Average scale scores for grade 8 reading, by race/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reported and jurisdiction: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1994, and 1992
Year
Jurisdiction
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian/Pacific Islander
American Indian/Alaska Native
Two or more races
Average scale score
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard Error
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Prior to 2011, students in the “two or more races” category were categorized as “unclassified”. 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
273
(0.2)
246
(0.4)
249
(0.6)
274
(1.1)
251
(1.2)
267
(1.6)
2007
National
272
(0.2)
245
(0.4)
247
(0.4)
271
(1.1)
247
(1.2)
265
(1.6)
2005
National
271
(0.2)
243
(0.4)
246
(0.4)
271
(0.8)
249
(1.4)
266
(1.9)
2003
National
272
(0.2)
244
(0.5)
245
(0.7)
270
(1.1)
246
(3.0)
266
(1.8)
2002
National
272
(0.4)
245
(0.7)
247
(0.8)
267
(1.7)
250
(3.5)
265
(2.5)
2000
National
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
2000¹
National
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
1998
National
270
(0.9)
244
(1.2)
243
(1.7)
264
(7.1)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1998¹
National
271
(0.9)
243
(1.6)
245
(2.5)
267
(5.0)
‡
(†)
269
(6.7)
1994¹
National
267
(1.0)
236
(1.8)
243
(1.2)
265
(3.0)
248
(4.7)
‡
(†)
1992¹
National
267
(1.1)
237
(1.7)
241
(1.6)
268
(3.9)
‡
(†)
256
(6.2)