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Higher Average Reading Scores in the Midwest

  • Average scores in 2005 by region show a higher score for students in the Midwest than in the Northeast, and higher scores for both regions than for students in the South and West.
  • The percentages of students both at or above Basic and at or above Proficient in the Midwest and Northeast were higher than in the South and West. 
GRADE 12
Twelfth-grade average NAEP reading scores in 2005, by region

Twelfth-grade average NAEP reading scores in 2005, by region

NOTE: View complete data with standard errors for grade 12.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2005 Reading Assessment.

Learn more about the NAEP reporting groups on the NAEP website.

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