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
Year
Jurisdiction
Race/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reported
Never or hardly ever
Once or twice a month
Once or twice a week
Almost every day
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
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.
2011
National
White
217
15
223
15
230
24
238
46
2011
National
Black
198
17
201
14
206
24
209
45
2011
National
Hispanic
200
13
200
15
207
28
210
44
2011
National
Asian/Pacific Islander
216
9
220
11
230
26
244
54
2011
National
American Indian/Alaska Native
195
18
198
16
206
25
209
41
2011
National
Two or more races
211
14
219
14
226
26
235
46
2009
National
White
217
16
224
15
230
24
237
45
2009
National
Black
198
18
199
14
206
25
209
44
2009
National
Hispanic
200
14
199
17
206
27
209
42
2009
National
Asian/Pacific Islander
220
9
220
13
232
27
244
51
2009
National
American Indian/Alaska Native
195
16
199
15
209
27
210
41
2009
National
Two or more races
211
16
222
15
227
27
235
42
2007
National
White
218
18
225
15
232
26
238
40
2007
National
Black
197
19
201
16
206
27
206
39
2007
National
Hispanic
199
16
200
16
208
28
207
40
2007
National
Asian/Pacific Islander
217
10
219
14
232
28
240
48
2007
National
American Indian/Alaska Native
194
18
199
17
208
27
208
38
2007
National
Two or more races
215
17
217
17
228
26
231
40
2005
National
White
216
16
222
15
230
26
236
43
2005
National
Black
192
17
195
15
202
27
204
41
2005
National
Hispanic
196
14
197
15
204
28
206
43
2005
National
Asian/Pacific Islander
213
9
217
13
227
27
236
51
2005
National
American Indian/Alaska Native
195
18
200
16
207
27
210
40
2005
National
Two or more races
209
14
217
15
223
25
229
46
2003
National
White
214
16
222
15
229
25
236
45
2003
National
Black
191
16
192
16
200
25
202
43
2003
National
Hispanic
194
13
194
16
202
26
204
45
2003
National
Asian/Pacific Islander
214
10
212
13
223
26
234
51
2003
National
American Indian/Alaska Native
192
17
197
16
205
24
209
43
2003
National
Two or more races
212
16
214
13
225
26
228
45
2002
National
White
215
16
221
13
230
25
235
46
2002
National
Black
192
18
192
14
201
25
203
43
2002
National
Hispanic
196
13
192
15
203
27
205
45
2002
National
Asian/Pacific Islander
212
9
211
12
224
29
230
50
2002
National
American Indian/Alaska Native
199
18
196
13
212
25
212
44
2002
National
Two or more races
212
17
205
16
222
23
226
43