Below are the point changes in the gap between top- and bottom-quartile scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress for 4th grade reading, 1992-1998. The numbers shown in red indicate statistically significant changes. Down arrows represent widening gaps.
State | Gap between average score of top and bottom quartiles in 1998 | Change in the gap between 1992 and 1998 |
Alabama | 86 | 2 |
Arizona | 96 | 15 6 |
Arkansas | 90 | 7 6 |
California | 102 | 5 |
Colorado | 80 | 6 6 |
Connecticut | 75 | -4 |
Delaware | 83 | 0 |
Florida | 96 | 13 6 |
Georgia | 91 | 5 6 |
Hawaii | 96 | 10 6 |
Iowa | 76 | 4 |
Kentucky | 81 | 3 |
Louisiana | 88 | 12 6 |
Maine | 71 | 7 6 |
Maryland | 91 | 4 |
Massachusetts | 75 | 6 6 |
Michigan | 81 | 4 |
Minnesota | 86 | 11 6 |
Mississippi | 84 | 1 |
Missouri | 85 | 10 6 |
New Hampshire | 75 | 6 6 |
New Mexico | 94 | 12 6 |
NewYork | 86 | 2 |
North Carolina | 81 | -7 5 |
Oklahoma | 75 | 5 6 |
Rhode Island | 86 | 6 |
South Carolina | 83 | 1 |
Tennessee | 87 | 8 6 |
Texas | 83 | 3 |
Utah | 83 | 11 6 |
Virginia | 82 | 4 |
West Virginia | 82 | 3 |
Wisconsin | 71 | 1 |
Wyoming | 76 | 5 |
District of Columbia | 98 | 10 |
Virgin Islands | 90 | 5 |
“The Nation’s Report Card: Fourth-Grade Reading 2000" is available on the Web at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard , or by calling (877) 433-7827. “Raising Achievement and Reducing Gaps: Reporting Progress Toward Goals for Achievement,” is available from the National Education Goals Panel at www.negp.org. |