Oregon’s dismal 4th grade reading scores fell while Mississippi’s climbed

Reading scores in the Deep South state rose to the top over the past decade after requiring a comprehensive statewide program based on evidence-based literacy instruction.

OJP used Urban Institute's demographically adjusted data for a more equalized measure of reading scores. More information about the adjustments can be found at https://apps.urban.org/features/naep.
Chart: Khushboo Rathore, Oregon Journalism ProjectSource: Urban Institute's demographically adjusted analysis of National Assessment of Educational Progress dataGet the data Download imageCreated with Datawrapper