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Table 7c. Average scale score and percentage distribution of 4th-grade students in reading, by urbanicity and control of school: 2002, 2003, and 2005

 
ControlCentral 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)
Control
  Public
    2002( †)( †)( †)
    2003208(0.6)221(0.3)219(0.5)
    2005210(0.4)221(0.3)219(0.3)
  Private
    2002( †)( †)( †)
    2003233(1.4)237(1.1)231(1.7)
    2005(  ‡)(  ‡)(  ‡)
 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)
Control
  Public
    2002( †)( †)( †)
    200329(0.3)41(0.5)30(0.4)
    200531(0.3)44(0.3)25(0.3)
  Private
    2002( †)( †)( †)
    200348(1.7)42(1.8)10(1.1)
    2005(  ‡)(  ‡)(  ‡)
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
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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