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Trends: Early Grade Level Reading Proficiency

Proficiency in Third Grade Reading.  These data report the percentage of 4th grade public school students who scored at or above the proficient level in reading.  These data are drawn from the Kids Count Data Center.  For more information on this indicator, see Kids Count – Fourth-Grade Reading. For more information on reading and math scores, along with other education data, visit the Nation’s Report Card, the official site for National Assessment of Education Progress results. For additional data sources and research on grade-level reading.

To view and compare data, select up to six jurisdictions below and click "View Data."

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United States
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Alaska Maine Oregon
Arizona Maryland Pennsylvania
Arkansas Massachusetts Puerto Rico
California Michigan Rhode Island
Colorado Minnesota South Carolina
Connecticut Mississippi South Dakota
Delaware Missouri Tennessee
District of Columbia Montana Texas
Florida Nebraska Utah
Georgia Nevada Vermont
Hawaii New Hampshire Virgin Islands
Idaho New Jersey Virginia
Illinois New Mexico Washington
Indiana New York West Virginia
Iowa North Carolina Wisconsin
Kansas North Dakota Wyoming
Kentucky Ohio

Questions

QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER

·        Does the reading or math trend in your state increase consistently with the national trend?

·        How does your state trend compare to similar or neighboring states?

·        Do you need additional indicators to measure the range of policies?

Attention

What You Need to Know

·        Family and home. Research offers insight into specific protective factors that promote school readiness, beyond rudimentary family engagement and involvement in their children’s learning.

·        Family condition and resources. Young children who experience deep and persistent poverty are at the greatest risk for poor educational, social, and health outcomes.

·        Racial disproportionality. The minority achievement gap remains disproportionately high compared to non-minority youth.

·        Healthy child development requires a healthy birth and healthy child growth including early screening for, detection of and treatment of illness.