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Table 7b. Average scale score and percentage distribution of 4th-grade students in reading, by urbanicity and race/ethnicity: 2002, 2003, and 2005

 
Race/ethnicityCentral cityUrban fringeRural
 Performance scale scores
  Total, 2002212(0.6)223(1.0)220(0.4)
  Total, 2003212(0.5)222(0.3)220(0.5)
  Total, 2005213(0.4)223(0.3)219(0.3)
Race/ethnicity
  White
    2002229(0.8)232(0.5)225(0.4)
    2003229(0.6)232(0.4)225(0.4)
    2005230(0.5)232(0.3)224(0.3)
  Black
    2002196(0.8)204(1.2)198(0.8)
    2003195(0.7)203(0.9)198(0.7)
    2005198(0.5)204(0.6)196(0.9)
  Hispanic
    2002201(1.0)200(3.1)204(1.7)
    2003199(0.6)202(0.9)201(2.8)
    2005200(0.7)204(0.7)206(0.9)
  Asian/Pacific Islander
    2002218(2.5)228(2.1)223(2.5)
    2003225(2.1)227(1.7)224(3.0)
    2005226(1.2)231(1.0)227(2.0)
  American Indian/Alaska Native
    2002208(4.8)215(2.8)203(2.9)
    2003206(2.6)213(2.9)196(1.4)
    2005207(2.3)213(2.5)198(1.6)
 Percentage distribution
  Total, 200230(0.5)42(0.8)28(0.7)
  Total, 200331(0.3)41(0.5)28(0.4)
  Total, 200532(0.3)44(0.3)24(0.3)
Race/ethnicity
  White
    200220(0.6)44(1.1)36(1.0)
    200320(0.4)43(0.6)37(0.6)
    200521(0.4)47(0.4)32(0.4)
  Black
    200252(1.2)31(1.3)17(0.7)
    200353(0.9)30(0.9)17(0.5)
    200551(0.7)34(0.7)15(0.6)
  Hispanic
    200246(1.7)41(1.9)12(1.2)
    200346(1.0)43(1.0)11(1.2)
    200548(0.7)41(0.8)11(0.5)
  Asian/Pacific Islander
    200238(2.5)53(2.5)9(0.8)
    200342(2.4)48(2.5)9(0.8)
    200545(1.6)47(1.6)8(0.7)
  American Indian/Alaska Native
    200218(2.6)24(2.6)58(3.4)
    200321(1.5)22(2.2)57(2.4)
    200519(1.3)26(2.3)55(2.5)
NOTE: The NAEP Reading scale ranges from 0 to 500. Observed differences are not necessarily statistically significant. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2002, 2003, and 2005 Reading Assessment, NAEP Data Explorer.

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