Iowa
Reading Grade 4 Percentage of public school 4th graders at or above Proficient on the NAEP reading assessment
1. Improvement Over Time
100%
Have Iowa’s 4th graders improved in reading achievement?
80%
Not yet. Between 1992 and 1998, there was no significant change in the percentage of public school 4th graders who met the Goals Panel’s performance standard in reading.
60% 36%
40%
The Goals Panel has set its performance standard at the two highest levels of achievement — Proficient or Advanced — on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP.
35% ns
35%
20% 0%
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
ns Interpret with caution. Change was not statistically significant. Reading performance will be tested again in 2002.
Connecticut
Sex
1 state had a significantly higher1 percentage of students who were at or above Proficient on NAEP:
Male Female
Race/ethnicity
What percentages of public school 4th graders in different subgroups1 in Iowa were at or above Proficient on the 1998 NAEP reading assessment?
American Indian/Alaskan Native2 Asian/Pacific Islander2 Black Hispanic White
Parents’ highest level of education
How did Iowa compare with other states in 4th grade reading achievement in public schools in 1998?
Less than high school 3 High school graduate 3 Some education beyond high school 3 College graduate
School location
3. Subgroup Performance
Central city Urban fringe/large town Rural/small town
Poverty measure
2. State Comparisons†
Eligible for free/reduced-price lunch Not eligible for free/reduced-price lunch
46% 12 states had similar1 percentages of students who were at or above Proficient on NAEP:
New Hampshire Massachusetts, Montana Maine, Minnesota Iowa
38% 37% 36% 35%
Colorado, Kansas, Wisconsin Rhode Island U.S.* Oklahoma, Wyoming, Virginia
34% 32% 31% 30%
27 states had significantly lower1 percentages of students who were at or above Proficient on NAEP: Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New York, Texas, Washington, West Virginia Michigan, North Carolina, Oregon, Utah Delaware, Tennessee Alabama, Georgia Arkansas, Florida
29%
28% 25% 24% 23%
Arizona, New Mexico, South Carolina Nevada California Louisiana Mississippi Hawaii District of Columbia Virgin Islands
22% 21% 20% 19% 18% 17% 10% 8%
† The term “state” is used to refer to the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories. 1 See explanation on pp. 2-3. * Figure shown for the U.S. includes both public and nonpublic school data.
7% 22% 37%
3
0%
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29% 40%
28% 43% 35% 22% 40% 20%
40%
1 Interpret differences between subgroups with caution. See pp. 2-3 and Appendix D. 2 Characteristics of the sample do not permit a reliable estimate. 3 No data reported for 4th graders by parents’ highest level of education in 1998.
See Appendix A for definitions, sources, and technical notes.
60%
80% 100%
Iowa
Reading Grade 8
Percentage of public school 8th graders at or above Proficient on the NAEP reading assessment
1. Improvement Over Time
100%
Have Iowa’s 8th graders improved in reading achievement?
80%
Iowa did not participate in the 8th grade NAEP reading assessment in 1998.
60%
The Goals Panel has set its performance standard at the two highest levels of achievement — Proficient or Advanced — on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP.
40% 20% 0%
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Reading performance will be tested again in 2002.
2. State Comparisons†
3. Subgroup Performance
How did Iowa compare with other states in 8th grade reading achievement in public schools in 1998?
What percentages of public school 8th graders in different subgroups in Iowa were at or above Proficient on the 1998 NAEP reading assessment?
Iowa did not participate in the 8th grade NAEP reading assessment in 1998.
Iowa did not participate in the 8th grade NAEP reading assessment in 1998.
American Indian/Alaskan Native Asian/Pacific Islander
Less than high school High school graduate Some education beyond high school College graduate Central city Urban fringe/large town Rural/small town
Poverty measure
Parents’ highest level of education
Black Hispanic White
School location
Race/ethnicity
Sex
Male Female
Eligible for free/reduced-price lunch Not eligible for free/reduced-price lunch 0%
20%
40%
60%
80% 100%
† The term “state” is used to refer to the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories.
See Appendix A for definitions, sources, and technical notes.
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