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2007 NAEP Gains
Gain in test scores between fourth and eighth grade not between testing years. Shows which states are most rapidly improving between fourth and eighth grades. Does not take into consideration starting points or subgroup achievement gaps.

NAEP Reading	Gain	Rank	NAEP Math	Gain	Rank
Oregon	51	1	Oregon	48	1
South Dakota	47	2	North Dakota	47	2
Louisiana	46	3	South Dakota	47	2
Alaska	45	4	Alaska	46	4
Arizona	45	4	Colorado	46	4
Vermont	45	4	Maryland	46	4
Illinois	44	7	Massachusetts	46	4
Maine	44	7	Nebraska	46	4
Montana	44	7	Minnesota	45	9
Nebraska	44	7	South Carolina	45	9
D.C.	44	7	Vermont	45	9
Minnesota	43	12	Arizona	44	12
Oklahoma	43	12	Kentucky	44	12
South Carolina	43	12	Maine	44	12
Tennessee	43	12	Texas	44	12
California	42	16	Virginia	44	12
Colorado	42	16	Idaho	43	17
Idaho	42	16	Illinois	43	17
Indiana	42	16	Montana	43	17
Iowa	42	16	Wyoming	43	17
Kansas	42	16	Iowa	42	21
Mississippi	42	16	Kansas	42	21
Missouri	42	16	Louisiana	42	21
North Dakota	42	16	Missouri	42	21
Ohio	42	16	North Carolina	42	21
Pennsylvania	42	16	Pennsylvania	42	21
Arkansas	41	27	Utah	42	21
Nevada	41	27	Washington	42	21
New Hampshire	41	27	Wisconsin	42	21
North Carolina	41	27	Delaware	41	30
Texas	41	27	Tennessee	41	30
Utah	41	27	California	40	32
Washington	41	27	Georgia	40	32
Wisconsin	41	27	Indiana	40	32
Wyoming	41	27	New Jersey	40	32
Connecticut	40	36	New Mexico	40	32
Delaware	40	36	Ohio	40	32
Georgia	40	36	Connecticut	39	38
Kentucky	40	36	Michigan	39	38
Maryland	40	36	Nevada	39	38
Michigan	40	36	New Hampshire	39	38
New York	40	36	Rhode Island	39	38
Virginia	40	36	Oklahoma	38	43
West Virginia	40	36	Alabama	37	44
New Jersey	39	45	Mississippi	37	44
New Mexico	39	45	New York	37	44
Rhode Island	39	45	Arkansas	36	47
Hawaii	38	48	Florida	35	48
Massachusetts	37	49	Hawaii	35	48
Alabama	36	50	West Virginia	34	50
Florida	36	50	D.C.	34	50

The Nation's Report Card: National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).