Scores increase since 2007 in four districts at grade 4 and in two districts at grade 8
Representative samples of fourth- and eighth-grade public school students from 18 urban districts participated in the 2009 assessment. Eleven of the districts also participated in earlier assessment years, and seven districts participated for the first time in 2009. Between 800 and 2,400 fourth- and eighth-graders were assessed in each district.
- At grade 4, average reading scores increased since 2007 in 4 of the 11 participating districts, although there were no significant changes in the scores for fourth-graders in the nation or large cities overall. Scores were higher in 2009 than in 2002 for five of the six districts that participated in both years, along with increases for both the nation and large cities over the same period.
- At grade 8, average reading scores for the nation and large cities were higher in 2009 than in 2007; however, only 2 of the 11 participating districts showed gains. Although there were no significant changes in the scores for eighth-graders in the nation and large cities in comparison to 2002, scores were higher in 2009 for students in two of the five districts that participated in both years.
Changes in 2009 average reading scores since 2002 and 2007
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