Percentile scores for grade 4 reading, by all students and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
YearJurisdictionAll students
10th percentile25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile90th percentile
— Not available.
NOTE: DCPS = District of Columbia Public Schools. The NAEP Reading scale ranges from 0 to 500. 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.
2011National public173198223245263
2011 Large city163188213237257
2011 Albuquerque158184211236256
2011 Atlanta165187212237258
2011 Austin176200225250270
2011 Baltimore City161179200220240
2011 Boston173196218239260
2011 Charlotte179203226249267
2011 Chicago153179206230249
2011 Cleveland150172193215234
2011 Dallas162183205226244
2011 Detroit149169192214232
2011 District of Columbia (DCPS)144172201231257
2011 Fresno147172196220239
2011 Hillsborough County (FL)188210233253271
2011 Houston170191214236256
2011 Jefferson County (KY)178201224247265
2011 Los Angeles152178203226245
2011 Miami-Dade178200223244261
2011 Milwaukee144172197222243
2011 New York City169194218242262
2011 Philadelphia150176201224243
2011 San Diego162191219244262
2009National public173198222244263
2009 Large city162186212236256
2009 Albuquerque—————
2009 Atlanta163184208234258
2009 Austin174198222245265
2009 Baltimore City164182202222241
2009 Boston173195216237253
2009 Charlotte179203227248269
2009 Chicago154178204228247
2009 Cleveland151172194216235
2009 Dallas—————
2009 Detroit145166188210229
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)153178204229255
2009 Fresno152174199222241
2009 Hillsborough County (FL)—————
2009 Houston171191212232251
2009 Jefferson County (KY)174196220243263
2009 Los Angeles151175199223242
2009 Miami-Dade180201223243261
2009 Milwaukee148172198222242
2009 New York City170194219241260
2009 Philadelphia146171198221240
2009 San Diego158188217241260
2007National public173198222244263
2007 Large city159184210234255
2007 Albuquerque—————
2007 Atlanta163184206230253
2007 Austin170193219244264
2007 Baltimore City—————
2007 Boston165188211233252
2007 Charlotte176199224248268
2007 Chicago152176202226247
2007 Cleveland158178199220237
2007 Dallas—————
2007 Detroit—————
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)148171197222246
2007 Fresno—————
2007 Hillsborough County (FL)—————
2007 Houston161183207229249
2007 Jefferson County (KY)—————
2007 Los Angeles147172198221242
2007 Miami-Dade—————
2007 Milwaukee—————
2007 New York City165189215238259
2007 Philadelphia—————
2007 San Diego157186213238258
2005National public169194220243262
2005 Large city157181207232253
2005 Albuquerque—————
2005 Atlanta154175200226251
2005 Austin170192218242261
2005 Baltimore City—————
2005 Boston166186208228247
2005 Charlotte175197222246266
2005 Chicago152175199223244
2005 Cleveland156175198220238
2005 Dallas—————
2005 Detroit—————
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)141165191217241
2005 Fresno—————
2005 Hillsborough County (FL)—————
2005 Houston167187210234255
2005 Jefferson County (KY)—————
2005 Los Angeles146169194222246
2005 Miami-Dade—————
2005 Milwaukee—————
2005 New York City169191213235255
2005 Philadelphia—————
2005 San Diego157183209234254
2003National public167193219243262
2003 Large city154179206231253
2003 Albuquerque—————
2003 Atlanta149171195221246
2003 Austin—————
2003 Baltimore City—————
2003 Boston165185207228246
2003 Charlotte171196221244263
2003 Chicago150174199223244
2003 Cleveland154174196217237
2003 Dallas—————
2003 Detroit—————
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)136162189214239
2003 Fresno—————
2003 Hillsborough County (FL)—————
2003 Houston164184207229250
2003 Jefferson County (KY)—————
2003 Los Angeles146169195218240
2003 Miami-Dade—————
2003 Milwaukee—————
2003 New York City165186210234254
2003 Philadelphia—————
2003 San Diego157182209235255
2002National public169194219242261
2002 Large city153177203228250
2002 Albuquerque—————
2002 Atlanta150171194219242
2002 Austin—————
2002 Baltimore City—————
2002 Boston—————
2002 Charlotte—————
2002 Chicago148170194217239
2002 Cleveland—————
2002 Dallas—————
2002 Detroit—————
2002 District of Columbia (DCPS)144167191215237
2002 Fresno—————
2002 Hillsborough County (FL)—————
2002 Houston162183206229250
2002 Jefferson County (KY)—————
2002 Los Angeles143165190217239
2002 Miami-Dade—————
2002 Milwaukee—————
2002 New York City160182206230253
2002 Philadelphia—————
2002 San Diego—————