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Reading Age 13 Results

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The average reading score for 13-year-olds was higher in 2012 than in 1971.

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The average reading scores for both male and female 13-year-olds were higher in 2012 than in 1971.

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White, Black, and Hispanic 13-year-olds scored higher in 2012 than in 1975.

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“Other” includes American Indian/Alaska Native, two or more races, and unclassified.

The average reading scores for 13-year-olds attending public schools and Catholic schools were higher in 2012 than in 1980.

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The average reading score for 13-year-olds whose parents did not finish high school was higher in 2012 than in 1980.

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The average reading score for students with disabilities (SD) in 2012 was higher than in 2004.

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The average reading score for English language learners (ELL) in 2012 was not significantly different from 2004.

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Average reading scores for 13-year-olds in the 7th grade or below and in the 8th grade were higher in 2012 than in 1971.

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All StudentsGenderRace/EthnicityType of SchoolParental EducationStudents with DisabilitiesEnglish Language LearnersGrade Level

The percentage of 13-year-olds performing at or above level 300 in 2012 was higher than in 1971.

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The percentages of male and female 13-year-olds performing at or above level 300 in 2012 were higher than in 1971.

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The percentages of White, Black, and Hispanic 13-year-olds performing at or above level 300 in 2012 were higher than in 1975.

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“Other” includes American Indian/Alaska Native, two or more races, and unclassified.

The percentage of 13-year-olds attending public schools performing at or above level 300 in 2012 was higher than in 1980.

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For 13-year-olds whose parents did not finish high school, the percentage performing at or above level 250 in 2012 was higher than in 1980.

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The percentages of students with disabilities (SD) performing at each of the performance levels in 2012 were not significantly different from the percentages in 2004.

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The percentages of English language learners (ELL) performing at each of the performance levels in 2012 were not significantly different from the percentages in 2004.

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The percentages of 13-year-olds in the 7th grade or below and in the 8th grade performing at or above level 250 in 2012 were higher than in 1971.

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All StudentsGenderRace/EthnicityType of SchoolParental EducationStudents with DisabilitiesEnglish Language LearnersGrade Level

Reading scores were higher in 2012 than in 1971 for 13-year-olds at all five selected percentiles.

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Reading scores were higher in 2012 than in 1971 for male 13-year-olds at the 10th and 25th percentiles, and scores for female 13-year-olds were not significantly different at all five selected percentiles comparing 2012 to 1971.

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Reading scores were higher in 2012 than in 1975 for Black and Hispanic 13-year-olds at all five selected percentiles, and for White 13-year-olds at all but the 10th percentile.

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“Other” includes American Indian/Alaska Native, two or more races, and unclassified..

Reading scores for 13-year-olds attending public schools were higher in 2012 than in 1980 at all but the 10th percentile.

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For 13-year-olds whose parents did not finish high school, reading scores were higher in 2012 than in 1980 at the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.

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Reading scores for students with disabilities (SD) were not significantly different from 2004 at all five selected percentiles.

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Reading scores for English language learners (ELL) in 2012 were not significantly different from 2004 at all five selected percentiles.

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Reading scores for 13-year-olds in the 7th grade or below were higher in 2012 than in 1971 at all five selected percentiles.

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Find out more about the development of the long-term trend assessments and how to interpret the results, including years in which specific variables are reported. For example, LTT reading results for race/ethnicity are available beginning in 1975.

Nine-year-olds are typically in 4th grade, 13-year-olds are typically in 8th grade, and 17-year-olds are typically in 11th grade. Some students in each age group, however, are in a grade that is below or above the grade that is typical for their age.

Find out more about NAEP long-term trend performance levels and how they differ from achievement levels.