Average scale scores and percentages for grade 8 reading, by read for fun on your own time, race/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reported and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
YearJurisdictionRace/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reportedNever or hardly everOnce or twice a monthOnce or twice a weekAlmost every day
Average scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentage
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 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.
2011NationalWhite26134273232792229122
2011 National Black24128248282502826316
2011 National Hispanic24635251282552526913
2011 National Asian/Pacific Islander26320269242763229224
2011 National American Indian/Alaska Native24434255252522226818
2011 National Two or more races25430269232752428623
2009NationalWhite26032271212782228824
2009 National Black24028246282472826016
2009 National Hispanic24336248262522526514
2009 National Asian/Pacific Islander26320268222753228826
2009 National American Indian/Alaska Native24233249222552526920
2009 National Two or more races25733262232692228822
2007NationalWhite26035271222772228822
2007 National Black23828245272462925816
2007 National Hispanic24237247272492426112
2007 National Asian/Pacific Islander25821266232723228824
2007 National American Indian/Alaska Native23934247232502526518
2007 National Two or more races25632262252652428619
2005NationalWhite25932270242762328721
2005 National Black23625244282443125417
2005 National Hispanic24132247272482825813
2005 National Asian/Pacific Islander25821267232733328523
2005 National American Indian/Alaska Native24230250262512826216
2005 National Two or more races25624264302672528120
2003NationalWhite26031271232772428722
2003 National Black23826246272453025517
2003 National Hispanic24031246272482825513
2003 National Asian/Pacific Islander26020267222693128227
2003 National American Indian/Alaska Native23931249212472925919
2003 National Two or more races25426262262682928320
2002NationalWhite26030272232762428723
2002 National Black23926246262473125617
2002 National Hispanic24231249262482925514
2002 National Asian/Pacific Islander25917266242653227726
2002 National American Indian/Alaska Native24431249252502726917
2002 National Two or more races25423267272653027720