Average scale scores for grade 4 reading, by race/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reported and jurisdiction: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
YearJurisdictionWhiteBlackHispanicAsian/Pacific IslanderAmerican Indian/Alaska NativeTwo or more races
Average scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard Error
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Prior to 2011, students in the “two or more races” category were categorized as “unclassified”. 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 public229(0.3)204(0.5)204(0.5)234(1.1)206(1.2)224(1.3)
2009 Large city233(1.4)201(0.9)202(0.8)228(1.7)210(4.3)219(2.0)
2009 Atlanta253(2.9)201(1.6)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 Austin245(2.0)211(3.0)208(2.3)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 Baltimore City220(4.8)200(1.7)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 Boston231(2.9)212(1.5)209(2.0)231(3.2)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 Charlotte243(1.6)211(2.3)212(2.8)233(5.4)‡(†)227(3.7)
2009 Chicago228(3.5)194(1.8)203(2.1)232(3.5)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 Cleveland209(3.4)189(2.2)200(4.4)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 Detroit‡(†)186(2.1)190(2.8)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)257(2.9)195(1.3)207(3.2)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 Fresno217(3.0)193(3.4)194(1.8)194(3.1)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 Houston243(4.7)210(2.5)206(1.9)240(3.8)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 Jefferson County (KY)230(2.1)203(2.0)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 Los Angeles222(3.5)195(3.3)193(1.1)220(3.6)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 Miami-Dade238(3.4)205(2.1)224(1.1)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 Milwaukee223(4.6)187(2.4)198(2.7)214(5.1)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 New York City235(2.8)208(1.6)208(1.9)235(2.6)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 Philadelphia215(4.2)191(2.1)187(4.6)214(3.8)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 San Diego236(2.8)206(4.1)193(2.6)227(3.1)‡(†)‡(†)
2007National public230(0.2)203(0.4)204(0.5)231(1.0)206(1.2)223(0.9)
2007 Large city231(0.9)199(0.7)199(0.8)228(2.7)203(2.7)222(2.4)
2007 Atlanta253(2.5)200(1.4)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2007 Austin244(1.7)201(4.1)206(2.4)236(8.9)‡(†)‡(†)
2007 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 Boston230(4.1)204(2.4)204(1.9)229(5.6)‡(†)‡(†)
2007 Charlotte244(1.9)206(2.1)207(2.2)235(5.6)‡(†)238(4.8)
2007 Chicago227(3.4)193(2.2)201(2.2)237(5.6)‡(†)‡(†)
2007 Cleveland215(2.8)192(1.8)200(3.9)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2007 Detroit—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)258(3.9)192(1.0)206(3.6)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2007 Fresno—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 Houston241(3.7)205(1.5)200(1.6)231(4.0)‡(†)‡(†)
2007 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 Los Angeles228(1.4)196(4.9)190(1.6)219(4.3)‡(†)‡(†)
2007 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 New York City232(2.9)206(1.7)203(1.6)230(2.6)‡(†)‡(†)
2007 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 San Diego234(2.7)199(2.8)196(1.9)223(2.7)‡(†)‡(†)
2005National public228(0.2)199(0.3)201(0.5)227(0.8)205(1.3)221(1.4)
2005 Large city228(1.1)196(0.7)198(0.8)223(1.9)204(3.0)211(4.3)
2005 Atlanta253(2.5)194(1.5)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2005 Austin239(2.5)200(2.6)207(1.7)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2005 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 Boston230(3.5)203(2.3)200(1.7)224(3.2)‡(†)‡(†)
2005 Charlotte240(2.6)206(2.2)209(3.0)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2005 Chicago225(3.7)190(1.9)201(3.3)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2005 Cleveland209(4.0)193(2.3)201(6.6)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2005 Detroit—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)252(3.9)187(1.0)193(3.4)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2005 Fresno—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 Houston245(2.7)207(2.3)203(2.1)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2005 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 Los Angeles229(4.4)187(3.7)190(1.0)223(4.1)‡(†)‡(†)
2005 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 New York City226(3.4)206(2.1)207(1.8)235(4.0)‡(†)‡(†)
2005 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 San Diego226(4.1)198(3.9)196(2.5)222(2.8)‡(†)‡(†)
2003National public227(0.2)197(0.4)199(0.6)225(1.3)202(1.4)220(1.6)
2003 Large city226(1.1)193(0.9)197(0.8)223(3.0)209(3.1)214(4.7)
2003 Atlanta250(6.3)191(2.1)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2003 Austin—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Boston225(3.7)202(2.3)201(2.3)223(3.2)‡(†)‡(†)
2003 Charlotte237(1.8)205(2.4)202(4.5)218(5.2)‡(†)‡(†)
2003 Chicago224(3.6)193(1.9)196(2.2)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2003 Cleveland208(3.9)191(1.6)201(5.7)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2003 Detroit—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)254(2.6)184(0.8)187(2.8)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2003 Fresno—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Houston235(3.3)201(1.7)203(2.1)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2003 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Los Angeles217(2.8)187(3.9)189(1.6)218(3.2)‡(†)‡(†)
2003 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 New York City231(2.5)201(2.3)205(1.8)227(2.0)‡(†)‡(†)
2003 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 San Diego231(3.2)196(2.6)195(2.0)222(3.0)‡(†)‡(†)
2002National public227(0.3)198(0.6)199(1.4)223(1.7)207(2.0)216(3.7)
2002 Large city224(1.4)192(0.9)197(1.1)220(2.5)204(5.3)212(3.6)
2002 Atlanta250(5.1)192(1.7)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2002 Austin—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Boston—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Charlotte—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Chicago221(3.4)185(2.4)193(1.9)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2002 Cleveland—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Detroit—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 District of Columbia (DCPS)248(3.6)188(1.0)193(3.0)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2002 Fresno—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Houston233(5.2)200(3.7)203(2.1)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2002 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Los Angeles223(3.3)186(3.9)185(1.8)218(4.0)‡(†)‡(†)
2002 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 New York City226(5.1)197(2.0)201(3.8)235(6.7)‡(†)‡(†)
2002 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 San Diego—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)