8th Grade Reading Proficiency
Performance by 8th grade students on the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) reading assessment
What does this mean?
The NAEP reading assessment measures the reading and comprehension skills of 8th graders.
Why does this matter?
Eighth grade reading test scores are strong predictors of success on the ACT and future college enrollment.
North Carolina Ranking
24 / 51
* Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
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Region Comparison
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8th Grade Reading Proficiency
US 8th Grade Reading Proficiency Scores
State | 2002-01 | 2003-01 | 2005-01 | 2007-01 | 2009-01 | 2011-01 | 2013-01 | 2015-01 | 2017-01 | 2019-01 |
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Alabama | 253 | 253 | 252 | 252 | 255 | 258 | 257 | 259 | 278 | 253 |
Alaska | 256 | 259 | 259 | 259 | 261 | 261 | 260 | 275 | 252 | |
Arizona | 257 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 258 | 260 | 260 | 263 | 275 | 259 |
Arkansas | 260 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 259 | 262 | 259 | 273 | 259 |
California | 250 | 251 | 250 | 251 | 253 | 255 | 262 | 259 | 273 | 259 |
Colorado | 268 | 265 | 266 | 266 | 271 | 271 | 268 | 272 | 267 | |
Connecticut | 267 | 267 | 264 | 267 | 272 | 275 | 274 | 273 | 272 | 270 |
Delaware | 267 | 265 | 266 | 265 | 265 | 266 | 266 | 263 | 270 | 260 |
District of Columbia | 240 | 239 | 238 | 241 | 242 | 242 | 248 | 248 | 270 | 250 |
Florida | 261 | 257 | 256 | 260 | 264 | 262 | 266 | 263 | 270 | 263 |
Georgia | 258 | 258 | 257 | 259 | 260 | 262 | 265 | 262 | 269 | 262 |
Hawaii | 252 | 251 | 249 | 251 | 255 | 257 | 260 | 257 | 269 | 258 |
Idaho | 266 | 264 | 264 | 265 | 265 | 268 | 270 | 269 | 269 | 266 |
Illinois | 266 | 264 | 263 | 265 | 266 | 267 | 267 | 269 | 265 | |
Indiana | 265 | 265 | 261 | 264 | 266 | 265 | 267 | 268 | 269 | 266 |
Iowa | 268 | 267 | 267 | 265 | 265 | 269 | 268 | 269 | 262 | |
Kansas | 269 | 266 | 267 | 267 | 267 | 267 | 267 | 267 | 268 | 263 |
Kentucky | 265 | 266 | 264 | 262 | 267 | 269 | 270 | 268 | 268 | 263 |
Louisiana | 256 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 255 | 257 | 255 | 268 | 257 |
Maine | 270 | 268 | 270 | 270 | 268 | 270 | 269 | 268 | 267 | 265 |
Maryland | 263 | 262 | 261 | 265 | 267 | 271 | 274 | 268 | 267 | 264 |
Massachusetts | 271 | 273 | 274 | 273 | 274 | 275 | 277 | 274 | 267 | 273 |
Michigan | 265 | 264 | 261 | 260 | 262 | 265 | 266 | 264 | 267 | 263 |
Minnesota | 268 | 268 | 268 | 270 | 270 | 271 | 270 | 267 | 264 | |
Mississippi | 255 | 255 | 251 | 250 | 251 | 254 | 253 | 252 | 267 | 256 |
Missouri | 268 | 267 | 265 | 263 | 267 | 267 | 267 | 267 | 266 | 263 |
Montana | 270 | 270 | 269 | 271 | 270 | 273 | 272 | 270 | 266 | 265 |
Nebraska | 270 | 266 | 267 | 267 | 267 | 268 | 269 | 269 | 266 | 264 |
Nevada | 251 | 252 | 253 | 252 | 254 | 258 | 262 | 259 | 266 | 258 |
New Hampshire | 271 | 270 | 270 | 271 | 272 | 274 | 275 | 265 | 268 | |
New Jersey | 268 | 269 | 270 | 273 | 275 | 276 | 271 | 265 | 270 | |
New Mexico | 254 | 252 | 251 | 251 | 254 | 256 | 256 | 253 | 265 | 252 |
New York | 264 | 265 | 265 | 264 | 264 | 266 | 266 | 263 | 265 | 262 |
North Carolina | 265 | 262 | 258 | 259 | 260 | 263 | 265 | 261 | 264 | 263 |
North Dakota | 268 | 270 | 270 | 268 | 269 | 269 | 268 | 267 | 263 | 263 |
Ohio | 268 | 267 | 267 | 268 | 269 | 268 | 269 | 266 | 263 | 267 |
Oklahoma | 262 | 262 | 260 | 260 | 259 | 260 | 262 | 263 | 263 | 258 |
Oregon | 268 | 264 | 263 | 266 | 265 | 264 | 268 | 268 | 263 | 264 |
Pennsylvania | 265 | 264 | 267 | 268 | 271 | 268 | 272 | 269 | 262 | 264 |
Rhode Island | 262 | 261 | 261 | 258 | 260 | 265 | 267 | 265 | 261 | 262 |
South Carolina | 258 | 258 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 260 | 261 | 260 | 261 | 259 |
South Dakota | 270 | 269 | 270 | 270 | 269 | 268 | 267 | 260 | 263 | |
Tennessee | 260 | 258 | 259 | 259 | 261 | 259 | 265 | 265 | 260 | 262 |
Texas | 262 | 259 | 258 | 261 | 260 | 261 | 264 | 261 | 260 | 256 |
Utah | 263 | 264 | 262 | 262 | 266 | 267 | 270 | 269 | 259 | 267 |
Vermont | 272 | 271 | 269 | 273 | 272 | 274 | 274 | 274 | 258 | 268 |
Virginia | 269 | 268 | 268 | 267 | 266 | 267 | 268 | 267 | 258 | 262 |
Washington | 268 | 264 | 265 | 265 | 267 | 268 | 272 | 267 | 257 | 266 |
West Virginia | 264 | 260 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 256 | 257 | 260 | 256 | 256 |
Wisconsin | 266 | 266 | 264 | 266 | 267 | 268 | 270 | 256 | 267 | |
Wyoming | 265 | 267 | 268 | 266 | 268 | 270 | 271 | 269 | 247 | 265 |
U.S. Average | 262 | 262 | 261 | 262 | 263 | 264 | 266 | 264 | 265 | 262 |