Average scale scores for grade 8 reading, by race/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reported and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
Year	Jurisdiction	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian/Pacific Islander	American Indian/Alaska Native	Two or more races
Year	Jurisdiction	Average scale score	Average scale score	Average scale score	Average scale score	Average scale score	Average scale score
— Not available. ‡ Reporting standards not met. 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”. 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, 2009, and 2011 Reading Assessments.
2011	National public	272	248	251	275	253	267
2011	Large city	273	245	249	270	257	269
2011	Albuquerque	271	‡	248	‡	‡	‡
2011	Atlanta	287	249	‡	‡	‡	‡
2011	Austin	285	246	251	‡	‡	‡
2011	Baltimore City	267	242	‡	‡	‡	‡
2011	Boston	281	246	245	280	‡	‡
2011	Charlotte	283	253	256	264	‡	‡
2011	Chicago	271	245	255	264	‡	‡
2011	Cleveland	260	234	241	‡	‡	‡
2011	Dallas	276	244	246	‡	‡	‡
2011	Detroit	‡	235	244	‡	‡	‡
2011	District of Columbia (DCPS)	290	231	232	‡	‡	‡
2011	Fresno	257	230	234	241	‡	‡
2011	Hillsborough County (FL)	276	247	258	‡	‡	‡
2011	Houston	283	247	249	277	‡	‡
2011	Jefferson County (KY)	269	245	‡	‡	‡	‡
2011	Los Angeles	273	242	241	267	‡	‡
2011	Miami-Dade	275	246	262	‡	‡	‡
2011	Milwaukee	255	232	243	248	‡	‡
2011	New York City	271	248	246	273	‡	‡
2011	Philadelphia	264	244	239	258	‡	‡
2011	San Diego	275	238	245	267	‡	‡
2009	National public	271	245	248	273	252	265
2009	Large city	272	243	245	268	252	257
2009	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	Atlanta	292	246	‡	‡	‡	‡
2009	Austin	282	247	251	‡	‡	‡
2009	Baltimore City	‡	243	‡	‡	‡	‡
2009	Boston	282	248	251	276	‡	‡
2009	Charlotte	276	249	254	‡	‡	‡
2009	Chicago	272	243	249	‡	‡	‡
2009	Cleveland	258	239	237	‡	‡	‡
2009	Dallas	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	Detroit	‡	232	232	‡	‡	‡
2009	District of Columbia (DCPS)	‡	235	249	‡	‡	‡
2009	Fresno	263	232	235	241	‡	‡
2009	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	Houston	280	243	250	‡	‡	‡
2009	Jefferson County (KY)	267	245	‡	‡	‡	‡
2009	Los Angeles	271	239	239	265	‡	‡
2009	Miami-Dade	273	250	261	‡	‡	‡
2009	Milwaukee	265	233	249	‡	‡	‡
2009	New York City	271	246	243	270	‡	‡
2009	Philadelphia	266	241	241	270	‡	‡
2009	San Diego	273	239	242	264	‡	‡
2007	National public	270	244	246	269	248	262
2007	Large city	271	240	243	263	241	257
2007	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Atlanta	‡	242	‡	‡	‡	‡
2007	Austin	284	238	244	‡	‡	‡
2007	Baltimore City	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Boston	275	250	241	275	‡	‡
2007	Charlotte	279	246	251	‡	‡	‡
2007	Chicago	266	240	255	‡	‡	‡
2007	Cleveland	262	243	249	‡	‡	‡
2007	Dallas	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Detroit	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	District of Columbia (DCPS)	‡	238	249	‡	‡	‡
2007	Fresno	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Houston	281	249	246	289	‡	‡
2007	Jefferson County (KY)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Los Angeles	272	229	236	264	‡	‡
2007	Miami-Dade	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Milwaukee	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	New York City	270	240	241	268	‡	‡
2007	Philadelphia	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	San Diego	271	240	235	265	‡	‡
2005	National public	269	242	245	270	251	261
2005	Large city	270	240	243	266	246	259
2005	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Atlanta	‡	237	‡	‡	‡	‡
2005	Austin	279	242	243	‡	‡	‡
2005	Baltimore City	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Boston	274	244	248	280	‡	‡
2005	Charlotte	278	244	248	‡	‡	‡
2005	Chicago	270	240	251	277	‡	‡
2005	Cleveland	255	236	248	‡	‡	‡
2005	Dallas	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Detroit	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	District of Columbia (DCPS)	301	235	247	‡	‡	‡
2005	Fresno	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Houston	280	242	245	‡	‡	‡
2005	Jefferson County (KY)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Los Angeles	261	234	235	262	‡	‡
2005	Miami-Dade	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Milwaukee	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	New York City	269	241	247	271	‡	‡
2005	Philadelphia	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	San Diego	273	242	241	265	‡	‡
2003	National public	270	244	244	268	248	261
2003	Large city	268	241	241	260	241	254
2003	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Atlanta	‡	237	‡	‡	‡	‡
2003	Austin	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Baltimore City	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Boston	273	245	245	274	‡	‡
2003	Charlotte	278	247	244	‡	‡	‡
2003	Chicago	265	243	249	268	‡	‡
2003	Cleveland	250	238	‡	‡	‡	‡
2003	Dallas	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Detroit	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	District of Columbia (DCPS)	‡	236	240	‡	‡	‡
2003	Fresno	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Houston	270	244	242	‡	‡	‡
2003	Jefferson County (KY)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Los Angeles	266	233	228	255	‡	‡
2003	Miami-Dade	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Milwaukee	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	New York City	270	245	247	264	‡	‡
2003	Philadelphia	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	San Diego	269	236	238	260	‡	‡
2002	National public	271	244	245	265	252	260
2002	Large city	270	240	242	256	263	257
2002	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Atlanta	275	233	‡	‡	‡	‡
2002	Austin	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Baltimore City	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Boston	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Charlotte	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Chicago	266	245	248	‡	‡	‡
2002	Cleveland	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Dallas	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Detroit	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	District of Columbia (DCPS)	‡	238	240	‡	‡	‡
2002	Fresno	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Houston	279	247	243	‡	‡	‡
2002	Jefferson County (KY)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Los Angeles	264	236	230	259	‡	‡
2002	Miami-Dade	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Milwaukee	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	New York City	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡
2002	Philadelphia	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	San Diego	—	—	—	—	—	—