Average scale scores and percentages for grade 8 reading, by pages read in school and for homework, race/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reported and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
Year
Jurisdiction
Race/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reported
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: 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. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be
statistically significant
. Analyze
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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
White
265
27
273
22
277
16
280
14
279
21
2011
National
Black
243
31
248
24
251
15
253
11
255
19
2011
National
Hispanic
245
30
251
25
255
16
258
12
260
17
2011
National
Asian/Pacific Islander
269
21
271
22
278
17
278
14
283
26
2011
National
American Indian/Alaska Native
246
27
252
24
255
16
261
12
256
21
2011
National
Two or more races
259
27
268
22
273
16
280
12
276
23
2009
National
White
264
27
273
23
277
16
279
13
278
22
2009
National
Black
240
31
247
25
250
15
251
11
253
18
2009
National
Hispanic
241
29
247
24
253
15
257
12
256
20
2009
National
Asian/Pacific Islander
265
18
271
22
275
16
278
14
281
29
2009
National
American Indian/Alaska Native
247
30
249
21
255
16
255
14
257
20
2009
National
Two or more races
256
25
271
21
272
15
271
14
272
25
2007
National
White
263
27
272
24
276
17
279
13
276
19
2007
National
Black
239
32
245
25
249
15
250
10
250
17
2007
National
Hispanic
239
29
246
25
252
17
252
12
254
17
2007
National
Asian/Pacific Islander
260
20
270
23
272
19
277
13
278
25
2007
National
American Indian/Alaska Native
240
29
247
24
252
14
252
11
254
21
2007
National
Two or more races
254
26
264
27
271
16
272
13
270
19
2005
National
White
262
27
271
24
275
16
278
13
276
20
2005
National
Black
237
31
244
27
248
15
249
10
248
17
2005
National
Hispanic
239
28
245
25
250
16
253
12
253
19
2005
National
Asian/Pacific Islander
263
19
269
23
273
18
278
13
276
27
2005
National
American Indian/Alaska Native
241
26
251
26
253
17
255
11
255
19
2005
National
Two or more races
259
27
266
25
268
16
271
12
273
19
2003
National
White
264
26
272
26
277
17
280
13
276
18
2003
National
Black
238
31
246
28
248
15
252
10
249
16
2003
National
Hispanic
238
28
243
27
249
16
251
12
253
17
2003
National
Asian/Pacific Islander
261
20
267
24
272
17
276
14
276
26
2003
National
American Indian/Alaska Native
239
28
244
26
253
17
263
9
252
21
2003
National
Two or more races
254
21
267
26
269
20
274
12
268
22
2002
National
White
265
26
273
26
277
17
278
12
276
18
2002
National
Black
240
32
246
28
249
15
251
9
251
16
2002
National
Hispanic
240
27
248
27
250
17
252
11
251
18
2002
National
Asian/Pacific Islander
258
21
265
27
267
17
272
12
273
23
2002
National
American Indian/Alaska Native
241
34
255
22
254
15
262
10
251
19
2002
National
Two or more races
253
23
265
26
273
13
272
17
268
21