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Table 8f. Average scale score and percentage distribution of 8th-grade students in reading, by urbanicity and Title I participation: 2002, 2003, and 2005

 
Title I participationCentral 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)
Title I participation
  Participated
    2002249(1.3)261(1.3)264(1.0)
    2003248(0.9)260(1.0)261(0.7)
    2005248(0.7)260(0.6)261(0.6)
  Did not participate
    2002268(0.9)273(0.8)267(0.6)
    2003268(0.9)271(0.6)267(0.5)
    2005266(0.6)269(0.4)265(0.5)
 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)
Title I participation
  Participated
    200233(1.4)36(1.6)31(1.2)
    200333(1.0)36(1.1)31(1.0)
    200536(0.8)36(0.9)28(0.7)
  Did not participate
    200224(1.0)47(1.2)29(0.9)
    200326(0.7)46(1.0)28(1.0)
    200526(0.7)49(0.8)24(0.6)
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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