Average scale scores and percentages for age 9 long-term trend reading, by read for fun on your own time, race/ethnicity, 4 categories and jurisdiction: 2012, 2008, 2004, 1999, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1990, 1988, and 1984
Race/ethnicity (4 categories)
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.
# Rounds to zero.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: Black includes African American, and Hispanic includes Latino. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. 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
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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), 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2008, and 2012 Long-Term Trend Reading Assessments.
White
2012
National
233
(0.9)
53
(1.0)
233
(1.2)
23
(0.8)
228
(2.5)
7
(0.5)
221
(2.6)
6
(0.5)
216
(2.7)
11
(0.7)
White
2008
National
234
(1.1)
48
(0.9)
230
(1.4)
23
(0.7)
228
(1.9)
8
(0.5)
220
(2.4)
6
(0.5)
215
(1.6)
14
(0.7)
White
2004¹
National
230
(1.8)
53
(2.1)
230
(2.7)
27
(1.5)
‡
(†)
6
(0.7)
‡
(†)
5
(0.8)
211
(4.9)
9
(0.9)
White
1999¹
National
225
(3.2)
52
(1.7)
224
(2.5)
27
(1.6)
‡
(†)
7
(0.9)
‡
(†)
4
(0.7)
204
(4.3)
10
(1.0)
White
1996¹
National
219
(2.4)
54
(2.4)
219
(2.5)
25
(2.2)
216
(5.0)
9
(1.3)
‡
(†)
3
(0.6)
204
(4.5)
9
(1.0)
White
1994¹
National
221
(2.2)
57
(1.8)
219
(2.8)
27
(1.8)
‡
(†)
6
(0.7)
‡
(†)
3
(0.6)
197
(4.2)
8
(1.0)
White
1992¹
National
222
(1.9)
57
(1.4)
220
(2.3)
28
(1.4)
210
(5.4)
5
(0.6)
‡
(†)
3
(0.5)
197
(4.3)
6
(0.8)
White
1990¹
National
224
(2.1)
54
(1.8)
218
(3.8)
25
(1.7)
218
(6.2)
6
(0.8)
‡
(†)
3
(0.6)
196
(4.1)
11
(0.9)
White
1988¹
National
220
(2.3)
54
(2.4)
215
(2.8)
27
(1.7)
‡
(†)
6
(0.9)
‡
(†)
3
(0.7)
202
(3.3)
10
(1.0)
White
1984¹
National
222
(1.2)
53
(1.1)
217
(1.8)
28
(0.8)
214
(3.8)
7
(0.7)
201
(5.0)
3
(0.4)
200
(3.7)
9
(0.6)
Black
2012
National
210
(2.3)
47
(1.6)
214
(2.7)
22
(1.0)
203
(4.0)
8
(0.9)
203
(3.7)
8
(0.7)
199
(3.0)
15
(1.1)
Black
2008
National
206
(2.5)
43
(1.7)
213
(3.4)
24
(1.8)
204
(4.9)
8
(0.9)
201
(4.3)
9
(1.1)
198
(1.9)
16
(1.0)
Black
2004¹
National
199
(3.5)
51
(3.0)
‡
(†)
25
(2.6)
‡
(†)
7
(1.7)
‡
(†)
6
(1.6)
‡
(†)
11
(1.9)
Black
1999¹
National
189
(3.9)
57
(4.3)
187
(7.7)
22
(3.6)
‡
(†)
4
(1.0)
‡
(†)
5
(1.4)
‡
(†)
12
(2.3)
Black
1996¹
National
194
(5.7)
53
(3.8)
193
(4.8)
30
(3.4)
‡
(†)
4
(1.1)
‡
(†)
3
(1.2)
‡
(†)
10
(1.4)
Black
1994¹
National
189
(5.5)
59
(3.6)
‡
(†)
22
(3.2)
‡
(†)
4
(1.1)
‡
(†)
4
(1.6)
‡
(†)
11
(2.6)
Black
1992¹
National
189
(3.5)
55
(3.3)
186
(6.7)
27
(3.2)
‡
(†)
6
(1.4)
‡
(†)
3
(1.2)
‡
(†)
10
(2.1)
Black
1990¹
National
183
(6.6)
54
(4.9)
‡
(†)
26
(4.5)
‡
(†)
3
(0.9)
‡
(†)
6
(2.2)
‡
(†)
11
(1.9)
Black
1988¹
National
185
(5.4)
58
(4.0)
‡
(†)
21
(2.3)
‡
(†)
11
(2.6)
‡
(†)
4
(1.2)
‡
(†)
7
(1.2)
Black
1984¹
National
187
(2.8)
55
(2.4)
190
(4.5)
23
(1.7)
‡
(†)
7
(1.3)
‡
(†)
5
(1.0)
‡
(†)
10
(1.3)
Hispanic
2012
National
211
(1.6)
52
(1.4)
214
(2.1)
23
(1.3)
205
(5.6)
6
(0.7)
200
(3.2)
8
(0.6)
198
(3.0)
11
(0.6)
Hispanic
2008
National
207
(2.1)
46
(1.7)
216
(2.5)
23
(1.1)
210
(3.9)
7
(0.8)
202
(3.9)
9
(0.6)
209
(2.4)
15
(1.2)
Hispanic
2004¹
National
204
(3.5)
57
(3.5)
215
(4.8)
26
(2.9)
‡
(†)
7
(1.3)
‡
(†)
6
(1.8)
‡
(†)
5
(1.5)
Hispanic
1999¹
National
196
(5.5)
56
(2.4)
‡
(†)
21
(3.5)
‡
(†)
6
(1.9)
‡
(†)
5
(1.6)
‡
(†)
11
(2.1)
Hispanic
1996¹
National
198
(7.7)
52
(4.7)
‡
(†)
26
(5.6)
‡
(†)
12
(3.2)
‡
(†)
6
(2.4)
‡
(†)
3
(1.4)
Hispanic
1994¹
National
196
(5.0)
59
(6.2)
‡
(†)
20
(3.2)
‡
(†)
4
(1.5)
‡
(†)
6
(2.7)
‡
(†)
11
(3.1)
Hispanic
1992¹
National
191
(5.8)
51
(4.0)
‡
(†)
25
(4.5)
‡
(†)
7
(2.8)
‡
(†)
7
(2.5)
‡
(†)
9
(2.3)
Hispanic
1990¹
National
186
(6.3)
51
(4.2)
‡
(†)
26
(3.0)
‡
(†)
5
(1.5)
‡
(†)
4
(1.1)
‡
(†)
15
(3.9)
Hispanic
1988¹
National
196
(5.5)
47
(3.3)
‡
(†)
25
(3.5)
‡
(†)
11
(3.9)
‡
(†)
6
(2.2)
‡
(†)
11
(3.9)
Hispanic
1984¹
National
191
(4.8)
51
(5.4)
186
(8.1)
30
(5.0)
‡
(†)
7
(2.5)
‡
(†)
3
(0.8)
‡
(†)
9
(2.0)
Other
2012
National
239
(3.5)
58
(2.4)
231
(3.4)
21
(1.6)
‡
(†)
8
(1.0)
‡
(†)
6
(0.9)
‡
(†)
7
(1.3)
Other
2008
National
238
(3.2)
55
(2.2)
228
(2.7)
22
(1.6)
‡
(†)
6
(0.8)
‡
(†)
9
(1.2)
‡
(†)
9
(1.1)
Other
2004¹
National
232
(4.5)
58
(4.9)
‡
(†)
23
(6.3)
‡
(†)
10
(3.2)
‡
(†)
5
(1.8)
‡
(†)
5
(2.3)
Other
1999¹
National
‡
(†)
72
(6.4)
‡
(†)
20
(4.6)
‡
(†)
#
(0.0)
‡
(†)
6
(3.3)
‡
(†)
2
(1.5)
Other
1996¹
National
‡
(†)
52
(8.4)
‡
(†)
40
(7.8)
‡
(†)
5
(2.7)
‡
(†)
#
(0.0)
‡
(†)
3
(2.1)
Other
1994¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
Other
1992¹
National
‡
(†)
46
(6.3)
‡
(†)
37
(5.4)
‡
(†)
8
(2.5)
‡
(†)
5
(3.0)
‡
(†)
3
(2.0)
Other
1990¹
National
‡
(†)
52
(10.9)
‡
(†)
25
(5.2)
‡
(†)
5
(3.9)
‡
(†)
4
(1.9)
‡
(†)
13
(4.7)
Other
1988¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
Other
1984¹
National
‡
(†)
43
(7.7)
‡
(†)
33
(4.6)
‡
(†)
9
(4.0)
‡
(†)
4
(1.9)
‡
(†)
10
(3.5)