
22
21 *
22
22
21 *
24
Alaska

27 *
26 *
27 *
27
Arizona
27 *
23 *
25 *
23 *
24 *
27
Arkansas
23
27
27
26
25
27
California
21 *
20 *
22 *
21 *
21 *
22
Colorado
30 *

36
32 *
35
32
Connecticut
40
37 *
37 *
34 *
37 *
43
Delaware
23 *
33
31
30
31
31
Florida
23 *
29
27
25 *
28
32
Georgia
25 *
26
26
25 *
26 *
27
Hawaii
19 *
20 *
22 *
18 *
20 *
22
Idaho

34
32 *
32 *
32 *
33
Illinois

35
31 *
30 *
33
Indiana

32 *
33 *
28 *
31 *
32
Iowa

36
34
36
32
Kansas
36
38
35
35
35
33
Kentucky
30 *
32 *
34
31 *
28 *
33
Louisiana
17 *
22
22
20
19 *
20
Maine
41 *
38
37
38
37
35
Maryland
31 *
32 *
31 *
30 *
33
36
Massachusetts
38 *
39 *
43
44
43
43
Michigan

32
32
28
28
31
Minnesota
36

37
37
37
38
Mississippi
19
20
21
18
17
19
Missouri
28 *
33
34
31 *
31 *
34
Montana
40
37
37
37
39
38
Nebraska

36
35
35
35
35
Nevada
23 *
19 *
21 *
22 *
22 *
22
New Hampshire

40 *
38 *
37 *
39
New Jersey

37
38
39
42
New Mexico
23
20
20
19
17
22
New York
32
32
35
33
32
33
North Carolina
30
32
29
27
28
29
North Dakota

35
38 *
37
32
34
Ohio

35
34
36
36
37
Oklahoma
30
28
30
25
26
26
Oregon
35
37
33
33
34
33
Pennsylvania

35
32 *
36
36
40
Rhode Island
32
30 *
30 *
29 *
27 *
28
South Carolina
22 *
24
24
25
25
24
South Dakota

39 *
35
37
37
Tennessee
27 *
28
26 *
26 *
26 *
28
Texas
27
31
26
26
28
27
Utah
31 *
32 *
32 *
29 *
30 *
33
Vermont

40
39 *
37 *
42
41
Virginia
33
37
36
36
34
32
Washington
32 *
37
33 *
34
34
36
West Virginia
28
29
25
22 *
23 *
22
Wisconsin
34 *

37
35
33 *
34
Wyoming
31 *
31 *
34
36
33
34
Other jurisdictions
District of Columbia
12 *
11 *
10 *
10 *
12 *
12 *
14
DoDEA1
37 *
37 *
39 *
39 *
37 *
39 *
39
Not available. The state/jurisdiction did not participate or did not meet the minimum participation guidelines for reporting.

*
*
*
*
*

*
*
*

*
*

*
*
*

*
*
*
*

2011
34
32
26
31
28
28
24
40
45
33
30
28
26
34
34
32
33
35
36
22
39
40
46
32
39
21
35
42
35
26
40
45
22
35
31
34
37
27
33
38
33
27
35
27
27
35
44
36
37
24
35
38

*
*
*

16
39 *

2013
36
34
25
31
28
30
29
40
45
33
33
32
28
38
36
35
37
36
38
24
38
42
48
33
41
20
36
40
37
30
44
46
22
35
33
34
39
29
37
42
36
29
36
33
31
39
45
36
42
25
36
38

*
*

2015
34
33
26
31
31
27
28
38
43
31
30
30
26
37
35
37
36
35
36
23
36
37
46
32
40
20
36
37
38
27
45
41
20
33
30
34
36
29
36
39
35
28
34
33
28
38
44
36
37
27
39
36

17
45

19
47

* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2015 when only one state/jurisdiction or the nation is being examined.
Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).
NOTE: The overall national results include both public and nonpublic school students. The national (public) and state/jurisdiction results include public school
students only. Data for DoDEA schools are included in the overall national results, but not in the national (public) results.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP), various years, 19982015 Reading Assessments.

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2015 Reading Grades 4 and 8 Assessment Report Cards: Summary Data Tables for National and State Average Scores and Achievement Level Results

Average scores and achievement-level results in NAEP reading for eighth-grade public and nonpublic school students, by race/ethnicity and state/jurisdiction: 2015
White
Percentage of students

State/jurisdiction
Nation
Nation (public)
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Other jurisdictions
District of Columbia
1
DoDEA
See notes at end of table.

Average
scale
score
274
273
267
276
276
266
274
277
282
273
272
273
270
273
276
272
271
272
271
266
269
279
281
270
276
266
271
273
275
270
275
278
268
273
271
270
271
268
274
276
275
271
271
270
274
274
275
274
275
261
275
272

Below
Basic
15
16
20
14
13
22
15
12
11
17
17
15
19
15
14
16
16
15
19
22
18
13
10
18
13
21
19
14
13
18
15
12
18
18
19
16
19
19
16
14
15
17
16
18
14
15
16
15
15
27
14
16

At or
above
Basic
85
84
80
86
87
78
85
88
89
83
83
85
81
85
86
84
84
85
81
78
82
87
90
82
87
79
81
86
87
82
85
88
82
82
81
84
81
81
84
86
85
83
84
82
86
85
84
85
85
73
86
84

299
281

5
8

95
92

Black
Percentage of students

At or
above
At
Proficient Advanced
44
5
42
4
33
2
46
5
47
4
33
3
44
4
50
4
53
9
43
5
40
4
43
4
38
5
42
3
45
5
42
4
38
3
41
3
39
5
32
2
36
2
50
8
53
7
38
3
46
5
32
2
41
4
41
4
44
4
38
3
45
5
48
6
35
2
43
5
40
5
37
2
41
4
35
2
43
5
47
5
44
5
38
3
38
3
38
4
43
4
43
4
44
6
44
4
45
6
27
2
45
5
39
3
76
52

20
3

Average
scale
score
248
247
243
248
249
238
248
255
251
249
251
248
258

247
252
245
246
247
243
246
251
252
243
247
240
246

245
249

253

248
243
255
245
244

245
248
244
259
247
251

249
250
250
241

Below
Basic
42
42
45
37
40
53
40
32
40
39
37
41
29

44
37
46
43
44
48
46
40
37
47
41
51
43

45
40

36

42
46
31
45
43

47
40
48
27
44
38

39
37
41
52

At or
above
Basic
58
58
55
63
60
47
60
68
60
61
63
59
71

56
63
54
57
56
52
54
60
63
53
59
49
57

55
60

64

58
54
69
55
57

53
60
52
73
56
62

61
63
59
48

242
273

49
10

51
90

Hispanic
Percentage of students

At or
above
At
Proficient Advanced
16
1
15
1
12
#
14
#
19
1
8
#
16
1
20
1
20
1
16
1
15
1
15
1
23
1

13
1
19
1
13
#
14
1
15
1
12
#
16
1
19
1
18
1
9
#
16
#
8
#
14
#

14
#
16
1

20
1

17
1
13
1
15
#
14
1
9
#

13
#
15
#
11
#
23
1
15
#
19
2

16
1
22
1
20
#
10
1

12
38

1
1

Average
scale
score
253
253
252
263
254
255
249
253
256
253
260
257
258
253
257
257
256
254
266
258

258
249
263
260

258
257
257
250
262
254
249
254
252
261
255
257
252
250
245
249
260
257
252
252

257
250

255
258

Below
Basic
34
35
35
25
34
32
39
36
31
35
28
30
32
33
30
30
30
34
20
29

31
39
27
30

31
30
31
39
25
33
39
35
34
25
32
30
35
39
43
41
24
32
35
37

32
39

39
28

At or
above
Basic
66
65
65
75
66
68
61
64
69
65
72
70
68
67
70
70
70
66
80
71

69
61
73
70

69
70
69
61
75
67
61
65
66
75
68
70
65
61
57
59
76
68
65
63

68
61

61
72

249
273

39
12

61
88

At or
above
At
Proficient Advanced
21
1
20
1
21
2
31
1
20
1
21
2
18
1
21
1
23
2
18
1
26
1
21
2
26
2
19
1
22
1
25
1
19
#
20
1
31
3
25
1

27
2
17
#
31
3
29
4

29
2
22
1
21
1
17
1
32
2
21
1
15
#
22
2
21
1
25
1
26
1
22
1
18
1
18
2
15
#
17
1
22
#
23
1
19
1
20
1

25
1
1
19

24
3
24
1
19
40

2
2

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2015 Reading Grades 4 and 8 Assessment Report Cards: Summary Data Tables for National and State Average Scores and
Achievement Level Results
Average scores and achievement-level results in NAEP reading for eighth-grade public and nonpublic school students, by race/ethnicity
and state/jurisdiction: 2015Continued
Asian/Pacific Islander
Percentage of students

American Indian/Alaska Native


Percentage of students

At or
At or
At or
At or
Average
Average
above
At
above
At
scale Below above
scale Below above
Basic Proficient Advanced
Basic
Basic Proficient Advanced
Basic
State/jurisdiction
score
score
Nation
280
14
86
52
10
252
37
63
22
2
Nation (public)
279
15
85
50
9
253
36
64
22
2
Alabama

Alaska
255
33
67
20
1
231
60
40
9
#
Arizona

244
47
53
15
1
Arkansas
262
31
69
32
7

California
278
14
86
49
8

Colorado
288
9
91
63
11

Connecticut
283
12
88
55
10

Delaware
284
11
89
59
11

Florida
283
8
92
55
7

Georgia
280
11
89
51
8

35
65
23
2

Hawaii
254
Idaho

Illinois
290
6
94
65
12

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas
287
13
87
58
17

Kentucky
275
23
77
53
11

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland
291
7
93
64
16

Massachusetts
290
10
90
64
18

Michigan
281
13
87
52
10

Minnesota
264
25
75
32
4
250
41
59
22
4
Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

249
40
60
13
#
Nebraska

Nevada
273
20
80
46
6

New Hampshire
287
7
93
62
10

New Jersey
294
7
93
69
18

New Mexico

243
48
52
16
1
New York
272
19
81
42
8

North Carolina
278
14
86
54
7
250
44
56
27
4

245
45
55
16
1
North Dakota

Ohio
272
28
72
49
13

Oklahoma

261
25
75
27
2
Oregon
270
19
81
38
4

Pennsylvania
289
11
89
64
16

Rhode Island
277
20
80
51
13

South Carolina

South Dakota

247
45
55
16
2
Tennessee

Texas
283
12
88
55
12

Utah
261
28
72
27
4
247
49
51
14
4
Vermont

Virginia
287
8
92
61
10

Washington
279
14
86
52
8
251
41
59
21
3
West Virginia

Wisconsin
271
21
79
40
5
253
34
66
21
1
Wyoming

Other jurisdictions
District of Columbia

DoDEA1
271
17
83
40
2

# Rounds to zero.
Reporting standards not met. Sample size insufficient to permit a reliable estimate.
1
Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).
NOTE: The overall national results include both public and nonpublic school students. The national (public) and state/jurisdiction results
include public school students only. Data for DoDEA schools are included in the overall national results, but not in the national (public)
results. Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories
exclude Hispanic origin. Results are not shown for students of two or more races. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment
of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2015 Reading Assessment.

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2015 Reading Grades 4 and 8 Assessment Report Cards: Summary Data Tables for National and State Average Scores and Achievement Level Results

Percentage of students, average scores, and achievement-level results in eighth-grade NAEP reading, by selected racial/ethnic groups and state/jurisdiction: 2015
Asian
Percentage of students
Percentage
of students
5
5
1
7
3
2
13
3
4
3
3
4
36
1
5
2
3
3
1
2
2
6
7
3
7
1
2
1
2
6
3
11
1
9
3
1
2
2
4
3
3
1
2
2
4
2
2
7
7
#
3
1

Average
scale
score
281
280

260

279
290
282
284
283
281
263

290

275

292
290
282
264

276
290
294

272
279

272

274
291
279

284

287
282

271

At or
above
Basic
87
86

73

87
93
87
89
92
89
74

94

77

93
89
88
75

82
96
93

80
87

72

85
90
81

89

92
89

79

Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander


Percentage of students

At or
above
At Percentage
Proficient Advanced of students
54
10
#
52
10
#

#
24
2
3

1
50
9
#
66
11
#
54
10
#
59
11
#
56
7
#
52
8
#
31
3
34

#
65
12
#
#

#
52
11
#

#
65
16
#
64
19
#
54
11
#
32
4
#

#
50
6
1
66
10
#
69
18
#

#
42
7
#
55
7
#

#
49
13
#

#
42
5
1
65
17
#
52
14
#

#
56
12
#

#
61
10
#
55
9
1

#
39
5
#

Average
scale
score
255
254

242

245

At or
above
Basic
66
65

51

55

At or
above
At Percentage
Proficient Advanced of students
24
2
2
23
2
2

1
10
#
9

3
15
1
8

Two or more races


Percentage of students
Average
scale
score
269
267

270

263
272

261
279
264

260

258
261

275
279

260

265

269

260
263
272
260
266
267

274
270

267
262

At or
above
Basic
79
77

80

77
81

70
84
76

68

69
74

84
83

74

74

81

72
78
81
65
74
80

84
82

79
69

At or
above
At
Proficient Advanced
38
5
36
4

39
3

31
1
43
6

29
3
49
11
32
3

27
2

23
3
28
3

45
5
48
14

26
1

35
3

37
2

28
2
30
2
42
5
28
5
32
5
31
3

42
4
39
5

34
2
32
3

State/jurisdiction
Nation
Nation (public)
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Other jurisdictions
District of Columbia
1

DoDEA1
6
274
86
44
3
2

12
279
90
50
4
# Rounds to zero.
Reporting standards not met. Sample size insufficient to permit a reliable estimate.
1
Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).
NOTE: The overall national results include both public and nonpublic school students. The national (public) and state/jurisdiction results include public school students only. Data for DoDEA schools are
included in the overall national results, but not in the national (public) results. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2015 Reading Assessment.

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2015 Reading Grades 4 and 8 Assessment Report Cards: Summary Data Tables for National and State Average Scores and
Achievement Level Results
Average scores and achievement-level results in NAEP reading for eighth-grade public and nonpublic school students, by gender and
state/jurisdiction: 2015
Male
Percentage of students
Average
scale
score
261
259
253
254
259
252
255
261
268
257
258
255
252
263
262
264
265
262
263
251
264
260
271
260
264
247
260
265
264
254
269
267
248
259
254
263
261
259
262
265
260
254
263
261
256
264
269
263
261
256
264
263

Below
Basic
28
30
34
36
30
37
34
27
22
31
30
33
38
24
27
24
21
26
26
39
23
30
20
29
24
42
28
21
23
34
19
23
40
31
34
24
28
27
26
25
29
35
24
28
31
23
20
26
28
32
25
24

At or
above
Basic
72
70
66
64
70
63
66
73
78
69
70
67
62
76
73
76
79
74
74
61
77
70
80
71
76
58
72
79
77
66
81
77
60
69
66
76
72
73
74
75
71
65
76
72
69
77
80
74
72
68
75
76

At or
above
At
Proficient Advanced
29
2
28
2
20
1
25
2
27
2
21
1
25
2
30
2
37
4
26
2
25
1
23
2
21
1
30
1
31
3
32
3
32
2
29
2
31
3
19
1
29
1
28
3
41
4
26
2
32
2
16
1
29
2
29
1
32
2
22
1
38
3
37
5
16
#
28
3
24
2
28
1
31
2
25
1
29
3
35
3
30
3
22
1
28
1
29
2
24
2
32
2
38
3
32
2
31
2
23
1
32
3
29
2

Female
Percentage of students
Average
scale
score
270
269
265
268
267
265
263
275
279
268
269
269
263
275
272
273
271
272
273
260
273
276
278
270
276
258
274
275
275
265
281
275
258
268
268
272
271
267
274
273
270
267
272
269
265
275
279
271
274
264
275
275

Below
Basic
20
21
23
22
22
22
26
16
14
22
19
21
26
14
17
17
18
17
18
29
15
17
14
20
14
32
18
14
14
24
11
17
29
23
22
15
20
21
16
20
20
22
17
21
24
15
13
19
18
24
17
14

At or
above
Basic
80
79
77
78
78
78
74
84
86
78
81
79
74
86
83
83
82
83
82
71
85
83
86
80
86
68
82
86
86
76
89
83
71
77
78
85
80
79
84
80
80
78
83
79
76
85
87
81
82
76
83
86

At or
above
At
Proficient Advanced
39
5
38
4
31
3
38
4
35
3
32
3
32
3
46
5
50
9
36
5
36
4
37
4
30
3
45
4
39
5
42
5
39
3
41
4
42
6
27
2
42
3
46
8
50
8
38
4
47
6
24
2
44
5
45
5
44
5
33
2
52
7
44
6
24
1
37
5
37
5
40
2
41
5
34
2
43
5
44
6
40
5
34
3
41
4
37
4
32
3
44
5
50
8
40
4
44
7
32
2
46
6
44
4

State/jurisdiction
Nation
Nation (public)
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Other jurisdictions
District of Columbia
242
49
51
15
1
253
39
61
22
4
DoDEA1
273
12
88
40
1
282
8
92
54
4
# Rounds to zero.
1
Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).
NOTE: The overall national results include both public and nonpublic school students. The national (public) and state/jurisdiction results
include public school students only. Data for DoDEA schools are included in the overall national results, but not in the national (public)
results. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment
of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2015 Reading Assessment.

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2015 Reading Grades 4 and 8 Assessment Report Cards: Summary Data Tables for National and State Average Scores and Achievement Level Results
Average scores and achievement-level results in NAEP reading for eighth-grade public and nonpublic school students, by eligibility for free/reduced-price school lunch and state/jurisdiction:
2015
Eligible
Percentage of students
Average
scale
score
253
253
250
245
254
250
249
253
256
253
257
253
247
259
256
257
256
256
259
249
260
252
260
252
255
245
255
259
256
250
260
252
247
254
249
254
252
255
258
253
250
250
256
254
252
256
261
250
254
256
253
257

Below
Basic
36
36
38
45
35
39
40
35
33
36
31
35
43
28
32
30
31
32
30
41
27
38
29
37
33
45
34
28
31
38
27
37
41
36
39
33
36
31
29
37
38
39
32
34
36
32
28
38
35
33
37
30

At or
above
Basic
64
64
62
55
65
61
60
65
67
64
69
65
57
72
68
70
69
68
70
59
73
62
71
63
67
55
66
72
69
62
73
63
59
64
61
67
64
69
71
63
62
61
68
66
64
68
72
62
65
67
63
70

At or
above
At
Proficient Advanced
20
1
20
1
17
1
17
1
21
1
17
1
18
1
20
1
23
2
19
1
22
1
20
1
16
1
27
2
22
1
23
1
22
1
22
1
26
2
16
1
24
1
19
1
28
3
18
1
22
1
13
1
22
1
23
1
22
1
17
#
27
1
19
1
14
#
22
1
18
1
18
1
20
1
21
1
24
2
20
1
19
1
17
1
23
1
20
1
18
1
22
1
29
2
17
1
22
2
22
1
21
2
22
1

Not eligible
Percentage of students
Average
scale
score
277
276
270
274
274
273
273
280
282
269
275
277
268
276
279
280
276
277
279
267
275
279
286
275
279
270
278
279
279
270
280
280
266
275
277
272
279
272
279
282
277
274
274
278
272
277
282
278
281
268
278
276

Below
Basic
13
14
16
16
16
15
16
11
10
20
15
13
21
12
12
11
12
12
12
21
12
14
8
14
11
17
13
10
9
19
11
12
21
16
14
14
13
15
12
10
13
14
13
13
16
13
9
13
11
19
12
13

At or
above
Basic
87
86
84
84
84
85
84
89
90
80
85
87
79
88
88
89
88
88
88
79
88
86
92
86
89
83
87
90
91
81
89
88
79
84
86
86
87
85
88
90
87
86
87
87
84
87
91
87
89
81
88
87

At or
above
At
Proficient Advanced
47
6
47
6
37
3
44
4
43
4
42
4
43
5
52
5
54
9
39
4
45
5
46
6
35
4
46
3
49
7
51
6
44
4
47
5
49
7
36
3
44
3
51
8
59
9
43
4
49
6
39
3
49
6
47
5
50
5
39
3
51
6
51
8
33
2
46
6
48
7
40
2
50
7
40
3
49
6
55
7
48
6
43
4
41
3
48
5
40
5
47
5
53
8
48
5
52
7
36
3
47
5
44
4

Information not available


Percentage of students
Average
scale
score
282
273

280

271

268

278

Below
Basic
11
20

10

22

22

14

At or
above
Basic
89
80

90

78

78

86

At or
above
At
Proficient Advanced
53
8
44
6

52
4

42
5

38
6

50
6

State/jurisdiction
Nation
Nation (public)
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Other jurisdictions
District of Columbia
239
52
48
10
#
276
19
81
46
9

1
DoDEA

277
10
90
47
# Rounds to zero.
Reporting standards not met. Sample size insufficient to permit a reliable estimate.
1
Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).
NOTE: The overall national results include both public and nonpublic school students. The national (public) and state/jurisdiction results include public school students only. Data for DoDEA
schools are included in the overall national results, but not in the national (public) results. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2015 Reading
Assessment.

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2015 Reading Grades 4 and 8 Assessment Report Cards: Summary Data Tables for National and State Average Scores and
Achievement Level Results
Average scores and achievement-level results in NAEP reading for eighth-grade public and nonpublic school students, by status as
students with disabilities (SD) and state/jurisdiction: 2015
SD
Percentage of students
Average
scale
score
230
229
213
224
226
220
215
228
242
228
239
227
216
228
233
234
229
232
236
227
238
239
245
231
233
209
227
236
233
220
246
243
216
235
220
234
231
224
231
235
231
218
232
232
223
227
241
232
225
221
231
234

Below
Basic
63
64
79
69
68
73
77
67
48
66
54
64
78
68
59
57
65
62
57
67
57
54
46
62
60
82
67
59
60
77
45
48
78
59
71
61
63
69
63
60
63
78
65
63
70
68
52
63
69
76
64
62

At or
above
Basic
37
36
21
31
32
27
23
33
52
34
46
36
22
32
41
43
35
38
43
33
43
46
54
38
40
18
33
41
40
23
55
52
22
41
29
39
37
31
37
40
37
22
35
37
30
32
48
37
31
24
36
38

At or
above
At
Proficient Advanced
8
#
8
#
3
#
7
#
9
#
5
#
5
#
7
#
15
1
8
#
8
#
7
1
2
#
8
#
11
1
10
1
7
1
8
1
12
1
6
#
8
#
13
1
15
1
6
#
10
1
2
#
8
#
6
#
7
1
5
1
15
1
15
1
2
#
8
#
5
#
5
#
8
#
4
#
5
#
10
1
8
#
2
#
5
#
9
#
5
#
5
#
8
#
10
#
5
#
5
#
6
#
6
#

Not SD
Percentage of students
Average
scale
score
270
269
263
266
267
264
264
273
278
269
267
266
262
273
272
273
273
271
271
261
275
272
281
269
275
256
272
274
275
263
281
277
259
269
267
272
272
270
273
275
271
266
271
269
265
274
281
272
273
266
275
274

Below
Basic
19
20
23
23
21
25
25
17
13
19
21
23
27
14
17
15
13
16
18
28
11
20
11
20
13
33
17
13
12
25
9
14
29
21
21
14
18
16
15
16
18
23
15
19
23
14
9
17
17
21
14
12

At or
above
Basic
81
80
77
77
79
75
75
83
87
81
79
77
73
86
83
85
87
84
82
72
89
80
89
80
87
67
83
87
88
75
91
86
71
79
79
86
82
84
85
84
82
77
85
81
77
86
91
83
83
79
86
88

At or
above
At
Proficient Advanced
38
4
36
4
28
2
35
3
34
3
30
2
31
3
42
4
48
7
35
4
34
3
33
3
28
2
40
3
38
4
41
4
39
3
38
3
39
4
27
2
41
3
41
6
52
7
35
3
44
5
22
1
40
4
40
4
42
4
30
2
51
6
46
7
23
1
38
5
35
4
38
2
40
4
34
2
40
4
44
5
39
4
31
2
38
3
36
3
31
3
42
4
52
7
40
4
42
5
30
2
44
5
41
3

State/jurisdiction
Nation
Nation (public)
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Other jurisdictions
District of Columbia
217
75
25
4
#
255
37
63
22
3
DoDEA1
248
43
57
13
1
280
6
94
50
3
# Rounds to zero.
1
Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).
NOTE: The overall national results include both public and nonpublic school students. The national (public) and state/jurisdiction results
include public school students only. Data for DoDEA schools are included in the overall national results, but not in the national (public)
results. SD includes students identified as having either an Individualized Education Program or protection under Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The results for students with disabilities are based on students who were assessed and cannot be generalized
to the total population of such students. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment
of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2015 Reading Assessment.

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National Center for Education Statistics


2015 Reading Grades 4 and 8 Assessment Report Cards: Summary Data Tables for National and State Average Scores and
Achievement Level Results
Average scores and achievement-level results in NAEP reading for eighth-grade public and nonpublic school students, by status as
English language learners (ELL) and state/jurisdiction: 2015
ELL
Percentage of students
Average
scale
score
223
223

211
206
245
215
229
217

226
233
214

219
249
235
250
236

239
232
225
237
234

226

219
215
217

227
239
207
218
209
242

224
213

231
223

234

Below
Basic
71
72

82
92
44
79
67
76

70
58
83

74
39
56
39
58

55
64
65
57
57

70

78
78
75

69
53
89
80
83
52

71
84

69
74

62

At or
above
Basic
29
28

18
8
56
21
33
24

30
42
17

26
61
44
61
42

45
36
35
43
43

30

22
22
25

31
47
11
20
17
48

29
16

31
26

38

At or
above
At
Proficient Advanced
4
#
3
#

1
#
#
#
11
#
2
#
3
#
2
#

2
#
6
#
1
#

3
#
13
1
6
#
18
#
5
#

11
#
7
1
6
#
6
#
6
#

3
#

2
#
3
#
1
#

7
#
7
#
1
#
6
#
1
#
11
#

2
#
1
#

3
#
3
#

6
#

State/jurisdiction
Nation
Nation (public)
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Other jurisdictions
District of Columbia
218
74
26
3
#
DoDEA1
249
39
61
12
#
# Rounds to zero.
Reporting standards not met. Sample size insufficient to permit a reliable estimate.

Not ELL
Percentage of students
Average
scale
score
268
267
259
266
265
260
266
273
275
263
265
263
260
270
269
269
270
269
268
256
269
269
277
265
273
253
268
271
270
265
275
272
258
266
263
268
267
264
269
270
268
261
268
266
265
271
275
269
270
260
271
270

Below
Basic
21
22
28
23
24
29
22
16
16
26
23
26
29
17
20
20
18
19
22
34
18
23
14
23
16
37
22
17
17
22
15
19
28
24
26
19
23
23
19
21
22
28
19
23
22
17
16
20
20
28
19
18

At or
above
Basic
79
78
72
77
76
71
78
84
84
74
77
74
71
83
80
80
82
81
78
66
82
77
86
77
84
63
78
83
83
78
85
81
72
76
74
81
77
77
81
79
78
72
81
77
78
83
84
80
80
72
81
82

249
279

43
8

57
92

At or
above
At
Proficient Advanced
36
4
35
3
26
2
35
3
32
3
28
2
33
3
43
4
45
7
32
3
32
2
31
3
27
2
38
3
37
4
38
4
37
3
37
3
37
4
23
2
36
2
38
5
48
7
33
3
42
4
20
1
37
4
37
3
39
3
32
2
45
5
41
6
23
1
35
4
32
3
34
2
36
4
31
2
37
4
40
5
36
4
29
2
35
3
33
3
31
3
39
4
44
6
38
4
40
5
27
2
40
4
37
3
19
49

3
3

Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).


NOTE: The overall national results include both public and nonpublic school students. The national (public) and state/jurisdiction results
include public school students only. Data for DoDEA schools are included in the overall national results, but not in the national (public)
results. The results for English language learners are based on students who were assessed and cannot be generalized to the total
population of such students. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment
of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2015 Reading Assessment.

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