Average scale scores and percentages for grade 4 reading, by read for fun on your own time, race/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reported and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
YearJurisdictionRace/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reportedNever or hardly everOnce or twice a monthOnce or twice a weekAlmost every day
Average scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentage
NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Prior to 2011, students in the “two or more races” category were categorized as “unclassified”. The NAEP Reading scale ranges from 0 to 500. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be statistically significant. Analyze results with NAEP Data Explorer.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 Reading Assessments.
2011NationalWhite21715223152302423846
2011 National Black19817201142062420945
2011 National Hispanic20013200152072821044
2011 National Asian/Pacific Islander2169220112302624454
2011 National American Indian/Alaska Native19518198162062520941
2011 National Two or more races21114219142262623546
2009NationalWhite21716224152302423745
2009 National Black19818199142062520944
2009 National Hispanic20014199172062720942
2009 National Asian/Pacific Islander2209220132322724451
2009 National American Indian/Alaska Native19516199152092721041
2009 National Two or more races21116222152272723542
2007NationalWhite21818225152322623840
2007 National Black19719201162062720639
2007 National Hispanic19916200162082820740
2007 National Asian/Pacific Islander21710219142322824048
2007 National American Indian/Alaska Native19418199172082720838
2007 National Two or more races21517217172282623140
2005NationalWhite21616222152302623643
2005 National Black19217195152022720441
2005 National Hispanic19614197152042820643
2005 National Asian/Pacific Islander2139217132272723651
2005 National American Indian/Alaska Native19518200162072721040
2005 National Two or more races20914217152232522946
2003NationalWhite21416222152292523645
2003 National Black19116192162002520243
2003 National Hispanic19413194162022620445
2003 National Asian/Pacific Islander21410212132232623451
2003 National American Indian/Alaska Native19217197162052420943
2003 National Two or more races21216214132252622845
2002NationalWhite21516221132302523546
2002 National Black19218192142012520343
2002 National Hispanic19613192152032720545
2002 National Asian/Pacific Islander2129211122242923050
2002 National American Indian/Alaska Native19918196132122521244
2002 National Two or more races21217205162222322643