Percentile scores for grade 8 reading, by parental education level, from 2 questions and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 1998, 1994, and 1992
Year
Jurisdiction
Did not finish high school
Graduated high school
Some education after high school
Graduated college
Unknown
10th percentile
25th percentile
50th percentile
75th percentile
90th percentile
10th percentile
25th percentile
50th percentile
75th percentile
90th percentile
10th percentile
25th percentile
50th percentile
75th percentile
90th percentile
10th percentile
25th percentile
50th percentile
75th percentile
90th percentile
10th percentile
25th percentile
50th percentile
75th percentile
90th 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.
2011
National
206
228
250
269
286
212
234
256
276
294
229
248
268
287
304
233
255
277
297
314
201
225
248
269
287
2009
National
205
228
250
270
286
212
235
256
275
292
228
248
268
287
303
232
255
276
296
312
198
223
246
268
286
2007
National
201
225
248
268
285
211
233
255
275
292
227
248
268
287
303
230
253
275
295
312
198
223
246
267
285
2005
National
201
223
246
267
284
209
232
254
275
292
226
246
267
287
303
228
252
275
295
313
197
220
245
266
285
2003
National
200
224
247
268
286
212
234
256
276
294
227
248
269
288
304
230
253
276
296
313
194
220
245
268
286
1998
National
198
222
245
265
282
211
233
257
278
294
226
249
271
290
306
230
253
276
296
312
194
220
245
266
285
1998¹
National
200
221
245
266
283
211
233
257
278
295
228
250
271
289
306
232
255
277
296
312
196
220
243
267
285
1994¹
National
193
217
239
261
281
205
230
254
276
294
222
246
267
288
306
222
248
273
294
312
189
215
241
264
283
1992¹
National
197
222
244
266
286
205
228
253
275
293
223
245
267
287
305
226
249
273
295
313
190
212
238
263
284