Percentile scores for grade 4 reading, by National School Lunch Program eligibility, 3 categories and jurisdiction: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
YearJurisdictionEligibleNot eligibleInformation not available
10th percentileStandard Error25th percentileStandard Error50th percentileStandard Error75th percentileStandard Error90th percentileStandard Error10th percentileStandard Error25th percentileStandard Error50th percentileStandard Error75th percentileStandard Error90th percentileStandard Error10th percentileStandard Error25th percentileStandard Error50th percentileStandard Error75th percentileStandard Error90th percentileStandard 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 public161(0.6)185(0.5)208(0.3)230(0.3)248(0.4)192(0.6)213(0.3)234(0.3)254(0.3)270(0.6)170(10.0)195(6.0)220(7.9)245(4.9)265(5.6)
2009 Large city157(1.3)180(0.9)204(0.7)226(0.7)245(1.0)185(1.6)208(1.7)232(1.2)254(1.4)272(2.2)167(7.3)190(8.6)218(5.8)242(5.9)262(8.6)
2009 Atlanta156(2.9)178(2.0)199(2.0)220(1.6)240(2.3)197(13.6)218(2.7)242(1.7)262(3.2)280(6.2)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 Austin164(5.4)187(3.5)208(3.0)227(2.1)244(1.6)205(5.3)224(1.5)244(3.6)262(3.0)278(3.0)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 Baltimore City162(3.8)180(1.7)199(1.9)219(1.6)236(3.4)174(15.0)197(7.5)218(2.6)240(5.6)261(15.6)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 Boston172(2.2)193(2.1)213(1.7)233(2.3)248(2.4)184(5.4)209(3.6)233(6.3)252(2.7)270(5.4)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 Charlotte168(3.0)190(2.2)213(1.9)232(3.9)249(2.7)199(2.8)220(3.0)240(2.2)260(2.1)277(1.7)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 Chicago152(1.9)176(1.7)201(1.3)224(1.5)241(2.8)177(3.0)203(5.5)229(4.3)253(6.0)273(3.3)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 Cleveland151(2.7)172(2.1)194(1.9)216(3.1)235(2.6)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 Detroit144(3.2)165(3.5)187(3.3)208(2.3)226(3.2)148(5.4)169(3.4)192(6.8)217(4.2)235(7.1)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)147(3.4)171(2.0)195(1.5)216(2.1)235(2.0)181(8.9)206(5.2)231(1.5)258(5.8)279(4.8)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 Fresno149(4.3)171(2.2)196(1.4)217(1.8)235(2.2)184(4.0)210(6.7)230(4.4)248(2.9)260(8.4)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 Houston168(2.9)188(1.7)207(1.6)226(1.4)242(1.9)195(4.7)213(4.7)234(3.0)254(5.4)271(3.7)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 Jefferson County (KY)165(2.7)187(3.5)209(2.4)230(2.8)248(1.7)195(1.6)216(1.4)237(1.8)257(4.6)276(4.5)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 Los Angeles148(2.5)171(1.6)195(1.3)218(1.1)236(2.3)173(5.6)200(6.4)224(2.9)245(5.7)262(4.0)175(16.7)199(17.0)224(7.3)245(7.6)262(6.2)
2009 Miami-Dade174(1.7)196(2.0)217(1.7)236(1.4)252(1.6)195(2.7)215(2.3)237(2.9)256(2.0)272(2.1)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 Milwaukee143(2.7)167(3.7)192(2.8)215(2.2)234(1.9)169(7.6)195(6.9)219(2.3)239(4.6)257(3.5)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 New York City167(2.6)192(1.7)216(2.5)239(2.0)257(1.7)195(10.4)215(4.1)237(4.7)259(5.6)278(4.8)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 Philadelphia145(2.6)169(1.9)195(3.3)218(2.0)236(2.5)166(3.5)193(5.9)216(6.9)239(3.3)255(6.9)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 San Diego148(5.2)174(3.6)201(2.8)226(1.6)243(2.2)198(3.0)218(2.7)238(2.7)256(3.1)271(4.1)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007National public159(0.6)184(0.5)208(0.4)229(0.3)247(0.2)191(0.5)212(0.3)234(0.2)253(0.4)270(0.3)172(5.6)198(6.3)223(4.0)247(3.9)266(5.3)
2007 Large city153(1.2)177(0.6)202(0.8)224(0.7)243(0.6)184(1.8)208(1.1)231(1.0)253(0.9)271(1.4)158(2.7)184(5.7)212(6.1)237(11.5)260(8.0)
2007 Atlanta160(2.3)178(1.9)198(1.8)218(1.6)235(2.1)190(4.4)215(2.9)237(5.2)260(3.7)276(3.4)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Austin161(3.3)182(2.3)205(2.1)225(2.3)242(3.0)202(5.1)224(1.5)244(1.7)262(2.7)278(1.0)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Baltimore City(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Boston163(3.8)186(2.3)208(2.2)229(1.8)247(2.8)177(8.9)202(4.2)228(3.4)249(3.3)268(7.7)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Charlotte161(6.4)186(1.5)207(1.7)228(2.0)246(2.2)195(2.1)219(3.7)241(1.6)261(2.8)278(3.7)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Chicago150(3.6)174(2.8)199(1.3)223(1.5)241(1.6)169(10.6)196(9.2)224(3.3)248(5.1)270(6.6)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Cleveland158(2.6)178(2.9)199(1.7)220(2.3)237(2.0)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Detroit(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)143(2.0)165(2.2)189(2.4)212(1.8)231(1.8)166(5.5)189(2.9)216(2.2)243(1.6)267(3.8)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Fresno(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Houston159(2.9)180(1.4)203(1.5)223(1.7)240(1.7)185(4.6)209(3.9)233(4.0)255(2.7)270(5.2)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Jefferson County (KY)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Los Angeles143(3.0)168(2.7)193(2.8)216(1.4)235(1.6)167(5.5)192(3.6)216(2.6)239(2.7)257(3.7)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Miami-Dade(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Milwaukee(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 New York City162(2.2)186(2.4)211(1.7)232(2.6)252(2.3)194(5.9)219(2.9)242(3.9)264(5.0)280(7.5)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Philadelphia(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 San Diego148(2.7)176(2.1)201(1.5)226(1.7)244(2.7)187(8.4)210(3.2)234(2.6)256(2.5)272(5.8)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005National public157(0.5)180(0.4)204(0.5)227(0.3)246(0.4)187(0.5)210(0.3)232(0.2)252(0.3)269(0.3)166(2.7)192(3.3)221(3.0)245(2.2)265(2.3)
2005 Large city152(1.2)174(0.5)199(0.5)222(0.5)242(0.7)180(1.8)204(1.0)228(1.0)250(0.9)268(1.0)153(4.6)183(4.9)212(7.1)237(6.3)257(6.4)
2005 Atlanta150(2.3)170(2.2)192(2.8)212(2.3)233(2.6)183(4.6)212(1.1)237(3.7)258(2.4)275(4.4)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Austin163(2.7)182(2.6)205(3.1)226(1.4)243(4.0)196(2.2)216(3.7)238(3.0)257(2.7)274(2.7)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Baltimore City(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Boston165(2.5)184(2.1)206(2.3)226(1.5)243(5.5)181(12.5)203(6.1)224(6.5)246(7.2)264(7.2)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Charlotte166(3.9)184(2.5)207(2.7)227(1.9)245(2.1)194(3.1)216(3.1)239(2.0)259(2.8)277(4.7)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Chicago150(3.8)172(2.3)195(1.8)217(2.1)237(2.2)172(5.2)197(16.8)225(5.2)249(4.7)267(3.8)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Cleveland156(2.7)175(2.8)198(2.3)220(2.4)238(2.0)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Detroit(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)138(1.4)160(1.3)184(1.2)208(2.4)229(1.5)162(4.5)189(4.6)216(3.1)243(2.6)264(6.1)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Fresno(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Houston161(3.2)181(2.4)202(0.8)223(2.1)241(2.3)194(5.1)213(2.9)236(2.6)258(4.2)275(3.0)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Jefferson County (KY)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Los Angeles144(1.1)165(1.5)190(2.3)215(1.7)237(1.6)175(3.3)199(5.2)227(4.6)252(5.4)271(5.2)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Miami-Dade(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Milwaukee(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 New York City167(2.0)189(2.8)211(2.0)232(2.4)251(4.1)191(8.6)212(2.3)230(3.1)252(3.5)271(6.4)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Philadelphia(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 San Diego151(5.5)175(2.6)200(2.1)225(1.4)245(2.8)177(3.6)201(6.0)225(4.1)246(3.0)266(3.0)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003National public153(0.6)178(0.5)203(0.3)226(0.4)246(0.5)186(0.5)209(0.4)231(0.4)252(0.3)269(0.3)168(2.5)196(2.1)223(1.5)246(1.5)265(1.0)
2003 Large city149(1.0)173(0.8)198(0.8)221(0.5)242(0.7)173(1.5)199(2.2)226(2.0)250(1.3)270(1.3)162(10.0)189(4.6)218(4.2)241(2.4)262(4.0)
2003 Atlanta146(3.7)167(2.6)190(2.0)212(2.3)231(2.8)175(15.2)202(9.9)234(9.1)258(6.4)280(4.1)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 Austin(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 Baltimore City(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 Boston163(3.3)184(2.5)205(1.9)225(1.9)243(4.6)180(7.0)200(3.8)219(4.4)243(4.3)263(9.2)164(7.6)183(5.6)208(3.8)230(8.8)251(5.0)
2003 Charlotte158(3.1)178(3.4)202(2.3)223(2.0)241(3.2)194(2.3)215(2.8)235(3.7)255(1.4)273(2.6)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 Chicago148(2.9)171(2.3)195(1.7)218(2.0)239(2.5)181(10.9)204(8.1)229(9.5)250(8.4)272(10.0)163(11.2)190(7.5)218(6.5)241(6.3)262(8.8)
2003 Cleveland154(1.5)174(1.9)196(1.9)217(1.8)237(1.6)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 Detroit(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)134(1.8)159(2.1)184(0.7)208(0.9)227(1.9)148(2.1)175(2.5)206(2.1)237(3.8)266(2.7)128(7.0)155(7.8)187(6.8)214(6.5)235(4.4)
2003 Fresno(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 Houston161(2.0)180(1.5)202(1.5)223(2.3)242(1.9)173(3.5)197(3.6)222(3.5)244(2.6)266(4.6)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 Jefferson County (KY)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 Los Angeles143(2.4)166(2.3)191(2.2)214(2.1)233(2.5)167(16.1)189(5.0)213(8.4)236(12.8)261(11.7)164(5.6)191(3.1)217(2.1)241(2.4)263(4.6)
2003 Miami-Dade(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 Milwaukee(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 New York City163(3.7)184(2.0)207(1.5)230(1.3)249(1.8)203(5.0)220(5.7)242(4.8)262(5.2)278(3.6)183(25.4)210(8.3)238(3.7)254(8.6)274(11.7)
2003 Philadelphia(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 San Diego150(2.9)173(2.4)198(3.8)221(2.5)242(3.3)175(6.6)201(5.7)227(5.0)249(3.5)267(4.7)168(7.4)197(8.0)221(3.8)243(8.7)264(6.9)
2002National public155(1.5)179(0.8)204(0.6)227(0.6)247(0.7)188(0.9)209(0.5)231(0.7)251(0.6)268(0.6)169(4.2)194(4.0)220(2.8)243(2.8)262(1.7)
2002 Large city148(1.1)170(1.0)195(1.2)219(1.1)240(1.6)176(1.1)200(1.2)224(1.1)246(1.5)264(1.1)162(4.1)187(4.7)213(4.0)237(3.4)258(3.9)
2002 Atlanta147(3.9)167(2.2)189(2.5)212(1.9)233(2.8)165(5.8)187(5.3)212(7.6)240(3.6)268(7.8)169(7.3)185(7.7)207(5.6)233(16.8)260(13.8)
2002 Austin(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2002 Baltimore City(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2002 Boston(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2002 Charlotte(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2002 Chicago146(1.8)167(1.8)190(1.7)214(2.7)234(1.7)178(9.5)200(6.1)220(5.7)247(9.9)270(7.4)160(17.6)184(10.7)207(3.0)231(6.8)250(15.7)
2002 Cleveland(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2002 Detroit(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2002 District of Columbia (DCPS)141(1.2)163(1.8)186(1.2)208(1.6)228(2.1)161(5.3)185(3.3)210(1.6)236(2.0)260(2.4)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2002 Fresno(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2002 Houston159(3.4)178(2.5)199(1.7)220(2.7)239(2.6)183(6.6)204(5.3)228(4.9)249(5.0)266(5.9)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2002 Jefferson County (KY)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2002 Los Angeles141(2.5)161(2.4)185(2.1)210(2.7)232(4.5)157(9.0)174(9.3)200(9.9)226(4.8)244(12.8)163(11.7)192(4.8)217(3.9)241(4.4)259(2.9)
2002 Miami-Dade(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2002 Milwaukee(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2002 New York City156(5.1)177(2.4)201(2.6)225(2.9)247(4.2)176(5.6)196(4.3)219(10.1)242(8.7)261(6.2)181(11.1)197(7.0)216(9.7)244(17.9)272(21.8)
2002 Philadelphia(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2002 San Diego(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)