Percentile scores for grade 8 reading, by race/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reported and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
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.
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.
2011National public232253274294310206227249269287208231254274292228253278300319204230256278297223245268291309
2011 Large city230254275296313202224247267285204228251271290221249273296314212236260281297227248269290309
2011 Albuquerque230253274291306207228249269287
2011 Atlanta256274288302314212230250269284
2011 Austin250268287305318208229246266283210232253273292
2011 Baltimore City225243266292310203223243263279
2011 Boston234258284306324203226248269289199224247269289239260281302317
2011 Charlotte246265285302317213233255274293212237258279296205239268294313
2011 Chicago219249273295318203225247268285212236257277294199241270291312
2011 Cleveland221241260281298190214235257276198222242262280
2011 Dallas236260277297314208227244263279206228249267284
2011 Detroit195215236256275202222247266283
2011 District of Columbia (DCPS)253272290308328178206234259281169200231265289
2011 Fresno206234260284304181205230254279188211235259280199222242262283
2011 Hillsborough County (FL)236257278296312207229247267284216239259280297
2011 Houston250266285301317210228249267283211232251270285224260285300315
2011 Jefferson County (KY)228249271291307203224246267284
2011 Los Angeles230255273295314194219243266290197219243264283216245271292311
2011 Miami-Dade231256277297312206226247267284216242264285303
2011 Milwaukee207234259282298189211233254272198222245268282202230252273289
2011 New York City232251272293310203227250271291197224249271290222251278299315
2011 Philadelphia210238268292310199223247268286194217240263279214235262283300
2011 San Diego235255278296312189214243266283196226249269287215249271291308
2009National public232253273292309203225247268285201227251272289228253276297315206230254277297223244266288305
2009 Large city231253275294311201223245265282198224248269287220247270293311204231255276297209233258281300
2009 Albuquerque
2009 Atlanta264278293306321206227248267284
2009 Austin244265284301316206230249270286207230253274292
2009 Baltimore City206225244263279
2009 Boston240261285304322211229248268288216233253270285239260278296308
2009 Charlotte238258280298313206228251272287212233256275296
2009 Chicago235253274293307200224245265282207229251272289
2009 Cleveland219240259279297201221242260276190209238264283
2009 Dallas
2009 Detroit185211235256274191212233253272
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)188212236260279189226256279300
2009 Fresno209242269287307191210231255277188214238260278200221242263281
2009 Hillsborough County (FL)
2009 Houston242264282299315198224247266282209232253272288
2009 Jefferson County (KY)225245269289306203224246267285
2009 Los Angeles230253273291304193216241265284191217243264282215245267288309
2009 Miami-Dade226251277298317208230252274290219243264285300
2009 Milwaukee217246267289302190212236256274207231252271288
2009 New York City230251274294311204225248267284197223245268286221248273295314
2009 Philadelphia222245268288307201221242261278197222243262279229248271293309
2009 San Diego230254275295312194215242266279194218245267287220245267286303
2007National public230252272291308202224246266284200225249270287223248272294312198226251274296216242265287305
2007 Large city228251273293310197219242263280197221245266284213241267289307184216244268295201232259285308
2007 Albuquerque
2007 Atlanta201222243263280
2007 Austin246267286304318196217239260281194221248270287
2007 Baltimore City
2007 Boston220250278303322207230251272290197220245264281230252278300320
2007 Charlotte238262282300316202225248269287199227257276294
2007 Chicago217246271291308196220243263279215237257276292
2007 Cleveland228247264281297205224244263277212229248268289
2007 Dallas
2007 Detroit
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)195216239261279204227249271294
2007 Fresno
2007 Hillsborough County (FL)
2007 Houston241263283301318210232251269284205227249268285246268290310326
2007 Jefferson County (KY)
2007 Los Angeles228251273295314181207233253271190214239260278223244265288305
2007 Miami-Dade
2007 Milwaukee
2007 New York City223250274294310195219243263283195217243266285224248270290306
2007 Philadelphia
2007 San Diego223251275295310196219241265282186213239261282220246268288305
2005National public228250271291309198221244265283199223247269287223248272294313206229253274293216238263286304
2005 Large city226250272292310195218242263281197222245268286219244268290309198221248269290211241265283298
2005 Albuquerque
2005 Atlanta193215237259280
2005 Austin235260281300317201220244264280196220245268286
2005 Baltimore City
2005 Boston227251278297312200222245267287204226249271290230260285304319
2005 Charlotte235260280300317198222247267285198221251274292
2005 Chicago226252275294310195220243265281210230253273289237259277297315
2005 Cleveland216233255276294189214238260278215232247266281
2005 Dallas
2005 Detroit
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)259280302322343190213236258278199227250271292
2005 Fresno
2005 Hillsborough County (FL)
2005 Houston241263283301317195221246265283201224248267283
2005 Jefferson County (KY)
2005 Los Angeles213235263288309188209234257276189212237260280214240265286304
2005 Miami-Dade
2005 Milwaukee
2005 New York City224248272293310199219243263281204227249269287225250274295312
2005 Philadelphia
2005 San Diego229252276297314197221246266284196218243264285221243267286306
2003National public229251273292309201223245266284196222247269287222246270293311201226251273291218241265284302
2003 Large city225248271291308198220242263281193218243266284211237264286303193213243268286209237255274291
2003 Albuquerque
2003 Atlanta196216238259277
2003 Austin
2003 Baltimore City
2003 Boston224248275297316200222246268287200224246267287231252276299314
2003 Charlotte239261280298314208227248270286199219245270289
2003 Chicago224246266286304204223244265281207230251271289223248268290310
2003 Cleveland209230254270286196217239260278
2003 Dallas
2003 Detroit
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)192215239259277194215244266282
2003 Fresno
2003 Hillsborough County (FL)
2003 Houston223249272294308204224245265284201221244264281
2003 Jefferson County (KY)
2003 Los Angeles225244268289307186210236258276178205231255273201228257284301
2003 Miami-Dade
2003 Milwaukee
2003 New York City220248274295313201224248267286201224249272291209240268289307
2003 Philadelphia
2003 San Diego227248272291311188214240259276194215240262280213238263283304
2002National public232252273292308202224246267285201224248269286218243268289307208233255274291221240261280299
2002 Large city227249272294311198220242263282197221245266284209232259282299222241263286309221240259275290
2002 Albuquerque
2002 Atlanta234257279298313194212234255272
2002 Austin
2002 Baltimore City
2002 Boston
2002 Charlotte
2002 Chicago223244266287307203227247266281209231251269285
2002 Cleveland
2002 Dallas
2002 Detroit
2002 District of Columbia (DCPS)196218240260277191217246266281
2002 Fresno
2002 Hillsborough County (FL)
2002 Houston237263279301317203230251270287196220245268286
2002 Jefferson County (KY)
2002 Los Angeles217242267290305192214238258275186208231253272218242261281296
2002 Miami-Dade
2002 Milwaukee
2002 New York City
2002 Philadelphia
2002 San Diego