Indicator 4.2: Student Performance in Reading
Table 4.2b. Percentage distribution of students across NAEP reading achievement levels, by race/ethnicity and grade: 2003
Below basic
37
25
60
56
30
53
At or above basic
63
75
40
44
70
47
At or above proficient
31
41
13
15
38
16
At advanced
8
11
2
2
12
2
Below basic
26
17
46
44
21
43 At or above basic
74
83
54
56
79
57
At or above proficient
32
41
13
15
40
17
At advanced
3
4
1
1
5
1 NOTE: Accommodations were permitted. For a discussion of the reading achievement level definitions, see http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/reading/achieve.asp . Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2003 Reading Assessment.
