Percentages at or above each achievement level for grade 8 reading, by parental education level, from 2 questions and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
YearJurisdictionDid not finish high schoolGraduated high schoolSome education after high schoolGraduated collegeUnknown
below Basicat or above Basicat or above Proficientat Advancedbelow Basicat or above Basicat or above Proficientat Advancedbelow Basicat or above Basicat or above Proficientat Advancedbelow Basicat or above Basicat or above Proficientat Advancedbelow Basicat or above Basicat or above Proficientat Advanced
— Not available.
# Rounds to zero.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: DCPS = District of Columbia Public Schools. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. 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, 2009, and 2011 Reading Assessments.
2011National public415913#3466201208032216844354555141
2011 Large city435712#4456151287225225753544753121
2011 Albuquerque51498#445612#3466191217936355456#
2011 Atlanta50506#50507#326818#287226150505#
2011 Austin435712#366419#19812711387526514991
2011 Baltimore City485210#50508#3961121415916153479#
2011 Boston475315#376317128722612971346505015#
2011 Charlotte43579#3763201217931118824344258141
2011 Chicago3763171435717126742323070274465412#
2011 Cleveland455512#524811#4060161544612166345#
2011 Dallas44569#445611#2575231406019149519#
2011 Detroit58427#63374#406013#55459#65352#
2011 District of Columbia (DCPS)60407#62386#49511314456264683271
2011 Fresno554512#564411#4951131425820263377#
2011 Hillsborough County (FL)336718#356522118823331882424435714#
2011 Houston386211#435711#2575221257532248529#
2011 Jefferson County (KY)4159171425816#27732812377364445614#
2011 Los Angeles475310#514911#3070241326831455458#
2011 Miami-Dade356517#415913#217937423773534060151
2011 Milwaukee54467#57437#475310#505015#59418#
2011 New York City45551614258151307026227733244159182
2011 Philadelphia475312#485214#2773271445617252489#
2011 San Diego406013#366418128722411882424534713#
2009National public415914#346618121793121783424475313#
2009 Large city445613#445614#2872221277333353479#
2009 Albuquerque
2009 Atlanta455515#51495#316915#326826255459#
2009 Austin396114#425815#2377311128851553476#
2009 Baltimore City53476#346613#415914153476#
2009 Boston396114#346619231691912377375425814#
2009 Charlotte406013#415913122783112278384495191
2009 Chicago455516#435715#35651813367221524810#
2009 Cleveland514910#57436#2773211465412#59414#
2009 Dallas
2009 Detroit61393#64365#435713#56449#76241#
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)62386#4258171435723469314#
2009 Fresno60407#56448#3565161406023263375#
2009 Hillsborough County (FL)
2009 Houston386214#386215#2476221287230349517#
2009 Jefferson County (KY)5149101386216126742612476374495110#
2009 Los Angeles495112#485213#3169211336726255459#
2009 Miami-Dade32681813565181198134220803744654131
2009 Milwaukee465411#55459#336715#485216163375#
2009 New York City4258161465414128722313169293495111#
2009 Philadelphia514981475312#33671924357193524813#
2009 San Diego534712#386216#3169241208040455459#
2007National public445612#3664181217931218824044753121
2007 Large city475311#47531313268221307030354469#
2007 Albuquerque
2007 Atlanta57438#54466#4060181406019360405#
2007 Austin51499#45551312872282138753657438#
2007 Baltimore City
2007 Boston455511#4060201277325232683154258151
2007 Charlotte53479#396118128722622377385475313#
2007 Chicago396116#4456141326819135652224456121
2007 Cleveland455510#50507#2872211425811149517#
2007 Dallas
2007 Detroit
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)58426#57436#3961151475319267334#
2007 Fresno
2007 Hillsborough County (FL)
2007 Houston425812#435713#2773192257533449518#
2007 Jefferson County (KY)
2007 Los Angeles55458#54461013763171356523263375#
2007 Miami-Dade
2007 Milwaukee
2007 New York City485211#485215#34662213268283524812#
2007 Philadelphia
2007 San Diego554510#485214#31692322476383584210#
2005National public475312#376318123773122080404495112#
2005 Large city514910#465413#3070241307030456449#
2005 Albuquerque
2005 Atlanta61398#62386#4060181465419270302#
2005 Austin544613141591822872242178346663377#
2005 Baltimore City
2005 Boston435717#425817128722823466314485215#
2005 Charlotte52488#435712128722512278405534710#
2005 Chicago485211#465414129712313664212505012#
2005 Cleveland51499151497#3763171524811#60408#
2005 Dallas
2005 Detroit
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)61396#63376#4456161505018363375#
2005 Fresno
2005 Hillsborough County (FL)
2005 Houston445611#49519#3466201287230353478#
2005 Jefferson County (KY)
2005 Los Angeles604010#524810#3961171396123365356#
2005 Miami-Dade
2005 Milwaukee
2005 New York City455581425816133672413367273495111#
2005 Philadelphia
2005 San Diego505010#455518#27733022575344524810#
2003National public455513#356519121793221981414485213#
2003 Large city505011#485212#3367221336727356449#
2003 Albuquerque
2003 Atlanta57437#61395#445611#485216159417#
2003 Austin
2003 Baltimore City
2003 Boston465414#3961192316923233673154852141
2003 Charlotte465410#475315#237728120804145050111
2003 Chicago3763151465410134661814060181475310#
2003 Cleveland57437#55457#376316156449#534710#
2003 Dallas
2003 Detroit
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)61395#62384#4159141475316358425#
2003 Fresno
2003 Hillsborough County (FL)
2003 Houston505011146549#3268191356522260407#
2003 Jefferson County (KY)
2003 Los Angeles60406#57437#4555141425823271294#
2003 Miami-Dade
2003 Milwaukee
2003 New York City5149131406016126743113268284514911#
2003 Philadelphia
2003 San Diego514910#415916132682112773313604081
2002National public425814#316921119813321783424445614#
2002 Large city505010#445613#30702313070313544610#
2002 Albuquerque
2002 Atlanta66348#63374#50508#495113167334#
2002 Austin
2002 Baltimore City
2002 Boston
2002 Charlotte
2002 Chicago435710#40609#24762013367203485211#
2002 Cleveland
2002 Dallas
2002 Detroit
2002 District of Columbia (DCPS)46546#57435#435712#455515165355#
2002 Fresno
2002 Hillsborough County (FL)
2002 Houston386217148529#2575241267429257437#
2002 Jefferson County (KY)
2002 Los Angeles61397#61395#4060171406021167334#
2002 Miami-Dade
2002 Milwaukee
2002 New York City
2002 Philadelphia
2002 San Diego