Percentile scores for grade 8 reading, by National School Lunch Program eligibility, 6 categories and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, and 2003
YearJurisdictionNot eligibleReduced-price lunchFree lunchInformation not availableSchool refused informationNot participating
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: 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), 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 Reading Assessments.
2011National public235255276296313221242262282300207230252273290214234257281303236256278299319
2011 Large city228250273294312223244261282304202225249270288212233256281303244258275294312
2011 Albuquerque224247270290307204224246266284
2011 Atlanta237256278295309211228249267282
2011 Austin243264283302316227243259275290204227248268286
2011 Baltimore City217236260283304216233256275296203223243262278
2011 Boston221252278304320214236259279298202226248271291
2011 Charlotte240260281299315210232254275294
2011 Chicago225248275299319205229252272289
2011 Cleveland195219241263283
2011 Dallas221240262283300213231256276290205227247265282
2011 Detroit200220241263283195215237257274
2011 District of Columbia (DCPS)201231265290312174201230255276
2011 Fresno232248269289307185209233256276
2011 Hillsborough County (FL)236257278297312231246265283302209232253274291
2011 Houston224246266290306210230251269285
2011 Jefferson County (KY)232252274295310208228251273291
2011 Los Angeles224249274295313218243261281301195219243264283211233258285307
2011 Miami-Dade231254276296313228248268286303208232255276294
2011 Milwaukee212236258278295193231251269286190212234256274
2011 New York City224246270289307231251274298319202228253276297
2011 Philadelphia235252276296314197222245267285
2011 San Diego229254276295312221240260280299190221247268286
2009National public233254275294310215236258277294203227250271288208232259281300224250279299317
2009 Large city225248270291309210233255275293198222246267285208236260279297
2009 Albuquerque
2009 Atlanta232253276295309203224245264280
2009 Austin238260280298313218237258281297201225247268284
2009 Baltimore City218238259277293205224243261277
2009 Boston228249274299316223240259279299213231251271287
2009 Charlotte228250272292309203227251272289
2009 Chicago234252273291305203226248269286
2009 Cleveland201222244264282
2009 Dallas
2009 Detroit197220244264283180205230252270
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)209238266291314186208233256276
2009 Fresno238256276293309189212235257274
2009 Hillsborough County (FL)
2009 Houston230252274292310204227250268284
2009 Jefferson County (KY)229251273292310219236256277296205226249269286
2009 Los Angeles210240265289306212233254274292190216242264282217243265283300
2009 Miami-Dade231252274292310217244265283300209232254275293
2009 Milwaukee206233259279297213232255272287192213238258276
2009 New York City219245269290308219239259279296203226250273292
2009 Philadelphia226246267292313201222244264283
2009 San Diego225250272292310215238258278295191215242264283
2007National public230252273292309213236258277294201225248269287198228255279299228255277296314
2007 Large city220244267289307208233254275293195219243265283200225254280301
2007 Albuquerque
2007 Atlanta218238264289307197219240260276
2007 Austin235258282300315202228251270287192216241263281
2007 Baltimore City
2007 Boston216241269296318218242261280302203226249270288
2007 Charlotte229253275295312206229259279296196221244266285
2007 Chicago226246268289306203226250269287
2007 Cleveland207227248267283
2007 Dallas
2007 Detroit
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)206228252278299199220240260275192212235257275
2007 Fresno
2007 Hillsborough County (FL)
2007 Houston225249270293310206228249268284
2007 Jefferson County (KY)
2007 Los Angeles207227250275297206229252271289188213239261279201225252276301
2007 Miami-Dade
2007 Milwaukee
2007 New York City227251274296315218241263282300197221247270290
2007 Philadelphia
2007 San Diego222248271292308207232254273289182209235259281
2005National public227250272292309211234257277295200223247268287202230256280298209234257280299234256281302319
2005 Large city217242267289308208233255276293196219243265284191210236261283223244265282300
2005 Albuquerque
2005 Atlanta213235262287305190212234256275
2005 Austin227251275297314211231253273293192214239264281
2005 Baltimore City
2005 Boston226253278298315226241260283302202223246270291
2005 Charlotte230254276296314207231254271286194219244265284
2005 Chicago216241267289308201225249269286
2005 Cleveland195219242263282
2005 Dallas
2005 Detroit
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)200224249274298214234258279297187209233254273
2005 Fresno
2005 Hillsborough County (FL)
2005 Houston216240263286304197222246266283
2005 Jefferson County (KY)
2005 Los Angeles205230255279300201225250275293188211235259278
2005 Miami-Dade
2005 Milwaukee
2005 New York City221245270290309211236257276291204226250273293
2005 Philadelphia
2005 San Diego218243267290310204230253273290194218243266286
2003National public229251273293309211235258279296198222246267286210236262284303219243265284303229253276296317
2003 Large city219242265287305206229253275292195218242263282185216246271291233252272288307
2003 Albuquerque
2003 Atlanta206235261282298205225246265283194215236256274
2003 Austin
2003 Baltimore City
2003 Boston220242267288305208232256280295201224247269289215239267296316
2003 Charlotte231253274294311212230250269286201221243266284
2003 Chicago225247269286303220241261278296204224246266283228246267289310
2003 Cleveland198219242263280
2003 Dallas
2003 Detroit
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)202224247270294195216245267284187210234255272
2003 Fresno
2003 Hillsborough County (FL)
2003 Houston213235257278298198224248270287201219241261279
2003 Jefferson County (KY)
2003 Los Angeles195220251274296197224249272296179205230254273189219248272290
2003 Miami-Dade
2003 Milwaukee
2003 New York City235260280300317201225250272291
2003 Philadelphia
2003 San Diego213242265285306204226251275295193214239262280207230251277296