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Table A-22. Average scores and achievement-level results in NAEP reading for eighth-grade public school students, by eligibility for free/reducedprice
school lunch and state/jurisdiction: 2009
State/jurisdiction
Average
scale
score
Below
Basic
Eligible Not eligible Information not available
Percentage of students Percentage of students Percentage of students
At or
above
Basic
At or
above
Proficient
At
Advanced
Average
scale
score
Below
Basic
At or
above
Basic
At or
above
Proficient
At
Advanced
Average
scale
score
Below
Basic
At or
above
Basic
At or
above
Proficient
At
Advanced
Nation (public) 249 40 60 16 1 273 16 84 41 4 259 31 69 29 3
Alabama 243 48 52 12 # 267 20 80 35 2 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Alaska 247 42 58 15 1 267 20 80 34 2 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Arizona 244 45 55 14 1 269 20 80 38 4 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Arkansas 248 41 59 17 1 269 19 81 38 3 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
California 241 48 52 11 # 267 22 78 35 4 245 47 53 14 1
Colorado 251 37 63 16 1 273 14 86 40 3 283 9 91 56 7
Connecticut 250 39 61 18 1 279 12 88 51 6 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Delaware 253 35 65 17 1 272 15 85 39 3 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Florida 255 33 67 21 1 273 16 84 42 4 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Georgia 249 40 60 14 # 272 16 84 40 3 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Hawaii 246 42 58 14 # 261 27 73 27 2 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Idaho 254 34 66 21 1 271 17 83 39 3 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Illinois 249 40 60 16 1 275 13 87 43 3 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Indiana 254 32 68 18 # 273 15 85 40 3 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Iowa 253 35 65 21 1 270 17 83 38 2 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Kansas 255 33 67 19 1 275 11 89 43 3 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Kentucky 257 31 69 21 1 276 12 88 44 4 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Louisiana 246 43 57 13 # 266 23 77 32 2 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Maine 259 29 71 23 1 272 15 85 41 4 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Maryland 250 39 61 16 1 275 16 84 44 6 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Massachusetts 254 34 66 20 1 282 10 90 52 7 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Michigan 247 44 56 15 1 271 18 82 40 4 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Minnesota 252 36 64 18 1 276 12 88 46 3 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Mississippi 243 47 53 12 # 267 20 80 34 2 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Missouri 253 35 65 18 # 275 13 87 44 4 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Montana 261 25 75 26 1 275 12 88 44 3 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Nebraska 253 35 65 19 # 275 12 88 43 3 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Nevada 243 46 54 13 1 260 29 71 27 2 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
New Hampshire 257 32 68 24 1 274 16 84 43 5 282 9 91 54 6
New Jersey 253 35 65 18 # 279 10 90 49 6 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
New Mexico 246 43 57 14 1 268 20 80 34 3 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
New York 252 38 62 19 1 275 14 86 46 5 254 35 65 24 2
North Carolina 245 44 56 14 1 271 19 81 40 4 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
North Dakota 260 25 75 25 1 273 10 90 38 2 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Ohio 255 33 67 21 1 276 13 87 45 5 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Oklahoma 250 37 63 16 # 268 18 82 35 2 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Oregon 252 37 63 19 1 274 14 86 43 4 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Pennsylvania 253 35 65 19 # 279 10 90 51 5 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Rhode Island 245 44 56 14 1 269 19 81 36 2 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
South Carolina 246 44 56 13 1 269 19 81 36 3 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
South Dakota 258 28 72 22 1 276 10 90 44 2 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Tennessee 250 39 61 15 # 269 19 81 38 3 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Texas 249 38 62 15 # 273 15 85 40 3 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Utah 251 40 60 18 1 271 15 85 38 2 273 15 85 41 3
Vermont 260 27 73 24 1 277 12 88 48 4 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Virginia 251 37 63 15 # 272 16 84 40 3 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Washington 254 34 66 21 1 275 15 85 44 6 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
West Virginia 246 42 58 15 1 264 23 77 31 2 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Wisconsin 249 39 61 18 1 273 15 85 41 3 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Wyoming 257 30 70 19 # 273 14 86 41 2 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
Other jurisdictions
District of Columbia 237 55 45 9 # 256 35 65 26 4 ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
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: 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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