Average scale scores for grade 12 reading, by parental education level, from 2 questions and jurisdiction: 2009, 2005, 2002, 1998, 1994, and 1992
YearJurisdictionDid not finish high schoolGraduated high schoolSome education after high schoolGraduated collegeUnknown
Average scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard Error
¹ Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment.
NOTE: 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), 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2005, and 2009 Reading Assessments.
2009National269(1.0)276(0.7)287(0.7)299(0.8)256(1.7)
2005National268(1.7)274(0.9)287(0.8)297(0.7)255(2.8)
2002National268(1.5)278(1.1)289(1.0)296(0.8)247(2.7)
1998National268(1.8)279(1.2)291(1.0)300(0.7)248(3.0)
1998¹National268(1.7)280(1.1)292(1.0)301(0.7)250(2.8)
1994¹National266(1.5)277(1.3)289(1.0)298(1.0)248(2.7)
1992¹National275(1.4)283(0.8)294(0.8)301(0.8)258(2.8)