Percentile scores for grade 8 reading, by public or nonpublic school, 5 categories and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1994, and 1992
Year	Jurisdiction	Public					Other private					Catholic					Bureau of Indian Education					Department of Defense
Year	Jurisdiction	10th percentile	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	90th percentile	10th percentile	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	90th percentile	10th percentile	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	90th percentile	10th percentile	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	90th percentile	10th percentile	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	90th percentile
— Not available. ‡ Reporting standards not met. 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, 2009, and 2011 Reading Assessments.
2011	National	219	243	266	287	305	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	245	265	284	303	319	193	215	236	255	272	238	256	273	291	305
2009	National	218	242	265	286	304	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	246	264	282	299	316	186	207	230	252	270	238	256	274	291	305
2007	National	216	240	264	285	303	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	245	264	283	302	319	186	208	230	250	268	238	256	274	291	306
2005	National	214	238	263	285	303	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	242	261	280	300	318	185	208	232	255	273	234	252	272	290	306
2003	National	215	240	264	286	304	243	264	286	306	322	243	262	282	301	319	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	229	252	271	292	310
2002	National	219	242	265	286	303	242	262	282	302	318	244	263	281	300	316	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	236	254	272	290	305
2000	National	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000¹	National	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	National	214	238	264	285	303	243	264	283	301	316	245	264	283	301	315	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡
1998¹	National	215	240	264	286	304	245	264	284	300	314	245	264	283	300	315	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡
1994¹	National	208	234	260	283	303	242	262	281	300	316	240	260	280	299	315	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡
1992¹	National	211	235	260	283	302	243	263	285	305	322	234	255	277	297	314	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡