Percentages at or above each achievement level for grade 8 reading, by all students and jurisdiction: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
Year	Jurisdiction	All students
Year	Jurisdiction	below Basic	Standard Error	at or above Basic	Standard Error	at or above Proficient	Standard Error	at Advanced	Standard Error
— Not available. † Not applicable. # Rounds to zero. ‡ Reporting standards not met. NOTE: DCPS = District of Columbia Public Schools. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. 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.
2009	National public	26	(0.4)	74	(0.4)	30	(0.4)	2	(0.1)
2009	Large city	37	(0.6)	63	(0.6)	21	(0.7)	2	(0.2)
2009	Atlanta	40	(2.7)	60	(2.7)	17	(1.1)	1	(0.3)
2009	Austin	29	(1.8)	71	(1.8)	30	(2.8)	2	(0.9)
2009	Baltimore City	46	(2.8)	54	(2.8)	10	(1.4)	#	(0.3)
2009	Boston	32	(2.3)	68	(2.3)	23	(1.8)	2	(0.6)
2009	Charlotte	30	(1.4)	70	(1.4)	28	(1.8)	2	(0.8)
2009	Chicago	40	(2.2)	60	(2.2)	17	(1.5)	1	(0.3)
2009	Cleveland	48	(2.6)	52	(2.6)	10	(1.4)	#	(0.2)
2009	Detroit	60	(3.6)	40	(3.6)	7	(1.7)	#	(†)
2009	District of Columbia (DCPS)	52	(1.7)	48	(1.7)	14	(1.1)	2	(1.0)
2009	Fresno	52	(3.0)	48	(3.0)	12	(2.3)	#	(0.3)
2009	Houston	36	(1.8)	64	(1.8)	18	(1.4)	1	(0.4)
2009	Jefferson County (KY)	32	(1.5)	68	(1.5)	26	(1.4)	2	(0.5)
2009	Los Angeles	46	(1.5)	54	(1.5)	15	(1.1)	1	(0.3)
2009	Miami-Dade	27	(1.6)	73	(1.6)	28	(1.4)	2	(0.5)
2009	Milwaukee	49	(2.2)	51	(2.2)	12	(1.4)	1	(0.2)
2009	New York City	38	(1.9)	62	(1.9)	21	(1.5)	2	(0.4)
2009	Philadelphia	44	(2.5)	56	(2.5)	15	(2.8)	1	(0.8)
2009	San Diego	35	(2.8)	65	(2.8)	25	(3.1)	2	(0.9)
2007	National public	27	(0.3)	73	(0.3)	29	(0.2)	2	(0.1)
2007	Large city	40	(0.8)	60	(0.8)	20	(0.6)	1	(0.2)
2007	Atlanta	47	(2.3)	53	(2.3)	13	(1.3)	1	(0.6)
2007	Austin	34	(2.0)	66	(2.0)	28	(1.9)	3	(0.9)
2007	Baltimore City	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2007	Boston	37	(1.8)	63	(1.8)	22	(1.5)	3	(0.8)
2007	Charlotte	31	(1.4)	69	(1.4)	29	(1.4)	3	(0.6)
2007	Chicago	39	(1.9)	61	(1.9)	17	(1.6)	1	(0.4)
2007	Cleveland	44	(2.3)	56	(2.3)	11	(1.4)	#	(0.3)
2007	Detroit	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2007	District of Columbia (DCPS)	52	(1.1)	48	(1.1)	12	(1.0)	1	(0.3)
2007	Fresno	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2007	Houston	37	(1.6)	63	(1.6)	18	(1.5)	1	(0.6)
2007	Jefferson County (KY)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2007	Los Angeles	50	(1.5)	50	(1.5)	12	(1.1)	1	(0.2)
2007	Miami-Dade	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2007	Milwaukee	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2007	New York City	41	(2.3)	59	(2.3)	20	(1.7)	1	(0.6)
2007	Philadelphia	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2007	San Diego	40	(1.5)	60	(1.5)	23	(1.8)	2	(0.4)
2005	National public	29	(0.2)	71	(0.2)	29	(0.2)	3	(0.1)
2005	Large city	40	(0.7)	60	(0.7)	20	(0.5)	2	(0.2)
2005	Atlanta	54	(1.6)	46	(1.6)	12	(1.2)	1	(0.5)
2005	Austin	35	(2.5)	65	(2.5)	27	(2.6)	3	(0.8)
2005	Baltimore City	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2005	Boston	39	(1.5)	61	(1.5)	23	(1.5)	2	(0.7)
2005	Charlotte	31	(1.3)	69	(1.3)	29	(2.2)	3	(0.5)
2005	Chicago	40	(1.7)	60	(1.7)	17	(1.4)	1	(0.3)
2005	Cleveland	51	(2.4)	49	(2.4)	10	(1.8)	#	(†)
2005	Detroit	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2005	District of Columbia (DCPS)	55	(1.2)	45	(1.2)	12	(0.9)	1	(0.3)
2005	Fresno	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2005	Houston	41	(1.4)	59	(1.4)	17	(1.0)	1	(0.3)
2005	Jefferson County (KY)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2005	Los Angeles	53	(1.8)	47	(1.8)	13	(1.3)	1	(0.3)
2005	Miami-Dade	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2005	Milwaukee	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2005	New York City	39	(1.9)	61	(1.9)	20	(1.9)	1	(0.4)
2005	Philadelphia	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2005	San Diego	37	(1.5)	63	(1.5)	23	(1.8)	2	(0.7)
2003	National public	28	(0.3)	72	(0.3)	30	(0.3)	3	(0.1)
2003	Large city	42	(0.9)	58	(0.9)	19	(0.6)	1	(0.2)
2003	Atlanta	53	(1.6)	47	(1.6)	11	(1.2)	#	(†)
2003	Austin	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2003	Baltimore City	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2003	Boston	39	(1.6)	61	(1.6)	22	(1.3)	2	(0.5)
2003	Charlotte	29	(1.4)	71	(1.4)	30	(1.6)	3	(0.5)
2003	Chicago	41	(1.8)	59	(1.8)	15	(1.3)	1	(0.3)
2003	Cleveland	52	(3.0)	48	(3.0)	10	(1.3)	#	(0.1)
2003	Detroit	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2003	District of Columbia (DCPS)	53	(1.3)	47	(1.3)	10	(0.8)	1	(0.4)
2003	Fresno	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2003	Houston	45	(1.7)	55	(1.7)	14	(1.0)	1	(0.3)
2003	Jefferson County (KY)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2003	Los Angeles	57	(1.7)	43	(1.7)	11	(1.1)	1	(0.3)
2003	Miami-Dade	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2003	Milwaukee	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2003	New York City	38	(1.9)	62	(1.9)	22	(1.8)	2	(0.6)
2003	Philadelphia	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2003	San Diego	40	(2.0)	60	(2.0)	20	(1.5)	2	(0.5)
2002	National public	26	(0.5)	74	(0.5)	31	(0.6)	2	(0.2)
2002	Large city	40	(1.5)	60	(1.5)	20	(1.0)	1	(0.4)
2002	Atlanta	58	(2.0)	42	(2.0)	8	(1.0)	#	(0.2)
2002	Austin	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2002	Baltimore City	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2002	Boston	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2002	Charlotte	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2002	Chicago	38	(2.7)	62	(2.7)	15	(2.3)	1	(†)
2002	Cleveland	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2002	Detroit	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2002	District of Columbia (DCPS)	52	(1.1)	48	(1.1)	10	(0.9)	#	(0.2)
2002	Fresno	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2002	Houston	41	(2.2)	59	(2.2)	17	(1.7)	1	(0.4)
2002	Jefferson County (KY)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2002	Los Angeles	56	(1.6)	44	(1.6)	10	(0.8)	#	(0.2)
2002	Miami-Dade	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2002	Milwaukee	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2002	New York City	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)
2002	Philadelphia	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)
2002	San Diego	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)