Average scale scores and percentages for grade 4 reading, by highest academic degree and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, and 2005
YearJurisdictionHigh-school diplomaAssociate degree or vocational certificationBachelor's degreeMaster's degreeEducation specialistDoctorateProfessional degree
Average scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentage
— Not available.
# Rounds to zero.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: DCPS = District of Columbia Public Schools. The NAEP Reading scale ranges from 0 to 500. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. 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), 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 Reading Assessments.
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2007 Hillsborough County (FL)——————————————
2007 Houston‡#‡#2076820430‡1‡1‡1
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2007 Los Angeles‡#‡#19664196291985‡#‡1
2007 Miami-Dade——————————————
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2005 Albuquerque——————————————
2005 Atlanta‡#‡#201362004820115‡2‡#
2005 Austin‡#‡#2167122029‡1‡#‡#
2005 Baltimore City——————————————
2005 Boston‡#‡#20921205682149‡1‡1
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2005 Chicago‡#‡#20055196372007‡1‡#
2005 Cleveland‡#‡#1952519772‡4‡#‡#
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2005 Detroit——————————————
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2005 Fresno——————————————
2005 Hillsborough County (FL)——————————————
2005 Houston‡#‡#2117321323‡2‡1‡1
2005 Jefferson County (KY)——————————————
2005 Los Angeles‡#‡#1947019826‡3‡#‡1
2005 Miami-Dade——————————————
2005 Milwaukee——————————————
2005 New York City‡#‡#20921214692209‡#‡#
2005 Philadelphia——————————————
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