Elementary and Secondary Education

Assessments

Table A-23-2. Average reading scale scores, by grade and selected student and school characteristics: Selected years, 1992–2011

Student or school characteristic	Grade 4			Grade 8			Grade 12
Student or school characteristic	19921	2009	2011	19921	2009	2011	19921	2009
Total	217	221	221	260	264	265	292	288
Sex
Male	213	218	218	254	259	261	287	282
Female	221	224	225	267	269	270	297	294
Race/ethnicity
White	224	230	231	267	273	274	297	296
Black	192	205	205	237	246	249	273	269
Hispanic	197	205	206	241	249	252	279	274
Asian/Pacific Islander	216	235	235	268	274	275	290	298
Asian²	—	—	236	—	—	277	—	—
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander²	—	—	216	—	—	254	—	—
American Indian/Alaska Native	‡	204	202	‡	251	252	‡	283
English language learner (ELL)
Yes	‡	188	188	‡	219	224	‡	240
No	‡	224	225	‡	266	267	‡	290
Student with disability (SD)
Yes	‡	190	186	‡	230	231	‡	253
No	‡	224	225	‡	267	269	‡	291
Student eligible for free or reduced- price lunch
Yes	—	206	207	—	249	252	—	273
No	—	232	235	—	273	275	—	294
School type
Public	215	220	220	258	262	264	290	287
Traditional public³	—	220	220	—	262	264	—	287
Public charter³	—	212	218	—	257	261	—	276
Private	232	235	234	278	282	282	308	‡
School locale
City	—	216	216	—	259	260	—	286
Suburban	—	225	226	—	268	269	—	292
Town	—	218	218	—	261	264	—	287
Rural	—	222	223	—	265	267	—	286
Percentage of students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
0–25 percent	—	237	238	—	277	279	—	299
26–50 percent	—	223	226	—	265	268	—	286
51–75 percent	—	215	217	—	256	258	—	276
76–100 percent	—	202	203	—	243	247	—	266

— Not available.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
¹Testing accommodations (e.g., extended time, small group testing) for children with disabilities and English language learners were not permitted during this assessment.
²Separate estimates for Asians and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders were not available prior to 2011.
³Separate estimates for traditional public and public charter schools were not available in 1992.
NOTE: Average reading scale scores include public and private school students. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scale ranges from 0 to 500. The 12th-grade NAEP Reading Assessment was not administered in 2011. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. For more information on NAEP, see Appendix B – Guide to Sources. For more information on race/ethnicity, free or reduced-priced lunch, or school locale, see Appendix C – Commonly Used Measures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), selected years, 1992–2011 Reading Assessments, NAEP Data Explorer.

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