A score of 250 implies an ability to search for specific information, interrelate ideas, and make generalizations about literature, science, and social studies materials. A score of 200 implies an ability to understand, combine ideas, and make inferences based on short uncomplicated passages about specific or sequentially related information. A score of 150 implies an ability to follow brief written directions and carry out simple, discrete reading tasks. Scale ranges from 0 to 500. Excludes states not participating in the survey.
Standard errors appear in parentheses.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress, NAEP 1994 and 1998 Reading Report Card for the Nation and the States, prepared by Educational Testing Service.