| | Performance scale scores |
| Total, 2002 | 212 | (0.6) | 223 | (1.0) | 220 | (0.4) |
| Total, 2003 | 212 | (0.5) | 222 | (0.3) | 220 | (0.5) |
| Total, 2005 | 213 | (0.4) | 223 | (0.3) | 219 | (0.3) |
| National School Lunch Program |
| Eligible |
| 2002 | 199 | (0.8) | 203 | (1.9) | 208 | (0.7) |
| 2003 | 198 | (0.5) | 202 | (0.6) | 206 | (0.7) |
| 2005 | 200 | (0.4) | 204 | (0.5) | 206 | (0.4) |
| Not eligible |
| 2002 | 226 | (0.8) | 232 | (0.7) | 229 | (0.5) |
| 2003 | 226 | (0.8) | 231 | (0.4) | 229 | (0.4) |
| 2005 | 229 | (0.5) | 232 | (0.3) | 228 | (0.4) |
| Information not available |
| 2002 | 226 | (1.8) | 229 | (2.7) | 220 | (1.9) |
| 2003 | 231 | (1.4) | 231 | (1.5) | 224 | (1.9) |
| 2005 | 230 | (1.7) | 235 | (1.1) | 228 | (1.2) |
| | Percentage distribution |
| Total, 2002 | 30 | (0.5) | 42 | (0.8) | 28 | (0.7) |
| Total, 2003 | 31 | (0.3) | 41 | (0.5) | 28 | (0.4) |
| Total, 2005 | 32 | (0.3) | 44 | (0.3) | 24 | (0.3) |
| National School Lunch Program |
| Eligible |
| 2002 | 41 | (0.9) | 31 | (1.2) | 28 | (0.8) |
| 2003 | 42 | (0.6) | 31 | (0.6) | 27 | (0.7) |
| 2005 | 42 | (0.4) | 34 | (0.5) | 24 | (0.4) |
| Not eligible |
| 2002 | 20 | (0.8) | 49 | (1.4) | 31 | (1.2) |
| 2003 | 20 | (0.5) | 48 | (0.6) | 32 | (0.6) |
| 2005 | 22 | (0.4) | 52 | (0.4) | 26 | (0.4) |
| Information not available |
| 2002 | 36 | (2.7) | 46 | (3.0) | 18 | (2.0) |
| 2003 | 40 | (2.1) | 46 | (2.2) | 14 | (1.3) |
| 2005 | 39 | (2.0) | 47 | (2.0) | 15 | (1.5) |
| ‡ 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. |