Percentages at or above each achievement level for grade 8 reading, by gender and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
Year	Jurisdiction	Male				Female
Year	Jurisdiction	below Basic	at or above Basic	at or above Proficient	at Advanced	below Basic	at or above Basic	at or above Proficient	at Advanced
— Not available. # Rounds to zero. ‡ Reporting standards not met. NOTE: DCPS = District of Columbia Public Schools. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. 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, 2009, and 2011 Reading Assessments.
2011	National public	30	70	27	2	21	79	36	4
2011	Large city	39	61	20	1	31	69	26	3
2011	Albuquerque	40	60	18	1	32	68	25	2
2011	Atlanta	42	58	14	#	31	69	21	1
2011	Austin	32	68	25	2	25	75	36	4
2011	Baltimore City	50	50	11	#	43	57	13	1
2011	Boston	42	58	19	2	31	69	29	4
2011	Charlotte	31	69	28	2	19	81	39	4
2011	Chicago	39	61	18	1	32	68	24	3
2011	Cleveland	64	36	6	#	41	59	16	1
2011	Dallas	47	53	11	#	37	63	16	1
2011	Detroit	62	38	5	#	52	48	9	#
2011	District of Columbia (DCPS)	60	40	12	1	48	52	19	3
2011	Fresno	59	41	9	#	50	50	15	1
2011	Hillsborough County (FL)	30	70	28	2	20	80	37	4
2011	Houston	39	61	15	#	33	67	20	1
2011	Jefferson County (KY)	35	65	23	1	26	74	32	3
2011	Los Angeles	49	51	14	1	40	60	19	1
2011	Miami-Dade	33	67	25	1	25	75	31	3
2011	Milwaukee	60	40	8	#	47	53	12	#
2011	New York City	40	60	21	2	30	70	27	3
2011	Philadelphia	52	48	11	#	35	65	21	2
2011	San Diego	38	62	21	1	26	74	33	3
2009	National public	30	70	26	2	22	78	35	3
2009	Large city	42	58	18	1	32	68	25	2
2009	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	Atlanta	46	54	12	1	33	67	22	1
2009	Austin	33	67	24	1	25	75	36	3
2009	Baltimore City	51	49	9	#	42	58	11	1
2009	Boston	37	63	17	1	28	72	30	3
2009	Charlotte	37	63	20	1	23	77	35	4
2009	Chicago	44	56	15	1	36	64	19	1
2009	Cleveland	57	43	6	#	39	61	15	1
2009	Dallas	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	Detroit	69	31	4	#	50	50	10	#
2009	District of Columbia (DCPS)	59	41	11	2	44	56	18	2
2009	Fresno	58	42	9	#	46	54	14	1
2009	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	Houston	40	60	15	1	31	69	21	1
2009	Jefferson County (KY)	35	65	25	2	28	72	27	2
2009	Los Angeles	51	49	12	#	40	60	18	1
2009	Miami-Dade	33	67	23	1	22	78	34	3
2009	Milwaukee	55	45	10	#	43	57	14	1
2009	New York City	44	56	17	1	32	68	25	2
2009	Philadelphia	50	50	12	1	39	61	18	2
2009	San Diego	39	61	20	1	31	69	29	2
2007	National public	32	68	24	1	23	77	34	3
2007	Large city	45	55	16	1	35	65	23	2
2007	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Atlanta	52	48	11	#	42	58	16	2
2007	Austin	38	62	25	2	30	70	32	4
2007	Baltimore City	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Boston	44	56	17	2	29	71	28	4
2007	Charlotte	35	65	24	2	26	74	35	4
2007	Chicago	46	54	13	#	32	68	21	1
2007	Cleveland	49	51	9	#	39	61	13	1
2007	Dallas	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Detroit	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	District of Columbia (DCPS)	59	41	9	1	47	53	15	1
2007	Fresno	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Houston	45	55	15	1	30	70	21	2
2007	Jefferson County (KY)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Los Angeles	58	42	9	#	43	57	16	1
2007	Miami-Dade	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Milwaukee	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	New York City	46	54	16	1	36	64	24	2
2007	Philadelphia	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	San Diego	47	53	18	1	33	67	27	2
2005	National public	34	66	24	2	24	76	34	3
2005	Large city	46	54	16	1	35	65	23	2
2005	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Atlanta	62	38	8	#	47	53	16	1
2005	Austin	38	62	25	2	32	68	30	4
2005	Baltimore City	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Boston	45	55	17	1	33	67	28	3
2005	Charlotte	36	64	24	2	26	74	35	4
2005	Chicago	48	52	13	1	32	68	22	1
2005	Cleveland	60	40	6	#	43	57	14	1
2005	Dallas	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Detroit	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	District of Columbia (DCPS)	64	36	7	1	47	53	15	2
2005	Fresno	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Houston	48	52	13	1	34	66	20	1
2005	Jefferson County (KY)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Los Angeles	57	43	10	#	48	52	15	1
2005	Miami-Dade	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Milwaukee	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	New York City	46	54	17	1	33	67	23	2
2005	Philadelphia	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	San Diego	40	60	20	1	34	66	27	3
2003	National public	33	67	25	2	23	77	35	4
2003	Large city	47	53	15	1	37	63	22	2
2003	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Atlanta	60	40	9	#	47	53	13	#
2003	Austin	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Baltimore City	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Boston	46	54	17	1	33	67	26	3
2003	Charlotte	34	66	26	2	24	76	35	4
2003	Chicago	46	54	12	1	38	62	17	1
2003	Cleveland	59	41	6	#	46	54	13	#
2003	Dallas	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Detroit	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	District of Columbia (DCPS)	62	38	8	1	45	55	13	1
2003	Fresno	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Houston	51	49	11	1	39	61	17	1
2003	Jefferson County (KY)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Los Angeles	62	38	10	#	52	48	12	1
2003	Miami-Dade	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Milwaukee	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	New York City	45	55	16	1	32	68	26	3
2003	Philadelphia	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	San Diego	48	52	17	1	34	66	22	2
2002	National public	30	70	26	2	21	79	36	3
2002	Large city	46	54	16	1	35	65	24	2
2002	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Atlanta	63	37	6	#	53	47	9	#
2002	Austin	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Baltimore City	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Boston	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Charlotte	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Chicago	43	57	12	1	33	67	17	1
2002	Cleveland	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Dallas	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Detroit	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	District of Columbia (DCPS)	58	42	9	#	46	54	11	1
2002	Fresno	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Houston	47	53	13	#	35	65	21	1
2002	Jefferson County (KY)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Los Angeles	61	39	8	#	51	49	12	1
2002	Miami-Dade	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Milwaukee	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	New York City	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡
2002	Philadelphia	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	San Diego	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—