Average scale scores for grade 8 reading, by gender and jurisdiction: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
YearJurisdictionMaleFemale
Average scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard Error
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
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, and 2009 Reading Assessments.
2009National public258(0.3)267(0.3)
2009 Large city248(0.6)257(0.7)
2009 Atlanta244(1.5)255(2.2)
2009 Austin257(2.3)266(2.3)
2009 Baltimore City241(1.9)248(2.1)
2009 Boston252(1.7)262(1.9)
2009 Charlotte252(1.5)267(1.3)
2009 Chicago247(1.8)252(1.9)
2009 Cleveland236(1.9)249(2.1)
2009 Detroit224(2.8)241(2.9)
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)233(2.3)248(2.0)
2009 Fresno234(2.7)245(2.4)
2009 Houston247(1.6)256(1.5)
2009 Jefferson County (KY)256(1.5)261(1.5)
2009 Los Angeles239(1.4)249(1.4)
2009 Miami-Dade255(1.8)266(1.5)
2009 Milwaukee236(3.1)247(1.9)
2009 New York City247(1.8)258(1.6)
2009 Philadelphia242(3.1)252(2.4)
2009 San Diego250(2.4)259(3.8)
2007National public256(0.3)266(0.3)
2007 Large city245(0.8)255(0.8)
2007 Atlanta240(1.8)250(1.9)
2007 Austin253(2.4)261(2.1)
2007 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)
2007 Boston247(2.5)261(1.7)
2007 Charlotte255(1.6)265(1.6)
2007 Chicago244(2.0)255(1.7)
2007 Cleveland242(1.6)250(1.9)
2007 Detroit—(†)—(†)
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)235(1.4)245(1.1)
2007 Fresno—(†)—(†)
2007 Houston246(1.7)257(1.5)
2007 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)
2007 Los Angeles234(1.4)247(1.3)
2007 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)
2007 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)
2007 New York City244(2.2)254(2.0)
2007 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)
2007 San Diego244(1.5)256(1.8)
2005National public255(0.2)266(0.2)
2005 Large city245(0.7)255(0.6)
2005 Atlanta232(1.6)246(1.9)
2005 Austin253(2.8)260(3.1)
2005 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)
2005 Boston246(1.7)259(1.7)
2005 Charlotte254(1.9)265(1.7)
2005 Chicago243(1.5)256(1.5)
2005 Cleveland232(2.2)247(2.6)
2005 Detroit—(†)—(†)
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)230(1.3)245(1.4)
2005 Fresno—(†)—(†)
2005 Houston242(1.4)253(1.2)
2005 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)
2005 Los Angeles235(1.7)244(1.5)
2005 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)
2005 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)
2005 New York City246(2.2)256(1.7)
2005 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)
2005 San Diego251(1.7)256(1.7)
2003National public256(0.3)267(0.3)
2003 Large city244(0.8)253(0.8)
2003 Atlanta234(1.5)245(1.5)
2003 Austin—(†)—(†)
2003 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)
2003 Boston246(2.0)258(2.0)
2003 Charlotte257(2.2)267(1.4)
2003 Chicago245(1.7)251(1.5)
2003 Cleveland235(1.9)246(2.3)
2003 Detroit—(†)—(†)
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)231(1.2)245(1.2)
2003 Fresno—(†)—(†)
2003 Houston241(1.3)251(1.3)
2003 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)
2003 Los Angeles229(1.7)240(1.8)
2003 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)
2003 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)
2003 New York City246(2.1)257(1.8)
2003 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)
2003 San Diego244(2.2)256(1.3)
2002National public258(0.5)267(0.5)
2002 Large city245(1.2)255(1.3)
2002 Atlanta231(1.7)240(2.1)
2002 Austin—(†)—(†)
2002 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)
2002 Boston—(†)—(†)
2002 Charlotte—(†)—(†)
2002 Chicago245(2.2)254(2.6)
2002 Cleveland—(†)—(†)
2002 Detroit—(†)—(†)
2002 District of Columbia (DCPS)235(1.4)245(1.2)
2002 Fresno—(†)—(†)
2002 Houston243(3.1)253(2.5)
2002 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)
2002 Los Angeles233(1.7)241(1.4)
2002 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)
2002 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)
2002 New York City‡(†)‡(†)
2002 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)
2002 San Diego—(†)—(†)