Average scale scores for grade 8 reading, by all students and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1994, and 1992
Year	Jurisdiction	All students
Year	Jurisdiction	Average scale score
— Not available. NOTE: 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), 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 Reading Assessments.
2011	National	265
2009	National	264
2007	National	263
2005	National	262
2003	National	263
2002	National	264
2000	National	—
2000¹	National	—
1998	National	263
1998¹	National	264
1994¹	National	260
1992¹	National	260