NAEP Researchcenter - NAEP and State Equivalent Percent Table

Percentages of fourth- and eighth-grade students in reading and mathematics meeting state proficiency standards and performing at or above the NAEP *Proficient* level, by state: 2005
State	State name	Percent meeting state proficiency standard	Percent at or above NAEP Proficient level	Percent meeting state proficiency standard	Percent at or above NAEP Proficient level	Percent meeting state proficiency standard	Percent at or above NAEP Proficient level	Percent meeting state proficiency standard	Percent at or above NAEP Proficient level
		Reading				Mathematics
		Grade 4		Grade 8		Grade 4		Grade 8
AK	Alaska	79	27	82	26	71	34	65	29
AR	Arkansas	53	30	57	26	53	34	34	22
AZ	Arizona	—	—	63	23	—	—	61	26
CA	California	48	21	39	21	51	28	—	—
CO	Colorado	86	37	86	32	90	39	74	32
CT	Connecticut	66	38	77	34	78	42	76	35
DC	District of Columbia	—	—	44	12	—	—	40	7
DE	Delaware	—	—	80	30	—	—	56	30
FL	Florida	71	30	44	25	63	37	58	26
GA	Georgia	87	26	83	25	75	30	69	23
HI	Hawaii	56	23	37	18	30	27	20	18
IA	Iowa	77	33	72	34	80	37	76	34
ID	Idaho	87	33	82	32	91	40	70	30
IL	Illinois	—	—	72	31	—	—	54	29
IN	Indiana	72	30	66	28	72	38	70	30
KS	Kansas	—	—	78	35	85	47	—	—
KY	Kentucky	67	31	—	—	—	—	37	23
LA	Louisiana	65	20	54	20	63	24	56	16
MA	Massachusetts	48	44	—	—	39	49	42	43
MD	Maryland	82	32	68	30	78	38	53	30
MI	Michigan	‡	‡	—	—	73	38	61	29
MO	Missouri	—	—	—	—	41	31	15	26
MS	Mississippi	88	18	58	18	79	19	53	14
MT	Montana	81	36	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡
NC	North Carolina	82	29	88	27	91	40	84	32
ND	North Dakota	76	35	72	37	80	40	65	35
NJ	New Jersey	81	37	74	38	81	45	64	36
NM	New Mexico	50	20	52	19	39	19	24	14
NV	Nevada	48	21	—	—	52	26	—	—
NY	New York	71	33	49	33	87	36	56	31
OH	Ohio	77	34	80	36	65	43	63	33
OK	Oklahoma	82	25	71	25	74	29	67	21
OR	Oregon	—	—	64	33	—	—	65	34
PA	Pennsylvania	—	—	64	36	—	—	62	31
SC	South Carolina	35	26	30	25	39	36	24	30
TN	Tennessee	88	27	87	26	87	28	88	21
TX	Texas	81	29	83	26	82	40	61	31
WA	Washington	80	36	—	—	60	42	—	—
WI	Wisconsin	83	33	86	35	74	40	75	36
WV	West Virginia	80	26	80	22	75	25	71	18
WY	Wyoming	47	34	39	36	39	43	37	29
— Data not available in the state data file. NAEP data not reported when state data are missing.
‡ Reporting standards not met (discrepancies between state assessment data and state document).
NOTE: State assessment files were not available for AL, MN, NE, NH, RI, SD, UT, VA (at grade 4), and VT. ME and VA (at grade 8) reporting standards were not met because of discrepancies between state assessment data and state documents. NE state results were based on assessments developed by each local education agency. For more information about missing states, exclusion rates and standard errors of NAEP score equivalents in each state, see A Profile of State Assessment Standards.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2005 Reading and Mathematics Assessments and National Longitudinal School-Level State Assessment Score Database (NLSLSASD).

Last updated 04 June 2007 (RF)

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