Average scale scores for grade 8 reading, by race/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reported and jurisdiction: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
YearJurisdictionWhiteBlackHispanicAsian/Pacific IslanderAmerican Indian/Alaska NativeTwo or more races
Average scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard 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”. 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, and 2009 Reading Assessments.
2009National public271(0.2)245(0.4)248(0.6)273(1.1)252(1.1)265(1.3)
2009 Large city272(1.0)243(0.7)245(0.9)268(2.0)252(3.1)257(4.2)
2009 Atlanta292(3.9)246(1.7)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 Austin282(2.5)247(2.5)251(2.1)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 Baltimore City‡(†)243(1.6)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 Boston282(3.0)248(2.4)251(2.1)276(3.4)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 Charlotte276(2.4)249(1.2)254(3.7)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 Chicago272(3.1)243(1.8)249(2.5)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 Cleveland258(3.4)239(2.2)237(3.5)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 Detroit‡(†)232(2.6)232(4.7)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)‡(†)235(1.5)249(5.3)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 Fresno263(3.8)232(3.4)235(2.7)241(3.5)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 Houston280(3.6)243(2.2)250(1.2)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 Jefferson County (KY)267(1.4)245(2.1)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 Los Angeles271(3.4)239(3.6)239(1.0)265(3.4)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 Miami-Dade273(3.2)250(2.4)261(1.6)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 Milwaukee265(3.4)233(2.3)249(2.9)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 New York City271(2.4)246(1.9)243(2.2)270(2.5)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 Philadelphia266(5.2)241(1.9)241(3.7)270(4.4)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 San Diego273(3.4)239(5.0)242(3.8)264(2.6)‡(†)‡(†)
2007National public270(0.2)244(0.4)246(0.4)269(1.2)248(1.2)262(1.7)
2007 Large city271(1.0)240(0.9)243(0.7)263(3.5)241(4.7)257(7.7)
2007 Atlanta‡(†)242(1.3)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2007 Austin284(2.8)238(2.9)244(2.2)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2007 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 Boston275(2.3)250(2.2)241(3.2)275(3.7)‡(†)‡(†)
2007 Charlotte279(1.8)246(1.5)251(4.3)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2007 Chicago266(3.0)240(1.8)255(1.5)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2007 Cleveland262(3.2)243(1.7)249(3.7)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2007 Detroit—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)‡(†)238(0.9)249(3.2)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2007 Fresno—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 Houston281(3.9)249(1.6)246(1.4)289(7.3)‡(†)‡(†)
2007 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 Los Angeles272(3.4)229(4.7)236(1.1)264(3.4)‡(†)‡(†)
2007 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 New York City270(3.4)240(2.7)241(2.8)268(2.8)‡(†)‡(†)
2007 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 San Diego271(2.6)240(3.2)235(2.0)265(2.6)‡(†)‡(†)
2005National public269(0.2)242(0.4)245(0.4)270(0.8)251(1.2)261(1.7)
2005 Large city270(0.8)240(0.9)243(0.7)266(1.3)246(3.1)259(4.4)
2005 Atlanta‡(†)237(1.3)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2005 Austin279(2.4)242(4.8)243(3.1)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2005 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 Boston274(2.8)244(1.7)248(2.1)280(3.9)‡(†)‡(†)
2005 Charlotte278(1.8)244(1.5)248(4.1)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2005 Chicago270(3.0)240(1.9)251(1.8)277(2.8)‡(†)‡(†)
2005 Cleveland255(6.4)236(2.1)248(5.3)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2005 Detroit—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)301(5.2)235(0.9)247(3.2)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2005 Fresno—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 Houston280(3.3)242(1.7)245(1.2)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2005 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 Los Angeles261(3.6)234(3.4)235(1.3)262(3.2)‡(†)‡(†)
2005 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 New York City269(3.4)241(2.6)247(2.1)271(2.9)‡(†)‡(†)
2005 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 San Diego273(2.7)242(3.4)241(2.1)265(2.4)‡(†)‡(†)
2003National public270(0.2)244(0.5)244(0.7)268(1.2)248(1.7)261(1.8)
2003 Large city268(1.1)241(0.9)241(1.4)260(1.9)241(5.9)254(5.2)
2003 Atlanta‡(†)237(1.2)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2003 Austin—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Boston273(2.7)245(1.6)245(1.8)274(3.8)‡(†)‡(†)
2003 Charlotte278(2.0)247(1.9)244(4.4)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2003 Chicago265(3.0)243(2.0)249(1.7)268(5.1)‡(†)‡(†)
2003 Cleveland250(3.8)238(1.6)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2003 Detroit—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)‡(†)236(0.7)240(2.7)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2003 Fresno—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Houston270(2.7)244(2.6)242(1.8)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2003 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Los Angeles266(3.7)233(3.3)228(1.5)255(3.4)‡(†)‡(†)
2003 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 New York City270(3.4)245(1.8)247(3.2)264(4.5)‡(†)‡(†)
2003 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 San Diego269(2.8)236(2.9)238(1.8)260(2.7)‡(†)‡(†)
2002National public271(0.5)244(0.8)245(0.8)265(1.7)252(2.5)260(2.8)
2002 Large city270(1.3)240(1.5)242(1.4)256(3.0)263(6.1)257(4.4)
2002 Atlanta275(5.5)233(1.4)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2002 Austin—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Boston—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Charlotte—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Chicago266(6.3)245(2.1)248(2.4)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2002 Cleveland—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Detroit—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 District of Columbia (DCPS)‡(†)238(1.1)240(2.8)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2002 Fresno—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Houston279(3.8)247(3.2)243(1.9)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2002 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Los Angeles264(2.9)236(2.3)230(1.3)259(3.2)‡(†)‡(†)
2002 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 New York City‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2002 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 San Diego—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)