Each state and jurisdiction that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2009 reading assessment receives a one-page snapshot report that presents key findings and trends in a condensed format. Overall results, achievement level percentages and average score results, comparison of the average score in 2009 to other states/jurisdictions, average scores for state/jurisdiction and nation (public), results for student groups in 2009, and score gaps for student groups are included. In 2009, the average score of eighth-grade students in Montana was 270. This was higher than the average score of 262 for public school students in the nation. The average score for students in Montana in 2009 (270) was not significantly different from their average score in 2007 (271) and was not significantly different from their average score in 1998 (271). In 2009, the score gap between students in Montana at the 75th percentile and students at the 25th percentile was 38 points. This performance gap was not significantly different from that of 1998 (39 points). The percentage of students in Montana who performed at or above the NAEP "Proficient" level was 38 percent in 2009. This percentage was not significantly different from that in 2007 (39 percent) and was not significantly different from that in 1998 (40 percent). The percentage of students in Montana who performed at or above the NAEP "Basic" level was 84 percent in 2009. This percentage was not significantly different from that in 2007 (85 percent) and was not significantly different from that in 1998 (83 percent). [For the main report, "The Nation's Report Card: Reading 2009. National Assessment of Educational Progress at Grades 4 and 8. NCES 2010-458," see ED508911.]