Percentile scores for age 17 long-term trend reading, by race/ethnicity, 4 categories [ORACE4] and jurisdiction: 2012, 2008, 2004, 1999, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1990, 1988, 1984, 1980, 1975, and 1971
Year
Jurisdiction
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
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
10th Percentile
Standard Error
25th Percentile
Standard Error
50th Percentile
Standard Error
75th Percentile
Standard Error
90th Percentile
Standard Error
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
¹ Original assessment format.
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. 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
242
(1.5)
270
(1.0)
297
(1.0)
323
(1.6)
345
(2.1)
217
(4.9)
245
(3.2)
270
(1.9)
296
(2.2)
319
(1.9)
221
(4.9)
248
(1.3)
275
(2.3)
301
(1.9)
325
(3.2)
241
(4.3)
271
(4.4)
296
(3.2)
323
(3.7)
348
(3.3)
2008
National
241
(2.5)
270
(1.4)
297
(1.0)
324
(0.7)
347
(1.2)
211
(6.6)
239
(4.4)
269
(1.9)
295
(2.4)
319
(2.4)
216
(4.0)
243
(1.2)
271
(1.0)
297
(1.6)
321
(2.7)
229
(4.8)
263
(5.5)
296
(2.2)
324
(2.5)
348
(3.0)
2004
National
232
(2.8)
263
(1.3)
292
(1.3)
318
(1.3)
341
(1.7)
209
(3.2)
237
(3.3)
263
(1.6)
288
(3.1)
311
(4.2)
207
(4.9)
238
(2.8)
270
(3.0)
297
(3.4)
322
(3.3)
236
(4.5)
264
(3.5)
294
(6.9)
321
(3.1)
344
(2.7)
2004¹
National
238
(3.8)
268
(1.3)
295
(1.2)
321
(1.7)
344
(1.7)
211
(8.8)
240
(5.5)
265
(3.0)
289
(2.1)
314
(2.7)
205
(5.6)
235
(4.3)
267
(4.0)
295
(2.9)
316
(4.4)
237
(14.3)
261
(2.8)
287
(5.4)
312
(8.1)
337
(3.7)
1999¹
National
243
(2.7)
269
(2.5)
296
(1.5)
322
(1.5)
345
(1.5)
214
(6.2)
239
(2.6)
265
(3.8)
290
(2.8)
311
(4.9)
218
(10.5)
241
(4.7)
269
(6.1)
299
(9.4)
321
(4.5)
240
(4.6)
261
(6.6)
288
(4.0)
319
(6.2)
344
(15.2)
1996¹
National
243
(2.4)
270
(2.6)
296
(1.3)
323
(1.5)
347
(2.6)
217
(7.8)
242
(5.7)
266
(3.3)
291
(6.8)
315
(4.2)
212
(7.3)
238
(5.3)
265
(5.6)
294
(5.2)
318
(6.5)
217
(10.5)
249
(10.7)
283
(9.2)
313
(13.3)
336
(5.7)
1994¹
National
241
(4.0)
270
(3.1)
298
(1.6)
324
(1.9)
347
(2.4)
210
(8.0)
239
(4.8)
268
(2.8)
296
(5.5)
317
(7.3)
203
(7.9)
236
(6.5)
264
(5.9)
294
(8.2)
318
(6.5)
227
(13.7)
253
(15.0)
285
(10.3)
320
(12.3)
349
(13.9)
1992¹
National
245
(2.7)
272
(1.8)
300
(1.9)
324
(1.2)
347
(2.7)
206
(7.1)
235
(4.1)
263
(1.6)
288
(2.1)
312
(4.5)
213
(9.5)
241
(9.2)
275
(4.6)
304
(6.4)
326
(4.3)
221
(10.0)
258
(10.8)
292
(8.6)
318
(8.0)
342
(9.5)
1990¹
National
246
(2.4)
271
(1.4)
297
(1.2)
324
(2.1)
347
(1.6)
217
(4.4)
242
(4.0)
268
(2.1)
294
(3.3)
316
(4.3)
224
(13.0)
250
(8.4)
276
(3.2)
303
(4.0)
326
(3.7)
237
(10.4)
261
(6.3)
291
(2.8)
321
(11.5)
342
(3.3)
1988¹
National
247
(4.0)
271
(1.8)
295
(1.6)
320
(2.0)
340
(1.9)
228
(4.1)
251
(2.5)
274
(3.8)
300
(3.2)
321
(3.9)
218
(7.5)
246
(5.9)
274
(5.3)
298
(7.1)
316
(17.8)
246
(9.5)
263
(12.3)
290
(10.0)
316
(6.1)
338
(2.5)
1984¹
National
246
(1.0)
271
(1.3)
297
(1.1)
322
(0.8)
343
(1.0)
216
(1.9)
239
(1.2)
264
(1.1)
288
(1.6)
311
(2.1)
217
(2.9)
242
(2.6)
269
(3.1)
295
(3.9)
318
(6.2)
220
(6.3)
253
(5.7)
287
(4.3)
316
(3.8)
341
(5.4)
1980¹
National
243
(1.8)
268
(1.1)
294
(0.9)
319
(1.1)
341
(1.6)
191
(3.8)
217
(2.7)
244
(2.7)
270
(2.2)
293
(1.7)
208
(3.7)
235
(4.8)
263
(3.6)
289
(3.4)
313
(3.4)
227
(6.7)
254
(5.3)
280
(5.0)
309
(10.5)
330
(6.3)
1975¹
National
242
(0.9)
267
(1.0)
294
(0.7)
320
(0.7)
343
(0.6)
182
(5.5)
212
(3.0)
242
(1.6)
272
(1.3)
296
(1.4)
197
(4.9)
225
(5.9)
253
(3.6)
279
(3.2)
307
(5.9)
219
(5.4)
244
(5.4)
272
(6.8)
304
(8.7)
330
(12.3)
1971¹
National
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