Average scale scores for grade 4 reading, by status as English learner, 2 categories and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
YearJurisdictionELLNot ELL
Average scale scoreAverage scale score
— Not available.
‡ 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, 2009, and 2011 Reading Assessments.
2011National public188224
2011 Large city187217
2011 Albuquerque168217
2011 Atlanta‡212
2011 Austin199233
2011 Baltimore City‡201
2011 Boston202225
2011 Charlotte194228
2011 Chicago178208
2011 Cleveland191193
2011 Dallas192212
2011 Detroit196190
2011 District of Columbia (DCPS)178203
2011 Fresno171204
2011 Hillsborough County (FL)205236
2011 Houston201219
2011 Jefferson County (KY)‡223
2011 Los Angeles174214
2011 Miami-Dade190227
2011 Milwaukee187197
2011 New York City186222
2011 Philadelphia166201
2011 San Diego189231
2009National public188223
2009 Large city184216
2009 Albuquerque——
2009 Atlanta‡210
2009 Austin197228
2009 Baltimore City‡202
2009 Boston196218
2009 Charlotte193227
2009 Chicago176205
2009 Cleveland‡194
2009 Dallas——
2009 Detroit187187
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)192204
2009 Fresno175207
2009 Hillsborough County (FL)——
2009 Houston196217
2009 Jefferson County (KY)‡220
2009 Los Angeles176212
2009 Miami-Dade188223
2009 Milwaukee191197
2009 New York City189221
2009 Philadelphia164197
2009 San Diego186227
2007National public188223
2007 Large city183214
2007 Albuquerque——
2007 Atlanta‡207
2007 Austin194224
2007 Baltimore City——
2007 Boston197215
2007 Charlotte196225
2007 Chicago182204
2007 Cleveland‡198
2007 Dallas——
2007 Detroit——
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)198197
2007 Fresno——
2007 Hillsborough County (FL)——
2007 Houston186214
2007 Jefferson County (KY)——
2007 Los Angeles177212
2007 Miami-Dade——
2007 Milwaukee——
2007 New York City181219
2007 Philadelphia——
2007 San Diego189225
2005National public187220
2005 Large city184211
2005 Albuquerque——
2005 Atlanta‡201
2005 Austin189222
2005 Baltimore City——
2005 Boston190210
2005 Charlotte198223
2005 Chicago175202
2005 Cleveland‡197
2005 Dallas——
2005 Detroit——
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)177191
2005 Fresno——
2005 Hillsborough County (FL)——
2005 Houston192216
2005 Jefferson County (KY)——
2005 Los Angeles182211
2005 Miami-Dade——
2005 Milwaukee——
2005 New York City183215
2005 Philadelphia——
2005 San Diego188218
2003National public186219
2003 Large city184209
2003 Albuquerque——
2003 Atlanta‡197
2003 Austin——
2003 Baltimore City——
2003 Boston192208
2003 Charlotte190221
2003 Chicago176202
2003 Cleveland‡196
2003 Dallas——
2003 Detroit——
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)174189
2003 Fresno——
2003 Hillsborough County (FL)——
2003 Houston186211
2003 Jefferson County (KY)——
2003 Los Angeles183206
2003 Miami-Dade——
2003 Milwaukee——
2003 New York City183212
2003 Philadelphia——
2003 San Diego186218
2002National public183219
2002 Large city182206
2002 Albuquerque——
2002 Atlanta‡196
2002 Austin——
2002 Baltimore City——
2002 Boston——
2002 Charlotte——
2002 Chicago177196
2002 Cleveland——
2002 Dallas——
2002 Detroit——
2002 District of Columbia (DCPS)183191
2002 Fresno——
2002 Hillsborough County (FL)——
2002 Houston192210
2002 Jefferson County (KY)——
2002 Los Angeles173204
2002 Miami-Dade——
2002 Milwaukee——
2002 New York City‡208
2002 Philadelphia——
2002 San Diego——