Percentile 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
10th percentile
Standard Error
25th percentile
Standard Error
50th percentile
Standard Error
75th percentile
Standard Error
90th percentile
Standard Error
10th percentile
Standard Error
25th percentile
Standard Error
50th percentile
Standard Error
75th percentile
Standard Error
90th percentile
Standard Error
10th percentile
Standard Error
25th percentile
Standard Error
50th percentile
Standard Error
75th percentile
Standard Error
90th percentile
Standard Error
10th percentile
Standard Error
25th percentile
Standard Error
50th percentile
Standard Error
75th percentile
Standard Error
90th percentile
Standard Error
10th percentile
Standard Error
25th percentile
Standard Error
50th percentile
Standard Error
75th percentile
Standard Error
90th percentile
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
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.
2009
National
224
(1.5)
247
(1.7)
271
(1.0)
293
(1.5)
312
(1.7)
228
(1.1)
253
(1.0)
278
(0.9)
302
(0.6)
322
(1.7)
242
(1.4)
266
(0.9)
289
(0.9)
311
(1.2)
330
(1.3)
250
(1.1)
276
(0.9)
302
(1.0)
324
(1.0)
343
(0.7)
202
(2.6)
230
(2.5)
259
(3.7)
285
(4.4)
306
(4.3)
2005
National
219
(4.4)
244
(4.0)
269
(3.3)
293
(1.2)
313
(3.0)
225
(4.5)
251
(1.2)
277
(1.3)
300
(1.0)
320
(1.7)
240
(1.3)
265
(1.4)
288
(1.0)
310
(1.3)
330
(1.7)
249
(1.5)
274
(1.3)
299
(0.9)
322
(1.2)
340
(1.2)
205
(6.8)
230
(2.6)
257
(3.3)
284
(2.6)
303
(5.1)
2002
National
223
(2.6)
245
(3.8)
270
(2.8)
293
(2.0)
311
(2.1)
230
(2.6)
255
(2.1)
279
(1.7)
302
(1.3)
321
(2.1)
244
(1.2)
267
(1.7)
291
(1.5)
312
(2.1)
331
(1.5)
249
(1.7)
274
(1.1)
298
(1.1)
320
(1.1)
340
(1.2)
199
(5.7)
222
(8.8)
249
(3.0)
275
(5.1)
294
(4.2)
1998
National
219
(5.8)
245
(2.7)
271
(2.4)
295
(1.8)
314
(2.9)
230
(3.8)
256
(1.3)
281
(1.1)
305
(1.8)
325
(2.3)
247
(2.2)
270
(1.0)
293
(1.5)
315
(1.3)
333
(1.6)
253
(1.1)
278
(0.8)
303
(1.0)
325
(1.1)
344
(1.6)
188
(7.5)
220
(12.0)
253
(3.7)
279
(5.0)
301
(5.2)
1998¹
National
218
(6.4)
244
(3.8)
271
(3.9)
295
(1.6)
314
(2.1)
233
(4.5)
257
(2.3)
282
(1.3)
305
(1.8)
324
(1.7)
249
(1.7)
271
(2.3)
293
(1.4)
315
(1.0)
333
(1.6)
255
(1.4)
279
(1.2)
303
(0.9)
325
(1.0)
344
(1.3)
196
(8.4)
225
(3.0)
252
(1.8)
280
(7.4)
299
(3.4)
1994¹
National
217
(3.9)
242
(1.2)
267
(1.0)
290
(1.6)
312
(2.3)
230
(3.6)
255
(1.5)
279
(1.8)
301
(2.7)
320
(1.2)
245
(1.9)
268
(1.9)
291
(1.2)
312
(1.4)
331
(2.3)
252
(1.8)
277
(1.1)
301
(1.1)
322
(1.3)
339
(2.1)
201
(7.3)
225
(5.4)
249
(3.6)
272
(2.7)
294
(4.4)
1992¹
National
234
(5.1)
253
(2.4)
275
(3.5)
297
(1.1)
315
(2.1)
242
(2.3)
262
(1.4)
283
(1.4)
304
(0.8)
322
(1.4)
253
(1.8)
274
(1.4)
295
(1.5)
315
(0.6)
331
(1.1)
260
(1.9)
282
(0.9)
303
(1.1)
323
(1.2)
340
(1.5)
213
(5.0)
235
(4.9)
261
(8.2)
282
(4.2)
301
(9.1)