Elementary and Secondary Education

Assessments

Table S-13-1. Standard errors for the average reading scale scores on the long-term trend National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), by age, sex, and race/ethnicity: Various years, 1971 through 2008

Age, sex, and race/ethnicity	1971	1975	1980	1984	1988	1990	1992	1994	1996	1999	2004	2004	¹	2008	¹
9-year-olds
Total	1.0	0.7	1.0	0.8	1.1	1.2	0.9	1.2	1.0	1.3	1.1	1.0		0.9
Sex
Male	1.1	0.8	1.1	1.0	1.4	1.7	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.6	1.4	1.1		1.1
Female	1.0	0.8	1.1	0.9	1.3	1.2	0.9	1.4	1.1	1.5	1.0	1.1		0.9
Race/ethnicity
White	0.9	0.7	0.8	0.9	1.4	1.3	1.0	1.3	1.2	1.6	1.1	0.9		1.0
Black	1.7	1.2	1.8	1.3	2.4	2.9	2.2	2.3	2.6	2.3	2.2	1.8		1.7
Hispanic	†	2.2	2.3	3.0	3.5	2.3	3.1	3.9	3.4	2.7	1.7	1.5		1.5

13-year-olds
Total	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.6	1.0	0.8	1.2	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0		0.8
Sex
Male	1.0	0.8	1.1	0.7	1.3	1.1	1.7	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.1		1.0
Female	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.7	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.2		0.9
Race/ethnicity
White	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	1.1	0.9	1.2	1.1	1.0	1.2	1.0	1.0		1.0
Black	1.2	1.2	1.5	1.2	2.4	2.2	2.3	2.4	2.6	2.4	2.0	1.9		1.6
Hispanic	†	3.0	2.0	2.0	3.5	2.3	3.5	1.9	2.9	2.9	1.6	2.1		1.5

17-year-olds
Total	1.2	0.8	1.2	0.8	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.3	1.1	1.3	1.2	1.1		0.9
Sex
Male	1.2	1.0	1.3	0.8	1.5	1.6	1.6	2.2	1.3	1.6	1.5	1.4		1.1
Female	1.3	1.0	1.2	0.9	1.5	1.2	1.1	1.5	1.2	1.4	1.3	1.2		1.0
Race/ethnicity
White	1.0	0.6	0.9	0.9	1.2	1.2	1.4	1.5	1.2	1.4	1.1	1.2		1.0
Black	1.7	2.0	1.8	1.2	2.4	2.3	2.1	3.9	2.7	1.7	2.7	1.9		2.4
Hispanic	†	3.6	2.7	2.9	4.3	3.6	3.7	4.9	4.1	3.9	2.9	2.5		1.3
† Not applicable.
¹ Scores for the revised assessment format. This format provided for the inclusion of and accommodations for students with disabilities and English language learners.
SOURCE: Rampey, B.D., Dion, G.S., and Donahue, P.L. (2009). NAEP 2008 Trends in Academic Progress in Reading and Mathematics (NCES 2009-479). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC.

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