NAEP Reading Results, Grades 4 and 8, 2003-2005-2007
Tables:  (1) All Students, (2) Male/Female, and (3) White/Hispanic



Table (1).   NAEP Idaho Reading, Grade 4 and 8
Average Scale Score and Achievement Levels for All Students
2003, 2005 and 2007
 
  Average Scale Score At or above Basic At or above Proficient
  Idaho Nation (Public) Idaho Nation (Public) Idaho Nation (Public)
Grade 4            
  All students            
    2003  218 (1.0)*  216 (0.3)*  64 (1.4)*  62 (0.3)*  30 (1.2)*  30 (0.3)*
    2005  222 (0.9)  217 (0.2)*^  69 (1.1)  62 (0.3)*^  33 (1.4)  30 (0.2)*^
    2007  223 (0.8)  220 (0.3)^  70 (1.0)  66 (0.3)^  35 (1.2)  32 (0.3)^
Grade 8            
  All students            
    2003  264 (0.9)  261 (0.2)^  76 (1.3)  72 (0.3)^  32 (1.4)  30 (0.3)*
    2005  264 (1.1)  260 (0.2)*^  76 (1.4)  71 (0.2)*^  32 (1.2)  29 (0.2)^
    2007  265 (0.9)  261 (0.2)^  78 (0.8)  73 (0.3)^  32 (1.3)  29 (0.2)

* Value is significantly different from the value for the same jurisdiction in 2007.
^ Value is significantly different from Idaho.

NOTE: The NAEP reading scale ranges from 0 to 500. All differences were tested for statistical significance at the 0.05 level using unrounded numbers. The standard errors of the statistics in the table appear in parentheses.  SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), various years, 2003–2007 Reading Assessments.


Table (2).  NAEP Idaho Reading, Grade 4 and 8
Average Scale Score and Achievement Levels by Gender
2003, 2005 and 2007

  Average Scale Score At or above Basic At or above Proficient
  Idaho Nation (Public) Idaho Nation (Public) Idaho Nation (Public)
Grade 4            
  Male            
    2003  216 (1.4)*  213 (0.3)*  62 (2.1)*  58 (0.4)*  28 (1.5)*  26 (0.3)*
    2005  218 (1.2)  214 (0.2)*^  66 (1.8)  59 (0.4)*^  29 (1.5)  27 (0.3)*
    2007  221 (1.1)  216 (0.3)^  68 (1.5)  62 (0.4)^  32 (1.6)  29 (0.3)^
  Female            
    2003  221 (1.2)*  220 (0.3)*  67 (1.6)*  65 (0.4)*  33 (1.6)*  33 (0.3)*
    2005  225 (1.1)  220 (0.3)*^  72 (1.3)  66 (0.3)*^  37 (2.0)  33 (0.3)*^
    2007  226 (1.1)  223 (0.3)^  72 (1.7)  69 (0.3)  38 (1.7)  35 (0.4)
Grade 8            
  Male            
    2003  258 (1.2)  256 (0.3)  71 (1.9)  67 (0.3)^  26 (1.7)  25 (0.3)
    2005  258 (1.4)  255 (0.2)  70 (2.0)  66 (0.3)*  25 (1.7)  24 (0.2)
    2007  260 (1.1)  256 (0.3)^  74 (1.1)  68 (0.4)^  27 (1.5)  24 (0.3)
  Female            
    2003  271 (1.0)  267 (0.3)^  82 (1.3)  77 (0.3)^  39 (1.8)  35 (0.3)
    2005  271 (1.2)  266 (0.2)^  83 (1.5)  76 (0.3)*^  39 (1.7)  34 (0.3)^
    2007  270 (1.1)  266 (0.3)^  84 (1.1)  77 (0.3)^  36 (2.0)  34 (0.3)

* Value is significantly different from the value for the same jurisdiction in 2007.
^ Value is significantly different from Idaho.

NOTE: The NAEP reading scale ranges from 0 to 500. All differences were tested for statistical significance at the 0.05 level using unrounded numbers. The standard errors of the statistics in the table appear in parentheses.  SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), various years, 2003–2007 Reading Assessments.


Table (3).  NAEP Idaho Reading, Grade 4 and 8
Average Scale Score and Achievement Levels by Race/Ethnicity
2003, 2005 and 2007

  Average Scale Score At or above Basic At or above Proficient
  Idaho Nation (Public) Idaho Nation (Public) Idaho Nation (Public)
Grade 4            
  White            
    2003  222 (0.9)*  227 (0.2)*^  69 (1.3)*  74 (0.3)*^  33 (1.2)*  39 (0.3)*^
    2005  226 (0.8)  228 (0.2)*  74 (1.1)  75 (0.2)*  37 (1.5)  39 (0.3)*
    2007  227 (0.7)  230 (0.2)^  75 (0.9)  77 (0.2)^  39 (1.3)  42 (0.4)^
  Hispanic            
    2003  199 (2.1)  199 (0.6)*  39 (3.3)  43 (0.8)*  12 (2.1)  14 (0.5)*
    2005  199 (2.8)  201 (0.5)*  42 (3.4)  44 (0.7)*  11 (2.5)  15 (0.5)*
    2007  204 (2.5)  204 (0.5)  47 (3.5)  49 (0.6)  15 (2.1)  17 (0.5)
Grade 8            
  White            
    2003  267 (0.9)  270 (0.2)^  79 (1.2)  82 (0.3)^  35 (1.5)  39 (0.3)^
    2005  267 (1.1)  269 (0.2)*^  78 (1.4)  81 (0.2)*  34 (1.4)  37 (0.3)^
    2007  268 (1.0)  270 (0.2)^  82 (0.9)  83 (0.3)  34 (1.5)  38 (0.3)^
  Hispanic            
    2003  242 (2.8)  244 (0.7)  53 (4.4)  54 (1.0)  12 (2.9)  14 (0.6)
    2005  246 (2.1)  245 (0.4)  57 (3.0)  55 (0.7)*  14 (2.3)  14 (0.4)
    2007  243 (2.4)  246 (0.4)  55 (3.8)  57 (0.6)  14 (2.0)  14 (0.4)

* Value is significantly different from the value for the same jurisdiction in 2007.
^ Value is significantly different from Idaho.

NOTE: The NAEP reading scale ranges from 0 to 500. All differences were tested for statistical significance at the 0.05 level using unrounded numbers. The standard errors of the statistics in the table appear in parentheses.  SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), various years, 2003–2007 Reading Assessments.

 


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