Percentile scores for grade 8 reading, by race/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reported and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1994, and 1992
YearJurisdictionWhiteBlackHispanicAsian/Pacific IslanderAmerican Indian/Alaska NativeTwo or more races
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 percentile10th percentile25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile90th percentile
— Not available.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
¹ Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment.
NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Prior to 2011, students in the “two or more races” category were categorized as “unclassified”. 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, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 Reading Assessments.
2011National234255276295312207228250271288208232254275293229254278300319203229255278297225248271293312
2009National233254275294310204226248269286203228252273291229254277298316205229253276296227246268290307
2007National232253274293310202225247267285201226250271289224250274295313198224249272295219245267289307
2005National229251273293310199222245266284200225248270288224249273295314204227251273292221244268290308
2003National231253274294311202224246267285197223248270289224248272295313196223250272291223247269288307
2002National233254274293310203225247268286203226249271288220245270291310203228253273291225245266286305
2000National——————————————————————————————
2000¹National——————————————————————————————
1998National227250273293309201223245267285193221246268288215243267289307‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
1998¹National229252274293309200221244267285198223246269288223246270290308‡‡‡‡‡237256270290303
1994¹National222246269290308191213237260281192218244269288218239266291310197224251271295‡‡‡‡‡
1992¹National223246269290308194216239261279193217242266286221245269294317‡‡‡‡‡207233256282305