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Sample sizes and target populations in the nation and states
Grade 4
Grade 8
Sample sizes and target populations in NAEP reading at grade 4, by jurisdiction: 2007
State/jurisdiction Sample size Target population
   Nation 204,400 3,795,000
Public 196,500 3,439,000
Private 3,500 346,000
Alabama 3,500 56,000
Alaska 3,000 9,000
Arizona 3,900 73,000
Arkansas 3,200 35,000
California 10,600 434,000
Colorado 3,500 54,000
Connecticut 3,200 41,000
Delaware 3,400 9,000
Florida 5,600 192,000
Georgia 4,900 119,000
Hawaii 3,500 13,000
Idaho 3,600 21,000
Illinois 5,100 149,000
Indiana 3,300 73,000
Iowa 3,000 32,000
Kansas 3,000 31,000
Kentucky 3,400 44,000
Louisiana 3,200 51,000
Maine 3,100 13,000
Maryland 3,800 61,000
Massachusetts 4,500 68,000
Michigan 3,500 116,000
Minnesota 3,600 57,000
Mississippi 3,400 39,000
Missouri 3,400 63,000
Montana 3,100 11,000
Nebraska 3,000 19,000
Nevada 4,200 30,000
New Hampshire 3,500 14,000
New Jersey 3,500 103,000
New Mexico 3,300 23,000
New York 4,700 195,000
North Carolina 5,700 106,000
North Dakota 3,000 7,000
Ohio 4,200 121,000
Oklahoma 3,400 44,000
Oregon 3,600 39,000
Pennsylvania 3,600 124,000
Rhode Island 3,300 11,000
South Carolina 3,600 48,000
South Dakota 3,200 9,000
Tennessee 3,400 71,000
Texas 10,000 321,000
Utah 3,800 37,000
Vermont 2,800 7,000
Virginia 3,800 86,000
Washington 3,900 71,000
West Virginia 3,200 20,000
Wisconsin 3,400 59,000
Wyoming 2,800 6,000
Other jurisdictions    
   District of Columbia 2,100 5,000
   DoDEA1 3,300 7,000
1 Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).
NOTE: The national totals include Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools) and Bureau of Indian Education schools, which are not included in either the public or private totals. Estimates for jurisdictions are for public schools only. The sample size is rounded to the nearest hundred. The target population is rounded to the nearest thousand. 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), 2007 Reading Assessment.

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