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What is being said about… ARIZONA PROFICIENCY RATES The percentage of Arizona students who performed at or above proficiency in fourth-grade math was 38 percent. Those who performed at or above basic level was 79 percent. The percentage of Arizona students who performed at or above proficiency in fourth-grade reading was 30 percent. Those who performed at or above basic level was 62 percent. The percentage of Arizona students who performed at or above proficiency in eighth-grade reading was 31 percent. Those who performed at or above basic level was 74 percent. The percentage of Arizona students who performed at or above proficiency in eighth-grade math was 35 percent. Those who performed at or above basic level was 72 percent. Source: The National Center for Education Statistics released fourth and eighth grade math and reading results from the 2015 administration of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). October 2015.