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Table 124. | Average reading scale scores of 4th- and 8th-graders, by selected student and parent characteristics and school type: Various years, 2000 through 2005 |
Year, grade, and school type | All students | Sex of child | Race/ethnicity of child | Highest education level of parents | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Male | Female | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Pacific Islander | American Indian/Alaska Native | Less than high school | Graduated from high school | Some education after high school | Graduated from college | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4th-graders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Public | 211 | (1.4) | 206 | (1.4) | 217 | (1.6) | 223 | (1.2) | 189 | (1.9) | 188 | (3.1) | 223 | (5.8) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
Private, total | 231 | (1.8) | 225 | (—) | 238 | (—) | 236 | (—) | 213 | ! | (—) | 215 | (—) | 236 | ! | (—) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||
Catholic | 229 | (2.5) | 224 | (2.9) | 233 | (2.5) | 236 | (2.0) | 209 | ! | (2.5) | 211 | ! | (5.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||
Lutheran | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
Conservative Christian | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4th-graders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Public | 217 | (0.5) | 214 | (0.5) | 220 | (0.5) | 227 | (0.3) | 198 | (0.6) | 199 | (1.4) | 223 | (1.7) | 207 | (2.0) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
Private, total | 234 | (0.9) | 231 | (—) | 237 | (—) | 239 | (—) | 212 | (—) | 223 | (—) | 231 | (—) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
Catholic | 234 | (1.1) | 231 | (1.3) | 236 | (1.2) | 239 | (0.8) | 212 | (3.1) | 222 | (3.1) | 229 | (4.3) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
Lutheran | 236 | (1.4) | 234 | (2.0) | 238 | (1.8) | 238 | (1.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
Conservative Christian | 229 | (2.6) | 226 | (3.4) | 233 | (2.6) | 234 | (2.9) | 216 | ! | (4.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||
8th-graders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Public | 263 | (0.5) | 258 | (0.5) | 267 | (0.5) | 271 | (0.5) | 244 | (0.8) | 245 | (0.9) | 265 | (1.8) | 252 | (2.5) | 247 | (1.0) | 256 | (0.5) | 267 | (0.6) | 273 | (0.5) | 246 | (0.8) | ||||
Private, total | 281 | (0.9) | 276 | (—) | 285 | (—) | 285 | (—) | 263 | (—) | 266 | (—) | 285 | (—) | ‡ | (†) | 264 | ! | (—) | 270 | (—) | 279 | (—) | 285 | (—) | 265 | (—) | |||
Catholic | 281 | (0.9) | 276 | (1.3) | 285 | (1.0) | 285 | (0.8) | 261 | (2.5) | 271 | (2.7) | 282 | (4.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 272 | (2.6) | 278 | (1.4) | 285 | (0.9) | 266 | (3.9) | ||||
Lutheran | 281 | (1.6) | 278 | (1.8) | 284 | (2.3) | 283 | (1.5) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 271 | (3.9) | 284 | (3.6) | 284 | (1.6) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
Conservative Christian | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4th-graders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Public | 216 | (0.3) | 213 | (0.3) | 220 | (0.3) | 227 | (0.3) | 197 | (0.4) | 199 | (0.6) | 225 | (1.3) | 202 | (1.5) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
Private, total | 235 | (0.8) | 232 | (—) | 237 | (—) | 239 | (—) | 210 | (—) | 220 | (—) | 236 | (—) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
Catholic | 235 | (1.0) | 232 | (1.2) | 237 | (1.2) | 240 | (0.9) | 211 | (2.4) | 219 | (1.9) | 231 | (3.6) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
Lutheran | 232 | (1.9) | 229 | (2.7) | 234 | (1.9) | 236 | (1.2) | 206 | ! | (7.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||
Conservative Christian | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
8th-graders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Public | 261 | (0.2) | 256 | (0.3) | 267 | (0.3) | 270 | (0.2) | 244 | (0.5) | 244 | (0.7) | 268 | (1.2) | 248 | (1.7) | 245 | (0.6) | 253 | (0.4) | 266 | (0.4) | 271 | (0.3) | 242 | (0.6) | ||||
Private, total | 282 | (0.7) | 278 | (—) | 287 | (—) | 286 | (—) | 261 | (—) | 269 | (—) | 286 | (—) | ‡ | (†) | 263 | (—) | 268 | (—) | 277 | (—) | 287 | (—) | 264 | (—) | ||||
Catholic | 281 | (0.9) | 277 | (1.3) | 286 | (1.0) | 286 | (0.8) | 260 | (2.8) | 270 | (1.4) | 280 | (2.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 269 | (1.7) | 277 | (1.5) | 285 | (0.9) | 265 | (2.5) | ||||
Lutheran | 281 | (1.6) | 275 | (2.1) | 288 | (2.3) | 284 | (1.5) | 260 | ! | (4.6) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 271 | (4.2) | 276 | (3.4) | 286 | (1.6) | ‡ | (†) | |||
Conservative Christian | 276 | (1.5) | 271 | (2.0) | 282 | (1.9) | 280 | (1.6) | 261 | ! | (6.4) | 267 | ! | (7.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 263 | (3.8) | 275 | (3.4) | 282 | (1.7) | 258 | (6.4) | ||
2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4th-graders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Public | 217 | (0.2) | 214 | (0.3) | 221 | (0.3) | 228 | (0.2) | 199 | (0.3) | 201 | (0.5) | 227 | (0.9) | 205 | (1.3) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
Private, total | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
Catholic | 234 | (0.8) | 232 | (1.1) | 236 | (1.1) | 239 | (0.9) | 214 | (2.4) | 222 | (2.1) | 232 | (3.1) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
Lutheran | 231 | (2.0) | 229 | (2.9) | 234 | (2.3) | 233 | (2.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
Conservative Christian | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
8th-graders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Public | 260 | (0.2) | 255 | (0.2) | 266 | (0.2) | 269 | (0.2) | 242 | (0.4) | 245 | (0.4) | 270 | (0.8) | 251 | (1.2) | 244 | (0.5) | 252 | (0.3) | 265 | (0.2) | 270 | (0.2) | 242 | (0.4) | ||||
Private, total | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
Catholic | 280 | (1.0) | 275 | (1.3) | 284 | (1.1) | 285 | (0.9) | 259 | (2.7) | 268 | (1.8) | 280 | (3.6) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 269 | (2.1) | 276 | (1.6) | 284 | (1.0) | 258 | (2.9) | ||||
Lutheran | 280 | (1.8) | 274 | (2.7) | 285 | (2.0) | 284 | (1.6) | 252 | (6.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 270 | (4.5) | 275 | (5.5) | 286 | (1.6) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
Conservative Christian | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
— Not available. † Not applicable. ! Interpret data with caution. ‡ Reporting standards not met. NOTE: The NAEP reading scale ranges from 0 to 500. Private totals include other private school categories not separately shown. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Student Achievement in Private Schools: Results From NAEP 2000–2005; and the NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/), retrieved May 2006. (This table was prepared June 2006.) |