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Table 8a. Average scale score and percentage distribution of 8th-grade students in reading, by urbanicity and sex: 2002, 2003, and 2005

 
SexCentral cityUrban fringeRural
 Performance scale scores
  Total, 2002258(0.7)268(0.7)266(0.6)
  Total, 2003258(0.5)267(0.5)264(0.4)
  Total, 2005257(0.4)266(0.3)263(0.4)
Sex
  Male
    2002253(0.8)263(0.9)261(0.6)
    2003252(0.6)262(0.5)258(0.5)
    2005252(0.5)261(0.4)257(0.5)
  Female
    2002262(0.7)273(0.8)271(0.8)
    2003263(0.6)272(0.5)270(0.5)
    2005262(0.5)271(0.3)268(0.4)
 Percentage distribution
  Total, 200229(0.6)42(0.7)29(0.5)
  Total, 200329(0.4)41(0.4)29(0.4)
  Total, 200531(0.4)43(0.4)25(0.3)
Sex
  Male
    200229(0.6)42(0.8)29(0.6)
    200329(0.4)41(0.5)29(0.4)
    200531(0.4)43(0.4)26(0.3)
  Female
    200229(0.7)41(0.7)29(0.6)
    200330(0.5)42(0.5)29(0.4)
    200531(0.4)43(0.5)25(0.4)
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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