Average scale scores for grade 12 reading, by parental education level, from 2 questions and jurisdiction: 2009, 2005, 2002, 1998, 1994, and 1992
Year
Jurisdiction
Did not finish high school
Graduated high school
Some education after high school
Graduated college
Unknown
Average scale score
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard 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
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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.
2009
National
269
(1.0)
276
(0.7)
287
(0.7)
299
(0.8)
256
(1.7)
2005
National
268
(1.7)
274
(0.9)
287
(0.8)
297
(0.7)
255
(2.8)
2002
National
268
(1.5)
278
(1.1)
289
(1.0)
296
(0.8)
247
(2.7)
1998
National
268
(1.8)
279
(1.2)
291
(1.0)
300
(0.7)
248
(3.0)
1998¹
National
268
(1.7)
280
(1.1)
292
(1.0)
301
(0.7)
250
(2.8)
1994¹
National
266
(1.5)
277
(1.3)
289
(1.0)
298
(1.0)
248
(2.7)
1992¹
National
275
(1.4)
283
(0.8)
294
(0.8)
301
(0.8)
258
(2.8)