Percentile scores for age 9 long-term trend reading, by grade level [MODGRD1] and jurisdiction: 2012, 2008, 2004, 1999, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1990, 1988, 1984, 1980, 1975, and 1971
Year
Jurisdiction
3rd grade or below
4th grade
5th grade or above
10th Percentile
Standard Error
25th Percentile
Standard Error
50th Percentile
Standard Error
75th Percentile
Standard Error
90th Percentile
Standard Error
10th Percentile
Standard Error
25th Percentile
Standard Error
50th Percentile
Standard Error
75th Percentile
Standard Error
90th Percentile
Standard Error
10th Percentile
Standard Error
25th Percentile
Standard Error
50th Percentile
Standard Error
75th Percentile
Standard Error
90th Percentile
Standard Error
† Not applicable.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: The NAEP Long-Term Trend Reading scale ranges from 0 to 500. 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), 1971, 1975, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2008, and 2012 Long-Term Trend Reading Assessments.
2012
National
155
(2.1)
182
(1.4)
210
(1.5)
234
(1.0)
254
(1.8)
185
(1.4)
209
(1.2)
231
(0.8)
252
(0.7)
270
(1.0)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
2008
National
156
(2.6)
182
(1.6)
210
(1.3)
234
(2.0)
255
(1.7)
185
(2.2)
208
(1.3)
231
(1.1)
250
(1.1)
269
(1.1)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
2004
National
148
(1.7)
173
(1.7)
203
(1.2)
229
(1.4)
250
(1.2)
177
(2.7)
203
(2.0)
227
(1.2)
248
(0.7)
267
(1.1)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
2004¹
National
154
(3.1)
176
(2.4)
204
(1.2)
229
(1.5)
249
(1.6)
182
(1.5)
206
(2.1)
229
(1.4)
250
(1.4)
268
(1.6)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1999¹
National
142
(2.0)
167
(2.4)
196
(2.8)
224
(2.6)
245
(3.7)
170
(1.8)
195
(1.8)
222
(2.0)
244
(1.3)
264
(2.6)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1996¹
National
144
(3.2)
168
(2.1)
196
(4.2)
225
(2.3)
247
(2.5)
172
(1.7)
198
(1.5)
223
(1.4)
245
(1.4)
264
(1.7)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1994¹
National
142
(2.1)
166
(2.0)
196
(3.2)
224
(1.5)
243
(3.1)
172
(3.5)
198
(2.1)
225
(1.4)
247
(1.6)
266
(1.7)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1992¹
National
141
(2.2)
165
(2.0)
193
(2.0)
222
(1.7)
243
(2.1)
178
(1.4)
201
(1.3)
226
(1.0)
248
(1.2)
267
(1.4)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1990¹
National
136
(4.0)
160
(1.4)
190
(2.2)
217
(2.2)
242
(2.7)
170
(2.4)
196
(1.3)
226
(1.6)
252
(1.9)
275
(2.6)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1988¹
National
141
(3.3)
164
(2.2)
193
(2.4)
221
(1.6)
244
(1.7)
175
(2.9)
198
(2.7)
224
(2.0)
248
(2.6)
270
(3.5)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1984¹
National
136
(1.6)
160
(1.4)
187
(1.4)
214
(1.4)
238
(1.3)
176
(1.4)
198
(1.0)
223
(1.0)
248
(1.2)
269
(1.2)
208
(9.1)
231
(7.9)
252
(6.7)
280
(9.6)
298
(7.7)
1980¹
National
139
(3.1)
164
(1.9)
190
(1.6)
216
(1.1)
236
(1.0)
182
(1.2)
204
(1.0)
226
(0.8)
248
(0.8)
267
(1.2)
195
(22.0)
223
(7.8)
248
(6.2)
270
(11.1)
286
(12.6)
1975¹
National
135
(1.4)
158
(1.3)
185
(1.2)
209
(1.3)
230
(2.0)
173
(1.1)
195
(0.8)
219
(0.6)
242
(0.9)
263
(0.9)
185
(4.8)
207
(3.3)
227
(3.8)
248
(4.8)
267
(11.6)
1971¹
National
127
(1.9)
151
(2.0)
178
(1.4)
205
(2.0)
227
(2.2)
167
(2.0)
192
(1.2)
218
(1.0)
243
(1.1)
265
(1.1)
185
(6.9)
208
(5.0)
233
(8.7)
260
(8.4)
281
(6.4)