Average scale scores for grade 4 reading, by disability status of student, including those with 504 plan and jurisdiction: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
YearJurisdictionIdentified as students with disabilitiesNot identified as students with disabilities
Average scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard Error
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: The category “students with disabilities” includes students identified as having either an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or protection under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. 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 public189(0.7)223(0.3)
2009 Large city177(1.4)214(0.7)
2009 Atlanta177(5.3)212(1.4)
2009 Austin194(5.2)223(1.8)
2009 Baltimore City187(6.3)203(1.6)
2009 Boston190(2.8)220(1.2)
2009 Charlotte196(4.6)228(1.5)
2009 Chicago169(3.8)207(1.5)
2009 Cleveland‡(†)196(2.0)
2009 Detroit157(3.9)191(1.9)
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)‡(†)205(1.2)
2009 Fresno162(6.6)200(1.6)
2009 Houston178(5.7)213(1.7)
2009 Jefferson County (KY)193(3.5)223(1.9)
2009 Los Angeles152(3.9)202(1.1)
2009 Miami-Dade189(2.0)225(1.3)
2009 Milwaukee157(3.3)202(1.9)
2009 New York City189(2.7)222(1.3)
2009 Philadelphia155(4.7)200(1.8)
2009 San Diego167(5.1)218(2.1)
2007National public190(0.6)223(0.3)
2007 Large city178(1.5)211(0.6)
2007 Atlanta191(5.7)208(1.5)
2007 Austin190(5.4)220(2.1)
2007 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)
2007 Boston183(2.8)215(2.1)
2007 Charlotte187(5.1)226(1.4)
2007 Chicago172(4.6)203(1.5)
2007 Cleveland‡(†)199(1.7)
2007 Detroit—(†)—(†)
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)162(4.7)199(0.8)
2007 Fresno—(†)—(†)
2007 Houston174(3.8)208(1.1)
2007 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)
2007 Los Angeles166(4.2)199(1.3)
2007 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)
2007 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)
2007 New York City181(3.5)218(1.1)
2007 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)
2007 San Diego171(4.8)215(1.6)
2005National public190(0.5)220(0.2)
2005 Large city180(1.3)208(0.6)
2005 Atlanta169(5.3)203(1.4)
2005 Austin184(5.0)219(1.2)
2005 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)
2005 Boston180(2.4)213(1.5)
2005 Charlotte194(3.2)225(1.9)
2005 Chicago176(5.0)201(2.0)
2005 Cleveland‡(†)198(2.1)
2005 Detroit—(†)—(†)
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)154(2.4)195(1.0)
2005 Fresno—(†)—(†)
2005 Houston187(5.3)212(1.9)
2005 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)
2005 Los Angeles161(2.9)198(1.1)
2005 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)
2005 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)
2005 New York City183(2.8)217(1.6)
2005 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)
2005 San Diego180(3.7)211(1.8)
2003National public184(0.6)220(0.3)
2003 Large city175(1.6)207(0.8)
2003 Atlanta180(6.3)198(2.4)
2003 Austin—(†)—(†)
2003 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)
2003 Boston181(4.6)211(1.4)
2003 Charlotte191(3.9)223(1.6)
2003 Chicago163(3.4)202(1.3)
2003 Cleveland161(4.6)197(1.6)
2003 Detroit—(†)—(†)
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)148(4.6)192(0.8)
2003 Fresno—(†)—(†)
2003 Houston183(3.0)210(1.8)
2003 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)
2003 Los Angeles167(3.4)196(1.5)
2003 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)
2003 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)
2003 New York City181(4.0)214(1.4)
2003 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)
2003 San Diego185(4.0)210(2.0)
2002National public187(0.8)220(0.5)
2002 Large city175(1.6)204(0.9)
2002 Atlanta‡(†)197(1.6)
2002 Austin—(†)—(†)
2002 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)
2002 Boston—(†)—(†)
2002 Charlotte—(†)—(†)
2002 Chicago167(4.5)197(1.9)
2002 Cleveland—(†)—(†)
2002 Detroit—(†)—(†)
2002 District of Columbia (DCPS)153(3.0)194(0.9)
2002 Fresno—(†)—(†)
2002 Houston183(4.6)208(2.7)
2002 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)
2002 Los Angeles163(3.9)193(2.0)
2002 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)
2002 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)
2002 New York City179(5.4)209(2.9)
2002 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)
2002 San Diego—(†)—(†)