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8th Grade Reading: Avg Proficiency Score

U.S. Average

North Carolina

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.

NC Education Index

North Carolina Ranking

24 / 51

* Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

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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
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