Average scale 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, and 1975
Year
Jurisdiction
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
Average scale score
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard Error
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
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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), 1975, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2008, and 2012 Long-Term Trend Reading Assessments.
2012
National
295
(1.0)
269
(1.6)
274
(1.5)
296
(2.1)
2008
National
295
(1.0)
266
(2.4)
269
(1.3)
292
(2.2)
2004
National
289
(1.2)
262
(1.9)
267
(2.5)
291
(3.5)
2004¹
National
293
(1.1)
264
(2.7)
264
(2.9)
286
(3.4)
1999¹
National
295
(1.4)
264
(1.7)
271
(3.9)
290
(5.0)
1996¹
National
295
(1.2)
266
(2.7)
265
(4.1)
281
(6.0)
1994¹
National
296
(1.5)
266
(3.9)
263
(4.9)
287
(7.6)
1992¹
National
297
(1.4)
261
(2.1)
271
(3.7)
287
(5.8)
1990¹
National
297
(1.2)
267
(2.3)
275
(3.6)
290
(3.5)
1988¹
National
295
(1.2)
274
(2.4)
271
(4.3)
290
(5.3)
1984¹
National
295
(0.9)
264
(1.2)
268
(2.9)
284
(3.9)
1980¹
National
293
(0.9)
243
(1.8)
261
(2.7)
280
(3.0)
1975¹
National
293
(0.6)
241
(2.0)
252
(3.6)
274
(4.4)