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  At or above Basic   At or above Proficient   At Advanced
  2007 2009   2007 2009   2007 2009
U.S. total 66 66   32 32   7 7
Alabama 62 62   29 28   7 6
Alaska 62 59   29 27   6 5
Arizona 56 56   24 25   5 5
Arkansas 64 63   29 29   5 6
California 53 54   23 24   5 5
Colorado 70 72   36 40   9 11
Connecticut 73 76   41 42   12 11
Delaware 73 73   34 35   7 7
District of Columbia 39 44   14 17   4 5
Florida 70 73   34 36   8 8
Georgia 66 63   28 29   5 6
Hawaii 59 57   26 26   5 6
Idaho 70 69   35 32   8 6
Illinois 65 65   32 32   8 9
Indiana 68 70   33 34   7 7
Iowa 74 69   36 34   7 7
Kansas 72 72   36 35   8 7
Kentucky 68 72   33 36   8 8
Louisiana 52 51   20 18   3 2
Maine 73 70   36 35   7 8
Maryland 69 70   36 37   10 11
Massachusetts 81 80   49 47   16 13
Michigan 66 64   32 30   8 6
Minnesota 73 70   37 37   9 9
Mississippi 51 55   19 22   3 4
Missouri 67 70   32 36   7 8
Montana 75 73   39 35   8 7
Nebraska 71 70   35 35   8 8
Nevada 57 57   24 24   5 4
New Hampshire 76 77   41 41   11 9
New Jersey 77 76   43 40   12 10
New Mexico 58 52   24 20   5 4
New York 69 71   36 36   10 9
North Carolina 64 65   29 32   6 7
North Dakota 75 76   35 35   6 6
Ohio 73 71   36 36   8 9
Oklahoma 65 65   27 28   4 4
Oregon 62 65   28 31   6 7
Pennsylvania 73 70   40 37   11 10
Rhode Island 65 69   31 36   7 9
South Carolina 59 62   26 28   5 6
South Dakota 71 70   34 33   7 7
Tennessee 61 63   27 28   6 6
Texas 66 65   30 28   6 6
Utah 69 67   34 31   8 6
Vermont 74 75   41 41   11 12
Virginia 74 74   38 38   9 9
Washington 70 68   36 33   10 8
West Virginia 63 62   28 26   5 4
Wisconsin 70 67   36 33   8 7
Wyoming 73 72   36 33   8 5
NOTE: Some apparent differences between estimates may not be statistically significant. Achievement levels define what students should know and be able to do: Basic indicates partial mastery of fundamental skills, Proficient indicates demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter, and Advanced indicates superior performance. The percentage of students at or above Proficient includes students at the Proficient and the Advanced achievement levels. Similarly, the percentage of students at or above Basic includes students at the Basic, Proficient, and Advanced achievement levels.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2007 and 2009 Reading Assessments, retrieved July 8, 2010, from the NAEP Data Explorer http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/.
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