Average scale scores for grade 4 reading, by class discussion about something class has read and jurisdiction: 2009
Year
Jurisdiction
Never or hardly ever
A few times a year
Once or twice a month
At least once a week
Average scale score
Average scale score
Average scale score
Average scale score
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
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 Reading Assessment.
2009
National public
217
216
223
224
2009
Large city
209
206
213
214
2009
Atlanta
209
206
215
210
2009
Austin
219
217
227
224
2009
Baltimore City
202
201
199
207
2009
Boston
211
209
220
220
2009
Charlotte
217
220
231
230
2009
Chicago
201
197
202
209
2009
Cleveland
195
190
190
199
2009
Detroit
188
184
184
192
2009
District of Columbia (DCPS)
201
195
202
212
2009
Fresno
198
193
195
205
2009
Houston
211
209
214
213
2009
Jefferson County (KY)
218
216
226
221
2009
Los Angeles
197
193
196
204
2009
Miami-Dade
221
220
222
223
2009
Milwaukee
196
189
198
203
2009
New York City
217
215
219
220
2009
Philadelphia
195
188
195
203
2009
San Diego
212
204
216
220