Average scale scores for grade 4 reading, by sex and jurisdiction: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
YearJurisdictionMaleFemale
Average scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard Error
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
NOTE: DCPS = District of Columbia Public Schools. The NAEP 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), 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009 Reading Assessments.
2009National public216(0.3)223(0.3)
2009 Large city207(0.8)213(0.7)
2009 Atlanta205(2.0)213(1.7)
2009 Austin217(2.2)223(2.0)
2009 Baltimore City199(2.3)205(2.0)
2009 Boston213(1.7)217(1.3)
2009 Charlotte222(2.2)227(1.7)
2009 Chicago198(1.8)206(1.7)
2009 Cleveland188(2.4)199(2.4)
2009 Detroit182(2.3)192(2.1)
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)200(2.1)207(1.7)
2009 Fresno193(1.9)202(1.9)
2009 Houston208(1.8)215(1.9)
2009 Jefferson County (KY)215(2.0)224(2.0)
2009 Los Angeles195(1.5)200(1.4)
2009 Miami-Dade217(1.6)226(1.3)
2009 Milwaukee193(2.3)200(2.2)
2009 New York City213(1.6)221(1.4)
2009 Philadelphia191(2.4)199(2.1)
2009 San Diego209(2.5)217(2.4)
2007National public216(0.3)223(0.3)
2007 Large city205(0.7)212(0.7)
2007 Atlanta203(1.7)211(1.7)
2007 Austin214(2.3)222(2.2)
2007 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)
2007 Boston207(2.1)213(2.3)
2007 Charlotte217(1.8)228(1.7)
2007 Chicago196(1.9)205(1.7)
2007 Cleveland195(2.0)201(2.1)
2007 Detroit—(†)—(†)
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)194(1.4)200(1.4)
2007 Fresno—(†)—(†)
2007 Houston201(1.4)210(1.3)
2007 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)
2007 Los Angeles192(1.4)200(1.5)
2007 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)
2007 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)
2007 New York City209(1.4)217(1.2)
2007 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)
2007 San Diego206(2.0)214(2.4)
2005National public214(0.2)220(0.3)
2005 Large city202(0.7)209(0.7)
2005 Atlanta197(1.9)205(2.0)
2005 Austin211(2.0)221(1.7)
2005 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)
2005 Boston205(1.8)209(2.1)
2005 Charlotte218(1.8)225(2.7)
2005 Chicago195(2.4)202(2.1)
2005 Cleveland193(2.7)201(2.1)
2005 Detroit—(†)—(†)
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)186(1.3)195(1.3)
2005 Fresno—(†)—(†)
2005 Houston208(2.0)213(2.4)
2005 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)
2005 Los Angeles192(1.4)199(1.5)
2005 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)
2005 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)
2005 New York City209(1.5)217(1.9)
2005 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)
2005 San Diego203(2.3)213(1.7)
2003National public213(0.3)220(0.3)
2003 Large city200(0.9)208(0.8)
2003 Atlanta193(2.9)200(2.2)
2003 Austin—(†)—(†)
2003 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)
2003 Boston201(1.7)211(1.9)
2003 Charlotte211(2.0)227(2.1)
2003 Chicago194(2.0)201(1.5)
2003 Cleveland191(2.0)200(1.7)
2003 Detroit—(†)—(†)
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)182(1.2)195(1.0)
2003 Fresno—(†)—(†)
2003 Houston205(2.1)208(1.9)
2003 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)
2003 Los Angeles189(1.8)198(1.6)
2003 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)
2003 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)
2003 New York City204(1.7)216(1.5)
2003 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)
2003 San Diego205(2.3)211(2.3)
2002National public214(0.5)220(0.5)
2002 Large city198(1.0)206(0.9)
2002 Atlanta191(2.5)200(1.7)
2002 Austin—(†)—(†)
2002 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)
2002 Boston—(†)—(†)
2002 Charlotte—(†)—(†)
2002 Chicago189(2.0)198(2.0)
2002 Cleveland—(†)—(†)
2002 Detroit—(†)—(†)
2002 District of Columbia (DCPS)185(1.2)196(1.2)
2002 Fresno—(†)—(†)
2002 Houston204(3.3)208(2.7)
2002 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)
2002 Los Angeles188(2.2)194(2.2)
2002 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)
2002 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)
2002 New York City199(2.7)213(3.0)
2002 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)
2002 San Diego—(†)—(†)