PY 2009 WIA Youth Literacy and Numeracy Gains State Rankings
PY 2009 WIA Youth Literacy and Numeracy Gains State Rankings State Actual Performance State Ranking Maryland 74.5 Alabama 39 Arkansas 69.3 Alaska 28 New Hampshire 68.2 Arizona 24 Kentucky 59.7 Arkansas 2 Louisiana 55.5 California 14 New Jersey 53.6 Colorado 27 Nebraska 52.5 Connecticut 37 Mississippi 52.2 Delaware 22 Illinois 52.1 District of Columbia 40 Rhode Island 51.6 Florida 23 North Dakota 51.3 Georgia 35 West Virginia 50.8 Hawaii 20 Missouri 50.6 Idaho 47 California 50.1 Illinois 9 Washington 49.9 Indiana 36 South Carolina 48.7 Iowa 45 Texas 47.6 Kansas 19 Pennsylvania 46.4 Kentucky 4 Kansas 44.5 Louisiana 5 Hawaii 43.0 Maine 48 New York 42.7 Maryland 1 Delaware 41.4 Massachusetts 41 Florida 41.1 Michigan 49 Arizona 40.8 Minnesota 42 North Carolina 39.9 Mississippi 8 Ohio 39.1 Missouri 13 Colorado 38.0 Montana 43 Alaska 36.4 Nebraska 7 Tennessee 34.9 Nevada 30 Nevada 32.8 New Hampshire 3 Wyoming 31.7 New Jersey 6 Utah 31.6 New Mexico 34 Oregon 31.2 New York 21 New Mexico 30.9 North Carolina 25 Georgia 30.2 North Dakota 11 Indiana 30.1 Ohio 26 Connecticut 30.0 Oklahoma 38 Oklahoma 29.7 Oregon 33 Alabama 28.5 Pennsylvania 18 District of Columbia 26.1 Puerto Rico N/A Massachusetts 25.6 Rhode Island 10 Minnesota 24.1 South Carolina 16 Montana 23.9 South Dakota 44 South Dakota 21.9 Tennessee 29 Iowa 19.4 Texas 17 Wisconsin 17.2 Utah 32 Idaho 11.2 Vermont N/A Maine 7.7 Virgin Islands 50 Michigan 6.5 Virginia 51 Virgin Islands 4.5 Washington 15 Virginia 4.4 West Virginia 12 Puerto Rico* 0.0 Wisconsin 46 Vermont* 0.0 Wyoming 31 *Data not reported.
