Percentile scores for grade 8 reading, by race/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reported and jurisdiction: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1994, and 1992
Year
Jurisdiction
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian/Pacific Islander
American Indian/Alaska Native
Two or more races
10th percentile
Standard Error
25th percentile
Standard Error
50th percentile
Standard Error
75th percentile
Standard Error
90th percentile
Standard Error
10th percentile
Standard Error
25th percentile
Standard Error
50th percentile
Standard Error
75th percentile
Standard Error
90th percentile
Standard Error
10th percentile
Standard Error
25th percentile
Standard Error
50th percentile
Standard Error
75th percentile
Standard Error
90th percentile
Standard Error
10th percentile
Standard Error
25th percentile
Standard Error
50th percentile
Standard Error
75th percentile
Standard Error
90th percentile
Standard Error
10th percentile
Standard Error
25th percentile
Standard Error
50th percentile
Standard Error
75th percentile
Standard Error
90th percentile
Standard Error
10th percentile
Standard Error
25th percentile
Standard Error
50th percentile
Standard Error
75th percentile
Standard Error
90th percentile
Standard Error
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Prior to 2011, students in the “two or more races” category were categorized as “unclassified”. 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.
2009
National
233
(0.4)
254
(0.3)
275
(0.2)
294
(0.3)
310
(0.4)
204
(0.7)
226
(0.6)
248
(0.5)
269
(0.6)
286
(0.5)
203
(1.9)
228
(0.7)
252
(0.7)
273
(0.6)
291
(0.5)
229
(2.1)
254
(1.1)
277
(1.1)
298
(1.3)
316
(1.8)
205
(1.8)
229
(2.1)
253
(1.4)
276
(2.0)
296
(1.6)
227
(2.2)
246
(2.8)
268
(2.6)
290
(2.1)
307
(1.8)
2007
National
232
(0.6)
253
(0.3)
274
(0.3)
293
(0.2)
310
(0.4)
202
(0.9)
225
(0.5)
247
(0.5)
267
(0.4)
285
(0.5)
201
(1.1)
226
(0.6)
250
(0.5)
271
(0.4)
289
(0.6)
224
(3.2)
250
(1.2)
274
(1.4)
295
(1.3)
313
(1.0)
198
(4.7)
224
(1.9)
249
(2.0)
272
(1.5)
295
(2.4)
219
(2.3)
245
(4.0)
267
(2.7)
289
(1.2)
307
(2.5)
2005
National
229
(0.2)
251
(0.2)
273
(0.2)
293
(0.3)
310
(0.3)
199
(0.9)
222
(0.6)
245
(0.5)
266
(0.6)
284
(0.5)
200
(0.9)
225
(0.6)
248
(0.6)
270
(0.5)
288
(0.6)
224
(1.2)
249
(1.3)
273
(0.8)
295
(0.7)
314
(0.6)
204
(2.0)
227
(2.0)
251
(2.1)
273
(1.7)
292
(2.0)
221
(3.2)
244
(2.2)
268
(2.2)
290
(2.2)
308
(3.3)
2003
National
231
(0.3)
253
(0.3)
274
(0.3)
294
(0.3)
311
(0.3)
202
(1.0)
224
(0.9)
246
(0.5)
267
(0.6)
285
(0.7)
197
(1.4)
223
(1.1)
248
(0.9)
270
(0.5)
289
(0.9)
224
(2.5)
248
(1.4)
272
(1.1)
295
(1.1)
313
(1.7)
196
(6.6)
223
(5.1)
250
(2.5)
272
(3.0)
291
(2.0)
223
(4.1)
247
(2.0)
269
(2.0)
288
(3.8)
307
(2.0)
2002
National
233
(0.6)
254
(0.5)
274
(0.5)
293
(0.4)
310
(0.5)
203
(0.8)
225
(1.1)
247
(0.8)
268
(0.7)
286
(1.0)
203
(1.8)
226
(1.0)
249
(0.9)
271
(0.9)
288
(1.1)
220
(3.8)
245
(2.6)
270
(1.6)
291
(2.0)
310
(1.8)
203
(8.1)
228
(6.7)
253
(3.0)
273
(2.7)
291
(3.8)
225
(5.4)
245
(5.5)
266
(3.5)
286
(3.6)
305
(3.8)
2000
National
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
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—
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—
(†)
—
(†)
—
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—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
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—
(†)
2000¹
National
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
1998
National
227
(1.8)
250
(0.9)
273
(0.9)
293
(0.8)
309
(0.8)
201
(1.6)
223
(1.6)
245
(1.6)
267
(1.4)
285
(2.1)
193
(3.0)
221
(2.1)
246
(2.3)
268
(1.5)
288
(1.7)
215
(11.1)
243
(12.4)
267
(6.2)
289
(6.3)
307
(2.1)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1998¹
National
229
(1.5)
252
(1.0)
274
(0.9)
293
(0.9)
309
(1.1)
200
(2.2)
221
(2.2)
244
(2.0)
267
(1.4)
285
(2.2)
198
(6.5)
223
(3.0)
246
(2.8)
269
(2.1)
288
(2.0)
223
(5.8)
246
(7.7)
270
(5.2)
290
(5.6)
308
(4.2)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
237
(17.8)
256
(5.6)
270
(16.1)
290
(9.3)
303
(5.3)
1994¹
National
222
(1.3)
246
(1.6)
269
(1.1)
290
(1.0)
308
(0.8)
191
(2.3)
213
(2.3)
237
(2.1)
260
(2.5)
281
(3.3)
192
(3.2)
218
(2.3)
244
(1.8)
269
(1.7)
288
(2.4)
218
(4.5)
239
(3.7)
266
(4.2)
291
(3.2)
310
(4.6)
197
(9.7)
224
(12.7)
251
(4.8)
271
(7.7)
295
(7.7)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1992¹
National
223
(2.2)
246
(1.2)
269
(1.2)
290
(1.4)
308
(1.4)
194
(2.3)
216
(1.8)
239
(1.9)
261
(1.7)
279
(1.8)
193
(3.2)
217
(2.2)
242
(2.4)
266
(1.5)
286
(3.4)
221
(6.1)
245
(6.0)
269
(8.9)
294
(4.3)
317
(4.7)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
207
(15.4)
233
(15.4)
256
(3.0)
282
(4.9)
305
(17.2)