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(38KB)| Table 116. | Average reading scale scores of 4th- and 8th-graders, by selected student and parent characteristics and school type: Various years, 2000 through 2005 |
| Year, grade, and school type | All students | Sex of child | Race/ethnicity of child | Highest education level of parents | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | Female | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Pacific Islander | American Indian/Alaska Native | Less than high school | Graduated from high school | Some education after high school | Graduated from college | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th-graders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Public | 211 | (1.4) | 206 | (1.4) | 217 | (1.6) | 223 | (1.2) | 189 | (1.9) | 188 | (3.1) | 223 | (5.8) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Private, total | 231 | (—) | 225 | (—) | 238 | (—) | 236 | (—) | 213 | ! | (—) | 215 | (—) | 236 | ! | (—) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||
| Catholic | 229 | (2.5) | 224 | (2.9) | 233 | (2.5) | 236 | (2.0) | 209 | ! | (2.5) | 211 | ! | (5.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||
| Lutheran | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Conservative Christian | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th-graders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Public | 217 | (0.5) | 214 | (0.5) | 220 | (0.5) | 227 | (0.3) | 198 | (0.6) | 199 | (1.4) | 223 | (1.7) | 207 | (2.0) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Private, total | 234 | (—) | 231 | (—) | 237 | (—) | 239 | (—) | 212 | (—) | 223 | (—) | 231 | (—) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Catholic | 234 | (1.1) | 231 | (1.3) | 236 | (1.2) | 239 | (0.8) | 212 | (3.1) | 222 | (3.1) | 229 | (4.3) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Lutheran | 236 | (1.4) | 234 | (2.0) | 238 | (1.8) | 238 | (1.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Conservative Christian | 229 | (2.6) | 226 | (3.4) | 233 | (2.6) | 234 | (2.9) | 216 | ! | (4.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||
| 8th-graders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Public | 263 | (0.5) | 258 | (0.5) | 267 | (0.5) | 271 | (0.5) | 244 | (0.8) | 245 | (0.9) | 265 | (1.8) | 252 | (2.5) | 247 | (1.0) | 256 | (0.5) | 267 | (0.6) | 273 | (0.5) | 246 | (0.8) | ||||
| Private, total | 281 | (—) | 276 | (—) | 285 | (—) | 285 | (—) | 263 | (—) | 266 | (—) | 285 | (—) | ‡ | (†) | 264 | ! | (—) | 270 | (—) | 279 | (—) | 285 | (—) | 265 | (—) | |||
| Catholic | 281 | (0.9) | 276 | (1.3) | 285 | (1.0) | 285 | (0.8) | 261 | (2.5) | 271 | (2.7) | 282 | (4.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 272 | (2.6) | 278 | (1.4) | 285 | (0.9) | 266 | (3.9) | ||||
| Lutheran | 281 | (1.6) | 278 | (1.8) | 284 | (2.3) | 283 | (1.5) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 271 | (3.9) | 284 | (3.6) | 284 | (1.6) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
| Conservative Christian | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
| 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th-graders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Public | 216 | (0.3) | 213 | (0.3) | 220 | (0.3) | 227 | (0.3) | 197 | (0.4) | 199 | (0.6) | 225 | (1.3) | 202 | (1.5) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Private, total | 235 | (—) | 232 | (—) | 237 | (—) | 239 | (—) | 210 | (—) | 220 | (—) | 236 | (—) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Catholic | 235 | (1.0) | 232 | (1.2) | 237 | (1.2) | 240 | (0.9) | 211 | (2.4) | 219 | (1.9) | 231 | (3.6) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Lutheran | 232 | (1.9) | 229 | (2.7) | 234 | (1.9) | 236 | (1.2) | 206 | ! | (7.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||
| Conservative Christian | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| 8th-graders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Public | 261 | (0.2) | 256 | (0.3) | 267 | (0.3) | 270 | (0.2) | 244 | (0.5) | 244 | (0.7) | 268 | (1.2) | 248 | (1.7) | 245 | (0.6) | 253 | (0.4) | 266 | (0.4) | 271 | (0.3) | 242 | (0.6) | ||||
| Private, total | 282 | (—) | 278 | (—) | 287 | (—) | 286 | (—) | 261 | (—) | 269 | (—) | 286 | (—) | ‡ | (†) | 263 | (—) | 268 | (—) | 277 | (—) | 287 | (—) | 264 | (—) | ||||
| Catholic | 281 | (0.9) | 277 | (1.3) | 286 | (1.0) | 286 | (0.8) | 260 | (2.8) | 270 | (1.4) | 280 | (2.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 269 | (1.7) | 277 | (1.5) | 285 | (0.9) | 265 | (2.5) | ||||
| Lutheran | 281 | (1.6) | 275 | (2.1) | 288 | (2.3) | 284 | (1.5) | 260 | ! | (4.6) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 271 | (4.2) | 276 | (3.4) | 286 | (1.6) | ‡ | (†) | |||
| Conservative Christian | 276 | (1.5) | 271 | (2.0) | 282 | (1.9) | 280 | (1.6) | 261 | ! | (6.4) | 267 | ! | (7.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 263 | (3.8) | 275 | (3.4) | 282 | (1.7) | 258 | (6.4) | ||
| 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th-graders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Public | 217 | (0.2) | 214 | (0.3) | 221 | (0.3) | 228 | (0.2) | 199 | (0.3) | 201 | (0.5) | 227 | (0.9) | 205 | (1.3) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Private, total | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Catholic | 234 | (0.8) | 232 | (1.1) | 236 | (1.1) | 239 | (0.9) | 214 | (2.4) | 222 | (2.1) | 232 | (3.1) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Lutheran | 231 | (2.0) | 229 | (2.9) | 234 | (2.3) | 233 | (2.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Conservative Christian | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| 8th-graders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Public | 260 | (0.2) | 255 | (0.2) | 266 | (0.2) | 269 | (0.2) | 242 | (0.4) | 245 | (0.4) | 270 | (0.8) | 251 | (1.2) | 244 | (0.5) | 252 | (0.3) | 265 | (0.2) | 270 | (0.2) | 242 | (0.4) | ||||
| Private, total | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
| Catholic | 280 | (1.0) | 275 | (1.3) | 284 | (1.1) | 285 | (0.9) | 259 | (2.7) | 268 | (1.8) | 280 | (3.6) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 269 | (2.1) | 276 | (1.6) | 284 | (1.0) | 258 | (2.9) | ||||
| Lutheran | 280 | (1.8) | 274 | (2.7) | 285 | (2.0) | 284 | (1.6) | 252 | (6.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 270 | (4.5) | 275 | (5.5) | 286 | (1.6) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
| Conservative Christian | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
| —Not available. † Not applicable. !Interpret data with caution. ‡ Reporting standards not met. NOTE: The NAEP reading scale ranges from 0 to 500. Data for Nonsectarian and Other Religious schools for 2000 and data for Other Private schools for 2002 and 2003 are included in the overall Private data for those years, but not reported separately. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Student Achievement in Private Schools: Results From NAEP 2000–2005; and the NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/), retrieved May 2006. (This table was prepared June 2006.) |
