8th grade reading achievement levels - Data Across States

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8th grade reading achievement levels (Percent) – 2011

Data Provided by: National KIDS COUNT Program

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Scale: 14% - 86%

United States
Below basic	25%
At or above basic	75%
Below proficient	68%
At or above proficient	32%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Alabama
Below basic	31%
At or above basic	69%
Below proficient	74%
At or above proficient	26%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Alaska
Below basic	27%
At or above basic	73%
Below proficient	69%
At or above proficient	31%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Arizona
Below basic	29%
At or above basic	71%
Below proficient	72%
At or above proficient	28%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Arkansas
Below basic	29%
At or above basic	71%
Below proficient	72%
At or above proficient	28%

Scale: 14% - 86%

California
Below basic	35%
At or above basic	65%
Below proficient	76%
At or above proficient	24%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Colorado
Below basic	19%
At or above basic	81%
Below proficient	60%
At or above proficient	40%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Connecticut
Below basic	17%
At or above basic	83%
Below proficient	55%
At or above proficient	45%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Delaware
Below basic	23%
At or above basic	77%
Below proficient	67%
At or above proficient	33%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Florida
Below basic	27%
At or above basic	73%
Below proficient	70%
At or above proficient	30%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Georgia
Below basic	26%
At or above basic	74%
Below proficient	72%
At or above proficient	28%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Hawaii
Below basic	32%
At or above basic	68%
Below proficient	74%
At or above proficient	26%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Idaho
Below basic	19%
At or above basic	81%
Below proficient	66%
At or above proficient	34%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Illinois
Below basic	23%
At or above basic	77%
Below proficient	66%
At or above proficient	34%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Indiana
Below basic	22%
At or above basic	78%
Below proficient	68%
At or above proficient	32%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Iowa
Below basic	23%
At or above basic	77%
Below proficient	67%
At or above proficient	33%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Kansas
Below basic	21%
At or above basic	79%
Below proficient	65%
At or above proficient	35%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Kentucky
Below basic	21%
At or above basic	79%
Below proficient	64%
At or above proficient	36%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Louisiana
Below basic	34%
At or above basic	66%
Below proficient	78%
At or above proficient	22%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Maine
Below basic	20%
At or above basic	80%
Below proficient	61%
At or above proficient	39%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Maryland
Below basic	20%
At or above basic	80%
Below proficient	60%
At or above proficient	40%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Massachusetts
Below basic	16%
At or above basic	84%
Below proficient	54%
At or above proficient	46%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Michigan
Below basic	23%
At or above basic	77%
Below proficient	68%
At or above proficient	32%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Minnesota
Below basic	19%
At or above basic	81%
Below proficient	61%
At or above proficient	39%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Mississippi
Below basic	35%
At or above basic	65%
Below proficient	79%
At or above proficient	21%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Missouri
Below basic	21%
At or above basic	79%
Below proficient	65%
At or above proficient	35%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Montana
Below basic	14%
At or above basic	86%
Below proficient	58%
At or above proficient	42%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Nebraska
Below basic	19%
At or above basic	81%
Below proficient	65%
At or above proficient	35%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Nevada
Below basic	31%
At or above basic	69%
Below proficient	74%
At or above proficient	26%

Scale: 14% - 86%

New Hampshire
Below basic	16%
At or above basic	84%
Below proficient	60%
At or above proficient	40%

Scale: 14% - 86%

New Jersey
Below basic	16%
At or above basic	84%
Below proficient	55%
At or above proficient	45%

Scale: 14% - 86%

New Mexico
Below basic	32%
At or above basic	68%
Below proficient	78%
At or above proficient	22%

Scale: 14% - 86%

New York
Below basic	24%
At or above basic	76%
Below proficient	65%
At or above proficient	35%

Scale: 14% - 86%

North Carolina
Below basic	26%
At or above basic	74%
Below proficient	69%
At or above proficient	31%

Scale: 14% - 86%

North Dakota
Below basic	17%
At or above basic	83%
Below proficient	66%
At or above proficient	34%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Ohio
Below basic	21%
At or above basic	79%
Below proficient	63%
At or above proficient	37%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Oklahoma
Below basic	27%
At or above basic	73%
Below proficient	73%
At or above proficient	27%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Oregon
Below basic	24%
At or above basic	76%
Below proficient	67%
At or above proficient	33%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Pennsylvania
Below basic	23%
At or above basic	77%
Below proficient	62%
At or above proficient	38%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Rhode Island
Below basic	24%
At or above basic	76%
Below proficient	67%
At or above proficient	33%

Scale: 14% - 86%

South Carolina
Below basic	28%
At or above basic	72%
Below proficient	73%
At or above proficient	27%

Scale: 14% - 86%

South Dakota
Below basic	17%
At or above basic	83%
Below proficient	65%
At or above proficient	35%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Tennessee
Below basic	30%
At or above basic	70%
Below proficient	73%
At or above proficient	27%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Texas
Below basic	26%
At or above basic	74%
Below proficient	73%
At or above proficient	27%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Utah
Below basic	21%
At or above basic	79%
Below proficient	65%
At or above proficient	35%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Vermont
Below basic	18%
At or above basic	82%
Below proficient	56%
At or above proficient	44%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Virginia
Below basic	22%
At or above basic	78%
Below proficient	64%
At or above proficient	36%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Washington
Below basic	23%
At or above basic	77%
Below proficient	63%
At or above proficient	37%

Scale: 14% - 86%

West Virginia
Below basic	32%
At or above basic	68%
Below proficient	76%
At or above proficient	24%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Wisconsin
Below basic	21%
At or above basic	79%
Below proficient	65%
At or above proficient	35%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Wyoming
Below basic	18%
At or above basic	82%
Below proficient	62%
At or above proficient	38%

Scale: 14% - 86%

District of Columbia
Below basic	49%
At or above basic	51%
Below proficient	84%
At or above proficient	16%

Scale: 14% - 86%

Puerto Rico
Below basic	N.A.
At or above basic	N.A.
Below proficient	N.A.
At or above proficient	N.A.

Scale: 14% - 86%

Virgin Islands
Below basic	N.A.
At or above basic	N.A.
Below proficient	N.A.
At or above proficient	N.A.

Definitions: Eighth grade public school students’ reading achievement levels, as measured and defined by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). For a more detailed description of achievement levels see: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/Reading/achieveall.asp. Public schools include charter schools and exclude Bureau of Indian Education schools and Department of Defense Education Activity schools. More...

Data Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Available online at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/.

Footnotes: Updated November 2011.
S – NAEP reporting standards not met. N.A. – Data not available.

Note: The District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are not included in maps and rankings because they are not states and therefore comparisons on many indicators of child well being are not meaningful.

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