Reading, math scores for fourth-graders (AP)

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A state-by-state look at the percentage of fourth-graders who scored at or above reading and math proficiency levels on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, NAEP, which is administered by the Education Department's National Center for Education Statistics. Proficiency levels in both subjects are shown for both 2009 and 2011, with reading scores in the first two columns and math scores in the next two.

2009 2011 2009 2011

Jurisdictions at or above proficient in reading at or above proficient in reading at or above proficient in math at or above proficient in math

National public 32 32 38 40

Alabama 28 31 24 27

Alaska 27 26 38 37

Arizona 25 26 28 34

Arkansas 29 30 36 37

California 24 25 30 34

Colorado 40 39 45 47

Connecticut 42 42 46 45

Delaware 35 36 36 39

District of Columbia 17 19 17 22

Florida 36 35 40 37

Georgia 29 32 34 37

Hawaii 26 27 37 40

Idaho 32 33 41 39

Illinois 32 33 38 38

Indiana 34 33 42 44

Iowa 34 33 41 43

Kansas 35 36 46 48

Kentucky 36 35 37 39

Louisiana 18 23 23 26

Maine 35 32 45 45

Maryland 37 43 44 48

Massachusetts 47 50 57 58

Michigan 30 31 35 35

Minnesota 37 35 54 53

Mississippi 22 22 22 25

Missouri 36 34 41 41

Montana 35 36 45 45

Nebraska 35 36 38 39

Nevada 24 25 32 36

New Hampshire 41 43 56 57

New Jersey 40 44 49 51

New Mexico 20 21 26 30

New York 36 35 40 36

North Carolina 32 34 43 44

North Dakota 35 36 45 46

Ohio 36 34 45 45

Oklahoma 28 27 33 33

Oregon 31 30 37 37

Pennsylvania 37 41 46 48

Rhode Island 36 35 39 43

South Carolina 28 28 34 36

South Dakota 33 31 42 40

Tennessee 28 26 28 30

Texas 28 28 38 39

Utah 31 33 41 43

Vermont 41 41 51 49

Virginia 38 39 43 46

Washington 33 34 43 45

West Virginia 26 27 28 31

Wisconsin 33 34 45 47

Wyoming 33 34 40 44

DoDEA 39 39 38 39

Notes: DoDEA stands for Department of Defense Education Activity, which supervises schools on overseas military bases. Details may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics of the Education Department.

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