| | Performance scale scores |
| Total, 2002 | 258 | (0.7) | 268 | (0.7) | 266 | (0.6) |
| Total, 2003 | 258 | (0.5) | 267 | (0.5) | 264 | (0.4) |
| Total, 2005 | 257 | (0.4) | 266 | (0.3) | 263 | (0.4) |
| National school lunch program |
| Eligible |
| 2002 | 244 | (1.0) | 251 | (1.0) | 254 | (1.0) |
| 2003 | 244 | (0.7) | 246 | (0.9) | 251 | (0.6) |
| 2005 | 244 | (0.4) | 248 | (0.5) | 250 | (0.5) |
| Not eligible |
| 2002 | 269 | (0.8) | 273 | (0.8) | 272 | (0.5) |
| 2003 | 269 | (0.6) | 273 | (0.4) | 270 | (0.5) |
| 2005 | 268 | (0.6) | 272 | (0.3) | 270 | (0.4) |
| Information not available |
| 2002 | 267 | (1.7) | 275 | (2.4) | 272 | (1.5) |
| 2003 | 271 | (2.0) | 275 | (1.3) | 270 | (1.5) |
| 2005 | 274 | (1.7) | 277 | (1.5) | 270 | (2.0) |
| | Percentage distribution |
| Total, 2002 | 29 | (0.6) | 42 | (0.7) | 29 | (0.5) |
| Total, 2003 | 29 | (0.4) | 41 | (0.4) | 29 | (0.4) |
| Total, 2005 | 31 | (0.4) | 43 | (0.4) | 25 | (0.3) |
| National school lunch program |
| Eligible |
| 2002 | 38 | (1.2) | 32 | (1.2) | 30 | (0.9) |
| 2003 | 41 | (0.8) | 31 | (0.8) | 28 | (0.6) |
| 2005 | 42 | (0.4) | 33 | (0.5) | 26 | (0.4) |
| Not eligible |
| 2002 | 20 | (0.8) | 46 | (1.3) | 33 | (0.9) |
| 2003 | 20 | (0.6) | 47 | (0.7) | 32 | (0.6) |
| 2005 | 23 | (0.4) | 49 | (0.6) | 27 | (0.4) |
| Information not available |
| 2002 | 38 | (3.1) | 47 | (3.2) | 15 | (1.7) |
| 2003 | 40 | (1.8) | 43 | (2.2) | 17 | (1.6) |
| 2005 | 40 | (2.4) | 47 | (2.2) | 13 | (1.4) |
| 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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