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Table A-16. Average scores and achievement-level results in NAEP reading for fourth-grade public school students, by
status as English language learners (ELL) and state/jurisdiction: 2009
State/jurisdiction
Average
scale
score
Below
Basic
ELL
Percentage of students
At or
above
Basic
At or
above
Proficient
At
Advanced
Average
scale
score
Below
Basic
Not ELL
Percentage of students
At or
above
Basic
At or
above
Proficient
At
Advanced
Nation (public) 188 71 29 6 # 223 31 69 34 8
Alabama ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ 217 37 63 29 6
Alaska 165 86 14 4 # 216 36 64 30 6
Arizona 168 86 14 2 # 217 37 63 28 6
Arkansas 191 67 33 9 1 218 35 65 30 6
California 184 75 25 4 # 220 34 66 32 7
Colorado 184 74 26 4 # 231 23 77 44 12
Connecticut 184 71 29 6 1 231 22 78 44 12
Delaware 201 58 42 9 # 226 26 74 36 8
Florida 205 48 52 13 1 227 26 74 37 8
Georgia 186 78 22 6 1 219 36 64 30 7
Hawaii 178 77 23 5 # 214 40 60 28 6
Idaho 177 81 19 3 # 223 29 71 34 7
Illinois 186 70 30 7 1 222 33 67 34 9
Indiana 190 69 31 6 1 224 29 71 35 8
Iowa 195 66 34 9 1 223 30 70 35 7
Kansas 203 53 47 17 2 226 26 74 37 7
Kentucky ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ 226 28 72 36 8
Louisiana 198 63 37 10 1 208 48 52 19 2
Maine ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ 224 29 71 36 8
Maryland 208 49 51 17 4 227 29 71 38 11
Massachusetts 198 60 40 12 1 236 17 83 50 14
Michigan 194 65 35 9 1 219 35 65 30 7
Minnesota 188 70 30 7 1 226 27 73 40 10
Mississippi ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ 211 45 55 22 4
Missouri ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ 224 29 71 36 9
Montana 188 72 28 5 2 226 26 74 35 7
Nebraska 186 73 27 4 # 225 27 73 37 8
Nevada 183 74 26 5 # 218 35 65 29 5
New Hampshire 202 54 46 15 1 230 22 78 42 9
New Jersey ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ 230 23 77 41 10
New Mexico 174 84 16 3 # 213 43 57 22 4
New York 189 71 29 6 # 227 27 73 38 9
North Carolina 189 67 33 11 1 221 33 67 33 7
North Dakota ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ 226 24 76 35 6
Ohio 194 65 35 8 # 225 28 72 36 9
Oklahoma 190 71 29 9 1 218 33 67 28 4
Oregon 181 77 23 3 # 223 29 71 34 7
Pennsylvania 179 76 24 4 # 225 29 71 37 10
Rhode Island 179 74 26 6 2 225 29 71 37 10
South Carolina 206 47 53 20 2 216 38 62 28 6
South Dakota ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ 223 30 70 33 7
Tennessee 181 75 25 4 1 218 36 64 29 6
Texas 197 63 37 8 # 223 30 70 32 7
Utah 182 76 24 5 # 222 30 70 33 6
Vermont ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ 229 25 75 42 12
Virginia 201 55 45 12 1 228 24 76 40 10
Washington 181 80 20 3 # 225 27 73 36 9
West Virginia ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ 215 38 62 26 4
Wisconsin 191 69 31 8 # 222 31 69 34 7
Wyoming ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ 224 27 73 33 5
Other jurisdictions
District of Columbia 194 65 35 6 1 202 56 44 17 5
DoDEA 1 200 57 43 8 # 230 21 79 40 8
# 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 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), 2009 Reading Assessment.
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