Percentile scores for grade 4 reading, by public or nonpublic school, 5 categories and jurisdiction: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1994, and 1992
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 applicable.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
¹ Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment.
NOTE: The NAEP Reading scale ranges from 0 to 500. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be
statistically significant
. Analyze
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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), 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009 Reading Assessments.
2009
National
173
(0.5)
198
(0.3)
222
(0.3)
244
(0.3)
263
(0.4)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
196
(2.2)
216
(2.3)
238
(1.2)
258
(1.4)
275
(2.0)
135
(4.1)
158
(2.5)
182
(2.5)
207
(2.6)
227
(2.8)
190
(1.7)
210
(1.1)
230
(0.7)
248
(0.9)
264
(1.3)
2007
National
173
(0.4)
198
(0.3)
222
(0.3)
244
(0.2)
263
(0.3)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
192
(1.8)
213
(1.1)
233
(1.7)
254
(2.1)
270
(1.5)
136
(3.0)
158
(1.8)
181
(1.5)
204
(2.4)
224
(1.7)
192
(0.8)
211
(0.9)
231
(0.7)
249
(0.9)
264
(1.0)
2005
National
169
(0.3)
194
(0.3)
220
(0.3)
243
(0.2)
262
(0.3)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
193
(1.6)
214
(0.8)
235
(1.2)
255
(1.0)
273
(1.1)
136
(3.1)
155
(2.8)
176
(5.4)
202
(5.7)
223
(5.5)
188
(1.4)
208
(0.8)
227
(1.1)
246
(1.0)
262
(1.0)
2003
National
167
(0.5)
193
(0.4)
219
(0.4)
243
(0.2)
262
(0.3)
191
(2.4)
214
(2.0)
236
(1.1)
257
(1.6)
274
(1.5)
193
(1.8)
215
(1.3)
236
(1.3)
257
(1.4)
274
(1.4)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
179
(3.0)
203
(1.7)
226
(2.2)
248
(0.9)
267
(1.6)
2002
National
169
(0.8)
194
(0.6)
219
(0.4)
242
(0.5)
261
(0.5)
191
(6.1)
215
(2.8)
237
(1.0)
257
(2.0)
274
(1.9)
193
(1.5)
214
(1.2)
236
(1.6)
255
(1.6)
272
(1.2)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
187
(2.7)
207
(1.6)
227
(1.5)
247
(1.5)
262
(1.0)
2000
National
157
(2.9)
187
(1.7)
215
(1.3)
241
(1.4)
260
(1.2)
191
(5.9)
215
(4.5)
237
(2.4)
257
(3.0)
275
(3.3)
185
(4.6)
208
(2.9)
231
(2.4)
251
(3.5)
268
(1.9)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
2000¹
National
161
(1.7)
190
(1.3)
219
(1.1)
243
(0.8)
263
(1.5)
195
(3.6)
216
(4.7)
239
(3.3)
258
(3.0)
276
(1.5)
188
(2.9)
211
(3.6)
233
(3.3)
254
(2.6)
270
(3.3)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1998
National
161
(2.9)
189
(1.7)
215
(1.5)
241
(1.0)
260
(0.9)
186
(4.5)
212
(8.5)
235
(6.8)
258
(2.6)
275
(4.5)
189
(4.1)
212
(3.0)
234
(2.7)
254
(2.5)
272
(2.5)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1998¹
National
165
(2.1)
192
(1.0)
218
(0.8)
242
(1.0)
261
(1.3)
182
(11.0)
210
(6.6)
234
(4.6)
258
(4.2)
276
(6.1)
191
(3.9)
212
(2.8)
234
(3.4)
255
(2.2)
273
(3.3)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1994¹
National
156
(2.2)
187
(1.5)
217
(1.1)
241
(1.1)
261
(1.4)
192
(14.9)
214
(3.4)
235
(1.8)
257
(4.5)
274
(4.3)
186
(3.7)
209
(3.9)
232
(2.6)
252
(2.4)
271
(3.3)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1992¹
National
168
(2.1)
192
(0.9)
217
(1.7)
240
(1.5)
259
(2.4)
199
(7.0)
219
(5.8)
240
(4.2)
260
(2.5)
275
(1.5)
186
(6.8)
209
(2.5)
231
(3.3)
251
(3.7)
268
(2.5)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)