Average scale scores for grade 8 reading, by gender and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
YearJurisdictionMaleFemale
Average scale scoreAverage scale score
— Not available.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: 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.
2011National public259268
2011 Large city251259
2011 Albuquerque250258
2011 Atlanta248257
2011 Austin257266
2011 Baltimore City244248
2011 Boston249260
2011 Charlotte259271
2011 Chicago249256
2011 Cleveland231249
2011 Dallas243252
2011 Detroit232241
2011 District of Columbia (DCPS)229245
2011 Fresno233242
2011 Hillsborough County (FL)260269
2011 Houston250255
2011 Jefferson County (KY)255264
2011 Los Angeles242250
2011 Miami-Dade256264
2011 Milwaukee232244
2011 New York City251258
2011 Philadelphia240254
2011 San Diego250263
2009National public258267
2009 Large city248257
2009 Albuquerque——
2009 Atlanta244255
2009 Austin257266
2009 Baltimore City241248
2009 Boston252262
2009 Charlotte252267
2009 Chicago247252
2009 Cleveland236249
2009 Dallas——
2009 Detroit224241
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)233248
2009 Fresno234245
2009 Hillsborough County (FL)——
2009 Houston247256
2009 Jefferson County (KY)256261
2009 Los Angeles239249
2009 Miami-Dade255266
2009 Milwaukee236247
2009 New York City247258
2009 Philadelphia242252
2009 San Diego250259
2007National public256266
2007 Large city245255
2007 Albuquerque——
2007 Atlanta240250
2007 Austin253261
2007 Baltimore City——
2007 Boston247261
2007 Charlotte255265
2007 Chicago244255
2007 Cleveland242250
2007 Dallas——
2007 Detroit——
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)235245
2007 Fresno——
2007 Hillsborough County (FL)——
2007 Houston246257
2007 Jefferson County (KY)——
2007 Los Angeles234247
2007 Miami-Dade——
2007 Milwaukee——
2007 New York City244254
2007 Philadelphia——
2007 San Diego244256
2005National public255266
2005 Large city245255
2005 Albuquerque——
2005 Atlanta232246
2005 Austin253260
2005 Baltimore City——
2005 Boston246259
2005 Charlotte254265
2005 Chicago243256
2005 Cleveland232247
2005 Dallas——
2005 Detroit——
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)230245
2005 Fresno——
2005 Hillsborough County (FL)——
2005 Houston242253
2005 Jefferson County (KY)——
2005 Los Angeles235244
2005 Miami-Dade——
2005 Milwaukee——
2005 New York City246256
2005 Philadelphia——
2005 San Diego251256
2003National public256267
2003 Large city244253
2003 Albuquerque——
2003 Atlanta234245
2003 Austin——
2003 Baltimore City——
2003 Boston246258
2003 Charlotte257267
2003 Chicago245251
2003 Cleveland235246
2003 Dallas——
2003 Detroit——
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)231245
2003 Fresno——
2003 Hillsborough County (FL)——
2003 Houston241251
2003 Jefferson County (KY)——
2003 Los Angeles229240
2003 Miami-Dade——
2003 Milwaukee——
2003 New York City246257
2003 Philadelphia——
2003 San Diego244256
2002National public258267
2002 Large city245255
2002 Albuquerque——
2002 Atlanta231240
2002 Austin——
2002 Baltimore City——
2002 Boston——
2002 Charlotte——
2002 Chicago245254
2002 Cleveland——
2002 Dallas——
2002 Detroit——
2002 District of Columbia (DCPS)235245
2002 Fresno——
2002 Hillsborough County (FL)——
2002 Houston243253
2002 Jefferson County (KY)——
2002 Los Angeles233241
2002 Miami-Dade——
2002 Milwaukee——
2002 New York City‡‡
2002 Philadelphia——
2002 San Diego——