The average scores for White and Asian/Pacific Islander students were higher in 2009 than in 2005. Scores for Black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native students did not change significantly from 2005 to 2009.
Read specific descriptions of what twelfth-graders should know and be able to do at the Basic, Proficient, and Advanced reading achievement levels.
Read more information on how to interpret NAEP reading results, including how each student group is defined.
The average scores for White and Asian/Pacific Islander students were higher in 2009 than in 2005. Scores for Black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native students did not change significantly from 2005 to 2009.