Standard errors for the average reading scale scores and achievement-level results for public school 4th- and 8th-graders, by state: 1992, 1998, and 2007

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Table S12-3. Standard errors for the average reading scale scores and achievement-level results for public school 4th- and 8th-graders, by state: 1992, 1998, and 2007

	Grade 4						Grade 8
			Percentage of students						Percentage of students
	Average score		At or above Basic		At or above Proficient		Average score		At or above Basic		At or above Proficient
State	1992	2007	1992	2007	1992	2007	1998	2007	1998	2007	1998	2007

United States	1.0	0.3	1.1	0.3	1.3	0.3	0.8	0.2	0.8	0.3	1.1	0.2
Alabama	1.7	1.3	2.1	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.0	2.1	1.2	1.9	1.3
Alaska	†	1.0	†	1.2	†	1.0	†	1.0	†	1.2	†	1.2
Arizona	1.2	1.6	1.8	1.7	1.2	1.5	1.1	1.2	1.5	1.6	1.4	1.4
Arkansas	1.2	1.2	1.5	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.0	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.1
California	2.0	1.0	2.2	1.0	1.7	0.9	1.6	0.8	2.0	0.8	1.9	0.8
Colorado	1.1	1.1	1.6	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.2	1.4	1.5
Connecticut	1.3	1.3	1.7	1.4	1.4	1.6	1.0	1.6	1.4	1.7	1.6	1.7
Delaware	0.6	0.7	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.4	1.3	0.6	2.0	0.8	1.4	1.2
District of Columbia	0.8	0.9	1.0	1.1	0.6	0.8	2.1	0.7	2.4	1.1	1.0	1.0
Florida	1.2	0.8	1.6	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.4	1.2	1.8	1.3	1.7	1.3
Georgia	1.5	0.9	1.7	1.3	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.0	1.7	1.4	1.4	1.4
Hawaii	1.7	1.1	1.9	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.0	0.8	1.3	1.0	1.2	0.9
Idaho	0.9	0.8	1.3	1.0	1.2	1.2	†	0.9	†	0.8	†	1.3
Illinois	†	1.2	†	1.6	†	1.3	†	1.0	†	1.1	†	1.5
Indiana	1.3	0.9	1.6	1.2	1.5	1.3	†	1.1	†	1.1	†	1.5
Iowa	1.1	1.1	1.4	1.6	1.6	1.4	†	0.9	†	1.0	†	1.4
Kansas	†	1.1	†	1.2	†	1.5	1.4	0.8	1.6	1.0	1.8	1.2
Kentucky	1.3	1.1	1.7	1.4	1.6	1.4	1.4	1.0	1.7	1.2	1.8	1.2
Louisiana	1.2	1.6	1.6	2.0	1.1	1.4	1.4	1.1	1.9	1.6	1.5	1.2
Maine	1.1	0.9	1.4	1.1	1.7	1.4	1.2	0.8	1.4	1.0	1.9	1.3
Maryland	1.6	1.1	1.8	1.3	1.2	1.5	1.8	1.2	1.9	1.3	2.1	1.5
Massachusetts	0.9	1.1	1.3	1.1	1.5	1.7	1.4	1.0	1.3	0.9	1.7	1.5
Michigan	1.5	1.4	1.9	1.7	2.0	1.6	†	1.2	†	1.5	†	1.3
Minnesota	1.2	1.1	1.7	1.3	1.5	1.5	1.4	0.9	1.4	1.2	1.7	1.2
Mississippi	1.3	1.0	1.7	1.4	0.9	1.0	1.2	1.1	1.7	1.4	1.2	1.4
Missouri	1.2	1.1	1.5	1.3	1.5	1.3	1.3	1.0	1.8	1.1	1.6	1.2
Montana	†	1.0	†	1.0	†	1.8	1.3	0.8	1.6	1.0	1.5	1.4
Nebraska	1.1	1.3	1.5	1.4	1.5	1.5	†	0.9	†	1.2	†	1.3
Nevada	†	1.2	†	1.3	†	1.3	1.0	0.8	1.3	0.9	1.2	1.0
New Hampshire	1.2	0.9	1.8	0.9	1.6	1.5	†	0.9	†	1.2	†	1.3
New Jersey	1.4	1.2	1.8	1.3	1.8	1.5	†	1.1	†	1.0	†	1.5
New Mexico	1.5	1.3	1.7	1.5	1.7	1.6	1.2	0.8	1.7	1.3	1.3	0.9
New York	1.4	1.0	1.4	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.5	1.1	1.7	1.3	1.9	1.4
North Carolina	1.1	0.9	1.4	1.2	1.3	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.1
North Dakota	1.1	0.9	1.8	1.2	1.5	1.4	†	0.7	†	1.0	†	1.3
Ohio	1.3	1.1	1.7	1.5	1.6	1.6	†	1.2	†	1.2	†	1.6
Oklahoma	0.9	1.1	1.2	1.5	1.3	1.2	1.2	0.8	1.2	1.0	1.9	1.2
Oregon	†	1.4	†	1.5	†	1.5	1.5	0.9	1.4	1.2	2.1	1.7
Pennsylvania	1.3	1.0	1.7	1.3	1.7	1.1	†	1.2	†	1.4	†	1.5
Rhode Island	1.8	1.0	2.2	1.2	1.7	1.2	0.9	0.9	1.4	1.2	1.2	1.1
South Carolina	1.3	1.2	1.9	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.1	0.9	1.6	1.2	1.0	1.4
South Dakota	†	1.0	†	1.2	†	1.6	†	0.7	†	0.9	†	1.9
Tennessee	1.4	1.2	1.7	1.6	1.5	1.2	1.2	1.0	1.5	1.3	1.6	1.1
Texas	1.6	0.9	2.0	1.1	1.8	1.1	1.4	0.9	1.7	1.0	1.6	1.2
Utah	1.1	1.2	1.6	1.4	1.6	1.4	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.1	1.6	1.2
Vermont	†	0.8	†	1.2	†	1.2	†	0.8	†	1.1	†	1.3
Virginia	1.4	1.1	1.8	1.5	1.6	1.4	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.6
Washington	†	1.4	†	1.5	†	1.7	1.2	0.9	1.5	1.1	1.7	1.3
West Virginia	1.3	1.1	1.4	1.2	1.4	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.1
Wisconsin	1.0	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.8	1.0	2.2	1.3	1.8	1.7
Wyoming	1.1	0.5	1.6	1.0	1.5	1.0	1.3	0.7	1.8	1.1	1.5	1.0

† Not applicable.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1992, 1998, and 2007 Reading Assessments, NAEP Data Explorer.

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