The 17- point gain since 1990 was the highest in the nation. Also in October 1997, the science results for 1996 were released by achievement level. North Carolina's average performance exceeded the Southeast by six points. North Carolina's black students also performed slightly higher than their national counterparts. The 1998 NAEP reading assessment was the third assessment based on the NAEP Reading Framework.
All numbers are for public schools only.
NAEP expects to release the state's fourth and eighth grade writing results this Fall. Because NAEP is administered to a sampling of students statewide, local school system results are not available.