Average scale scores for grade 8 reading, by status as English learner, 2 categories and jurisdiction: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
YearJurisdictionELLNot ELL
Average scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard Error
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: 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 public219(1.0)265(0.2)
2009 Large city215(1.5)257(0.6)
2009 Atlanta‡(†)250(1.5)
2009 Austin223(3.2)267(2.1)
2009 Baltimore City‡(†)245(1.7)
2009 Boston‡(†)259(1.6)
2009 Charlotte229(4.5)261(1.0)
2009 Chicago220(4.3)251(1.5)
2009 Cleveland‡(†)243(1.6)
2009 Detroit‡(†)232(2.5)
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)‡(†)241(1.5)
2009 Fresno210(3.1)248(2.4)
2009 Houston219(3.2)255(1.2)
2009 Jefferson County (KY)‡(†)259(1.1)
2009 Los Angeles206(2.2)255(1.1)
2009 Miami-Dade218(6.0)262(1.3)
2009 Milwaukee‡(†)242(1.9)
2009 New York City212(4.2)255(1.3)
2009 Philadelphia‡(†)249(2.5)
2009 San Diego211(3.7)263(2.5)
2007National public222(0.9)263(0.2)
2007 Large city214(1.5)254(0.7)
2007 Atlanta‡(†)245(1.4)
2007 Austin210(3.5)264(2.0)
2007 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)
2007 Boston210(5.3)257(1.6)
2007 Charlotte228(4.5)262(1.2)
2007 Chicago217(4.5)251(1.5)
2007 Cleveland‡(†)247(1.5)
2007 Detroit—(†)—(†)
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)‡(†)241(0.8)
2007 Fresno—(†)—(†)
2007 Houston209(2.8)256(1.4)
2007 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)
2007 Los Angeles212(1.4)252(1.2)
2007 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)
2007 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)
2007 New York City209(3.9)252(1.9)
2007 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)
2007 San Diego209(2.5)261(1.3)
2005National public224(0.9)262(0.2)
2005 Large city221(1.4)254(0.6)
2005 Atlanta‡(†)240(1.3)
2005 Austin213(5.1)262(2.5)
2005 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)
2005 Boston217(4.4)256(1.2)
2005 Charlotte237(6.1)261(1.2)
2005 Chicago216(5.0)250(1.3)
2005 Cleveland‡(†)240(1.9)
2005 Detroit—(†)—(†)
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)‡(†)238(0.9)
2005 Fresno—(†)—(†)
2005 Houston216(2.9)252(0.8)
2005 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)
2005 Los Angeles213(1.7)252(1.4)
2005 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)
2005 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)
2005 New York City216(3.9)254(1.6)
2005 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)
2005 San Diego219(2.3)262(1.4)
2003National public222(1.5)263(0.3)
2003 Large city215(1.7)253(0.7)
2003 Atlanta‡(†)240(1.1)
2003 Austin—(†)—(†)
2003 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)
2003 Boston215(4.4)256(1.2)
2003 Charlotte230(4.0)264(1.3)
2003 Chicago212(5.2)250(1.4)
2003 Cleveland‡(†)241(1.7)
2003 Detroit—(†)—(†)
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)231(4.9)239(0.7)
2003 Fresno—(†)—(†)
2003 Houston214(3.2)250(1.0)
2003 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)
2003 Los Angeles205(2.2)248(1.6)
2003 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)
2003 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)
2003 New York City212(3.3)255(1.7)
2003 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)
2003 San Diego220(2.0)257(1.5)
2002National public224(1.3)265(0.5)
2002 Large city220(3.0)254(1.1)
2002 Atlanta‡(†)236(1.4)
2002 Austin—(†)—(†)
2002 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)
2002 Boston—(†)—(†)
2002 Charlotte—(†)—(†)
2002 Chicago‡(†)250(2.2)
2002 Cleveland—(†)—(†)
2002 Detroit—(†)—(†)
2002 District of Columbia (DCPS)‡(†)241(0.9)
2002 Fresno—(†)—(†)
2002 Houston210(3.7)254(1.6)
2002 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)
2002 Los Angeles209(1.7)247(1.1)
2002 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)
2002 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)
2002 New York City‡(†)‡(†)
2002 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)
2002 San Diego—(†)—(†)