Average scale scores for grade 8 reading, by gender and jurisdiction: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1994, and 1992
Year
Jurisdiction
Male
Female
Average scale score
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard Error
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
NOTE: The NAEP Reading scale ranges from 0 to 500. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009 Reading Assessments.
2009
National
259
(0.3)
269
(0.3)
2007
National
258
(0.3)
268
(0.3)
2005
National
257
(0.2)
267
(0.2)
2003
National
258
(0.3)
269
(0.3)
2002
National
260
(0.5)
269
(0.5)
2000
National
—
(†)
—
(†)
2000¹
National
—
(†)
—
(†)
1998
National
256
(1.0)
270
(0.8)
1998¹
National
257
(0.9)
270
(0.9)
1994¹
National
252
(1.0)
267
(1.0)
1992¹
National
254
(1.1)
267
(1.0)