Percentile scores for grade 4 reading, by race/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reported and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
YearJurisdictionWhiteBlackHispanicAsian/Pacific IslanderAmerican Indian/Alaska NativeTwo or more races
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
— Not available.
‡ 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”. 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 public188211232252268161184207229247159184208230248187213237259278151179207232252180204227250269
2011 Large city188212235256273158181204226244157182206228246174202226250271150177205231250176202225248267
2011 Albuquerque187210234253269151177203227246150170198225240
2011 Atlanta219235252269283162182204225243174196215236256
2011 Austin212232251269282171195217238254168189211233251
2011 Baltimore City172195219249269160179198218235
2011 Boston198222244263277170191213231247170193215236255181203227252271
2011 Charlotte209227245263277170192212232250169191214236251187212239260275193212229248271
2011 Chicago182210232252271150175200222240152177205227245172206230252272
2011 Cleveland170188210231248146167188209228156178198218236
2011 Dallas198218239259273168186205224240159180202223240
2011 Detroit149168190213231161180200221238
2011 District of Columbia (DCPS)214237256279295139166192218240148178208233254
2011 Fresno169197220239256144170193216234144168193216234151173198220238
2011 Hillsborough County (FL)204226244262278180200219239254180202225245263
2011 Houston205225247265278169188208228244167188210232250206227249266281
2011 Jefferson County (KY)190211233252270168187208229249183201224243258217236255282300
2011 Los Angeles176208227248265151174198220237149175199221240187209229245260
2011 Miami-Dade200218241262278173192211230248179202225245262
2011 Milwaukee162191219245264138164189212232149176200224241168184205224248
2011 New York City192215239260275165188211233250161186210232250183209232254274
2011 Philadelphia174198219240258151175197219237133165199220238159187217242258
2011 San Diego198220243260279156182207229248150177204229248170204229251269186208233254267
2009National public188210231251268161183206227245158182207228247188212236259277152181210234255180203226247266
2009 Large city189212236256274157180203224243157180204226244179206231254272158185211241258178202222240255
2009 Albuquerque
2009 Atlanta217239255272286159180202223243
2009 Austin210229247264279172190210230250164188210230248
2009 Baltimore City175196220244267163181200220237
2009 Boston185210235254271173193213232247168191211231247190213232251268
2009 Charlotte205225245263280171192213232249161190216235256196210230254277189208229246265
2009 Chicago181207231250271148171196218238156181206228245189211234254273
2009 Cleveland166192211230247148169189211229160178199223240
2009 Dallas
2009 Detroit144165187208227148167191212229
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)219237259276292148174197220239165182207230250
2009 Fresno173196221241256149172194217235151172196218236145169195219239
2009 Hillsborough County (FL)
2009 Houston209226245262275174192210229245167187208227243200222240261282
2009 Jefferson County (KY)186208231253271161182204225241
2009 Los Angeles173203227246262149175196219242148171195217235173200227244258
2009 Miami-Dade200220239258274167187207226243184205227245261
2009 Milwaukee176203226245264141164189212230151175198223240177195216233252
2009 New York City193214237259276166188210230247162186211233250193217238257273
2009 Philadelphia168192217241258146168193216235137165194214231165191218238257
2009 San Diego198219238256271162183209231249142170197221239176208232250267
2007National public188210232251268160182205226244156182207229247185210233256274153182209232252182203224245262
2007 Large city188211233254271155177200222241150176202225244179205230253274157179206229249181203223242262
2007 Albuquerque
2007 Atlanta219235254270286161180200220237
2007 Austin208228246264278161181200223239163185209229247175210244264284
2007 Baltimore City
2007 Boston188209232252269165185206226243160185206227245174207232258274
2007 Charlotte206227245264281165187207227245159188209232250195211235258277193221240262281
2007 Chicago177206230252272149171194217238152177204226245183218238262282
2007 Cleveland175195217234252153173192212230167182200220236
2007 Dallas
2007 Detroit
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)222238259279298145168193216236157185211229244
2007 Fresno
2007 Hillsborough County (FL)
2007 Houston199223243263278165185206226244157179203223240184210235253267
2007 Jefferson County (KY)
2007 Los Angeles190211229246262149172197219241143168193216235171197220242265
2007 Miami-Dade
2007 Milwaukee
2007 New York City185211234257274165187209228244157180205229248183208232257276
2007 Philadelphia
2007 San Diego191215237258274152176204225242143173199223242179202225247264
2005National public185208230250267155177200222241155178203226246179204230252271155180207231251175200224245263
2005 Large city182207230251269152174198220239151174200223243175199225248267159178204230249161187211237258
2005 Albuquerque
2005 Atlanta220237255271285151172194216237
2005 Austin200220241259277159180202225241165185209229248
2005 Baltimore City
2005 Boston190212232248265165182204223239160182202221237183202224244263
2005 Charlotte199220242261280167185207228246169188211233249
2005 Chicago176202228252269147168191214233156178201225245
2005 Cleveland168188211232247153171194214233157178202223243
2005 Dallas
2005 Detroit
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)212234254274289139163187212233142169195220242
2005 Fresno
2005 Hillsborough County (FL)
2005 Houston204224247266280166186207228247162182204224242
2005 Jefferson County (KY)
2005 Los Angeles182203230253275139162186210235144165190215237172196225253270
2005 Miami-Dade
2005 Milwaukee
2005 New York City183207228247266165185207227246165187208228246195212236256276
2005 Philadelphia
2005 San Diego181202227251271149173202226243150173196220239180201225244263
2003National public183207229250268151174199222242151175201225245177201227250270149177205229247176199222244263
2003 Large city179205229252270146169194218238150174199222242174198225248270165188212232249175192212236258
2003 Albuquerque
2003 Atlanta208233251272292148168191214234
2003 Austin
2003 Baltimore City
2003 Boston182200226249265162181202222239159182202223240186205223241259
2003 Charlotte197219240257276163183206227244153178205225246164191222244260
2003 Chicago173202228249268148172194216237147171197222241
2003 Cleveland167188209231247151171192213232156177202226242
2003 Dallas
2003 Detroit
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)208233259277298135160186210231134163190212234
2003 Fresno
2003 Hillsborough County (FL)
2003 Houston194215236257275162180202223241162181203226245
2003 Jefferson County (KY)
2003 Los Angeles172194218241263136161188213234143166190213232174196217242262
2003 Miami-Dade
2003 Milwaukee
2003 New York City187210234255273158179202225243163184205228247186205229248267
2003 Philadelphia
2003 San Diego188213233253270151174198220237147171195220242179199223246265
2002National public185207229250266153175199222241151176201224244176201226248267157182209234253173191218239257
2002 Large city178202227249266148169193216236150173198220242172196222245263148178206233253168190215234256
2002 Albuquerque
2002 Atlanta196229255275292150170192215235
2002 Austin
2002 Baltimore City
2002 Boston
2002 Charlotte
2002 Chicago171196223247267142163186208228149171194216235
2002 Cleveland
2002 Dallas
2002 Detroit
2002 District of Columbia (DCPS)209229250271286143165189211231147172196217235
2002 Fresno
2002 Hillsborough County (FL)
2002 Houston189214235256273159179200221241162181203225246
2002 Jefferson County (KY)
2002 Los Angeles172203229248265144163186208229141161185209231178202222238254
2002 Miami-Dade
2002 Milwaukee
2002 New York City179204228250268156176198219236157178202224246189211239261279
2002 Philadelphia
2002 San Diego