Average scale scores and percentages for grade 8 reading, by pages read in school and for homework, gender and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
Year
Jurisdiction
Gender
5 or fewer
6-10
11-15
16-20
More than 20
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
NOTE: 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
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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, 2009, and 2011 Reading Assessments.
2011
National
Male
252
29
259
23
265
16
268
12
268
20
2011
National
Female
261
27
268
23
273
16
276
14
277
20
2009
National
Male
251
29
259
23
264
16
266
12
266
20
2009
National
Female
260
26
267
23
273
15
275
13
275
22
2007
National
Male
249
29
258
24
263
17
265
11
264
19
2007
National
Female
259
26
267
25
272
17
275
13
273
19
2005
National
Male
249
29
257
24
262
16
264
11
263
20
2005
National
Female
259
25
266
26
271
17
274
13
273
19
2003
National
Male
250
29
258
26
263
16
266
11
264
18
2003
National
Female
260
25
268
27
273
17
277
13
273
18
2002
National
Male
252
29
260
26
264
16
267
11
265
18
2002
National
Female
262
25
269
27
273
17
275
12
273
18