Percentile scores for grade 4 reading, by gender and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
YearJurisdictionMaleFemale
10th percentile25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile90th percentile10th percentile25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile90th percentile
— Not available.
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, 2009, and 2011 Reading Assessments.
2011National public168195220242261178202226247266
2011 Large city157183209234254168192216239259
2011 Albuquerque155182209235254163186213238258
2011 Atlanta160181206231255173194216241262
2011 Austin173197222248268178203228252272
2011 Baltimore City158177197216237164182204223242
2011 Boston169192215236257177200222242262
2011 Charlotte174199224246264185207229251269
2011 Chicago149175203228249159184209231250
2011 Cleveland144166189211231157176197219238
2011 Dallas162182203225241164185207228246
2011 Detroit145165186209229153175197218235
2011 District of Columbia (DCPS)134163193225252157181208236263
2011 Fresno142168192215234154177201224241
2011 Hillsborough County (FL)182205230251268194215236256274
2011 Houston165188211234254174194217239259
2011 Jefferson County (KY)174196220244261183205227249268
2011 Los Angeles147172198222242160184208230248
2011 Miami-Dade175197220242260182204225246263
2011 Milwaukee140167193217240152177201225246
2011 New York City161189214238259176199222245264
2011 Philadelphia140167195219238163186208229247
2011 San Diego157185215241260167196223247265
2009National public169194219241260178202225247265
2009 Large city158183209233253167190215238259
2009 Albuquerque——————————
2009 Atlanta158180205230254167188211238261
2009 Austin169194218242263178201224247268
2009 Baltimore City161178198219236167186205225244
2009 Boston171191213235252177199220239255
2009 Charlotte174200225247268184206228250269
2009 Chicago149174200224244159183208231250
2009 Cleveland148167189210229158178199221239
2009 Dallas——————————
2009 Detroit139161183206223151171192214233
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)144173200228256160182207230253
2009 Fresno146169194218240159180203225243
2009 Hillsborough County (FL)——————————
2009 Houston168188210229247176195215236254
2009 Jefferson County (KY)171192217239259177201225247268
2009 Los Angeles147171197220240156178202225245
2009 Miami-Dade172197219240257187206227246264
2009 Milwaukee143166193220241154177202223242
2009 New York City165190215238257175198222245264
2009 Philadelphia142167194218237152176202224242
2009 San Diego154182213238257165195221244262
2007National public168194219242260178201225247266
2007 Large city154180207231252164188214237258
2007 Albuquerque——————————
2007 Atlanta160180202226250168188210233255
2007 Austin165189215240259175198223247267
2007 Baltimore City——————————
2007 Boston161185208231250171192214235254
2007 Charlotte168194219243262183205229252272
2007 Chicago146172198223243159180206230251
2007 Cleveland154174196217234162181202222239
2007 Dallas——————————
2007 Detroit——————————
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)144169194219241150174199226249
2007 Fresno——————————
2007 Hillsborough County (FL)——————————
2007 Houston157178203224243167188211233254
2007 Jefferson County (KY)——————————
2007 Los Angeles142168195217238152175202225245
2007 Miami-Dade——————————
2007 Milwaukee——————————
2007 New York City160184211235258171194218240261
2007 Philadelphia——————————
2007 San Diego150180209235256165190217241261
2005National public165191217240259173197223245264
2005 Large city153177203228249162185210235256
2005 Albuquerque——————————
2005 Atlanta150171196223248159179203229254
2005 Austin164187213237256177199223245265
2005 Baltimore City——————————
2005 Boston163185207226245169188210230249
2005 Charlotte172194220243262178201225250272
2005 Chicago147170196222243159179202225246
2005 Cleveland151171193215233161180201223242
2005 Dallas——————————
2005 Detroit——————————
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)136160186212235146170195221244
2005 Fresno——————————
2005 Hillsborough County (FL)——————————
2005 Houston164185207231253170190212236257
2005 Jefferson County (KY)——————————
2005 Los Angeles142165191219242152173198225250
2005 Miami-Dade——————————
2005 Milwaukee——————————
2005 New York City165188210231251173195217239258
2005 Philadelphia——————————
2005 San Diego152178205229250166189213238258
2003National public162189216239259172197223246265
2003 Large city149174202228250159183209234256
2003 Albuquerque——————————
2003 Atlanta146167191218245153176200224247
2003 Austin——————————
2003 Baltimore City——————————
2003 Boston160180202222241171191212233251
2003 Charlotte165188213236255181204228250269
2003 Chicago144170196221241156177201225248
2003 Cleveland150169191213233159179201221241
2003 Dallas——————————
2003 Detroit——————————
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)129155183209232145169195220244
2003 Fresno——————————
2003 Hillsborough County (FL)——————————
2003 Houston161182205228248167186208230251
2003 Jefferson County (KY)——————————
2003 Los Angeles140164190215237152174199222243
2003 Miami-Dade——————————
2003 Milwaukee——————————
2003 New York City158180204229249173193216239259
2003 Philadelphia——————————
2003 San Diego155179206231252160185213238259
2002National public165190216239258173198223245264
2002 Large city150173199225247158181207232253
2002 Albuquerque——————————
2002 Atlanta144165190215239157176199222245
2002 Austin——————————
2002 Baltimore City——————————
2002 Boston——————————
2002 Charlotte——————————
2002 Chicago142164189214236154176198220243
2002 Cleveland——————————
2002 Dallas——————————
2002 Detroit——————————
2002 District of Columbia (DCPS)138161185210232151172196219241
2002 Fresno——————————
2002 Hillsborough County (FL)——————————
2002 Houston161180204227249164185208231251
2002 Jefferson County (KY)——————————
2002 Los Angeles140161187214237148170194220242
2002 Miami-Dade——————————
2002 Milwaukee——————————
2002 New York City155175199221245167189213237257
2002 Philadelphia——————————
2002 San Diego——————————