2009 State Mapping

Table 2009b. Estimated NAEP scale equivalent scores for state grade 8 proficiency standards, by subject and state: 2009

State	Reading				Mathematics
	NAEP scale equivalent	Standard error	Relative error		NAEP scale equivalent	Standard error	Relative error
Alabama	234	1.4	0.2		246	2.0	0.2
Alaska	232	1.6	0.1		269	1.4	0.3
Arizona	242	1.2	0.2		266	0.7	0.1
Arkansas	242	2.0	0.2		267	1.1	0.1
California	258	1.2	0.1		–	†	†
Colorado	229	2.7	0.0		257	1.6	0.1
Connecticut	243	1.6	0.1		251	2.4	0.1
Delaware	237	1.0	0.2		270	0.9	0.3
District of Columbia	245	1.0	0.1		258	1.8	0.2
Florida	262	0.7	0.2		265	1.3	0.0
Georgia	199	3.9	0.3		247	1.1	0.7	!
Hawaii	241	0.7	0.2		286	1.5	0.7	!
Idaho	220	2.5	0.8	!	262	0.8	0.1
Illinois	234	1.1	0.3		251	1.6	0.4
Indiana	255	1.2	0.2		273	1.8	0.1
Iowa	248	1.3	0.2		263	0.9	0.3
Kansas	237	1.4	0.2		265	1.5	0.2
Kentucky	252	1.3	0.3		273	1.1	0.2
Louisiana	242	2.0	0.2		262	0.9	0.1
Maine	252	1.1	0.6	!	285	0.8	0.2
Maryland	237	1.3	0.0		271	2.0	0.1
Massachusetts	248	1.1	0.1		300	0.9	0.0
Michigan	262	1.3	0.1		296	1.4	0.0
Minnesota	259	0.8	0.3		288	1.2	0.1
Mississippi	254	1.3	0.3		264	1.3	0.3
Missouri	267	0.8	0.1		287	0.9	0.1
Montana	246	1.0	0.1		285	0.7	0.3
Nebraska	–	†	†		–	†	†
Nevada	246	0.8	0.4		269	1.3	0.1
New Hampshire	254	0.6	0.3		279	0.7	0.1
New Jersey	244	1.3	0.1		272	1.8	0.1
New Mexico	246	0.8	0.2		277	1.1	0.3
New York	247	1.4	0.1		249	1.7	0.2
North Carolina	245	1.1	0.1		252	1.7	0.3
North Dakota	253	1.0	0.4		279	0.7	0.6	!
Ohio	252	1.3	0.1		266	1.1	0.1
Oklahoma	247	1.4	0.3		267	1.9	0.4
Oregon	250	1.2	0.3		265	1.3	0.2
Pennsylvania	244	1.2	0.2		271	1.6	0.3
Rhode Island	254	0.6	0.3		279	0.7	0.1
South Carolina	245	1.8	0.2		270	1.1	0.2
South Dakota	254	0.7	0.2		272	0.9	0.1
Tennessee	211	2.3	0.4		229	2.2	0.4
Texas	212	2.4	0.3		262	1.1	0.2
Utah	236	1.2	0.2		276	1.5	0.2
Vermont	254	0.6	0.3		279	0.7	0.1
Virginia	230	1.4	0.6	!	–	†	†
Washington	252	1.1	0.7	!	288	1.0	0.0
West Virginia	249	1.1	0.2		270	0.9	0.3
Wisconsin	232	1.4	0.1		262	1.9	0.1
Wyoming	259	1.4	0.3		278	1.0	0.1
– Not available. Nebraska did not offer a statewide assessment to report on standards. California and Virginia do not assess general mathematics in grade 8.
† Not applicable.
! Relative error > .5. Inferences based on these estimates may require additional evidence.
NOTE: The numbers reported in this table are rounded. Relative error is a measure of how well the mapping procedure reproduces the percentages reported by the state as meeting the standard in each NAEP-participating school.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 Reading and Mathematics Assessments.