Average scale scores for age 17 long-term trend reading, by gender [GENDER] and jurisdiction: 2012, 2008, 2004, 1999, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1990, 1988, 1984, 1980, 1975, and 1971
Year
Jurisdiction
Male
Female
Average scale score
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard Error
¹ Original assessment format.
NOTE: The NAEP Long-Term Trend Reading scale ranges from 0 to 500. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be
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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), 1971, 1975, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2008, and 2012 Long-Term Trend Reading Assessments.
2012
National
283
(1.1)
291
(1.0)
2008
National
280
(1.1)
291
(1.0)
2004
National
276
(1.4)
289
(1.2)
2004¹
National
278
(1.5)
292
(1.3)
1999¹
National
281
(1.6)
295
(1.4)
1996¹
National
281
(1.3)
295
(1.2)
1994¹
National
282
(2.2)
295
(1.5)
1992¹
National
284
(1.6)
296
(1.1)
1990¹
National
284
(1.6)
296
(1.2)
1988¹
National
286
(1.5)
294
(1.5)
1984¹
National
284
(0.8)
294
(0.9)
1980¹
National
282
(1.3)
289
(1.2)
1975¹
National
280
(1.0)
291
(1.0)
1971¹
National
279
(1.2)
291
(1.3)