Percentile scores for grade 4 reading, by status as English learner, 2 categories and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
YearJurisdictionELLNot ELL
10th percentile25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile90th percentile10th percentile25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile90th percentile
— Not available.
‡ 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, 2009, and 2011 Reading Assessments.
2011National public141167191213231179203226247265
2011 Large city141165189211229171195219241261
2011 Albuquerque122146169191212173195219241259
2011 Atlanta166188212237259
2011 Austin160179201220239189211235257275
2011 Baltimore City162180200220240
2011 Boston162184205223238182204226247265
2011 Charlotte156174197216233185208229251268
2011 Chicago135155178202222161186211233252
2011 Cleveland153172194212230150171193215235
2011 Dallas151172193214230174192213234250
2011 Detroit157177199218235149168191213232
2011 District of Columbia (DCPS)124157181205225146174203233259
2011 Fresno127151174194211162183206227244
2011 Hillsborough County (FL)166186207227241196217238257274
2011 Houston158180202223242176196220241261
2011 Jefferson County (KY)178201224247265
2011 Los Angeles129154176196213175195216235251
2011 Miami-Dade149170192212227188207228248264
2011 Milwaukee144169191208224145173199224246
2011 New York City139165190209225178201224246265
2011 Philadelphia116139166194216155180204226244
2011 San Diego140165192215232186210234253270
2009National public142166190212230179202225246264
2009 Large city140163187208225170194217240260
2009 Albuquerque
2009 Atlanta163185208235258
2009 Austin155176200219235185206229251270
2009 Baltimore City164182202222241
2009 Boston154175199219238179199220239255
2009 Charlotte144168197219237183206228250269
2009 Chicago131153175200219159182207230249
2009 Cleveland151173195216235
2009 Dallas
2009 Detroit144163190212226145166188210229
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)155172191215230153179204230256
2009 Fresno134156177197214164186209229247
2009 Hillsborough County (FL)
2009 Houston157176197216233179198217237255
2009 Jefferson County (KY)174196221244263
2009 Los Angeles135157178198216172192213233250
2009 Miami-Dade136162192215234183203224244262
2009 Milwaukee147171192216231148172198223242
2009 New York City146168192212230177200223244263
2009 Philadelphia117136167189211150174200223240
2009 San Diego137163189212233183208230249266
2007National public139165190213233179202225246264
2007 Large city135161186209228168192216239259
2007 Albuquerque
2007 Atlanta163184206230253
2007 Austin150173198217235178201226249268
2007 Baltimore City
2007 Boston151175199220237172193216237256
2007 Charlotte152177199219240179202227250270
2007 Chicago137160184207226157180206230250
2007 Cleveland158178199220237
2007 Dallas
2007 Detroit
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)151179200222237147171197222247
2007 Fresno
2007 Hillsborough County (FL)
2007 Houston145165187209226172193214235254
2007 Jefferson County (KY)
2007 Los Angeles133157180201219169192214234251
2007 Miami-Dade
2007 Milwaukee
2007 New York City136159183205225175196220242262
2007 Philadelphia
2007 San Diego138167192215234180203228249266
2005National public142164187210231174198223245263
2005 Large city141161184207227163187212236256
2005 Albuquerque
2005 Atlanta154176200226251
2005 Austin152168188209226178200223246264
2005 Baltimore City
2005 Boston150170191210229169189210230249
2005 Charlotte157179199218237176200224248268
2005 Chicago138156176194209157179204227247
2005 Cleveland156176198220238
2005 Dallas
2005 Detroit
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)130153180201224142166191218242
2005 Fresno
2005 Hillsborough County (FL)
2005 Houston154171192211229174194215239260
2005 Jefferson County (KY)
2005 Los Angeles139160182205225160185213239259
2005 Miami-Dade
2005 Milwaukee
2005 New York City150165184203216173195216237256
2005 Philadelphia
2005 San Diego145167188211230171196220242261
2003National public139162187211232172197222245263
2003 Large city139161185208228159184210235256
2003 Albuquerque
2003 Atlanta150171196222246
2003 Austin
2003 Baltimore City
2003 Boston153172193213232168188209229248
2003 Charlotte149169193213225175199224245264
2003 Chicago132153175199221157179203227247
2003 Cleveland154174196218237
2003 Dallas
2003 Detroit
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)122146179203222138163190215240
2003 Fresno
2003 Hillsborough County (FL)
2003 Houston148165186208226170189211233253
2003 Jefferson County (KY)
2003 Los Angeles139161184206225157182207230251
2003 Miami-Dade
2003 Milwaukee
2003 New York City143163183205226167188212235255
2003 Philadelphia
2003 San Diego142163186209230172196220242262
2002National public138160184207227173197222244262
2002 Large city140160183205224158181207232253
2002 Albuquerque
2002 Atlanta151172195220243
2002 Austin
2002 Baltimore City
2002 Boston
2002 Charlotte
2002 Chicago138157178198215150172196220242
2002 Cleveland
2002 Dallas
2002 Detroit
2002 District of Columbia (DCPS)132156184210231144167191215237
2002 Fresno
2002 Hillsborough County (FL)
2002 Houston154171193213230166188210234254
2002 Jefferson County (KY)
2002 Los Angeles133151172194215160181206229248
2002 Miami-Dade
2002 Milwaukee
2002 New York City162184207232254
2002 Philadelphia
2002 San Diego