| 2004 long-term trend reading, average scale scores by student group, age 17: Selected years, 1971–2004 |
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| Statistic |
Student group |
1971 |
1975 |
1980 |
1984 |
1988 |
1990 |
1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1999 |
2004 Modified |
2004 Bridge |
| Average scale score |
|
Total |
285 |
(1.2) |
|
286 |
(0.8) |
|
285 |
(1.2) |
|
289 |
(0.8) |
* |
290 |
(1.0) |
* |
290 |
(1.1) |
* |
290 |
(1.1) |
* |
288 |
(1.3) |
|
288 |
(1.1) |
|
288 |
(1.3) |
|
283 |
(1.1) |
|
285 |
(1.2) |
|
| Gender |
Male |
279 |
(1.2) |
|
280 |
(1.0) |
|
282 |
(1.3) |
|
284 |
(0.8) |
* |
286 |
(1.5) |
* |
284 |
(1.6) |
* |
284 |
(1.6) |
* |
282 |
(2.2) |
|
281 |
(1.3) |
|
281 |
(1.6) |
|
276 |
(1.4) |
|
278 |
(1.5) |
|
| Female |
291 |
(1.3) |
|
291 |
(1.0) |
|
289 |
(1.2) |
|
294 |
(0.9) |
|
294 |
(1.5) |
|
296 |
(1.2) |
* |
296 |
(1.1) |
* |
295 |
(1.5) |
|
295 |
(1.2) |
|
295 |
(1.4) |
|
289 |
(1.2) |
|
292 |
(1.3) |
|
| Race/ethnicity |
White |
291 |
(1.0) |
|
293 |
(0.6) |
|
293 |
(0.9) |
|
295 |
(0.9) |
|
295 |
(1.2) |
|
297 |
(1.2) |
* |
297 |
(1.4) |
* |
296 |
(1.5) |
|
295 |
(1.2) |
|
295 |
(1.4) |
|
— |
— |
|
293 |
(1.1) |
|
| Black |
239 |
(1.7) |
* |
241 |
(2.0) |
* |
243 |
(1.8) |
* |
264 |
(1.2) |
|
274 |
(2.4) |
* |
267 |
(2.3) |
|
261 |
(2.1) |
|
266 |
(3.9) |
|
266 |
(2.7) |
|
264 |
(1.7) |
|
— |
— |
|
264 |
(2.7) |
|
| Hispanic |
— |
— |
|
252 |
(3.6) |
* |
261 |
(2.7) |
|
268 |
(2.9) |
|
271 |
(4.3) |
|
275 |
(3.6) |
* |
271 |
(3.7) |
|
263 |
(4.9) |
|
265 |
(4.1) |
|
271 |
(3.9) |
|
— |
— |
|
264 |
(2.9) |
|
| Other |
276 |
(4.8) |
! |
274 |
(4.4) |
! |
280 |
(3.0) |
|
284 |
(3.9) |
|
290 |
(5.3) |
|
290 |
(3.5) |
|
287 |
(5.8) |
|
287 |
(7.6) |
|
281 |
(6.0) |
|
290 |
(5.0) |
|
— |
— |
|
286 |
(3.4) |
|
| Modal grade |
Below modal grade |
238 |
(1.5) |
* |
242 |
(1.8) |
* |
244 |
(2.1) |
* |
259 |
(0.9) |
* |
265 |
(1.9) |
|
261 |
(1.9) |
|
261 |
(1.5) |
|
260 |
(2.4) |
|
267 |
(1.8) |
|
271 |
(2.0) |
|
263 |
(1.8) |
|
265 |
(2.2) |
|
| At modal grade |
291 |
(1.0) |
|
292 |
(0.7) |
|
291 |
(1.0) |
|
296 |
(0.8) |
* |
296 |
(1.1) |
* |
299 |
(1.0) |
* |
301 |
(1.3) |
* |
299 |
(1.2) |
* |
297 |
(1.3) |
* |
296 |
(1.3) |
* |
289 |
(1.1) |
|
291 |
(1.1) |
|
| Above modal grade |
303 |
(1.6) |
|
301 |
(1.0) |
|
300 |
(1.7) |
|
304 |
(1.3) |
* |
305 |
(3.0) |
* |
310 |
(2.3) |
* |
300 |
(3.2) |
|
305 |
(5.3) |
|
300 |
(3.6) |
|
294 |
(6.8) |
|
291 |
(3.3) |
|
294 |
(3.8) |
|
| Region |
Northeast |
291 |
(2.8) |
|
289 |
(1.7) |
|
286 |
(2.4) |
|
291 |
(2.5) |
|
295 |
(2.9) |
|
296 |
(1.8) |
|
297 |
(3.2) |
|
297 |
(4.2) |
|
292 |
(2.8) |
|
295 |
(4.0) |
|
286 |
(2.1) |
|
290 |
(2.5) |
|
| Southeast |
271 |
(2.4) |
* |
277 |
(1.4) |
|
280 |
(2.2) |
|
284 |
(2.1) |
|
286 |
(2.1) |
|
285 |
(2.5) |
|
278 |
(2.9) |
|
283 |
(2.8) |
|
279 |
(2.6) |
|
279 |
(2.4) |
|
278 |
(1.6) |
|
281 |
(2.1) |
|
| Central |
291 |
(2.1) |
|
292 |
(1.4) |
|
287 |
(2.2) |
|
290 |
(1.8) |
|
291 |
(1.9) |
|
294 |
(2.4) |
|
294 |
(2.1) |
|
286 |
(3.7) |
|
293 |
(2.1) |
|
292 |
(1.5) |
|
289 |
(1.8) |
|
291 |
(2.2) |
|
| West |
284 |
(1.8) |
|
282 |
(1.9) |
|
287 |
(2.1) |
|
289 |
(1.6) |
* |
289 |
(1.8) |
* |
287 |
(2.6) |
|
290 |
(2.3) |
* |
288 |
(2.8) |
|
287 |
(2.4) |
|
286 |
(3.0) |
|
280 |
(2.7) |
|
280 |
(2.5) |
|
| Type of location |
Central city |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
279 |
(2.9) |
|
279 |
(3.0) |
|
| Urban fringe |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
287 |
(1.8) |
|
290 |
(1.5) |
|
| Rural |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
280 |
(1.4) |
|
283 |
(2.0) |
|
| Parents' highest level of education |
Less than high school |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
262 |
(1.5) |
|
269 |
(1.4) |
* |
267 |
(2.0) |
|
270 |
(2.8) |
* |
271 |
(3.9) |
* |
268 |
(2.7) |
|
267 |
(3.2) |
|
265 |
(3.6) |
|
— |
— |
|
259 |
(3.4) |
|
| Graduated high school |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
277 |
(1.0) |
|
281 |
(0.8) |
* |
282 |
(1.3) |
* |
283 |
(1.4) |
* |
280 |
(1.6) |
* |
276 |
(1.9) |
|
273 |
(1.7) |
|
274 |
(2.1) |
|
— |
— |
|
274 |
(1.6) |
|
| Some education after high school |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
295 |
(1.2) |
* |
298 |
(0.9) |
* |
299 |
(2.2) |
* |
295 |
(1.9) |
* |
293 |
(1.9) |
* |
294 |
(1.6) |
* |
295 |
(2.2) |
* |
295 |
(1.8) |
* |
— |
— |
|
286 |
(1.9) |
|
| Graduated college |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
301 |
(1.0) |
|
302 |
(0.9) |
* |
300 |
(1.4) |
|
302 |
(1.5) |
* |
301 |
(1.7) |
|
300 |
(1.7) |
|
299 |
(1.5) |
|
298 |
(1.3) |
|
— |
— |
|
298 |
(1.3) |
|
| Unknown |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
250 |
(3.5) |
|
257 |
(2.2) |
|
255 |
(6.2) |
|
246 |
(5.7) |
|
255 |
(5.9) |
|
243 |
(5.2) |
|
252 |
(5.0) |
|
253 |
(7.2) |
|
— |
— |
|
250 |
(4.8) |
|
| Type of school |
Public |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
284 |
(1.2) |
|
287 |
(0.8) |
* |
289 |
(1.0) |
* |
289 |
(1.1) |
* |
288 |
(1.0) |
* |
286 |
(1.5) |
|
287 |
(1.1) |
* |
286 |
(1.3) |
|
281 |
(1.2) |
|
283 |
(1.2) |
|
| Between-group difference |
White-Black gap |
53 |
(2.0) |
* |
52 |
(2.1) |
* |
50 |
(2.0) |
* |
32 |
(1.5) |
|
20 |
(2.7) |
* |
29 |
(2.6) |
|
37 |
(2.5) |
* |
30 |
(4.2) |
|
29 |
(3.0) |
|
31 |
(2.3) |
|
27 |
(2.3) |
|
29 |
(2.9) |
|
| White-Hispanic gap |
— |
— |
|
41 |
(3.6) |
* |
31 |
(2.9) |
|
27 |
(3.0) |
|
24 |
(4.4) |
|
22 |
(3.8) |
|
26 |
(3.9) |
|
33 |
(5.2) |
|
30 |
(4.2) |
|
24 |
(4.2) |
|
22 |
(2.8) |
|
29 |
(3.1) |
|
| Male-Female gap |
-12 |
(1.8) |
|
-12 |
(1.4) |
|
-7 |
(1.8) |
* |
-10 |
(1.2) |
|
-8 |
(2.1) |
* |
-12 |
(2.0) |
|
-11 |
(1.9) |
|
-13 |
(2.7) |
|
-15 |
(1.8) |
|
-13 |
(2.1) |
|
-14 |
(1.8) |
|
-14 |
(2.0) |
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| — Not available. Sample size is insufficient to permit a reliable estimate, or data are not available for this assessment year. |
| ! Interpret data with caution. The nature of the sample does not allow accurate determination of the variability of the statistic. |
| * Significantly different from 2004 bridge assessment. |
| NOTE: Standard errors of the estimates appear in parentheses. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), selected years, 1971–2004 Long-Term Trend Reading Assessments. |
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Last updated 05 July 2005 (FW)
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