Comparing Test Results
A comparison of student scores on state assessments with their results on the National Assessment of Educational Progress exams shows that states vary considerably in what they consider good enough to pass.
| 3rd/4th Grade Reading | ||
| ? | % Proficient on 1994 NAEP | Proficient or Passing 1994-95 State Test |
| Connecticut | 38% | 48% |
| Delaware | 23 | 11 |
| Georgia | 26 | 67 |
| Indiana | 35 | 66 |
| Kentucky | 26 | 28 |
| Louisiana | 15 | 88 |
| Maryland | 26 | 34 |
| New Hampshire | 36 | 26 |
| North Carolina | 30 | 65 |
| Rhode Island | 32 | 65 |
| South Carolina | 20 | 82 |
| Tennessee | 27 | 62 |
| Texas | 26 | 79 |
| Wisconsin | 35 | 88 |
| 7th/8th Grade Math | ||
| ? | % Proficient on 1994 NAEP | % Proficient or Passing on 1994-95 State Test |
| Connecticut | 26% | 47% |
| Delaware | 15 | 13 |
| Georgia | 3 | 83 |
| Idaho | 22 | 35 |
| Indiana | 20 | 59 |
| Kentucky | 14 | 15 |
| Louisiana | 7 | 80 |
| Maryland | 22 | 42 |
| Michigan | 19 | 55 |
| New Jersey | 24 | 39 |
| North Carolina | 12 | 68 |
| Oklahoma | 17 | 70 |
| Rhode Island | 16 | 62 |
| South Carolina | 15 | 68 |
| Texas | 18 | 56 |
