Improve Early Grade-Level Reading

Proficiency in Third Grade Reading. These data report fourth grade public school students’ reading achievement levels, as measured and defined by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading test. You can select data representing achievement leveles determined: below basic, below proficient, at or above basic or at or above proficient and compare these data across states.  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.