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(37KB)| Table 118. | Average reading scale score by sex, grade, race/ethnicity, and percentile: Selected years, 1992 through 2007 |
| Grade, race/ethnicity, and percentile | 19921 | 19941 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| All students | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th grade | 217 | (0.9) | 214 | (1.0) | 215 | (1.1) | 213 | (1.3) | 219 | (0.4) | 218 | (0.3) | 219 | (0.2) | 216 | (0.2) | 222 | (0.3) | 221 | (0.3) | 218 | (0.3) | 224 | (0.3) |
| 8th grade | 260 | (0.9) | 260 | (0.8) | 263 | (0.8) | — | (†) | 264 | (0.4) | 263 | (0.3) | 262 | (0.2) | 257 | (0.2) | 267 | (0.2) | 263 | (0.2) | 258 | (0.3) | 268 | (0.3) |
| 12th grade | 292 | (0.6) | 287 | (0.7) | 290 | (0.6) | — | (†) | 287 | (0.7) | — | (†) | 286 | (0.6) | 279 | (0.8) | 292 | (0.7) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 224 | (1.2) | 224 | (1.3) | 225 | (1.0) | 224 | (1.1) | 229 | (0.3) | 229 | (0.2) | 229 | (0.2) | 226 | (0.3) | 232 | (0.3) | 231 | (0.2) | 228 | (0.3) | 234 | (0.3) |
| Black | 192 | (1.7) | 185 | (1.8) | 193 | (1.9) | 190 | (1.8) | 199 | (0.5) | 198 | (0.4) | 200 | (0.3) | 195 | (0.4) | 205 | (0.5) | 203 | (0.4) | 199 | (0.5) | 208 | (0.5) |
| Hispanic | 197 | (2.6) | 188 | (3.4) | 193 | (3.2) | 190 | (2.9) | 201 | (1.3) | 200 | (0.6) | 203 | (0.5) | 200 | (0.5) | 205 | (0.6) | 205 | (0.5) | 202 | (0.6) | 208 | (0.5) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 216 | (2.9) | 220 | (3.8) | 215 | (5.6) | 225 | (5.2) | 224 | (1.6) | 226 | (1.2) | 229 | (0.7) | 225 | (1.0) | 232 | (0.8) | 232 | (1.0) | 228 | (1.1) | 236 | (1.1) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | ‡ | (†) | 211 | (6.6) | ‡ | (†) | 214 | (6.0) | 207 | (2.0) | 202 | (1.4) | 204 | (1.3) | 199 | (1.4) | 209 | (1.6) | 203 | (1.2) | 200 | (1.5) | 206 | (1.5) |
| 8th grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 267 | (1.1) | 267 | (1.0) | 270 | (0.9) | — | (†) | 272 | (0.4) | 272 | (0.2) | 271 | (0.2) | 266 | (0.2) | 277 | (0.2) | 272 | (0.2) | 267 | (0.3) | 277 | (0.3) |
| Black | 237 | (1.7) | 236 | (1.8) | 244 | (1.2) | — | (†) | 245 | (0.7) | 244 | (0.5) | 243 | (0.4) | 237 | (0.5) | 249 | (0.5) | 245 | (0.4) | 238 | (0.5) | 251 | (0.5) |
| Hispanic | 241 | (1.6) | 243 | (1.2) | 243 | (1.7) | — | (†) | 247 | (0.8) | 245 | (0.7) | 246 | (0.4) | 242 | (0.5) | 251 | (0.5) | 247 | (0.4) | 242 | (0.6) | 251 | (0.6) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 268 | (3.9) | 265 | (3.0) | 264 | (7.1) | — | (†) | 267 | (1.7) | 270 | (1.1) | 271 | (0.8) | 266 | (1.0) | 275 | (1.0) | 271 | (1.1) | 266 | (1.3) | 275 | (1.4) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | ‡ | (†) | 248 | (4.7) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | 250 | (3.5) | 246 | (3.0) | 249 | (1.4) | 244 | (1.9) | 254 | (1.7) | 247 | (1.2) | 242 | (1.5) | 253 | (1.5) |
| 12th grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 297 | (0.6) | 293 | (0.7) | 297 | (0.7) | — | (†) | 292 | (0.7) | — | (†) | 293 | (0.7) | 285 | (1.0) | 300 | (0.7) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Black | 273 | (1.4) | 265 | (1.6) | 269 | (1.4) | — | (†) | 267 | (1.3) | — | (†) | 267 | (1.2) | 261 | (1.7) | 272 | (1.6) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Hispanic | 279 | (2.7) | 270 | (1.7) | 275 | (1.5) | — | (†) | 273 | (1.5) | — | (†) | 272 | (1.2) | 266 | (1.7) | 277 | (1.7) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 290 | (3.2) | 278 | (2.4) | 287 | (2.7) | — | (†) | 286 | (2.0) | — | (†) | 287 | (1.9) | 282 | (2.8) | 292 | (2.3) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | ‡ | (†) | 274 | (5.8) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | 279 | (6.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Percentile2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10th | 170 | (1.9) | 159 | (1.5) | 163 | (2.1) | 159 | (2.3) | 170 | (0.9) | 169 | (0.5) | 171 | (0.4) | 167 | (0.3) | 175 | (0.5) | 174 | (0.4) | 170 | (0.5) | 179 | (0.5) |
| 25th | 194 | (1.1) | 189 | (1.1) | 191 | (1.7) | 189 | (1.4) | 196 | (0.5) | 195 | (0.4) | 196 | (0.3) | 193 | (0.3) | 199 | (0.3) | 199 | (0.3) | 196 | (0.4) | 203 | (0.4) |
| 50th | 219 | (1.3) | 219 | (1.3) | 217 | (1.3) | 218 | (1.7) | 221 | (0.5) | 221 | (0.3) | 221 | (0.2) | 219 | (0.3) | 224 | (0.3) | 224 | (0.3) | 221 | (0.4) | 227 | (0.3) |
| 75th | 242 | (1.1) | 243 | (1.3) | 242 | (0.9) | 243 | (0.8) | 244 | (0.5) | 244 | (0.3) | 244 | (0.3) | 242 | (0.4) | 247 | (0.4) | 246 | (0.3) | 243 | (0.3) | 248 | (0.4) |
| 90th | 261 | (1.4) | 263 | (1.7) | 262 | (0.9) | 262 | (1.4) | 263 | (0.4) | 264 | (0.3) | 263 | (0.3) | 260 | (0.3) | 266 | (0.5) | 264 | (0.4) | 261 | (0.5) | 267 | (0.4) |
| 8th grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10th | 213 | (1.2) | 211 | (1.9) | 216 | (1.7) | — | (†) | 220 | (0.5) | 217 | (0.6) | 216 | (0.3) | 210 | (0.5) | 223 | (0.3) | 217 | (0.4) | 211 | (0.5) | 225 | (0.7) |
| 25th | 237 | (1.1) | 236 | (1.1) | 241 | (0.7) | — | (†) | 244 | (0.5) | 242 | (0.3) | 240 | (0.2) | 235 | (0.4) | 246 | (0.3) | 242 | (0.3) | 237 | (0.4) | 247 | (0.4) |
| 50th | 262 | (1.1) | 262 | (0.7) | 266 | (0.7) | — | (†) | 267 | (0.5) | 266 | (0.3) | 265 | (0.2) | 260 | (0.3) | 269 | (0.3) | 265 | (0.2) | 261 | (0.3) | 270 | (0.3) |
| 75th | 285 | (0.8) | 286 | (1.1) | 288 | (1.0) | — | (†) | 288 | (0.4) | 288 | (0.3) | 286 | (0.2) | 282 | (0.3) | 291 | (0.3) | 287 | (0.2) | 282 | (0.3) | 291 | (0.3) |
| 90th | 305 | (1.3) | 305 | (1.2) | 306 | (0.8) | — | (†) | 305 | (0.5) | 306 | (0.2) | 305 | (0.2) | 300 | (0.4) | 309 | (0.3) | 305 | (0.2) | 300 | (0.3) | 309 | (0.4) |
| 12th grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10th | 249 | (0.8) | 239 | (0.9) | 240 | (0.6) | — | (†) | 237 | (1.5) | — | (†) | 235 | (1.1) | 227 | (2.3) | 245 | (1.2) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 25th | 271 | (0.8) | 264 | (0.9) | 267 | (0.8) | — | (†) | 263 | (1.3) | — | (†) | 262 | (0.8) | 254 | (0.9) | 269 | (1.3) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 50th | 294 | (0.8) | 290 | (0.6) | 293 | (0.6) | — | (†) | 289 | (0.7) | — | (†) | 288 | (0.8) | 282 | (0.9) | 294 | (0.8) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 75th | 315 | (0.5) | 313 | (0.8) | 317 | (0.7) | — | (†) | 312 | (0.6) | — | (†) | 313 | (1.1) | 306 | (1.1) | 318 | (0.7) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 90th | 333 | (0.7) | 332 | (1.2) | 336 | (0.8) | — | (†) | 332 | (0.9) | — | (†) | 333 | (1.1) | 327 | (1.3) | 338 | (1.0) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
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— Not available. Data not collected. † Not applicable. ‡ Reporting standards not met. 1 Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment. 2 The percentile represents a specific point on the percentage distribution of all students ranked by their reading score from low to high. For example, 10 percent of students scored at or below the 10th percentile score, while 90 percent of students scored above it. NOTE: Scale ranges from 0 to 500. Includes public and private schools. Excludes persons not enrolled in school and those who were unable to be tested due to limited proficiency in English or due to a disability. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2007 Reading Assessments, retrieved May 28, 2008, from the NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/). (This table was prepared June 2008.) |
