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Reading Age 17 Results

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The average reading score for 17-year-olds in 2012 was not significantly different from 1971.

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The average reading score for male 17-year-olds was higher in 2012 than in 1971 and the score in 2012 for female 17-year-olds was not significantly different from 1971.

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Black and Hispanic 17-year-olds scored higher in 2012 than in 1975.

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“Other” includes American Indian/Alaska Native, two or more races, and unclassified.

The average reading score for 17-year-olds attending public schools was not significantly different from 1980.

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For 17-year-olds whose parents' highest level of education was graduation from high school or had some education after high school, average reading scores were lower in 2012 than in 1980.

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The average reading score for students with disabilities (SD) was higher in 2012 than in 2004.

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The average reading score for English language learners (ELL) in 2012 was not significantly different from 2004.

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Average reading scores for 17-year-olds in the 10th grade or below were higher in 2012 than in 1971, and scores for 17-year-olds in the 12th grade were lower in 2012 than in 1971.

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All StudentsGenderRace/EthnicityType of SchoolParental EducationStudents with DisabilitiesEnglish Language LearnersGrade Level

The percentage of 17-year-olds performing at or above level 250 in 2012 was higher than in 1971.

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The percentage of male 17-year-olds performing at or above level 250 in 2012 was higher than in 1971, and the percentage in 2012 for female 17-year-olds was not significantly different from 1971.

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The percentages of White, Black, and Hispanic 17-year-olds performing at or above level 300 in 2012 were higher than in 1975.

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“Other” includes American Indian/Alaska Native, two or more races, and unclassified.

The percentages of 17-year-olds attending public schools performing at each of the performance levels in 2012 were not significantly different from the percentages in 1980.

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For 17-year-olds whose parents' highest level of education was graduation from high school or had some education after high school, the percentages performing at or above level 300 in 2012 were lower than in 1980.

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The percentage of students with disabilities (SD) performing at or above level 250 in 2012 was higher than in 2004.

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The percentages of English language learners (ELL) performing at each of the performance levels in 2012 were not significantly different from the percentages in 2004.

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The percentage of 17-year-olds in the 10th grade or below performing at or above level 300 in 2012 was higher than in 1971, and the percentage of 17-year-olds in the 12th grade performing at or above level 300 in 2012 was lower than in 1971.

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All StudentsGenderRace/EthnicityType of SchoolParental EducationStudents with DisabilitiesEnglish Language LearnersGrade Level

Reading scores were higher in 2012 than in 1971 for 17-year-olds at the 10th and 25th percentiles.

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Reading scores were higher in 2012 than in 1971 for male 17-year-olds at the 10th and 25th percentiles, and scores for female 17-year-olds were not significantly different at all five selected percentiles comparing 2012 to 1971.

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Reading scores were higher in 2012 than in 1975 for Black 17-year-olds at all five selected percentiles, for Hispanic students at all but the 90th percentile, and for White students at the 50th percentile.

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“Other” includes American Indian/Alaska Native, two or more races, and unclassified.

Reading scores for 17-year-olds attending public schools were not significantly different in 2012 compared to 1980 at all five selected percentiles.

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For 17-year-olds whose parents' highest level of education was graduation from high school, average reading scores were lower in 2012 than in 1980 at the 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles.

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Reading scores for students with disabilities (SD) were higher in 2012 than in 2004 at the 10th, 25th, and 50th percentiles.

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Average reading scores for English language learners (ELL) in 2012 were not significantly different from 2004 at all five selected percentiles.

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Reading scores for 17-year-olds in the 10th grade or below were higher in 2012 than in 1971 at all five selected percentiles.

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Find out more about the development of the long-term trend assessments and how to interpret the results, including years in which specific variables are reported. For example, LTT reading results for race/ethnicity are available beginning in 1975.

Nine-year-olds are typically in 4th grade, 13-year-olds are typically in 8th grade, and 17-year-olds are typically in 11th grade. Some students in each age group, however, are in a grade that is below or above the grade that is typical for their age.

Find out more about NAEP long-term trend performance levels and how they differ from achievement levels.