Average scale scores for grade 12 reading, by gender and jurisdiction: 2009, 2005, 2002, 1998, 1994, and 1992
Year
Jurisdiction
Male
Female
Average scale score
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard Error
NOTE: The NAEP Reading scale ranges from 0 to 500. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be
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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), 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2005, and 2009 Reading Assessments.
2009
National
282
(0.7)
294
(0.8)
2005
National
279
(0.8)
292
(0.7)
2002
National
279
(0.9)
295
(0.7)
1998
National
282
(0.8)
298
(0.8)
1998¹
National
283
(1.0)
298
(0.7)
1994¹
National
280
(0.8)
294
(0.8)
1992¹
National
287
(0.7)
297
(0.7)