Percentile scores for grade 8 reading, by all students and jurisdiction: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
YearJurisdictionAll students
10th percentileStandard Error25th percentileStandard Error50th percentileStandard Error75th percentileStandard Error90th percentileStandard 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 public218(0.4)242(0.4)265(0.3)286(0.3)304(0.3)
2009 Large city205(1.4)230(0.7)255(0.6)277(0.8)296(1.0)
2009 Atlanta207(2.7)229(2.2)251(1.7)273(1.8)291(1.8)
2009 Austin215(2.3)239(2.0)264(2.5)286(2.4)304(2.8)
2009 Baltimore City207(2.8)226(1.7)245(2.2)265(2.7)281(2.2)
2009 Boston217(4.6)236(2.3)257(1.6)280(2.9)300(2.2)
2009 Charlotte213(1.7)238(2.5)262(1.7)284(1.8)302(2.7)
2009 Chicago206(2.9)229(1.7)251(1.1)273(1.6)290(1.8)
2009 Cleveland201(4.0)222(3.4)244(2.2)264(2.0)282(3.0)
2009 Detroit185(6.2)211(2.9)235(2.8)256(3.6)275(4.6)
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)190(3.5)214(4.0)241(1.5)267(2.0)291(3.4)
2009 Fresno192(2.8)217(2.7)241(3.1)265(2.2)283(3.6)
2009 Houston208(2.8)232(1.2)254(1.5)275(1.2)292(3.3)
2009 Jefferson County (KY)214(1.9)236(0.9)260(1.9)282(1.0)301(4.3)
2009 Los Angeles195(1.9)221(1.3)247(1.3)269(1.5)288(1.7)
2009 Miami-Dade216(2.2)240(2.2)263(1.4)284(1.6)301(2.6)
2009 Milwaukee195(2.9)218(3.5)244(1.7)265(2.1)284(2.0)
2009 New York City206(2.2)230(2.0)254(2.4)277(2.3)296(2.0)
2009 Philadelphia204(1.8)225(1.7)248(2.0)269(3.5)290(5.7)
2009 San Diego205(4.0)231(2.5)257(3.1)281(4.3)301(4.1)
2007National public216(0.4)240(0.3)264(0.2)285(0.2)303(0.2)
2007 Large city202(0.9)227(0.7)252(0.7)275(0.6)295(0.9)
2007 Atlanta201(2.2)224(2.0)245(1.5)267(1.2)288(1.7)
2007 Austin204(3.8)232(3.8)260(2.2)285(2.0)305(2.7)
2007 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 Boston207(3.1)231(2.8)254(2.4)278(1.5)300(2.5)
2007 Charlotte211(3.2)236(2.2)263(1.3)285(1.8)304(1.8)
2007 Chicago205(4.4)228(1.8)252(1.4)273(1.3)291(1.9)
2007 Cleveland207(1.9)227(1.7)248(1.3)267(1.8)283(2.6)
2007 Detroit—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)196(2.0)218(1.3)241(1.7)264(1.2)285(1.9)
2007 Fresno—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 Houston209(3.9)231(1.6)253(1.1)274(1.5)292(3.7)
2007 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 Los Angeles192(2.6)218(1.9)243(1.4)265(1.6)285(2.1)
2007 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 New York City201(3.0)225(3.2)251(2.3)275(2.1)295(1.5)
2007 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 San Diego197(2.2)225(2.0)253(1.5)278(1.8)298(2.6)
2005National public214(0.3)238(0.3)263(0.2)285(0.2)303(0.2)
2005 Large city202(1.3)227(0.8)252(0.5)275(0.6)295(0.7)
2005 Atlanta194(1.3)216(2.2)239(1.5)262(1.3)285(2.2)
2005 Austin205(5.5)231(2.3)259(3.2)283(2.5)304(2.8)
2005 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 Boston206(1.7)229(1.3)254(2.0)279(1.8)299(2.0)
2005 Charlotte210(4.5)236(2.2)262(1.2)285(2.2)306(2.7)
2005 Chicago204(3.0)228(1.6)252(1.3)273(2.3)291(2.5)
2005 Cleveland195(3.8)219(5.2)242(2.5)263(1.8)282(3.2)
2005 Detroit—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)191(1.9)215(1.2)239(1.0)262(1.2)284(1.5)
2005 Fresno—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 Houston202(1.4)226(1.1)251(1.1)272(1.5)290(3.9)
2005 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 Los Angeles192(1.9)215(1.5)240(1.5)265(2.2)286(2.7)
2005 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 New York City205(1.7)228(3.0)253(1.7)275(1.4)295(2.7)
2005 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 San Diego204(2.4)229(1.8)255(1.4)279(2.1)300(2.0)
2003National public215(0.5)240(0.3)264(0.3)286(0.3)304(0.3)
2003 Large city201(1.3)225(1.0)251(0.8)274(1.0)293(0.8)
2003 Atlanta196(2.1)217(1.7)240(1.8)263(1.8)282(1.9)
2003 Austin—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Boston205(2.8)229(1.5)253(1.7)278(1.3)299(2.1)
2003 Charlotte216(5.3)239(2.0)264(2.3)286(2.2)304(2.2)
2003 Chicago207(2.6)228(2.3)249(1.3)270(1.1)288(1.3)
2003 Cleveland198(1.9)219(2.3)242(2.1)263(1.4)280(2.5)
2003 Detroit—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)193(1.2)216(1.6)241(1.2)262(1.2)282(1.0)
2003 Fresno—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Houston203(1.3)224(1.1)247(1.3)268(1.1)288(1.8)
2003 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Los Angeles183(2.7)210(1.7)236(2.0)261(1.9)282(2.6)
2003 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 New York City204(3.6)229(3.0)254(1.3)277(2.4)297(2.9)
2003 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 San Diego201(3.8)226(1.7)252(1.3)275(1.4)296(1.1)
2002National public219(0.9)242(0.5)265(0.6)286(0.5)303(0.3)
2002 Large city204(2.1)227(1.6)252(0.9)275(1.1)295(1.0)
2002 Atlanta194(2.2)214(2.3)236(2.6)259(1.4)277(2.1)
2002 Austin—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Boston—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Charlotte—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Chicago208(2.7)231(1.8)251(2.2)270(2.6)288(3.2)
2002 Cleveland—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Detroit—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 District of Columbia (DCPS)197(1.0)219(3.3)241(1.3)262(1.7)281(1.5)
2002 Fresno—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Houston201(4.3)226(2.9)251(2.2)273(1.4)290(2.6)
2002 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Los Angeles190(2.0)213(2.1)238(1.4)261(1.4)281(2.6)
2002 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 New York City‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)‡(†)
2002 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 San Diego—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)