Average scale scores for grade 4 reading, by status as English learner, 2 categories and jurisdiction: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
YearJurisdictionELLNot ELL
Average scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard Error
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
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 public188(0.8)223(0.3)
2009 Large city184(1.2)216(0.7)
2009 Atlanta‡(†)210(1.6)
2009 Austin197(3.2)228(1.7)
2009 Baltimore City‡(†)202(1.7)
2009 Boston196(3.4)218(1.3)
2009 Charlotte193(4.2)227(1.6)
2009 Chicago176(3.9)205(1.4)
2009 Cleveland‡(†)194(2.0)
2009 Detroit187(3.2)187(2.0)
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)192(5.5)204(1.2)
2009 Fresno175(2.5)207(1.9)
2009 Houston196(2.2)217(1.8)
2009 Jefferson County (KY)‡(†)220(1.8)
2009 Los Angeles176(1.5)212(1.3)
2009 Miami-Dade188(5.2)223(1.2)
2009 Milwaukee191(3.0)197(2.3)
2009 New York City189(2.9)221(1.3)
2009 Philadelphia164(5.7)197(1.8)
2009 San Diego186(2.6)227(2.0)
2007National public188(0.6)223(0.3)
2007 Large city183(1.1)214(0.7)
2007 Atlanta‡(†)207(1.5)
2007 Austin194(3.4)224(1.9)
2007 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)
2007 Boston197(3.0)215(2.0)
2007 Charlotte196(2.6)225(1.7)
2007 Chicago182(2.3)204(1.6)
2007 Cleveland‡(†)198(1.7)
2007 Detroit—(†)—(†)
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)198(4.1)197(0.9)
2007 Fresno—(†)—(†)
2007 Houston186(2.1)214(1.1)
2007 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)
2007 Los Angeles177(1.8)212(1.2)
2007 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)
2007 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)
2007 New York City181(2.7)219(1.1)
2007 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)
2007 San Diego189(1.9)225(1.9)
2005National public187(0.5)220(0.2)
2005 Large city184(0.8)211(0.6)
2005 Atlanta‡(†)201(1.3)
2005 Austin189(3.6)222(1.3)
2005 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)
2005 Boston190(3.4)210(1.3)
2005 Charlotte198(3.5)223(1.8)
2005 Chicago175(3.0)202(2.0)
2005 Cleveland‡(†)197(2.2)
2005 Detroit—(†)—(†)
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)177(4.8)191(1.0)
2005 Fresno—(†)—(†)
2005 Houston192(2.7)216(1.9)
2005 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)
2005 Los Angeles182(1.2)211(1.9)
2005 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)
2005 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)
2005 New York City183(3.4)215(1.6)
2005 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)
2005 San Diego188(2.1)218(2.3)
2003National public186(0.8)219(0.3)
2003 Large city184(1.3)209(0.8)
2003 Atlanta‡(†)197(2.4)
2003 Austin—(†)—(†)
2003 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)
2003 Boston192(3.9)208(1.6)
2003 Charlotte190(3.1)221(1.8)
2003 Chicago176(3.0)202(1.6)
2003 Cleveland‡(†)196(1.6)
2003 Detroit—(†)—(†)
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)174(3.5)189(0.9)
2003 Fresno—(†)—(†)
2003 Houston186(3.0)211(2.0)
2003 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)
2003 Los Angeles183(1.7)206(2.1)
2003 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)
2003 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)
2003 New York City183(3.3)212(1.5)
2003 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)
2003 San Diego186(2.1)218(2.5)
2002National public183(2.1)219(0.4)
2002 Large city182(1.2)206(0.9)
2002 Atlanta‡(†)196(1.6)
2002 Austin—(†)—(†)
2002 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)
2002 Boston—(†)—(†)
2002 Charlotte—(†)—(†)
2002 Chicago177(3.0)196(1.7)
2002 Cleveland—(†)—(†)
2002 Detroit—(†)—(†)
2002 District of Columbia (DCPS)183(3.5)191(1.0)
2002 Fresno—(†)—(†)
2002 Houston192(3.0)210(3.0)
2002 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)
2002 Los Angeles173(2.7)204(2.1)
2002 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)
2002 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)
2002 New York City‡(†)208(2.7)
2002 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)
2002 San Diego—(†)—(†)