Average scale scores and percentages for grade 4 reading, by pages read in school and for homework, race/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reported and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
YearJurisdictionRace/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reported5 or fewer6-1011-1516-20More than 20
Average scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentage
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), 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 Reading Assessments.
2011NationalWhite2201822918233152341623533
2011 National Black1982620420209122101321029
2011 National Hispanic1962320519210132111421230
2011 National Asian/Pacific Islander2211322914234132351524146
2011 National American Indian/Alaska Native1952720319209132071420928
2011 National Two or more races2161922216228142321623335
2009NationalWhite2201822919233162341523432
2009 National Black1972720420207122081320929
2009 National Hispanic1962520420208142091321128
2009 National Asian/Pacific Islander2221423117234122371624142
2009 National American Indian/Alaska Native1932420418206122131321232
2009 National Two or more races2151822617225152361323037
2007NationalWhite2211923020233162351523429
2007 National Black1972720421207132081220627
2007 National Hispanic1972420521210142101420727
2007 National Asian/Pacific Islander2241422618230132351423841
2007 National American Indian/Alaska Native1962420221207142071220930
2007 National Two or more races2162022419228142331322734
2005NationalWhite2201922820232162331523229
2005 National Black1932820019205122051220229
2005 National Hispanic1942320320207132071420530
2005 National Asian/Pacific Islander2191522517232122291523341
2005 National American Indian/Alaska Native1952520520208132121420929
2005 National Two or more races2142022318222142281522733
2003NationalWhite2201922922232162331523128
2003 National Black1922820021201112021120028
2003 National Hispanic1932420320205122041420230
2003 National Asian/Pacific Islander2141622218228132311323040
2003 National American Indian/Alaska Native1962620620205122081120531
2003 National Two or more races2112022120230152291322631
2002NationalWhite2212022922232162331423028
2002 National Black1933020021203112041120027
2002 National Hispanic1932420122206142041320527
2002 National Asian/Pacific Islander2171722120228122281422638
2002 National American Indian/Alaska Native1992420721220132131220630
2002 National Two or more races2122221826226112191522526