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(43KB)| Table 122. | Percentage distribution of 4th- and 8th-grade public school students, students' average reading scale scores, and percentage of students at or above selected reading achievement levels, by jurisdiction or specific urban district and race/ethnicity: 2007 |
| Grade and race/ethnicity | United States | Large central city | Atlanta | Austin | Boston | Charlotte | Chicago | Cleveland | District of Columbia | Houston | Los Angeles | New York | San Diego | |||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| 4th grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage distribution | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) |
| White | 56 | (0.3) | 21 | (0.9) | 14 | (1.1) | 28 | (2.0) | 13 | (1.4) | 36 | (1.6) | 10 | (1.7) | 20 | (2.3) | 6 | (0.4) | 7 | (1.0) | 9 | (1.1) | 17 | (1.9) | 24 | (2.7) |
| Black | 17 | (0.2) | 31 | (0.8) | 83 | (1.0) | 13 | (1.3) | 44 | (1.6) | 42 | (2.1) | 49 | (3.3) | 66 | (3.3) | 85 | (0.7) | 29 | (1.7) | 11 | (1.7) | 29 | (2.5) | 11 | (1.3) |
| Hispanic | 20 | (0.3) | 38 | (1.1) | 3 | (0.4) | 54 | (1.7) | 33 | (2.1) | 13 | (1.3) | 39 | (2.8) | 9 | (1.8) | 7 | (0.6) | 60 | (1.9) | 75 | (1.3) | 39 | (2.2) | 47 | (2.8) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 5 | (0.1) | 7 | (0.4) | # | (†) | 4 | (0.9) | 9 | (0.8) | 4 | (0.5) | 3 | (1.0) | 2 | (0.4) | 1 | (0.2) | 3 | (0.5) | 5 | (0.8) | 14 | (2.2) | 17 | (1.7) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 1 | (#) | 1 | (0.1) | # | (†) | # | (†) | 1 | (0.2) | 1 | (0.2) | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) | 1 | (0.2) |
| Average scale score1 | 220 | (0.3) | 208 | (0.7) | 207 | (1.5) | 218 | (2.0) | 210 | (1.9) | 222 | (1.5) | 201 | (1.5) | 198 | (1.7) | 197 | (0.9) | 206 | (1.2) | 196 | (1.3) | 213 | (1.1) | 210 | (1.8) |
| White | 230 | (0.2) | 231 | (0.9) | 253 | (2.5) | 244 | (1.7) | 230 | (4.1) | 244 | (1.9) | 227 | (3.4) | 215 | (2.8) | 258 | (3.9) | 241 | (3.7) | 228 | (1.4) | 232 | (2.9) | 234 | (2.7) |
| Black | 203 | (0.4) | 199 | (0.7) | 200 | (1.4) | 201 | (4.1) | 204 | (2.4) | 206 | (2.1) | 193 | (2.2) | 192 | (1.8) | 192 | (1.0) | 205 | (1.5) | 196 | (4.9) | 206 | (1.7) | 199 | (2.8) |
| Hispanic | 204 | (0.5) | 199 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) | 206 | (2.4) | 204 | (1.9) | 207 | (2.2) | 201 | (2.2) | 200 | (3.9) | 206 | (3.6) | 200 | (1.6) | 190 | (1.6) | 203 | (1.6) | 196 | (1.9) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 231 | (1.0) | 228 | (2.7) | ‡ | (†) | 236 | (8.9) | 229 | (5.6) | 235 | (5.6) | 237 | (5.6) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 231 | (4.0) | 219 | (4.3) | 230 | (2.6) | 223 | (2.7) |
| Percent of students | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| At or above Basic2 | 66 | (0.3) | 53 | (0.8) | 48 | (1.8) | 62 | (2.7) | 54 | (2.9) | 66 | (1.9) | 44 | (2.0) | 39 | (3.1) | 39 | (1.1) | 49 | (1.7) | 39 | (1.5) | 57 | (1.4) | 55 | (2.0) |
| White | 77 | (0.2) | 78 | (0.9) | 95 | (2.8) | 90 | (1.5) | 76 | (4.5) | 89 | (1.3) | 74 | (3.7) | 61 | (4.6) | 96 | (†) | 86 | (3.0) | 79 | (2.7) | 77 | (2.4) | 80 | (3.1) |
| Black | 46 | (0.6) | 41 | (1.2) | 40 | (2.0) | 41 | (7.1) | 48 | (4.1) | 49 | (2.9) | 34 | (2.4) | 30 | (2.9) | 33 | (1.4) | 48 | (2.6) | 37 | (6.5) | 51 | (2.8) | 44 | (3.8) |
| Hispanic | 49 | (0.6) | 44 | (0.9) | ‡ | (†) | 51 | (2.9) | 47 | (3.8) | 51 | (3.6) | 45 | (3.3) | 39 | (6.7) | 55 | (5.6) | 43 | (2.2) | 33 | (1.7) | 46 | (2.3) | 40 | (2.5) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 76 | (1.0) | 72 | (2.2) | ‡ | (†) | 78 | (7.4) | 74 | (5.4) | 77 | (5.9) | 82 | (4.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 77 | (5.5) | 66 | (5.4) | 75 | (2.7) | 70 | (4.5) |
| At or above Proficient3 | 32 | (0.3) | 22 | (0.6) | 18 | (1.4) | 30 | (2.0) | 20 | (2.3) | 35 | (1.9) | 16 | (1.4) | 9 | (1.2) | 14 | (0.8) | 17 | (1.3) | 13 | (0.9) | 25 | (1.3) | 25 | (1.9) |
| White | 42 | (0.4) | 44 | (1.6) | 71 | (3.4) | 63 | (3.1) | 42 | (7.6) | 61 | (3.0) | 40 | (5.2) | 22 | (3.6) | 74 | (6.2) | 58 | (4.9) | 37 | (4.0) | 45 | (4.9) | 49 | (4.4) |
| Black | 14 | (0.4) | 12 | (0.5) | 10 | (1.1) | 11 | (2.2) | 13 | (1.9) | 15 | (2.0) | 10 | (1.4) | 5 | (1.1) | 9 | (0.9) | 14 | (2.7) | 13 | (5.5) | 15 | (1.7) | 12 | (2.5) |
| Hispanic | 17 | (0.5) | 14 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) | 16 | (2.0) | 14 | (2.4) | 18 | (3.2) | 14 | (2.0) | 8 | (2.9) | 15 | (4.3) | 12 | (1.1) | 8 | (0.9) | 16 | (1.5) | 13 | (1.3) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 45 | (1.4) | 40 | (3.8) | ‡ | (†) | 56 | (9.2) | 45 | (7.3) | 48 | (8.8) | 51 | (8.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 47 | (7.6) | 31 | (6.0) | 43 | (2.9) | 35 | (2.7) |
| 8th grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage distribution | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) |
| White | 58 | (0.3) | 23 | (0.9) | 6 | (0.7) | 31 | (0.9) | 16 | (0.8) | 35 | (1.3) | 9 | (1.6) | 15 | (0.8) | 3 | (0.4) | 9 | (0.8) | 9 | (0.9) | 16 | (2.3) | 26 | (1.2) |
| Black | 17 | (0.3) | 31 | (1.1) | 90 | (0.9) | 13 | (0.7) | 41 | (1.1) | 47 | (1.3) | 49 | (2.9) | 75 | (0.8) | 88 | (0.6) | 31 | (1.2) | 10 | (0.9) | 33 | (2.4) | 12 | (1.2) |
| Hispanic | 18 | (0.3) | 37 | (1.2) | 3 | (0.6) | 53 | (1.0) | 32 | (1.1) | 11 | (0.8) | 39 | (2.7) | 8 | (0.7) | 8 | (0.5) | 57 | (1.5) | 74 | (1.0) | 37 | (1.8) | 45 | (1.5) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 5 | (0.1) | 8 | (0.5) | # | (†) | 3 | (0.4) | 11 | (0.8) | 4 | (0.6) | 3 | (0.7) | 1 | (0.3) | 1 | (0.2) | 3 | (0.7) | 7 | (0.5) | 15 | (1.2) | 16 | (1.0) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 1 | (#) | 1 | (0.1) | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) | 1 | (0.2) | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| Average scale score1 | 261 | (0.2) | 250 | (0.7) | 245 | (1.4) | 257 | (2.0) | 254 | (1.6) | 260 | (1.2) | 250 | (1.5) | 246 | (1.5) | 241 | (0.7) | 252 | (1.4) | 240 | (1.0) | 249 | (1.9) | 250 | (1.2) |
| White | 270 | (0.2) | 271 | (1.0) | ‡ | (†) | 284 | (2.8) | 275 | (2.3) | 279 | (1.8) | 266 | (3.0) | 262 | (3.2) | ‡ | (†) | 281 | (3.9) | 272 | (3.4) | 270 | (3.4) | 271 | (2.6) |
| Black | 244 | (0.4) | 240 | (0.9) | 242 | (1.3) | 238 | (2.9) | 250 | (2.2) | 246 | (1.5) | 240 | (1.8) | 243 | (1.7) | 238 | (0.9) | 249 | (1.6) | 229 | (4.7) | 240 | (2.7) | 240 | (3.2) |
| Hispanic | 246 | (0.4) | 243 | (0.7) | ‡ | (†) | 244 | (2.2) | 241 | (3.2) | 251 | (4.3) | 255 | (1.5) | 249 | (3.7) | 249 | (3.2) | 246 | (1.4) | 236 | (1.1) | 241 | (2.8) | 235 | (2.0) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 269 | (1.2) | 263 | (3.5) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 275 | (3.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 289 | (7.3) | 264 | (3.4) | 268 | (2.8) | 265 | (2.6) |
| Percent of students | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| At or above Basic2 | 73 | (0.3) | 60 | (0.8) | 53 | (2.3) | 66 | (2.0) | 63 | (1.8) | 69 | (1.4) | 61 | (1.9) | 56 | (2.3) | 48 | (1.1) | 63 | (1.6) | 50 | (1.5) | 59 | (2.3) | 60 | (1.5) |
| White | 83 | (0.3) | 82 | (1.0) | ‡ | (†) | 91 | (1.6) | 80 | (2.9) | 88 | (1.8) | 77 | (4.6) | 80 | (3.3) | ‡ | (†) | 89 | (2.3) | 81 | (4.3) | 80 | (2.7) | 82 | (3.1) |
| Black | 54 | (0.6) | 49 | (1.1) | 50 | (2.5) | 46 | (4.6) | 60 | (3.5) | 56 | (2.1) | 50 | (2.9) | 51 | (2.8) | 45 | (1.3) | 62 | (2.5) | 38 | (5.3) | 50 | (3.8) | 48 | (4.2) |
| Hispanic | 57 | (0.6) | 53 | (1.1) | ‡ | (†) | 55 | (2.5) | 52 | (3.8) | 65 | (5.2) | 69 | (2.3) | 58 | (5.2) | 56 | (5.3) | 57 | (2.1) | 45 | (1.7) | 51 | (3.6) | 45 | (2.6) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 79 | (1.2) | 74 | (3.5) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 81 | (3.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 91 | (4.0) | 76 | (3.8) | 79 | (3.1) | 78 | (3.0) |
| At or above Proficient3 | 29 | (0.2) | 20 | (0.6) | 13 | (1.3) | 28 | (1.9) | 22 | (1.5) | 29 | (1.4) | 17 | (1.6) | 11 | (1.4) | 12 | (1.0) | 18 | (1.5) | 12 | (1.1) | 20 | (1.7) | 23 | (1.8) |
| White | 38 | (0.3) | 39 | (1.3) | ‡ | † | 58 | (4.2) | 48 | (4.2) | 52 | (2.3) | 38 | (5.2) | 26 | (5.0) | ‡ | (†) | 52 | (6.1) | 41 | (5.7) | 41 | (4.3) | 42 | (3.9) |
| Black | 12 | (0.4) | 10 | (0.6) | 9 | (1.2) | 10 | (2.9) | 16 | (2.6) | 14 | (1.6) | 9 | (1.4) | 7 | (1.2) | 9 | (1.0) | 12 | (1.7) | 6 | (2.1) | 11 | (1.8) | 10 | (2.8) |
| Hispanic | 14 | (0.4) | 12 | (0.5) | ‡ | (†) | 15 | (1.9) | 10 | (1.9) | 20 | (5.2) | 20 | (1.9) | 16 | (4.1) | 19 | (4.3) | 13 | (1.5) | 8 | (0.9) | 13 | (2.0) | 11 | (2.0) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 40 | (1.1) | 34 | (2.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 46 | (7.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 61 | (11.9) | 32 | (5.3) | 37 | (4.7) | 35 | (4.2) |
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Scale ranges from 0 to 500. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Basic denotes partial mastery of prerequisite knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at a given grade. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Proficient represents solid academic performance. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and missing data. Totals include racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2007 Reading Assessment, retrieved April 30, 2009, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared April 2009.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
