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Table A-20. Average scores and achievement-level results in NAEP reading for eighth-grade public school
students, by race/ethnicity and state/jurisdiction: 2009—Continued
State/jurisdiction
Average
scale
score
Asian/Pacific Islander
Percentage of students
Below
Basic
At or
above
Basic
At or
above
Proficient
At
Advanced
Average
scale
score
American Indian/Alaska Native
Percentage of students
Below
Basic
At or
above
Basic
At or
above
Proficient
At
Advanced
Nation (public) 273 18 82 44 6 252 37 63 21 2
Alabama ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Alaska 254 34 66 21 1 239 52 48 11 1
Arizona 280 13 87 56 13 244 48 52 13 2
Arkansas ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
California 266 23 77 35 3 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Colorado 274 14 86 43 3 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Connecticut 290 9 91 64 15 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Delaware 272 15 85 38 3 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Florida 288 6 94 64 8 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Georgia 286 10 90 61 10 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Hawaii 252 36 64 19 1 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Idaho ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Illinois 284 8 92 60 8 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Indiana ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Iowa ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Kansas 272 17 83 36 4 258 31 69 25 2
Kentucky ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Louisiana ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Maine ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Maryland 286 7 93 60 10 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Massachusetts 281 11 89 50 10 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Michigan ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Minnesota 260 31 69 30 1 259 28 72 26 4
Mississippi ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Missouri ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Montana ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ 253 36 64 20 1
Nebraska ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Nevada 262 23 77 28 2 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
New Hampshire ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
New Jersey 291 5 95 64 13 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
New Mexico ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ 239 50 50 12 1
New York 277 17 83 49 8 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
North Carolina 272 20 80 46 8 235 54 46 16 2
North Dakota ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ 246 40 60 22 1
Ohio ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Oklahoma ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ 258 29 71 25 1
Oregon 276 15 85 48 4 259 32 68 28 4
Pennsylvania 287 12 88 60 15 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Rhode Island 270 19 81 35 6 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
South Carolina ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
South Dakota ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ 248 40 60 16 1
Tennessee ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Texas 280 13 87 53 7 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Utah 266 26 74 33 6 235 62 38 10 1
Vermont ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Virginia 279 8 92 48 3 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Washington 272 17 83 42 6 254 40 60 25 3
West Virginia ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Wisconsin 265 25 75 34 3 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Wyoming ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Other jurisdictions
District of Columbia ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
DoDEA 1 272 13 87 39 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: 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. 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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