Reading, math scores for eighth-graders (AP)

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A state-by-state look at the percentage of eighth-graders who scored at or above reading and math proficiency levels on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, 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 30 32 33 34

Alabama 24 26 20 20

Alaska 27 31 33 35

Arizona 27 28 29 31

Arkansas 27 28 27 29

California 22 24 23 25

Colorado 32 40 40 43

Connecticut 43 45 40 38

Delaware 31 33 32 32

District of Columbia 14 16 11 17

Florida 32 30 29 28

Georgia 27 28 27 28

Hawaii 22 26 25 30

Idaho 33 34 38 37

Illinois 33 34 33 33

Indiana 32 32 36 34

Iowa 32 33 34 34

Kansas 33 35 39 41

Kentucky 33 36 27 31

Louisiana 20 22 20 22

Maine 35 39 35 39

Maryland 36 40 40 40

Massachusetts 43 46 52 51

Michigan 31 32 31 31

Minnesota 38 39 47 48

Mississippi 19 21 15 19

Missouri 34 35 35 32

Montana 38 42 44 46

Nebraska 35 35 35 33

Nevada 22 26 25 29

New Hampshire 39 40 43 44

New Jersey 42 45 44 47

New Mexico 22 22 20 24

New York 33 35 34 30

North Carolina 29 31 36 37

North Dakota 34 34 43 43

Ohio 37 37 36 39

Oklahoma 26 27 24 27

Oregon 33 33 37 33

Pennsylvania 40 38 40 39

Rhode Island 28 33 28 34

South Carolina 24 27 30 32

South Dakota 37 35 42 42

Tennessee 28 27 25 24

Texas 27 27 36 40

Utah 33 35 35 35

Vermont 41 44 43 46

Virginia 32 36 36 40

Washington 36 37 39 40

West Virginia 22 24 19 21

Wisconsin 34 35 39 41

Wyoming 34 38 35 37

DoDEA 39 39 36 37

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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