Percentile scores for age 17 long-term trend reading, by public or nonpublic school, 5 categories [SCHTYPE] and jurisdiction: 2012, 2008, 2004, 1999, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1990, 1988, 1984, 1980, 1975, and 1971
Year
Jurisdiction
Public
Other private
Catholic
Bureau of Indian Education
Department of Defense
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
10th Percentile
Standard Error
25th Percentile
Standard Error
50th Percentile
Standard Error
75th Percentile
Standard Error
90th Percentile
Standard Error
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
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
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
231
(1.5)
259
(1.3)
287
(1.1)
314
(1.3)
338
(1.3)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
257
(10.9)
285
(6.4)
311
(3.9)
335
(3.9)
354
(2.2)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
2008
National
226
(1.4)
257
(1.6)
287
(1.0)
315
(0.9)
340
(1.3)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
254
(2.6)
279
(3.3)
305
(2.5)
329
(2.1)
350
(2.7)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
2004
National
222
(1.6)
253
(1.7)
284
(1.1)
311
(1.7)
335
(1.7)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
2004¹
National
225
(2.8)
256
(1.6)
285
(1.8)
312
(1.3)
336
(1.6)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1999¹
National
231
(4.1)
259
(1.7)
287
(1.8)
314
(1.8)
338
(1.7)
268
(21.2)
295
(7.7)
316
(10.0)
336
(6.3)
361
(12.4)
252
(9.8)
277
(8.7)
306
(4.9)
333
(7.8)
357
(6.5)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1996¹
National
232
(2.4)
259
(1.5)
288
(1.6)
316
(1.7)
341
(1.7)
250
(14.2)
278
(9.4)
306
(9.4)
331
(13.6)
354
(9.7)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1994¹
National
228
(2.9)
258
(1.7)
288
(2.0)
316
(1.6)
340
(2.4)
262
(15.1)
292
(7.8)
320
(11.7)
349
(7.4)
368
(12.6)
246
(17.1)
276
(5.7)
303
(7.9)
332
(4.9)
353
(4.6)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1992¹
National
231
(3.3)
260
(1.7)
291
(0.8)
317
(1.4)
341
(1.4)
267
(10.2)
291
(14.0)
316
(6.4)
344
(5.7)
359
(5.3)
263
(7.5)
287
(5.8)
310
(6.6)
331
(5.2)
353
(4.4)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1990¹
National
235
(2.1)
262
(1.6)
289
(1.1)
317
(1.6)
341
(1.8)
273
(6.3)
293
(6.7)
317
(8.0)
340
(8.6)
356
(4.9)
259
(7.5)
282
(5.1)
307
(5.2)
333
(7.9)
356
(7.1)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1988¹
National
240
(1.9)
264
(1.2)
290
(1.4)
315
(1.6)
336
(2.0)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
256
(6.5)
278
(5.0)
300
(6.1)
322
(4.3)
341
(6.0)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1984¹
National
234
(1.0)
261
(0.9)
289
(1.0)
315
(0.8)
338
(0.9)
257
(2.6)
282
(5.3)
308
(3.6)
332
(2.6)
352
(1.7)
256
(4.1)
278
(2.3)
301
(2.9)
325
(2.5)
345
(3.5)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1980¹
National
229
(1.6)
257
(1.7)
286
(1.3)
314
(1.1)
337
(1.0)
230
(29.1)
262
(28.4)
292
(13.4)
321
(11.2)
343
(7.6)
254
(4.0)
276
(2.5)
301
(2.1)
324
(2.1)
345
(2.6)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1975¹
National
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
1971¹
National
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)