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Table A-11. Percentage of fourth-grade public school students at or above Proficient in NAEP reading, by state/
jurisdiction: Various years, 1992–2009
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Accommodations permitted
State/jurisdiction 1992 1994 1998 1998 2002 2003 2005 2007 2009
Nation (public) 27* 28* 29* 28* 30* 30* 30* 32 32
Alabama 20* 23* 24 24 22* 22* 22* 29 28
Alaska — — — — — 28 27 29 27
Arizona 21* 24 22 22 22 23 24 24 25
Arkansas 23* 24* 23* 23* 26 28 30 29 29
California 19 18* 20 20 21 21 21 23 24
Colorado 25* 28* 34* 33* — 37 37 36 40
Connecticut 34* 38* 46 43 43 43 38* 41 42
Delaware 24* 23* 25* 22* 35 33 34 34 35
Florida 21* 23* 23* 22* 27* 32* 30* 34 36
Georgia 25* 26 24* 24* 28 27 26 28 29
Hawaii 17* 19* 17* 17* 21* 21* 23 26 26
Idaho 28* — — — 32 30 33 35 32
Illinois — — — — — 31 29 32 32
Indiana 30 33 — — 33 33 30 33 34
Iowa 36 35 35 33 35 35 33 36 34
Kansas — — 34 34 34 33 32 36 35
Kentucky 23* 26* 29* 29* 30* 31* 31* 33 36
Louisiana 15 15 19 17 20 20 20 20 18
Maine 36 41* 36 35 35 36 35 36 35
Maryland 24* 26* 29* 27* 30* 32* 32* 36 37
Massachusetts 36* 36* 37* 35* 47 40* 44 49 47
Michigan 26 — 28 28 30 32 32 32 30
Minnesota 31* 33* 36 35 37 37 38 37 37
Mississippi 14* 18* 18* 17* 16* 18 18 19 22
Missouri 30* 31* 29* 28* 32 34 33 32* 36
Montana — 35 37 37 36 35 36 39 35
Nebraska 31* 34 — — 34 32 34 35 35
Nevada — — 21 20* 21* 20* 21* 24 24
New Hampshire 38 36* 38 37 — 40 39 41 41
New Jersey 35* 33* — — — 39 37 43 40
New Mexico 23 21 22 21 21 19 20 24* 20
New York 27* 27* 29* 29* 35 34 33 36 36
North Carolina 25* 30 28* 27* 32 33 29 29 32
North Dakota 35 38 — — 34 32 35 35 35
Ohio 27* — — — 34 34 34 36 36
Oklahoma 29 — 30 30 26 26 25 27 28
Oregon — — 28 26* 31 31 29 28 31
Pennsylvania 32* 30* — — 34 33 36 40 37
Rhode Island 28* 32 32 31* 32 29* 30* 31* 36
South Carolina 22* 20* 22* 22* 26 26 26 26 28
South Dakota — — — — — 33 33 34 33
Tennessee 23* 27 25 25 25 26 27 27 28
Texas 24 26 29 28 28 27 29 30 28
Utah 30 30 28 28 33 32 34 34 31
Vermont — — — — 39 37* 39 41 41
Virginia 31* 26* 30* 30* 37 35 37 38 38
Washington — 27* 29* 30 35 33 36 36 33
West Virginia 25 26 29 28 28 29 26 28 26
Wisconsin 33 35 34 34 — 33 33 36 33
Wyoming 33 32 30 29 31 34 34 36* 33
Other jurisdictions
District of Columbia 10* 8* 10* 10* 10* 10* 11* 14* 17
DoDEA 1 — — 33* 32* 34* 35* 36 40 39
— Not available. The state/jurisdiction did not participate or did not meet the minimum participation guidelines for reporting.
* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2009 when only one state/jurisdiction or the nation is being examined.
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Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), various years, 1992–2009 Reading
Assessments.
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