Average scale scores and percentages for grade 8 reading, by read for fun on your own time, National School Lunch Program eligibility, 3 categories and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
Year
Jurisdiction
National School Lunch Program eligibility, 3 categories
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: 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
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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
Eligible
244
33
251
26
254
25
268
15
2011
National
Not eligible
263
32
273
24
280
23
292
21
2011
National
Information not available
271
26
279
22
283
25
298
27
2009
National
Eligible
242
33
247
25
251
25
264
17
2009
National
Not eligible
261
31
270
22
277
23
289
24
2009
National
Information not available
268
27
275
21
283
25
294
27
2007
National
Eligible
242
35
247
25
249
25
262
15
2007
National
Not eligible
260
33
270
23
276
23
288
21
2007
National
Information not available
266
30
276
22
277
23
293
26
2005
National
Eligible
241
30
247
26
248
28
259
16
2005
National
Not eligible
258
31
269
25
275
24
287
20
2005
National
Information not available
262
27
273
25
277
26
291
22
2003
National
Eligible
240
29
247
25
248
28
259
17
2003
National
Not eligible
260
30
270
24
276
24
287
21
2003
National
Information not available
260
28
270
23
275
25
287
24
2002
National
Eligible
243
30
250
25
250
28
261
18
2002
National
Not eligible
260
30
271
23
274
25
286
22
2002
National
Information not available
260
26
270
24
273
27
285
24