Assessments % of students above basic (most recent) by state

DEFINITION
The percentage of students that achieved a scale score in the subject of Reading at or above the level of Basic.

Basic implies partial mastery of prerequisite knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at each grade.

Education Statistics > Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Reading (most recent) by state

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Rank

States

Amount

# 1

Massachusetts:

78%

# 2

New Hampshire:

74%

# 3

Delaware:

73%

= 4

North Dakota:

72%

= 4

Vermont:

72%

= 4

Virginia:

72%

= 7

Wyoming:

71%

= 7

Connecticut:

71%

= 7

Maine:

71%

= 7

Montana:

71%

= 7

Minnesota:

71%

= 12

Washington:

70%

= 12

South Dakota:

70%

= 14

New York:

69%

= 14

Idaho:

69%

= 14

Pennsylvania:

69%

= 14

Ohio:

69%

= 14

Colorado:

69%

= 19

New Jersey:

68%

= 19

Utah:

68%

= 19

Nebraska:

68%

= 22

Wisconsin:

67%

= 22

Iowa:

67%

= 22

Missouri:

67%

# 25

Kansas:

66%

= 26

Maryland:

65%

= 26

Kentucky:

65%

= 26

Florida:

65%

= 29

Indiana:

64%

= 29

Texas:

64%

= 31

Arkansas:

63%

= 31

Michigan:

63%

= 33

Illinois:

62%

= 33

Rhode Island:

62%

= 33

Oregon:

62%

= 33

North Carolina:

62%

# 37

West Virginia:

61%

# 38

Oklahoma:

60%

# 39

Tennessee:

59%

= 40

Georgia:

58%

= 40

Alaska:

58%

# 42

South Carolina:

57%

= 43

Alabama:

53%

= 43

Hawaii:

53%

= 43

Louisiana:

53%

= 46

Nevada:

52%

= 46

Arizona:

52%

# 48

New Mexico:

51%

# 49

California:

50%

# 50

Mississippi:

48%

# 51

District of Columbia:

33%

Weighted average:

63.7%

DEFINITION: The percentage of students that achieved a scale score in the subject of Reading at or above the level of Basic.

Basic implies partial mastery of prerequisite knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at each grade.

Education Statistics > Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Reading (most recent) by state

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