Average scale scores for grade 8 reading, by National School Lunch Program eligibility, 3 categories and jurisdiction: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2002, 2000, and 1998
Year
Jurisdiction
Eligible
Not eligible
Information not available
Average scale score
Standard Error
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), 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009 Reading Assessments.
2009
National
249
(0.3)
273
(0.3)
280
(1.3)
2007
National
247
(0.3)
271
(0.3)
277
(1.3)
2005
National
247
(0.3)
270
(0.2)
275
(1.1)
2003
National
247
(0.4)
271
(0.3)
272
(1.0)
2002
National
249
(0.5)
272
(0.4)
271
(1.4)
2000
National
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
2000ยน
National
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
1998
National
245
(1.0)
269
(1.0)
272
(2.0)