Average scale scores for grade 8 reading, by status as English learner, 2 categories and jurisdiction: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2002, 2000, and 1998
Year	Jurisdiction	ELL		Not ELL
Year	Jurisdiction	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 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	219	(1.0)	266	(0.2)
2007	National	223	(1.1)	265	(0.2)
2005	National	224	(0.9)	264	(0.2)
2003	National	222	(1.5)	265	(0.3)
2002	National	224	(1.4)	266	(0.4)
2000	National	—	(†)	—	(†)
2000¹	National	—	(†)	—	(†)
1998	National	—	(†)	—	(†)