Assessments scale score, grade 4 reading (most recent) by state

DEFINITION
For each different subject, NAEP creates a scale score based on statistical procedures called item response theory (IRT). IRT is a set of statistical procedures useful in summarizing student performance across a collection of test exercises requiring similar knowledge and skills. All NAEP subject area scales are produced using these procedures. In Math and Reading, NAEP creates a scale ranging from 0-500. In Science and Writing, NAEP creates a scale ranging from 0-300.

Education Statistics > Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Reading (most recent) by state

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Rank

States

Amount

# 1

Massachusetts:

231

= 2

New Hampshire:

227

= 2

Vermont:

227

= 4

Connecticut:

226

= 4

Virginia:

226

= 4

Delaware:

226

= 7

Maine:

225

= 7

North Dakota:

225

= 7

Montana:

225

= 7

Minnesota:

225

# 11

Colorado:

224

= 12

Pennsylvania:

223

= 12

New Jersey:

223

= 12

Ohio:

223

= 12

Wyoming:

223

= 12

Washington:

223

= 12

New York:

223

= 18

Idaho:

222

= 18

South Dakota:

222

= 20

Wisconsin:

221

= 20

Missouri:

221

= 20

Iowa:

221

= 20

Utah:

221

= 20

Nebraska:

221

= 25

Kansas:

220

= 25

Maryland:

220

= 25

Kentucky:

220

= 28

Texas:

219

= 28

Florida:

219

= 30

Michigan:

218

= 30

Indiana:

218

= 32

Arkansas:

217

= 32

Oregon:

217

= 32

North Carolina:

217

= 35

Illinois:

216

= 35

Rhode Island:

216

# 37

West Virginia:

215

= 38

Georgia:

214

= 38

Tennessee:

214

= 38

Oklahoma:

214

# 41

South Carolina:

213

# 42

Alaska:

211

# 43

Hawaii:

210

# 44

Louisiana:

209

# 45

Alabama:

208

= 46

California:

207

= 46

Nevada:

207

= 46

New Mexico:

207

= 46

Arizona:

207

# 50

Mississippi:

204

# 51

District of Columbia:

191

Weighted average:

218.1

DEFINITION: For each different subject, NAEP creates a scale score based on statistical procedures called item response theory (IRT). IRT is a set of statistical procedures useful in summarizing student performance across a collection of test exercises requiring similar knowledge and skills. All NAEP subject area scales are produced using these procedures. In Math and Reading, NAEP creates a scale ranging from 0-500. In Science and Writing, NAEP creates a scale ranging from 0-300.

Education Statistics > Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Reading (most recent) by state

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