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Scores were higher in 2007 than in all previous assessment years for public school students at grade 4.
Grade 4
Grade 8

Trend in fourth-grade NAEP reading achievement-level performance, by type of school

Key. Top bar percent at or above Proficient. Bottom bar percent at or above Basic.

Findings

  • The percentages of public school students performing at or above Basic and Proficient were higher in 2007 than in all previous assessment years.

* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2007.
NOTE: Sample size was insufficient to permit a reliable estimate for private schools in 2005. Private schools include Catholic, other religious, and nonsectarian private schools. View complete data with standard errors.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), various years, 1992–2007 Reading Assessments.

To read more about achievement levels and how they are set, see Reporting the Assessment—Scale Scores and Achievement Levels.

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National Assessment of Educational Progress, National Center for Education Statistics
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Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education