Average scale scores for grade 8 reading, by disability status of student, including those with 504 plan and jurisdiction: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2002, 2000, and 1998
Year	Jurisdiction	Identified as students with disabilities		Not identified as students with disabilities
Year	Jurisdiction	Average scale score	Standard Error	Average scale score	Standard Error
— Not available. † Not applicable. NOTE: The category “students with disabilities” includes students identified as having either an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or protection under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. 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), 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009 Reading Assessments.
2009	National	230	(0.6)	267	(0.3)
2007	National	227	(0.6)	266	(0.2)
2005	National	227	(0.5)	266	(0.2)
2003	National	225	(0.6)	267	(0.3)
2002	National	228	(1.0)	268	(0.4)
2000	National	—	(†)	—	(†)
2000¹	National	—	(†)	—	(†)
1998	National	—	(†)	—	(†)