Percentile scores for grade 8 reading, by National School Lunch Program eligibility, 3 categories and jurisdiction: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
YearJurisdictionEligibleNot eligibleInformation not available
10th percentileStandard Error25th percentileStandard Error50th percentileStandard Error75th percentileStandard Error90th percentileStandard Error10th percentileStandard Error25th percentileStandard Error50th percentileStandard Error75th percentileStandard Error90th percentileStandard Error10th percentileStandard Error25th percentileStandard Error50th percentileStandard Error75th percentileStandard Error90th percentileStandard Error
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
‡ 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, and 2009 Reading Assessments.
2009National public204(0.6)228(0.5)251(0.4)272(0.5)289(0.4)233(0.6)254(0.4)275(0.3)294(0.3)310(0.4)212(3.0)236(4.8)262(3.4)285(3.1)304(4.1)
2009 Large city199(1.6)223(0.7)247(0.9)268(0.8)286(0.8)225(2.3)248(1.0)270(1.2)291(1.7)309(1.7)207(6.9)237(4.8)262(5.5)283(4.2)303(7.0)
2009 Atlanta204(1.9)225(3.1)246(2.7)265(3.0)281(2.6)232(4.8)253(4.9)276(2.6)295(3.1)309(3.9)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 Austin204(1.7)227(3.2)249(2.3)270(2.7)287(2.0)238(3.3)260(3.3)280(3.5)298(2.9)313(3.8)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 Baltimore City205(2.8)224(2.8)243(1.7)261(2.3)277(2.6)218(3.3)238(11.8)259(4.5)277(3.1)293(9.7)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 Boston215(5.1)232(2.3)252(1.4)272(2.1)289(2.7)228(5.5)249(2.7)274(3.6)299(6.7)316(6.9)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 Charlotte203(3.2)227(2.2)251(3.2)272(2.4)289(1.2)228(3.5)250(2.5)272(2.4)292(1.4)309(2.7)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 Chicago203(2.6)226(1.8)248(1.5)269(1.6)286(2.5)234(3.5)252(3.4)273(2.8)291(2.9)305(4.8)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 Cleveland201(4.0)222(3.4)244(2.2)264(2.0)282(3.0)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 Detroit181(3.2)206(2.7)231(2.2)253(3.7)270(2.5)197(4.2)220(4.9)244(6.2)264(3.2)283(4.9)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)186(3.3)209(3.8)233(1.3)257(1.6)277(5.1)209(16.1)238(3.5)266(1.5)291(3.7)314(8.7)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 Fresno190(3.4)213(3.3)236(4.0)259(3.2)276(3.6)238(5.7)256(3.8)276(4.8)293(7.0)309(8.7)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 Houston204(2.5)228(2.5)250(1.4)268(1.1)284(1.2)230(2.6)252(4.4)274(3.3)292(4.2)310(5.6)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 Jefferson County (KY)207(2.4)227(2.4)250(2.6)271(2.0)287(2.5)229(6.1)251(4.0)273(2.0)292(2.8)310(3.8)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 Los Angeles191(3.0)217(1.1)243(1.5)265(1.4)283(2.0)210(11.8)240(8.0)265(2.9)289(3.9)306(5.8)220(4.4)242(4.3)265(5.1)283(2.5)300(8.4)
2009 Miami-Dade209(3.0)234(2.7)257(1.9)277(1.8)294(4.6)231(4.5)252(3.2)274(4.7)292(1.2)310(3.0)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 Milwaukee194(3.0)216(2.5)240(1.6)261(1.8)278(2.1)206(12.6)233(11.1)259(5.8)279(4.8)297(5.0)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 New York City205(3.5)227(2.2)251(2.4)273(2.4)293(2.5)219(7.8)245(3.1)269(2.5)290(2.9)308(3.7)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 Philadelphia202(2.6)222(1.6)244(2.5)264(2.5)283(4.5)226(4.9)246(7.0)267(6.9)292(11.0)313(9.7)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 San Diego195(4.4)219(2.8)246(1.7)268(3.3)286(6.3)225(8.8)250(4.4)272(4.5)292(3.8)310(5.7)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007National public203(0.7)227(0.4)250(0.4)270(0.3)288(0.4)230(0.6)252(0.3)273(0.3)292(0.3)309(0.3)203(12.1)232(3.9)259(2.9)283(4.0)302(2.6)
2007 Large city196(1.2)221(1.0)245(0.7)266(0.6)284(0.8)220(1.5)244(0.9)267(0.8)289(1.0)307(1.2)202(7.1)229(6.0)255(2.4)280(4.0)301(2.3)
2007 Atlanta198(2.4)220(3.7)241(2.5)261(1.5)277(2.3)218(7.0)238(3.6)264(3.4)289(3.3)307(5.0)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Austin193(2.5)217(2.7)243(2.6)265(2.4)282(1.8)235(4.5)258(2.7)282(2.9)300(3.4)315(2.3)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Baltimore City(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Boston205(5.9)228(3.9)251(2.3)272(1.5)290(3.0)216(8.4)241(3.5)269(1.7)296(3.9)318(3.9)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Charlotte198(3.7)222(3.8)247(1.8)269(2.4)287(3.2)229(3.1)253(3.0)275(0.8)295(2.8)312(2.0)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Chicago203(2.0)226(1.7)250(1.4)270(1.3)287(3.0)226(6.2)246(4.2)268(5.0)289(3.1)306(5.0)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Cleveland207(1.9)227(1.7)248(1.3)267(1.8)283(2.6)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Detroit(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)192(2.6)212(2.1)236(1.1)257(1.5)275(2.2)206(4.3)228(2.2)252(2.8)278(2.4)299(2.4)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Fresno(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Houston206(3.9)228(1.5)249(1.3)268(1.8)284(1.0)225(4.4)249(4.6)270(3.0)293(7.2)310(5.0)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Jefferson County (KY)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Los Angeles190(1.5)215(2.2)240(1.4)262(1.9)280(1.6)207(15.3)227(11.4)250(4.2)275(4.3)297(8.3)201(4.5)225(5.0)252(3.5)276(10.6)301(4.5)
2007 Miami-Dade(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Milwaukee(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 New York City199(2.9)223(2.5)248(2.1)271(1.5)291(1.5)227(6.7)251(3.1)274(6.4)296(6.6)315(5.7)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Philadelphia(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 San Diego186(6.4)213(3.0)239(3.5)263(1.9)283(3.4)222(4.3)248(4.1)271(2.6)292(3.7)308(4.8)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005National public201(0.5)225(0.3)249(0.3)270(0.3)288(0.5)227(0.4)250(0.3)272(0.2)292(0.2)309(0.2)209(4.7)235(1.9)261(2.4)285(1.8)304(2.4)
2005 Large city197(0.9)221(0.8)245(0.8)267(0.8)285(1.0)217(1.5)242(1.4)267(1.1)289(1.0)308(1.1)200(3.1)227(2.8)251(3.7)271(3.2)289(4.2)
2005 Atlanta191(5.6)213(2.5)235(1.2)257(2.1)276(2.1)213(9.9)235(5.1)262(7.2)287(8.7)305(6.9)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Austin194(8.3)217(4.7)242(2.7)265(3.2)284(11.2)227(4.5)251(3.1)275(2.3)297(3.4)314(3.6)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Baltimore City(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Boston203(1.7)225(0.9)248(1.3)271(1.8)292(3.0)226(9.3)253(4.5)278(4.3)298(2.4)315(2.4)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Charlotte196(3.0)220(1.8)245(3.0)266(2.5)284(3.3)230(5.8)254(3.0)276(1.9)296(1.9)314(3.4)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Chicago201(1.9)226(1.5)249(3.0)270(1.5)286(2.0)216(4.9)241(3.8)267(3.3)289(4.2)308(4.2)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Cleveland195(3.8)219(5.2)242(2.5)263(1.8)282(3.2)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Detroit(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)189(3.2)212(1.7)236(1.0)257(1.7)278(2.4)200(3.2)224(2.5)249(1.6)274(4.7)298(3.0)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Fresno(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Houston197(6.0)222(4.0)246(1.0)266(1.0)283(1.0)216(4.3)240(6.1)263(3.7)286(2.1)304(6.8)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Jefferson County (KY)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Los Angeles190(3.5)212(1.1)237(2.4)261(1.5)280(2.4)205(4.7)230(2.8)255(2.4)279(3.9)300(3.4)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Miami-Dade(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Milwaukee(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 New York City204(1.7)227(2.1)251(2.4)273(1.5)293(3.1)221(4.1)245(10.3)270(1.8)290(6.3)309(5.3)201(6.9)220(7.2)245(13.5)266(7.4)283(6.4)
2005 Philadelphia(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 San Diego196(3.3)220(2.1)245(1.7)268(2.1)287(2.6)218(2.9)243(3.0)267(3.6)290(2.4)310(4.7)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003National public200(0.9)224(0.5)248(0.4)270(0.5)288(0.5)229(0.5)251(0.4)273(0.3)293(0.3)309(0.3)216(2.5)240(1.6)265(1.4)287(0.9)305(1.8)
2003 Large city196(1.2)219(1.2)243(1.0)265(0.6)283(1.1)219(1.8)242(2.1)265(2.3)287(1.2)305(1.0)192(10.1)222(5.5)250(4.4)276(3.8)296(3.9)
2003 Atlanta195(2.4)215(1.9)236(1.6)257(0.8)275(1.5)206(7.3)235(9.8)261(8.0)282(4.6)298(3.4)197(8.9)224(14.0)256(4.8)281(6.4)299(6.9)
2003 Austin(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 Baltimore City(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 Boston202(3.4)225(2.6)248(2.1)271(1.6)290(2.4)220(8.8)242(2.1)267(3.9)288(2.4)305(5.3)214(1.8)239(4.7)267(3.1)295(5.6)314(4.3)
2003 Charlotte202(3.0)223(4.2)244(3.4)267(3.0)285(2.6)231(4.7)253(1.8)274(2.2)294(2.9)311(3.0)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 Chicago206(1.4)226(1.3)248(1.6)268(1.5)285(2.2)225(4.7)247(7.7)269(5.7)286(6.0)303(4.9)218(16.1)240(6.0)259(4.8)281(7.7)302(8.1)
2003 Cleveland198(1.9)219(2.3)242(2.1)263(1.4)280(2.5)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 Detroit(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)187(2.8)210(3.4)234(1.6)256(1.2)273(1.7)202(4.3)224(3.9)247(1.4)270(2.5)294(2.5)205(4.2)229(3.5)253(2.5)271(3.1)286(8.2)
2003 Fresno(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 Houston201(2.3)220(2.9)242(1.6)263(1.3)281(3.1)213(3.1)235(3.5)257(1.8)278(3.4)298(1.9)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 Jefferson County (KY)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 Los Angeles180(2.0)206(2.1)232(1.8)256(1.9)276(5.3)195(11.7)220(9.3)251(3.9)274(4.7)296(5.4)188(5.5)219(5.3)247(3.1)272(2.1)290(7.8)
2003 Miami-Dade(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 Milwaukee(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 New York City201(2.8)226(2.8)250(1.6)272(1.9)291(2.4)235(7.9)260(4.2)280(3.9)300(3.4)317(5.2)210(32.7)236(9.5)265(7.6)293(7.1)311(11.8)
2003 Philadelphia(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 San Diego195(3.1)217(1.3)242(2.5)264(4.5)283(3.1)213(5.3)242(4.0)265(2.8)285(3.2)306(4.5)207(12.1)230(7.2)251(14.0)276(5.0)296(7.5)
2002National public205(1.0)228(0.9)251(0.6)272(0.5)290(0.6)232(0.6)253(0.5)273(0.4)292(0.7)308(0.6)219(2.9)243(2.9)267(2.2)287(2.5)305(6.3)
2002 Large city199(3.0)221(1.6)244(1.6)265(1.6)283(1.7)225(2.6)247(1.0)270(1.5)291(1.7)308(2.7)205(12.1)229(4.0)255(2.7)275(5.1)294(6.3)
2002 Atlanta192(4.3)211(3.5)233(1.6)255(1.5)273(2.2)201(4.3)223(8.0)246(2.3)265(2.5)284(4.0)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2002 Austin(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2002 Baltimore City(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2002 Boston(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2002 Charlotte(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2002 Chicago205(3.8)229(1.4)249(2.0)267(1.4)282(3.4)226(6.6)244(6.3)269(10.8)293(9.1)309(11.7)226(12.9)246(9.5)266(9.4)291(10.4)314(11.0)
2002 Cleveland(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2002 Detroit(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2002 District of Columbia (DCPS)192(6.0)214(2.1)237(2.5)257(1.8)274(2.1)209(4.1)230(5.1)252(0.8)274(3.2)292(1.9)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2002 Fresno(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2002 Houston195(5.8)221(3.3)245(3.3)268(3.1)286(3.6)218(9.5)242(5.5)265(3.1)282(2.9)300(4.8)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2002 Jefferson County (KY)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2002 Los Angeles(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2002 Miami-Dade(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2002 Milwaukee(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2002 New York City(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2002 Philadelphia(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2002 San Diego(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)