Percentile scores for grade 4 reading, by National School Lunch Program eligibility, 6 categories and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, and 2003
YearJurisdictionNot eligibleReduced-price lunchFree lunchInformation not availableSchool refused informationNot participating
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: 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.
2011National public194216237256272177198220240256160185208230248163189214235253191214235257279
2011 Large city186211234256274175196217237256156181205227246168191211231250
2011 Albuquerque189211232252268174196216240256148171198222242
2011 Atlanta208227246265279160180201221239
2011 Austin210230250268282179201224241256166187208227245
2011 Baltimore City169191215244268175192209225246159177197216234
2011 Boston193217239260277184204224243262169191213232250
2011 Charlotte202222242260275169191212232250
2011 Chicago186210233253272151177203226244
2011 Cleveland150172193215234
2011 Dallas177206231249266161181202222239
2011 Detroit162184212235252148168189211228
2011 District of Columbia (DCPS)178207238263285137165191215236
2011 Fresno200215232249264145169193216234
2011 Hillsborough County (FL)211229248266282195213235251265177198219239254
2011 Houston194219242261276167187208228245
2011 Jefferson County (KY)201221242259277171191213234252
2011 Los Angeles187211230249268154181207229244149174198221239161188214234249
2011 Miami-Dade196218239257274192210232251265172194215235253
2011 Milwaukee179200227249267141177206225244141167191213233
2011 New York City197221245266282180206226245262166192215238258
2011 Philadelphia167198222244266148175199221240
2011 San Diego200223243260278176198219241257149176203226247
2009National public192213234254270174195217238256160183207228246163187210233254206227248266287
2009 Large city185208232254272171191213235257155179203225244163185213238258
2009 Albuquerque
2009 Atlanta197218242262280156177198219239
2009 Austin205224244262278176197217235248163185206225242
2009 Baltimore City174197218240261162180199219235
2009 Boston184209233252270182202222242258170191212231246
2009 Charlotte199220240260277168190213232249
2009 Chicago177203229253273152176201223241
2009 Cleveland151172194216235
2009 Dallas
2009 Detroit148169192217235144165187208226
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)181206231258279172187209228245145170194215234
2009 Fresno184210230248260149171195217235
2009 Hillsborough County (FL)
2009 Houston195213234254271168188207226242
2009 Jefferson County (KY)195216237257276167194216236252165186208229247
2009 Los Angeles173200224245262157180208232250148171195217235176200225245262
2009 Miami-Dade195215237256272185203223240256172194215235251
2009 Milwaukee169195219239257165186205227247142165190214232
2009 New York City195215237259278186209230249266167191215238256
2009 Philadelphia166193216239255145169195218236
2009 San Diego198218238256271175198222239254144171197221239
2007National public191212234253270173195217237254157182206227245161189214237259175199223247262189215235256273
2007 Large city184208231253271166190213234251152176201223242155177205227251
2007 Albuquerque
2007 Atlanta190215237260276159178198217234
2007 Austin202224244262278177195217236249159180203222239
2007 Baltimore City
2007 Boston177202228249268174196220240256162185207227246
2007 Charlotte195219241261278180199217236251160184205227244
2007 Chicago169196224248270150173199223242
2007 Cleveland158178199220237
2007 Dallas
2007 Detroit
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)166189216243267152175197223239142164188211230
2007 Fresno
2007 Hillsborough County (FL)
2007 Houston185209233255270158180203223240
2007 Jefferson County (KY)
2007 Los Angeles167192216239257153178203224244142167192214234
2007 Miami-Dade
2007 Milwaukee
2007 New York City194219242264280177196218235256162185210232252
2007 Philadelphia
2007 San Diego187210234256272170194216236253145173198222241
2005National public187210232252269167190214235253155178202225245161186213237257161188221245267190217239258278
2005 Large city180204228250268161183209231252151173198221240150180210234255169203226247267
2005 Albuquerque
2005 Atlanta183212237258275163179201224239150169191211232
2005 Austin196216238257274164189214232245161181203224242
2005 Baltimore City
2005 Boston181203224246264174192213229250164183205225242
2005 Charlotte194216239259277165185210229248166184206226244
2005 Chicago172197225249267150172195217237
2005 Cleveland156175198220238
2005 Dallas
2005 Detroit
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)162189216243264145171192213230137159183207229
2005 Fresno
2005 Hillsborough County (FL)
2005 Houston194213236258275161181202223241
2005 Jefferson County (KY)
2005 Los Angeles175199227252271153176204228255143164189215236
2005 Miami-Dade
2005 Milwaukee
2005 New York City191212230252271179200223247266166188210231249
2005 Philadelphia
2005 San Diego177201225246266164187213234255149173197220241
2003National public186209231252269165189213235253151175201224244163191218241261169190215236258193218240260277
2003 Large city173199226250270160185210231250148172196220240166193219241263168191219239261186215235250268
2003 Albuquerque
2003 Atlanta175202234258280145166189211231
2003 Austin
2003 Baltimore City
2003 Boston180200219243263169186210231248162183204224242163184210231252
2003 Charlotte194215235255273169188209229244157176200222240
2003 Chicago181204229250272161185210233254146170194216237170199225249265
2003 Cleveland154174196217237
2003 Dallas
2003 Detroit
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)148175206237266149172197222242133157183206225
2003 Fresno
2003 Hillsborough County (FL)
2003 Houston173197222244266166185208229247161180201222241
2003 Jefferson County (KY)
2003 Los Angeles167189213236261156180201222241142165189213232166193219243265
2003 Miami-Dade
2003 Milwaukee
2003 New York City203220242262278163184207230249
2003 Philadelphia
2003 San Diego175201227249267163189213232247146169193217237174199222243264