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Long-Term Trend
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2004 long-term trend reading, scale score percentiles, age 9: Selected years, 1971–2004
Percentile 1971 1975 1980 1984 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1999 2004 Modified 2004 Bridge
10th 152 (1.6) * 159 (1.1) * 165 (1.4)   157 (1.2) * 157 (2.1) * 150 (1.9) * 156 (1.5) * 156 (2.5) * 160 (2.1) * 158 (1.4) * 162 (2.1)   169 (1.7)  
25th 180 (1.3) * 185 (0.8) * 191 (1.2)   184 (1.2) * 184 (1.8) * 179 (1.8) * 183 (1.5) * 184 (1.9) * 186 (1.3) * 185 (2.0) * 191 (1.5)   194 (1.7)  
50th 209 (1.0) * 212 (0.8) * 217 (0.9) * 213 (1.0) * 214 (1.4) * 210 (1.5) * 214 (0.9) * 215 (1.1) * 215 (1.2) * 215 (1.7) * 219 (1.1)   221 (1.4)  
75th 237 (1.0) * 237 (0.9) * 241 (1.0)   240 (0.9) * 240 (1.3) * 240 (1.8)   239 (1.2) * 240 (1.5) * 240 (1.0) * 239 (1.4) * 243 (0.7)   245 (1.3)  
90th 260 (0.8)   258 (0.8) * 262 (1.1)   263 (0.9)   263 (1.7)   266 (1.8)   260 (1.2)   260 (1.6)   260 (1.0)   259 (1.1)   263 (1.8)   264 (2.1)  
* 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.

View other 2004 long-term trend summary data tables.


Last updated 05 July 2005 (FW)