Average scale scores for grade 8 reading, by disability status of student, including those with 504 plan and jurisdiction: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
YearJurisdictionIdentified as students with disabilitiesNot identified as students with disabilities
Average scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard Error
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
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. DCPS = District of Columbia Public Schools. 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), 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009 Reading Assessments.
2009National public229(0.6)266(0.3)
2009 Large city217(1.2)256(0.5)
2009 Atlanta210(3.9)254(1.6)
2009 Austin232(4.0)264(2.1)
2009 Baltimore City‡(†)247(1.7)
2009 Boston234(3.4)262(1.6)
2009 Charlotte224(3.5)263(1.0)
2009 Chicago216(3.0)254(1.6)
2009 Cleveland210(4.3)246(1.7)
2009 Detroit189(3.8)239(2.3)
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)‡(†)243(1.5)
2009 Fresno202(3.8)243(2.4)
2009 Houston201(3.4)256(1.2)
2009 Jefferson County (KY)222(3.1)261(1.1)
2009 Los Angeles206(3.1)248(1.0)
2009 Miami-Dade231(3.2)264(1.3)
2009 Milwaukee206(5.0)248(1.6)
2009 New York City221(2.4)257(1.4)
2009 Philadelphia213(4.5)252(2.5)
2009 San Diego221(3.9)258(2.9)
2007National public226(0.5)265(0.2)
2007 Large city214(1.9)254(0.7)
2007 Atlanta‡(†)246(1.3)
2007 Austin228(3.5)261(2.1)
2007 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)
2007 Boston223(2.1)260(1.8)
2007 Charlotte228(3.9)263(1.2)
2007 Chicago213(3.2)256(1.4)
2007 Cleveland210(4.6)249(1.4)
2007 Detroit—(†)—(†)
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)210(4.2)243(0.8)
2007 Fresno—(†)—(†)
2007 Houston217(3.7)255(1.4)
2007 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)
2007 Los Angeles200(3.3)244(1.0)
2007 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)
2007 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)
2007 New York City216(2.9)254(1.8)
2007 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)
2007 San Diego214(4.1)253(1.3)
2005National public226(0.5)264(0.2)
2005 Large city213(1.2)254(0.5)
2005 Atlanta203(4.4)242(1.3)
2005 Austin219(4.3)260(2.9)
2005 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)
2005 Boston220(3.4)258(1.2)
2005 Charlotte216(3.4)264(1.4)
2005 Chicago210(3.4)256(1.3)
2005 Cleveland‡(†)243(1.9)
2005 Detroit—(†)—(†)
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)199(2.7)243(1.0)
2005 Fresno—(†)—(†)
2005 Houston210(3.9)252(0.8)
2005 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)
2005 Los Angeles201(3.4)243(1.2)
2005 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)
2005 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)
2005 New York City213(3.6)255(1.6)
2005 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)
2005 San Diego219(4.5)257(1.3)
2003National public224(0.6)266(0.2)
2003 Large city212(1.8)253(0.6)
2003 Atlanta208(4.7)242(1.1)
2003 Austin—(†)—(†)
2003 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)
2003 Boston217(2.7)260(1.1)
2003 Charlotte228(4.5)266(1.2)
2003 Chicago215(2.6)253(1.3)
2003 Cleveland208(4.3)244(1.9)
2003 Detroit—(†)—(†)
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)199(2.5)243(0.8)
2003 Fresno—(†)—(†)
2003 Houston222(2.8)249(1.1)
2003 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)
2003 Los Angeles195(4.1)239(1.4)
2003 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)
2003 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)
2003 New York City211(2.8)258(1.8)
2003 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)
2003 San Diego209(4.3)254(1.3)
2002National public227(1.0)266(0.5)
2002 Large city215(2.3)254(1.1)
2002 Atlanta‡(†)237(1.4)
2002 Austin—(†)—(†)
2002 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)
2002 Boston—(†)—(†)
2002 Charlotte—(†)—(†)
2002 Chicago205(3.3)256(2.2)
2002 Cleveland—(†)—(†)
2002 Detroit—(†)—(†)
2002 District of Columbia (DCPS)204(2.5)244(0.9)
2002 Fresno—(†)—(†)
2002 Houston203(4.8)254(1.2)
2002 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)
2002 Los Angeles203(3.7)241(1.1)
2002 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)
2002 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)
2002 New York City‡(†)‡(†)
2002 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)
2002 San Diego—(†)—(†)