Percentile scores for grade 4 reading, by National School Lunch Program eligibility, 6 categories and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, and 2003
YearJurisdictionNot eligibleReduced-price lunchFree lunchInformation not availableSchool refused informationNot participating
10th percentile25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile90th percentile10th percentile25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile90th percentile10th percentile25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile90th percentile10th percentile25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile90th percentile10th percentile25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile90th percentile10th percentile25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile90th percentile
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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), 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 Reading Assessments.
2011National public194216237256272177198220240256160185208230248163189214235253‡‡‡‡‡191214235257279
2011 Large city186211234256274175196217237256156181205227246168191211231250‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2011 Albuquerque189211232252268174196216240256148171198222242‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2011 Atlanta208227246265279‡‡‡‡‡160180201221239‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2011 Austin210230250268282179201224241256166187208227245‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2011 Baltimore City169191215244268175192209225246159177197216234‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2011 Boston193217239260277184204224243262169191213232250‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2011 Charlotte202222242260275‡‡‡‡‡169191212232250‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2011 Chicago186210233253272‡‡‡‡‡151177203226244‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2011 Cleveland‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡150172193215234‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2011 Dallas177206231249266‡‡‡‡‡161181202222239‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2011 Detroit162184212235252‡‡‡‡‡148168189211228‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2011 District of Columbia (DCPS)178207238263285‡‡‡‡‡137165191215236‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2011 Fresno200215232249264‡‡‡‡‡145169193216234‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2011 Hillsborough County (FL)211229248266282195213235251265177198219239254‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2011 Houston194219242261276‡‡‡‡‡167187208228245‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2011 Jefferson County (KY)201221242259277‡‡‡‡‡171191213234252‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2011 Los Angeles187211230249268154181207229244149174198221239161188214234249‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2011 Miami-Dade196218239257274192210232251265172194215235253‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2011 Milwaukee179200227249267141177206225244141167191213233‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2011 New York City197221245266282180206226245262166192215238258‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2011 Philadelphia167198222244266‡‡‡‡‡148175199221240‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2011 San Diego200223243260278176198219241257149176203226247‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2009National public192213234254270174195217238256160183207228246163187210233254‡‡‡‡‡206227248266287
2009 Large city185208232254272171191213235257155179203225244163185213238258‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2009 Albuquerque——————————————————————————————
2009 Atlanta197218242262280‡‡‡‡‡156177198219239‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2009 Austin205224244262278176197217235248163185206225242‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2009 Baltimore City174197218240261‡‡‡‡‡162180199219235‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2009 Boston184209233252270182202222242258170191212231246‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2009 Charlotte199220240260277‡‡‡‡‡168190213232249‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2009 Chicago177203229253273‡‡‡‡‡152176201223241‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2009 Cleveland‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡151172194216235‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2009 Dallas——————————————————————————————
2009 Detroit148169192217235‡‡‡‡‡144165187208226‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)181206231258279172187209228245145170194215234‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2009 Fresno184210230248260‡‡‡‡‡149171195217235‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2009 Hillsborough County (FL)——————————————————————————————
2009 Houston195213234254271‡‡‡‡‡168188207226242‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2009 Jefferson County (KY)195216237257276167194216236252165186208229247‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2009 Los Angeles173200224245262157180208232250148171195217235176200225245262‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2009 Miami-Dade195215237256272185203223240256172194215235251‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2009 Milwaukee169195219239257165186205227247142165190214232‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2009 New York City195215237259278186209230249266167191215238256‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2009 Philadelphia166193216239255‡‡‡‡‡145169195218236‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2009 San Diego198218238256271175198222239254144171197221239‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2007National public191212234253270173195217237254157182206227245161189214237259175199223247262189215235256273
2007 Large city184208231253271166190213234251152176201223242155177205227251‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2007 Albuquerque——————————————————————————————
2007 Atlanta190215237260276‡‡‡‡‡159178198217234‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2007 Austin202224244262278177195217236249159180203222239‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2007 Baltimore City——————————————————————————————
2007 Boston177202228249268174196220240256162185207227246‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2007 Charlotte195219241261278180199217236251160184205227244‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2007 Chicago169196224248270‡‡‡‡‡150173199223242‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2007 Cleveland‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡158178199220237‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2007 Dallas——————————————————————————————
2007 Detroit——————————————————————————————
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)166189216243267152175197223239142164188211230‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2007 Fresno——————————————————————————————
2007 Hillsborough County (FL)——————————————————————————————
2007 Houston185209233255270‡‡‡‡‡158180203223240‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2007 Jefferson County (KY)——————————————————————————————
2007 Los Angeles167192216239257153178203224244142167192214234‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2007 Miami-Dade——————————————————————————————
2007 Milwaukee——————————————————————————————
2007 New York City194219242264280177196218235256162185210232252‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2007 Philadelphia——————————————————————————————
2007 San Diego187210234256272170194216236253145173198222241‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2005National public187210232252269167190214235253155178202225245161186213237257161188221245267190217239258278
2005 Large city180204228250268161183209231252151173198221240150180210234255‡‡‡‡‡169203226247267
2005 Albuquerque——————————————————————————————
2005 Atlanta183212237258275163179201224239150169191211232‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2005 Austin196216238257274164189214232245161181203224242‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2005 Baltimore City——————————————————————————————
2005 Boston181203224246264174192213229250164183205225242‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2005 Charlotte194216239259277165185210229248166184206226244‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2005 Chicago172197225249267‡‡‡‡‡150172195217237‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2005 Cleveland‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡156175198220238‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2005 Dallas——————————————————————————————
2005 Detroit——————————————————————————————
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)162189216243264145171192213230137159183207229‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2005 Fresno——————————————————————————————
2005 Hillsborough County (FL)——————————————————————————————
2005 Houston194213236258275‡‡‡‡‡161181202223241‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2005 Jefferson County (KY)——————————————————————————————
2005 Los Angeles175199227252271153176204228255143164189215236‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2005 Miami-Dade——————————————————————————————
2005 Milwaukee——————————————————————————————
2005 New York City191212230252271179200223247266166188210231249‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2005 Philadelphia——————————————————————————————
2005 San Diego177201225246266164187213234255149173197220241‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2003National public186209231252269165189213235253151175201224244163191218241261169190215236258193218240260277
2003 Large city173199226250270160185210231250148172196220240166193219241263168191219239261186215235250268
2003 Albuquerque——————————————————————————————
2003 Atlanta175202234258280‡‡‡‡‡145166189211231‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2003 Austin——————————————————————————————
2003 Baltimore City——————————————————————————————
2003 Boston180200219243263169186210231248162183204224242163184210231252‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2003 Charlotte194215235255273169188209229244157176200222240‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2003 Chicago181204229250272161185210233254146170194216237170199225249265‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2003 Cleveland‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡154174196217237‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2003 Dallas——————————————————————————————
2003 Detroit——————————————————————————————
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)148175206237266149172197222242133157183206225‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2003 Fresno——————————————————————————————
2003 Hillsborough County (FL)——————————————————————————————
2003 Houston173197222244266166185208229247161180201222241‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2003 Jefferson County (KY)——————————————————————————————
2003 Los Angeles167189213236261156180201222241142165189213232166193219243265‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2003 Miami-Dade——————————————————————————————
2003 Milwaukee——————————————————————————————
2003 New York City203220242262278‡‡‡‡‡163184207230249‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2003 Philadelphia——————————————————————————————
2003 San Diego175201227249267163189213232247146169193217237‡‡‡‡‡174199222243264‡‡‡‡‡