| | Performance scale scores |
| Total | 284 | (1.4) | 290 | (1.1) | 285 | (1.0) |
| Sex |
| Male | 277 | (1.6) | 282 | (1.5) | 275 | (1.3) |
| Female | 291 | (1.8) | 297 | (1.4) | 296 | (1.1) |
| Race/ethnicity |
| White, non-Hispanic | 296 | (1.5) | 295 | (1.0) | 287 | (1.1) |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 266 | (2.0) | 271 | (1.8) | 266 | (2.6) |
| Hispanic | 271 | (2.6) | 275 | (2.3) | 272 | (3.0) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 282 | (4.6) | 290 | (2.8) | ‡ | ( ‡) |
| American Indian/ Alaska Native | ‡ | ( ‡) | ‡ | ( ‡) | ‡ | ( ‡) |
| Parents' highest level of education |
| Did not finish high school | 264 | (2.1) | 270 | (2.9) | 272 | (2.5) |
| Graduated high school | 273 | (2.4) | 281 | (2.3) | 277 | (1.8) |
| Some education after high school | 287 | (2.4) | 289 | (1.7) | 290 | (1.7) |
| Graduated college | 295 | (1.7) | 298 | (1.0) | 293 | (1.3) |
| Unknown | 246 | (4.6) | 252 | (4.4) | 243 | (4.6) |
| Region of the country |
| Northeast | 282 | (4.3) | 296 | (1.9) | 289 | (1.4) |
| Southeast | 285 | (2.4) | 285 | (2.0) | 281 | (1.5) |
| Central | 287 | (3.2) | 294 | (2.0) | 288 | (2.1) |
| West | 283 | (2.2) | 286 | (2.2) | 284 | (1.7) |
| Title I participation |
| Participated | 276 | (2.8) | 289 | (1.9) | 286 | (1.9) |
| Did not participate | 289 | (1.6) | 291 | (1.5) | 285 | (1.5) |
| National School Lunch Program |
| Eligible | 267 | (2.6) | 275 | (2.4) | 276 | (2.0) |
| Not eligible | 287 | (2.2) | 292 | (1.3) | 287 | (1.1) |
| Information not available | 295 | (2.0) | 296 | (3.2) | 289 | (2.5) |
| | Percentage distribution |
| Total | 28 | (1.1) | 41 | (1.4) | 31 | (1.3) |
| Sex |
| Male | 27 | (1.2) | 41 | (1.5) | 32 | (1.3) |
| Female | 29 | (1.1) | 41 | (1.4) | 30 | (1.4) |
| Race/ethnicity |
| White, non-Hispanic | 22 | (1.5) | 42 | (1.9) | 37 | (1.6) |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 53 | (2.8) | 28 | (2.3) | 19 | (2.2) |
| Hispanic | 39 | (3.6) | 47 | (4.3) | 14 | (2.2) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 40 | (6.4) | 47 | (5.7) | 13 | (5.8) |
| American Indian/ Alaska Native | ‡ | ( ‡) | ‡ | ( ‡) | ‡ | ( ‡) |
| Parents' highest level of education |
| Did not finish high school | 35 | (3.1) | 33 | (3.4) | 31 | (2.8) |
| Graduated high school | 27 | (1.7) | 35 | (1.8) | 38 | (1.9) |
| Some education after high school | 29 | (1.4) | 38 | (1.7) | 33 | (1.7) |
| Graduated college | 27 | (1.5) | 45 | (2.0) | 27 | (1.5) |
| Unknown | 32 | (3.1) | 38 | (3.3) | 30 | (3.7) |
| Region of the country |
| Northeast | 24 | (2.5) | 50 | (3.3) | 26 | (2.6) |
| Southeast | 28 | (2.2) | 33 | (3.5) | 39 | (3.2) |
| Central | 24 | (2.2) | 36 | (1.9) | 40 | (1.9) |
| West | 35 | (1.8) | 43 | (2.5) | 22 | (2.4) |
| Title I participation |
| Participated | 31 | (3.5) | 35 | (4.1) | 34 | (3.7) |
| Did not participate | 26 | (2.4) | 44 | (2.8) | 30 | (2.2) |
| National School Lunch Program |
| Eligible | 37 | (2.6) | 30 | (2.9) | 33 | (2.5) |
| Not eligible | 22 | (1.7) | 45 | (2.0) | 33 | (1.8) |
| Information not available | 40 | (4.9) | 37 | (4.8) | 22 | (3.8) |
| ‡ Reporting standards not met. |
| NOTE: Data for control of school unavailable. 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 Reading Assessment, NAEP Data Explorer. |
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