Change in Reading Proficiency - 8th Grade
Definition
Percent change in reading proficiency among 8th grade students, 2003-2011.
Description
Educational attainment is a major factor in an individual’s future earning power, and the reading skills that students have by middle school are critical to future academic success. This indicator tracks the change, over time, of the percentage of 8th grade students demonstrating grade-level proficiency in reading.
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Change in Reading Proficiency - 8th Grade
| State | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| United States |
32.2% |
30.8% |
31.2% |
32.4% |
33.5% |
| Alabama |
22.3% |
21.9% |
21.2% |
23.8% |
25.6% |
| Alaska |
26.8% |
26.4% |
27.1% |
27.0% |
31.0% |
| Arizona |
24.9% |
23.1% |
24.3% |
26.9% |
28.2% |
| Arkansas |
26.8% |
25.9% |
25.4% |
26.7% |
27.8% |
| California |
22.4% |
20.5% |
21.5% |
22.2% |
23.7% |
| Colorado |
36.0% |
31.9% |
34.6% |
32.4% |
40.3% |
| Connecticut |
37.0% |
33.6% |
37.1% |
42.5% |
44.7% |
| Delaware |
31.0% |
30.3% |
30.5% |
30.6% |
32.7% |
| District of Columbia |
10.4% |
11.7% |
12.1% |
13.7% |
16.1% |
| Florida |
26.7% |
25.1% |
28.0% |
31.8% |
29.8% |
| Georgia |
26.1% |
24.9% |
25.6% |
26.9% |
27.6% |
| Hawaii |
21.6% |
18.3% |
20.3% |
22.0% |
26.0% |
| Idaho |
32.3% |
32.2% |
31.6% |
32.8% |
33.9% |
| Illinois |
34.5% |
31.0% |
29.8% |
32.7% |
33.9% |
| Indiana |
32.7% |
28.4% |
31.1% |
32.1% |
31.8% |
| Iowa |
35.6% |
33.8% |
35.7% |
32.2% |
32.7% |
| Kansas |
35.0% |
34.8% |
35.2% |
33.0% |
35.5% |
| Kentucky |
33.6% |
30.6% |
27.7% |
33.3% |
36.3% |
| Louisiana |
21.7% |
19.9% |
19.4% |
20.4% |
22.2% |
| Maine |
36.8% |
38.0% |
36.9% |
34.6% |
38.5% |
| Maryland |
30.6% |
29.9% |
33.2% |
35.6% |
39.9% |
| Massachusetts |
43.3% |
44.0% |
43.0% |
42.9% |
46.1% |
| Michigan |
32.3% |
28.5% |
28.2% |
30.5% |
32.1% |
| Minnesota |
37.2% |
37.2% |
36.6% |
38.4% |
39.3% |
| Mississippi |
20.9% |
18.5% |
17.4% |
19.3% |
21.0% |
| Missouri |
34.4% |
30.9% |
31.0% |
34.3% |
35.2% |
| Montana |
37.2% |
36.7% |
38.9% |
37.7% |
41.5% |
| Nebraska |
35.0% |
34.5% |
35.0% |
34.6% |
34.8% |
| Nevada |
20.6% |
22.4% |
21.5% |
22.4% |
26.3% |
| New Hampshire |
40.4% |
37.9% |
37.2% |
39.4% |
39.6% |
| New Jersey |
36.9% |
37.7% |
39.0% |
41.6% |
44.7% |
| New Mexico |
19.7% |
19.2% |
17.3% |
21.7% |
22.1% |
| New York |
35.1% |
33.5% |
32.2% |
33.3% |
35.1% |
| North Carolina |
28.7% |
26.9% |
28.0% |
28.7% |
31.1% |
| North Dakota |
38.2% |
36.5% |
32.2% |
34.1% |
34.1% |
| Ohio |
34.0% |
35.5% |
35.9% |
36.7% |
36.9% |
| Oklahoma |
29.8% |
25.3% |
26.1% |
25.7% |
26.7% |
| Oregon |
33.1% |
32.6% |
34.0% |
33.3% |
32.7% |
| Pennsylvania |
32.1% |
36.0% |
36.4% |
40.1% |
38.0% |
| Rhode Island |
29.9% |
29.4% |
27.2% |
27.6% |
33.4% |
| South Carolina |
24.2% |
24.7% |
24.6% |
24.5% |
26.6% |
| South Dakota |
38.6% |
35.1% |
36.8% |
36.9% |
35.3% |
| Tennessee |
26.0% |
26.2% |
25.6% |
27.9% |
27.0% |
| Texas |
25.9% |
26.1% |
27.5% |
27.1% |
26.5% |
| Utah |
32.4% |
29.3% |
30.1% |
32.9% |
35.4% |
| Vermont |
38.5% |
37.4% |
42.1% |
41.0% |
44.4% |
| Virginia |
35.8% |
35.7% |
33.7% |
32.2% |
35.8% |
| Washington |
33.0% |
34.3% |
34.1% |
35.7% |
37.0% |
| West Virginia |
24.9% |
21.9% |
22.9% |
22.4% |
24.1% |
| Wisconsin |
36.5% |
34.9% |
33.2% |
33.9% |
34.9% |
| Wyoming |
33.7% |
35.7% |
33.2% |
34.4% |
37.7% |
“National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP): State Reading Assessment.” Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011.
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