Average scale scores and percentages for age 13 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
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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.
7th grade or below
2012
National
263
(1.8)
28
(0.9)
253
(1.9)
26
(1.0)
255
(2.6)
14
(0.6)
247
(2.6)
10
(0.7)
240
(1.6)
22
(0.9)
7th grade or below
2008
National
263
(2.4)
24
(1.0)
257
(1.7)
26
(1.0)
253
(2.2)
12
(0.7)
245
(2.3)
12
(0.8)
240
(1.5)
25
(1.1)
7th grade or below
2004¹
National
259
(4.2)
30
(3.5)
257
(4.6)
31
(2.9)
‡
(†)
15
(2.6)
‡
(†)
8
(1.7)
‡
(†)
16
(1.7)
7th grade or below
1999¹
National
253
(5.1)
28
(2.3)
252
(5.4)
38
(3.3)
‡
(†)
16
(3.4)
‡
(†)
12
(2.6)
‡
(†)
7
(1.6)
7th grade or below
1996¹
National
253
(4.8)
35
(2.6)
240
(3.7)
29
(3.2)
‡
(†)
14
(1.8)
‡
(†)
9
(1.6)
‡
(†)
12
(2.5)
7th grade or below
1994¹
National
255
(5.2)
29
(3.2)
242
(4.3)
34
(3.6)
‡
(†)
16
(2.9)
‡
(†)
8
(1.3)
‡
(†)
13
(2.7)
7th grade or below
1992¹
National
257
(7.0)
32
(4.1)
246
(5.2)
36
(3.2)
‡
(†)
14
(2.3)
‡
(†)
8
(2.3)
‡
(†)
9
(2.3)
7th grade or below
1990¹
National
250
(6.0)
30
(2.4)
237
(6.6)
32
(3.4)
‡
(†)
17
(2.5)
‡
(†)
10
(2.1)
‡
(†)
11
(2.3)
7th grade or below
1988¹
National
248
(6.4)
33
(3.1)
245
(5.0)
29
(3.7)
‡
(†)
20
(2.3)
‡
(†)
10
(2.2)
‡
(†)
8
(2.1)
7th grade or below
1984¹
National
246
(2.9)
33
(1.6)
239
(2.1)
36
(2.1)
238
(2.9)
14
(1.2)
237
(5.2)
7
(0.7)
223
(3.1)
10
(0.9)
8th grade
2012
National
285
(1.7)
27
(0.9)
275
(1.7)
25
(0.7)
269
(1.6)
14
(0.6)
264
(1.7)
12
(0.4)
255
(1.4)
22
(0.8)
8th grade
2008
National
281
(1.4)
26
(0.8)
270
(1.3)
25
(0.7)
266
(1.6)
13
(0.6)
260
(1.7)
12
(0.5)
252
(1.4)
23
(0.7)
8th grade
2004¹
National
278
(3.6)
29
(2.1)
263
(2.6)
35
(2.2)
262
(5.2)
15
(1.5)
‡
(†)
9
(1.3)
‡
(†)
12
(1.6)
8th grade
1999¹
National
283
(4.0)
28
(2.1)
269
(3.8)
35
(2.6)
272
(4.2)
18
(1.3)
‡
(†)
9
(1.5)
‡
(†)
10
(1.6)
8th grade
1996¹
National
279
(4.4)
30
(2.4)
267
(3.7)
32
(2.6)
267
(6.0)
16
(2.0)
‡
(†)
9
(1.8)
‡
(†)
13
(2.0)
8th grade
1994¹
National
283
(3.3)
34
(1.9)
266
(3.6)
31
(2.5)
‡
(†)
13
(1.5)
‡
(†)
11
(1.7)
‡
(†)
11
(1.7)
8th grade
1992¹
National
276
(3.1)
42
(2.2)
268
(3.6)
28
(2.2)
‡
(†)
12
(1.9)
‡
(†)
9
(1.2)
‡
(†)
9
(1.3)
8th grade
1990¹
National
277
(3.0)
38
(2.0)
265
(2.6)
32
(1.9)
‡
(†)
11
(1.3)
‡
(†)
8
(1.2)
‡
(†)
11
(1.5)
8th grade
1988¹
National
273
(3.3)
37
(2.7)
269
(4.0)
33
(2.3)
‡
(†)
12
(2.3)
‡
(†)
7
(1.6)
‡
(†)
11
(1.7)
8th grade
1984¹
National
273
(1.3)
37
(1.1)
264
(1.2)
34
(1.2)
264
(2.6)
15
(1.0)
261
(3.8)
7
(0.6)
250
(3.6)
8
(0.7)
9th grade or above
2012
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
9th grade or above
2008
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
9th grade or above
2004¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
9th grade or above
1999¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
9th grade or above
1996¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
9th grade or above
1994¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
9th grade or above
1992¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
9th grade or above
1990¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
9th grade or above
1988¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
9th grade or above
1984¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)