Percentile scores for grade 8 reading, by gender and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
YearJurisdictionMaleFemale
10th percentile25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile90th percentile10th percentile25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile90th percentile
— 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 public214238261283301226248270291309
2011 Large city204228253275295214237259282302
2011 Albuquerque208230251273291213235259281301
2011 Atlanta208227249270287220237258277294
2011 Austin212235259281298222243267292310
2011 Baltimore City203222243265283210229248268285
2011 Boston201226250274297214236261286307
2011 Charlotte213237261284301229251272294311
2011 Chicago204228251273291211235257280299
2011 Cleveland187211232253273207229251272290
2011 Dallas201224245265282214233252271288
2011 Detroit190211234254272202221241261279
2011 District of Columbia (DCPS)169198230261286194217245273297
2011 Fresno183208235260279197219243266288
2011 Hillsborough County (FL)216238262284300229248271291309
2011 Houston209230252271288215236256276294
2011 Jefferson County (KY)211232257279297222242267287305
2011 Los Angeles192217244268289207229251273293
2011 Miami-Dade211234259281298219243265287306
2011 Milwaukee186210233258276202225245266285
2011 New York City201226252276297211237260283303
2011 Philadelphia194218242264283209232257277296
2011 San Diego196228254277295217241265288306
2009National public212237261282299224246269290308
2009 Large city200225250273292212236259281300
2009 Albuquerque——————————
2009 Atlanta201224246266284213235256278294
2009 Austin212235259280298218243269291308
2009 Baltimore City201222242262279212229249267283
2009 Boston213233252272291221239262286306
2009 Charlotte204231255277293223246269290309
2009 Chicago203226248270288209232254275292
2009 Cleveland196217237257274208230251270288
2009 Dallas——————————
2009 Detroit176201226249267199220243262280
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)181204233260284203223248272294
2009 Fresno186210236260280200222246269288
2009 Hillsborough County (FL)——————————
2009 Houston200226251271288215237257278296
2009 Jefferson County (KY)210232258281300219240263283301
2009 Los Angeles186213242265285205227251273291
2009 Miami-Dade208234258280295225247267288306
2009 Milwaukee190212239262280204226248269287
2009 New York City200224249272292213236260282300
2009 Philadelphia198220244265285212230251272293
2009 San Diego202227254276295208236262285304
2007National public210235259280298223246268289307
2007 Large city196221247270289209233256279299
2007 Albuquerque——————————
2007 Atlanta195219241263283208229249270292
2007 Austin200228256281300210238264289309
2007 Baltimore City——————————
2007 Boston200222248272293215239261285306
2007 Charlotte207232257279299217242268290309
2007 Chicago198221246267286213236257277294
2007 Cleveland202223244263279213231252270285
2007 Dallas——————————
2007 Detroit——————————
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)192212235257279200223245269289
2007 Fresno——————————
2007 Hillsborough County (FL)——————————
2007 Houston202224248269289217239258277295
2007 Jefferson County (KY)——————————
2007 Los Angeles186211236259278201225249271291
2007 Miami-Dade——————————
2007 Milwaukee——————————
2007 New York City195219247270291208231256280299
2007 Philadelphia——————————
2007 San Diego193220246272293205233260283301
2005National public208233258280299221244268289307
2005 Large city196221247271291210233257279299
2005 Albuquerque——————————
2005 Atlanta187209233256277202224245269292
2005 Austin200227256281300211236262286308
2005 Baltimore City——————————
2005 Boston200222247271292214235260285304
2005 Charlotte202230256279300218242268290310
2005 Chicago196221245267286214235258278296
2005 Cleveland185211235256274204226249269288
2005 Dallas——————————
2005 Detroit——————————
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)184206231254274201223245269290
2005 Fresno——————————
2005 Hillsborough County (FL)——————————
2005 Houston196220244267287209233257276295
2005 Jefferson County (KY)——————————
2005 Los Angeles186210236261281199220245269289
2005 Miami-Dade——————————
2005 Milwaukee——————————
2005 New York City199222247271292212234257279297
2005 Philadelphia——————————
2005 San Diego203227252275295205232258283303
2003National public209234259281299222246269290308
2003 Large city196220246269289207231255278297
2003 Albuquerque——————————
2003 Atlanta191211233257278204224246266285
2003 Austin——————————
2003 Baltimore City——————————
2003 Boston199221247271292212235257283303
2003 Charlotte210234260283300222244269290307
2003 Chicago205225246267285209231252272291
2003 Cleveland193213236257274204225247267285
2003 Dallas——————————
2003 Detroit——————————
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)185208233256276202224247267286
2003 Fresno——————————
2003 Hillsborough County (FL)——————————
2003 Houston198218242263283210230251272291
2003 Jefferson County (KY)——————————
2003 Los Angeles176203231258280192216241265285
2003 Miami-Dade——————————
2003 Milwaukee——————————
2003 New York City199222248271291209235259282301
2003 Philadelphia——————————
2003 San Diego194217246271293211234257278299
2002National public214237261282299225247270290307
2002 Large city198222246270290210233257280299
2002 Albuquerque——————————
2002 Atlanta188208232255274200219241262279
2002 Austin——————————
2002 Baltimore City——————————
2002 Boston——————————
2002 Charlotte——————————
2002 Chicago200226248267284217236254274291
2002 Cleveland——————————
2002 Dallas——————————
2002 Detroit——————————
2002 District of Columbia (DCPS)189212236258278204225246265283
2002 Fresno——————————
2002 Hillsborough County (FL)——————————
2002 Houston199222246268286204232257276294
2002 Jefferson County (KY)——————————
2002 Los Angeles188210233257278193218243266285
2002 Miami-Dade——————————
2002 Milwaukee——————————
2002 New York City‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
2002 Philadelphia——————————
2002 San Diego——————————