Percentile scores for grade 8 reading, by gender and jurisdiction: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1994, and 1992
YearJurisdictionMaleFemale
10th percentileStandard Error25th percentileStandard Error50th percentileStandard Error75th percentileStandard Error90th percentileStandard Error10th percentileStandard Error25th percentileStandard Error50th percentileStandard Error75th percentileStandard Error90th percentileStandard Error
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† Not applicable.
NOTE: 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), 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009 Reading Assessments.
2009National214(0.6)239(0.3)262(0.3)283(0.3)301(0.4)225(0.5)248(0.4)271(0.4)292(0.5)309(0.5)
2007National211(0.5)237(0.4)261(0.3)282(0.3)300(0.3)225(0.7)247(0.4)270(0.3)291(0.3)309(0.4)
2005National210(0.5)235(0.4)260(0.3)282(0.3)300(0.4)223(0.3)246(0.3)269(0.3)291(0.3)309(0.3)
2003National211(0.8)236(0.4)261(0.3)283(0.3)301(0.4)224(0.6)247(0.3)271(0.3)292(0.3)310(0.4)
2002National215(1.1)239(0.6)262(0.5)283(0.5)301(0.4)226(0.6)249(0.4)271(0.5)292(0.6)309(0.6)
2000National(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2000¹National(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
1998National208(2.1)233(1.4)259(0.9)282(1.0)300(1.5)226(1.5)250(1.1)272(0.9)293(1.5)310(1.1)
1998¹National210(3.0)235(1.4)260(1.2)283(1.0)300(1.5)227(1.7)250(0.7)273(1.3)293(1.5)310(1.5)
1994¹National203(2.2)229(2.2)255(1.2)279(1.1)298(1.4)221(2.3)245(1.7)269(1.1)291(1.0)310(1.5)
1992¹National206(1.7)230(1.6)256(1.1)279(1.3)298(1.1)221(1.5)244(1.2)268(1.1)291(1.0)310(2.0)