Average scale scores for grade 4 reading, by all students and jurisdiction: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
YearJurisdictionAll students
Average 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 public220(0.3)
2009 Large city210(0.7)
2009 Atlanta209(1.5)
2009 Austin220(1.8)
2009 Baltimore City202(1.7)
2009 Boston215(1.2)
2009 Charlotte225(1.6)
2009 Chicago202(1.5)
2009 Cleveland194(2.0)
2009 Detroit187(1.9)
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)203(1.2)
2009 Fresno197(1.7)
2009 Houston211(1.7)
2009 Jefferson County (KY)219(1.8)
2009 Los Angeles197(1.1)
2009 Miami-Dade221(1.2)
2009 Milwaukee196(2.0)
2009 New York City217(1.4)
2009 Philadelphia195(1.8)
2009 San Diego213(2.1)
2007National public220(0.3)
2007 Large city208(0.7)
2007 Atlanta207(1.5)
2007 Austin218(2.0)
2007 Baltimore City—(†)
2007 Boston210(1.9)
2007 Charlotte222(1.5)
2007 Chicago201(1.5)
2007 Cleveland198(1.7)
2007 Detroit—(†)
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)197(0.9)
2007 Fresno—(†)
2007 Houston206(1.2)
2007 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)
2007 Los Angeles196(1.3)
2007 Miami-Dade—(†)
2007 Milwaukee—(†)
2007 New York City213(1.1)
2007 Philadelphia—(†)
2007 San Diego210(1.8)
2005National public217(0.2)
2005 Large city206(0.6)
2005 Atlanta201(1.3)
2005 Austin217(1.2)
2005 Baltimore City—(†)
2005 Boston207(1.3)
2005 Charlotte221(1.8)
2005 Chicago198(2.1)
2005 Cleveland197(2.2)
2005 Detroit—(†)
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)191(1.0)
2005 Fresno—(†)
2005 Houston211(1.9)
2005 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)
2005 Los Angeles196(1.0)
2005 Miami-Dade—(†)
2005 Milwaukee—(†)
2005 New York City213(1.5)
2005 Philadelphia—(†)
2005 San Diego208(1.8)
2003National public216(0.3)
2003 Large city204(0.7)
2003 Atlanta197(2.4)
2003 Austin—(†)
2003 Baltimore City—(†)
2003 Boston206(1.5)
2003 Charlotte219(1.8)
2003 Chicago198(1.4)
2003 Cleveland195(1.6)
2003 Detroit—(†)
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)188(0.9)
2003 Fresno—(†)
2003 Houston207(1.8)
2003 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)
2003 Los Angeles194(1.5)
2003 Miami-Dade—(†)
2003 Milwaukee—(†)
2003 New York City210(1.4)
2003 Philadelphia—(†)
2003 San Diego208(2.0)
2002National public217(0.5)
2002 Large city202(0.8)
2002 Atlanta195(1.7)
2002 Austin—(†)
2002 Baltimore City—(†)
2002 Boston—(†)
2002 Charlotte—(†)
2002 Chicago193(1.6)
2002 Cleveland—(†)
2002 Detroit—(†)
2002 District of Columbia (DCPS)191(0.9)
2002 Fresno—(†)
2002 Houston206(2.6)
2002 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)
2002 Los Angeles191(2.0)
2002 Miami-Dade—(†)
2002 Milwaukee—(†)
2002 New York City206(2.6)
2002 Philadelphia—(†)
2002 San Diego—(†)