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
Year
Jurisdiction
Race/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reported
Never or hardly ever
Once or twice a month
Once or twice a week
Almost every day
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
261
34
273
23
279
22
291
22
2011
National
Black
241
28
248
28
250
28
263
16
2011
National
Hispanic
246
35
251
28
255
25
269
13
2011
National
Asian/Pacific Islander
263
20
269
24
276
32
292
24
2011
National
American Indian/Alaska Native
244
34
255
25
252
22
268
18
2011
National
Two or more races
254
30
269
23
275
24
286
23
2009
National
White
260
32
271
21
278
22
288
24
2009
National
Black
240
28
246
28
247
28
260
16
2009
National
Hispanic
243
36
248
26
252
25
265
14
2009
National
Asian/Pacific Islander
263
20
268
22
275
32
288
26
2009
National
American Indian/Alaska Native
242
33
249
22
255
25
269
20
2009
National
Two or more races
257
33
262
23
269
22
288
22
2007
National
White
260
35
271
22
277
22
288
22
2007
National
Black
238
28
245
27
246
29
258
16
2007
National
Hispanic
242
37
247
27
249
24
261
12
2007
National
Asian/Pacific Islander
258
21
266
23
272
32
288
24
2007
National
American Indian/Alaska Native
239
34
247
23
250
25
265
18
2007
National
Two or more races
256
32
262
25
265
24
286
19
2005
National
White
259
32
270
24
276
23
287
21
2005
National
Black
236
25
244
28
244
31
254
17
2005
National
Hispanic
241
32
247
27
248
28
258
13
2005
National
Asian/Pacific Islander
258
21
267
23
273
33
285
23
2005
National
American Indian/Alaska Native
242
30
250
26
251
28
262
16
2005
National
Two or more races
256
24
264
30
267
25
281
20
2003
National
White
260
31
271
23
277
24
287
22
2003
National
Black
238
26
246
27
245
30
255
17
2003
National
Hispanic
240
31
246
27
248
28
255
13
2003
National
Asian/Pacific Islander
260
20
267
22
269
31
282
27
2003
National
American Indian/Alaska Native
239
31
249
21
247
29
259
19
2003
National
Two or more races
254
26
262
26
268
29
283
20
2002
National
White
260
30
272
23
276
24
287
23
2002
National
Black
239
26
246
26
247
31
256
17
2002
National
Hispanic
242
31
249
26
248
29
255
14
2002
National
Asian/Pacific Islander
259
17
266
24
265
32
277
26
2002
National
American Indian/Alaska Native
244
31
249
25
250
27
269
17
2002
National
Two or more races
254
23
267
27
265
30
277
20