Average scale scores for grade 4 reading, by National School Lunch Program eligibility, 6 categories and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, and 2003
Year	Jurisdiction	Not eligible	Reduced-price lunch	Free lunch	Information not available	School refused information	Not participating
Year	Jurisdiction	Average scale score	Average scale score	Average scale score	Average scale score	Average scale score	Average 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), 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 Reading Assessments.
2011	National public	234	218	206	210	‡	234
2011	Large city	232	215	203	210	‡	‡
2011	Albuquerque	230	215	196	‡	‡	‡
2011	Atlanta	244	‡	200	‡	‡	‡
2011	Austin	247	221	206	‡	‡	‡
2011	Baltimore City	218	209	197	‡	‡	‡
2011	Boston	236	223	211	‡	‡	‡
2011	Charlotte	240	‡	210	‡	‡	‡
2011	Chicago	230	‡	200	‡	‡	‡
2011	Cleveland	‡	‡	193	‡	‡	‡
2011	Dallas	225	‡	201	‡	‡	‡
2011	Detroit	209	‡	189	‡	‡	‡
2011	District of Columbia (DCPS)	234	‡	188	‡	‡	‡
2011	Fresno	232	‡	191	‡	‡	‡
2011	Hillsborough County (FL)	247	232	217	‡	‡	‡
2011	Houston	238	‡	207	‡	‡	‡
2011	Jefferson County (KY)	240	‡	212	‡	‡	‡
2011	Los Angeles	229	203	195	209	‡	‡
2011	Miami-Dade	237	230	214	‡	‡	‡
2011	Milwaukee	224	200	189	‡	‡	‡
2011	New York City	242	223	213	‡	‡	‡
2011	Philadelphia	219	‡	196	‡	‡	‡
2011	San Diego	240	218	199	‡	‡	‡
2009	National public	232	216	204	210	‡	247
2009	Large city	230	213	201	211	‡	‡
2009	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	Atlanta	240	‡	198	‡	‡	‡
2009	Austin	242	215	204	‡	‡	‡
2009	Baltimore City	218	‡	199	‡	‡	‡
2009	Boston	230	221	210	‡	‡	‡
2009	Charlotte	238	‡	210	‡	‡	‡
2009	Chicago	227	‡	198	‡	‡	‡
2009	Cleveland	‡	‡	194	‡	‡	‡
2009	Dallas	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	Detroit	192	‡	186	‡	‡	‡
2009	District of Columbia (DCPS)	230	209	191	‡	‡	‡
2009	Fresno	227	‡	193	‡	‡	‡
2009	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	Houston	233	‡	206	‡	‡	‡
2009	Jefferson County (KY)	236	214	207	‡	‡	‡
2009	Los Angeles	221	204	193	220	‡	‡
2009	Miami-Dade	235	221	213	‡	‡	‡
2009	Milwaukee	216	206	188	‡	‡	‡
2009	New York City	236	227	213	‡	‡	‡
2009	Philadelphia	214	‡	192	‡	‡	‡
2009	San Diego	235	217	194	‡	‡	‡
2007	National public	232	215	203	212	222	233
2007	Large city	229	210	198	203	‡	‡
2007	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Atlanta	236	‡	197	‡	‡	‡
2007	Austin	242	215	201	‡	‡	‡
2007	Baltimore City	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Boston	225	217	205	‡	‡	‡
2007	Charlotte	238	215	204	‡	‡	‡
2007	Chicago	220	‡	197	‡	‡	‡
2007	Cleveland	‡	‡	198	‡	‡	‡
2007	Dallas	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Detroit	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	District of Columbia (DCPS)	216	196	187	‡	‡	‡
2007	Fresno	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Houston	230	‡	201	‡	‡	‡
2007	Jefferson County (KY)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Los Angeles	214	200	189	‡	‡	‡
2007	Miami-Dade	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Milwaukee	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	New York City	240	216	208	‡	‡	‡
2007	Philadelphia	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	San Diego	231	213	195	‡	‡	‡
2005	National public	230	212	201	210	216	236
2005	Large city	226	207	197	205	‡	222
2005	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Atlanta	233	201	190	‡	‡	‡
2005	Austin	236	209	202	‡	‡	‡
2005	Baltimore City	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Boston	223	211	204	‡	‡	‡
2005	Charlotte	237	208	205	‡	‡	‡
2005	Chicago	222	‡	194	‡	‡	‡
2005	Cleveland	‡	‡	197	‡	‡	‡
2005	Dallas	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Detroit	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	District of Columbia (DCPS)	215	190	183	‡	‡	‡
2005	Fresno	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Houston	235	‡	202	‡	‡	‡
2005	Jefferson County (KY)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Los Angeles	225	203	189	‡	‡	‡
2005	Miami-Dade	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Milwaukee	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	New York City	230	223	209	‡	‡	‡
2005	Philadelphia	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	San Diego	223	211	196	‡	‡	‡
2003	National public	229	211	199	215	213	237
2003	Large city	223	207	195	216	215	232
2003	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Atlanta	230	‡	188	‡	‡	‡
2003	Austin	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Baltimore City	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Boston	221	208	203	208	‡	‡
2003	Charlotte	234	208	199	‡	‡	‡
2003	Chicago	227	208	192	221	‡	‡
2003	Cleveland	‡	‡	195	‡	‡	‡
2003	Dallas	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Detroit	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	District of Columbia (DCPS)	206	196	181	‡	‡	‡
2003	Fresno	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Houston	220	206	201	‡	‡	‡
2003	Jefferson County (KY)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Los Angeles	213	200	188	217	‡	‡
2003	Miami-Dade	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Milwaukee	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	New York City	241	‡	206	‡	‡	‡
2003	Philadelphia	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	San Diego	224	210	193	‡	220	‡