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Reading Proficiency Maps

Use the chart below to explore what percentage of students from selected student groups performed at or above the Proficient achievement level on the NAEP reading assessment. (Percentages are in the circles.) Find out more about the NAEP reading achievement levels.

On the right-hand side of the graphic, select the year you would like to see. Headlines are provided to highlight comparisons between prior years and 2011.

  • Results marked with ** are higher or lower than the nation and all the other Mega-States.
  • Those marked with * are higher or lower than the nation.
  • Results without any asterisks are not significantly different from the nation.

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Race/Ethnicity

  Compared to 1998, higher percentages of Black and Hispanic students in Florida and New York performed at or above Proficient in 2011.

Percentage of eighth-grade students at or above Proficient in NAEP reading, by selected racial/ethnic groups and jurisdiction: 1998 and 2011

 

Eligibility for free/reduced-priced school lunch

  Compared to 2003, higher percentages of eligible students in Florida and New York performed at or above Proficient in 2011.

Percentage of eighth-grade students at or above Proficient in NAEP reading, by eligibility for free/reduced-price school lunch and jurisdiction: 2003 and 2011

 

School location

  Compared to 2007, higher percentages of students attending city schools in Illinois performed at or above Proficient in 2011.

Percentage of eighth-grade students at or above Proficient in NAEP reading, by selected school locations and jurisdiction: 2007 and 2011

* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2011.
NOTE: Black includes African American, and Hispanic includes Latino. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. See complete data for race/ethnicity, family income, and students with disabilities.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), various years, 1992-2011 Reading Assessments.