Average scale scores for age 17 long-term trend reading, by grade level [MODGRD3] and jurisdiction: 2012, 2008, 2004, 1999, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1990, 1988, 1984, 1980, 1975, and 1971
Year
Jurisdiction
10th grade or below
11th grade
12th grade
Average scale score
Standard Error
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
266
(1.2)
293
(0.9)
291
(3.3)
2008
National
264
(1.7)
294
(0.7)
290
(2.5)
2004
National
263
(1.8)
289
(1.1)
291
(3.3)
2004¹
National
265
(2.2)
291
(1.1)
294
(3.8)
1999¹
National
271
(2.0)
296
(1.3)
294
(6.8)
1996¹
National
267
(1.8)
297
(1.3)
300
(3.6)
1994¹
National
260
(2.4)
299
(1.2)
305
(5.3)
1992¹
National
261
(1.5)
301
(1.3)
300
(3.2)
1990¹
National
261
(1.9)
299
(1.0)
310
(2.3)
1988¹
National
265
(1.9)
296
(1.1)
305
(3.0)
1984¹
National
259
(0.9)
296
(0.8)
304
(1.3)
1980¹
National
244
(2.1)
291
(1.0)
300
(1.7)
1975¹
National
242
(1.8)
292
(0.7)
301
(1.0)
1971¹
National
238
(1.5)
291
(1.0)
303
(1.6)