United States Education Dashboard The Department of Education Seal
Back to the Dashboard
ChartDetailState ComparisonMore Info
 

United States Choose another State

United StatesAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowa
KansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth Carolina
North DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming

Percent of public school 8th graders Proficient on the NAEP in reading Choose another Indicator

The President's 2020 College Attainment Goal

25- to 34-year-olds who completed an associate's or higher degree

Early Learning through High School

3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool4th graders Proficient on the NAEP in reading4th graders Proficient on the NAEP in mathematics8th graders Proficient on the NAEP in reading8th graders Proficient on the NAEP in mathematicsFreshmen graduating from high school within 4 yearsPublic school graduates who took at least one Advanced Placement test in high school

Postsecondary Education and Training

18- to 24-year-olds enrolled in colleges and universitiesStudents completing a bachelor's degree within 6 yearsStudents completing an associate's degree within 3 yearsBachelor's degrees conferred in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics

Teachers and Leaders

School districts using teacher evaluation systemsSchool districts using principal evaluation systemsPublic high school teachers with a major in their main assignment area

An Excellent Education for All

Difference in current expenditures between high- and low-poverty districts
  Total White Black Hispanic Asian/ Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native
Percent of 8th graders who scored at or above Proficient            
2007 29 38 12 14 40 19
2009 30 39 13 16 44 21
Is change significant? higher higher no statistical difference higher no statistical difference no statistical difference
  Gap between White and
  Total White Black Hispanic Asian/ Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native Black Hispanic Asian/ Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native
Average score                    
2007 261 270 244 246 269 248 26 25 1 22
2009 262 271 245 248 273 252 26 24 -2 19
Trends in reading scores 1992 1994 1998 2002 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 258 257 261 263 261 260 261 262 higher
25th percentile 235 234 238 242 240 238 240 242 higher
75th percentile 283 283 285 286 286 285 285 286 higher
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch — — — — 246 247 247 249 higher
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch — — — — 271 270 271 273 higher
English language learners — — — — 222 224 222 219 higher
Not English language learners — — — — 263 262 263 265 higher
Students with disabilities — — — — 224 226 226 229 higher
Students without disabilities — — — — 266 264 265 266 higher
Percentage of assessed students 1992 1994 1998 2002 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
Who are eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch — — — — 36 39 40 43 higher
Who are English language learners — — — — 5 5 6 5 lower
With disabilities — — — — 10 9 9 10 higher
Percentage of all students who were excluded in NAEP 1992 1994 1998 2002 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
Identified as students who are English language learners — — — — 2 1 2 1 lower
Identified as students with disabilities — — — — 4 4 5 4 lower
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Reading Assessments, various years, retrieved from the NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/).
Download Scale Scores as Excel Download Proficiency Levels as Excel
↑ Significant increase.
↓ Significant decrease.
↔ No significant change.

— Not available.
† Not applicable.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
# Rounds to zero.
! Interpret data with caution.
About the Dashboard | Send Comments
U.S. Department of Education | Data.ed.gov