Percentile scores for grade 8 reading, by parental education level, from 2 questions and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 1998, 1994, and 1992
YearJurisdictionDid not finish high schoolGraduated high schoolSome education after high schoolGraduated collegeUnknown
10th percentile25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile90th percentile10th percentile25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile90th percentile10th percentile25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile90th percentile10th percentile25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile90th percentile10th percentile25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile90th percentile
¹ Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment.
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), 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 Reading Assessments.
2011National206228250269286212234256276294229248268287304233255277297314201225248269287
2009National205228250270286212235256275292228248268287303232255276296312198223246268286
2007National201225248268285211233255275292227248268287303230253275295312198223246267285
2005National201223246267284209232254275292226246267287303228252275295313197220245266285
2003National200224247268286212234256276294227248269288304230253276296313194220245268286
1998National198222245265282211233257278294226249271290306230253276296312194220245266285
1998¹National200221245266283211233257278295228250271289306232255277296312196220243267285
1994¹National193217239261281205230254276294222246267288306222248273294312189215241264283
1992¹National197222244266286205228253275293223245267287305226249273295313190212238263284