Average scale scores and percentages for age 9 long-term trend reading, by read for fun on your own time, grade level and jurisdiction: 2012, 2008, 2004, 1999, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1990, 1988, and 1984
Grade level
Year
Jurisdiction
Almost every day
Once or twice a week
Once or twice a month
A few times a year
Never or hardly ever
Average scale score
Standard Error
Percentage
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard Error
Percentage
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard Error
Percentage
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard Error
Percentage
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard Error
Percentage
Standard Error
† Not applicable.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: The NAEP Long-Term Trend 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), 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2008, and 2012 Long-Term Trend Reading Assessments.
3rd grade or below
2012
National
212
(1.3)
54
(1.2)
211
(1.6)
20
(0.9)
206
(3.4)
7
(0.6)
200
(3.1)
7
(0.6)
197
(2.4)
12
(0.8)
3rd grade or below
2008
National
212
(1.8)
51
(0.9)
213
(2.3)
21
(0.9)
208
(2.6)
7
(0.6)
200
(3.4)
8
(0.6)
198
(1.9)
15
(0.8)
3rd grade or below
2004¹
National
206
(2.5)
57
(2.6)
209
(3.6)
23
(2.3)
‡
(†)
4
(0.9)
‡
(†)
5
(1.1)
‡
(†)
11
(1.7)
3rd grade or below
1999¹
National
195
(3.6)
57
(2.4)
202
(5.3)
21
(2.5)
‡
(†)
6
(1.2)
‡
(†)
4
(1.0)
‡
(†)
12
(1.8)
3rd grade or below
1996¹
National
198
(4.1)
56
(2.4)
197
(4.1)
22
(2.5)
‡
(†)
7
(1.6)
‡
(†)
4
(1.3)
‡
(†)
10
(1.4)
3rd grade or below
1994¹
National
197
(3.8)
58
(2.7)
199
(4.6)
24
(2.4)
‡
(†)
5
(1.1)
‡
(†)
4
(1.1)
‡
(†)
9
(1.4)
3rd grade or below
1992¹
National
196
(2.8)
57
(1.9)
196
(3.2)
27
(1.7)
‡
(†)
5
(0.9)
‡
(†)
3
(0.7)
‡
(†)
9
(1.3)
3rd grade or below
1990¹
National
197
(3.7)
50
(2.6)
187
(4.5)
25
(2.3)
‡
(†)
6
(1.1)
‡
(†)
4
(1.1)
179
(5.1)
15
(1.4)
3rd grade or below
1988¹
National
194
(2.9)
54
(2.5)
192
(5.8)
25
(2.2)
‡
(†)
9
(1.6)
‡
(†)
2
(0.7)
‡
(†)
11
(1.5)
3rd grade or below
1984¹
National
190
(1.9)
55
(1.4)
190
(2.9)
24
(1.2)
179
(5.3)
7
(1.0)
‡
(†)
3
(0.6)
183
(3.8)
11
(1.1)
4th grade
2012
National
234
(0.8)
52
(1.0)
232
(1.1)
24
(0.8)
227
(2.4)
7
(0.4)
219
(2.4)
6
(0.4)
215
(1.9)
11
(0.5)
4th grade
2008
National
233
(1.0)
46
(0.9)
230
(1.4)
25
(0.7)
228
(1.8)
8
(0.4)
220
(2.2)
7
(0.4)
219
(1.5)
14
(0.7)
4th grade
2004¹
National
228
(1.9)
52
(1.7)
230
(2.6)
28
(1.4)
222
(5.2)
8
(0.9)
‡
(†)
6
(0.8)
215
(4.3)
7
(0.9)
4th grade
1999¹
National
224
(2.9)
53
(1.8)
219
(2.7)
27
(1.8)
‡
(†)
6
(0.7)
‡
(†)
4
(0.8)
200
(4.0)
10
(1.1)
4th grade
1996¹
National
220
(2.0)
53
(1.9)
217
(3.0)
29
(2.3)
214
(5.6)
8
(1.2)
‡
(†)
3
(0.5)
‡
(†)
7
(0.9)
4th grade
1994¹
National
226
(2.1)
57
(1.6)
223
(3.4)
26
(1.4)
‡
(†)
6
(0.6)
‡
(†)
2
(0.6)
199
(4.2)
9
(0.9)
4th grade
1992¹
National
229
(2.0)
56
(1.5)
223
(2.4)
29
(1.6)
216
(5.6)
6
(0.8)
‡
(†)
4
(0.4)
‡
(†)
5
(0.7)
4th grade
1990¹
National
227
(2.9)
56
(1.8)
228
(2.8)
25
(1.4)
‡
(†)
6
(0.7)
‡
(†)
3
(0.6)
205
(4.6)
9
(1.0)
4th grade
1988¹
National
223
(2.0)
54
(2.1)
223
(3.2)
27
(1.6)
‡
(†)
6
(0.6)
‡
(†)
5
(0.8)
207
(3.7)
8
(1.0)
4th grade
1984¹
National
227
(1.3)
52
(1.2)
220
(1.7)
30
(1.0)
217
(4.0)
7
(0.6)
208
(4.4)
3
(0.4)
209
(2.5)
8
(0.5)
5th grade or above
2012
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
5th grade or above
2008
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
5th grade or above
2004¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
5th grade or above
1999¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
5th grade or above
1996¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
5th grade or above
1994¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
5th grade or above
1992¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
5th grade or above
1990¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
5th grade or above
1988¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
5th grade or above
1984¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)