Average scale scores and percentages for grade 4 reading, by time per week on language arts, race/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reported and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, and 2005
YearJurisdictionRace/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reportedLess than 3 hours3-4.9 hours5-6.9 hours7-9.9 hours10 hours or more
Average scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentage
‡ 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”. The NAEP Reading scale ranges from 0 to 500. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. 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), 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 Reading Assessments.
2011NationalWhite22332296230142323323143
2011 National Black20242057205132062920647
2011 National Hispanic1994202820992112420556
2011 National Asian/Pacific Islander23312328237132373123348
2011 National American Indian/Alaska Native19852027204142043020244
2011 National Two or more races22732267227142303522642
2009NationalWhite22422296231152313323044
2009 National Black20342037206132062920547
2009 National Hispanic20432017211102082520455
2009 National Asian/Pacific Islander22222315238132363023450
2009 National American Indian/Alaska Native20841967204132083020345
2009 National Two or more races20132336232152283222544
2007NationalWhite22832277231162323323041
2007 National Black19942018203142062620448
2007 National Hispanic20541999210102082320454
2007 National Asian/Pacific Islander22822245236152333123146
2007 National American Indian/Alaska Native20641989207152072820245
2007 National Two or more races21722206229182273322341
2005NationalWhite23012287230182303422840
2005 National Black19721967201162022819947
2005 National Hispanic20322026206122062520156
2005 National Asian/Pacific Islander22312295233152323222647
2005 National American Indian/Alaska Native‡219410206162083020442
2005 National Two or more races‡22186225172213222442