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NAEP New Jersey Reading, Grade 4 and 8
Overall Results, NJ vs. Nation

NAEP New Jersey reading, Grade 4 and 8 Overall results, NJ vs. Nation
 

Grade 4: Reading Results

  • In 2005, New Jersey ’s average scale score (223) was significantly higher than that of the nation’s public schools (217).

  • In 2005, New Jersey‘s score (223) was not significantly different from that in 1992 (233) and in 2003 (225).

Grade 8: Reading Results

  • In 2005, New Jersey ’s average scale score (269) was higher than the nation’s public schools (260).

  • From 2003 to 2005, New Jersey ’s  scale score increased by 2 points while the nation’s public score dropped by 1 point. These changes were not significant.
 
 

New Jersey NAEP at a Glance:  Reading 2005

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