Illinois early literacy unchanged, other states see large gains

The percentage point change in fourth-grade students meeting or exceeding reading standards on the National Assessment of Educational Progress in 2022 compared to 2011.

1.71.76.46.4−2.0−2.00.40.45.35.31.41.4−0.9−0.94.04.0−2.4−2.43.43.4−3.1−3.1−0.7−0.7−5.6−5.6−2.3−2.31.11.1−1.2−1.2−4.9−4.9−2.6−2.6−3.7−3.7−0.7−0.7−0.9−0.93.73.7−2.9−2.90.00.0−0.2−0.2−1.0−1.0−0.4−0.4−3.2−3.2−1.3−1.3−5.3−5.38.98.95.75.7−7.4−7.44.44.40.80.8−7.3−7.3−4.4−4.40.10.1−3.2−3.24.14.1−4.4−4.4−12.4−12.4−7.7−7.7−6.4−6.4−7.8−7.8−5.9−5.98.18.1−7.4−7.4−10.9−10.9−1.4−1.47.77.7