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| Table 221.10. | Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scale score, by grade and selected student and school characteristics: Selected years, 1992 through 2013 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Grade and selected student or school characteristic |
19921 | 19941 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 4th grade, all students | 217 | (0.9) | 214 | (1.0) | 215 | (1.1) | 213 | (1.3) | 219 | (0.4) | 218 | (0.3) | 219 | (0.2) | 221 | (0.3) | 221 | (0.3) | 221 | (0.3) | 222 | (0.3) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 213 | (1.2) | 209 | (1.3) | 212 | (1.3) | 208 | (1.3) | 215 | (0.4) | 215 | (0.3) | 216 | (0.2) | 218 | (0.3) | 218 | (0.3) | 218 | (0.3) | 219 | (0.3) |
| Female | 221 | (1.0) | 220 | (1.1) | 217 | (1.3) | 219 | (1.4) | 222 | (0.5) | 222 | (0.3) | 222 | (0.3) | 224 | (0.3) | 224 | (0.3) | 225 | (0.3) | 225 | (0.3) |
| Gap between female and male score | 8 | (1.6) | 10 | (1.7) | 5 | (1.8) | 11 | (1.9) | 6 | (0.6) | 7 | (0.4) | 6 | (0.4) | 7 | (0.4) | 7 | (0.4) | 7 | (0.5) | 7 | (0.5) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 224 | (1.2) | 224 | (1.3) | 225 | (1.0) | 224 | (1.1) | 229 | (0.3) | 229 | (0.2) | 229 | (0.2) | 231 | (0.2) | 230 | (0.3) | 231 | (0.2) | 232 | (0.3) |
| Black | 192 | (1.7) | 185 | (1.8) | 193 | (1.9) | 190 | (1.8) | 199 | (0.5) | 198 | (0.4) | 200 | (0.3) | 203 | (0.4) | 205 | (0.5) | 205 | (0.5) | 206 | (0.5) |
| Hispanic | 197 | (2.6) | 188 | (3.4) | 193 | (3.2) | 190 | (2.9) | 201 | (1.3) | 200 | (0.6) | 203 | (0.5) | 205 | (0.5) | 205 | (0.5) | 206 | (0.5) | 207 | (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) | 232 | (1.0) | 235 | (1.0) | 235 | (1.2) | 235 | (1.1) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | ‡ | (†) | 211 | (6.6) | ‡ | (†) | 214 | (6.0) | 207 | (2.0) | 202 | (1.4) | 204 | (1.3) | 203 | (1.2) | 204 | (1.3) | 202 | (1.3) | 205 | (1.3) |
| Gap between White and Black score | 32 | (2.1) | 38 | (2.2) | 32 | (2.2) | 34 | (2.1) | 30 | (0.6) | 31 | (0.5) | 29 | (0.4) | 27 | (0.5) | 26 | (0.6) | 25 | (0.5) | 26 | (0.6) |
| Gap between White and Hispanic score | 27 | (2.9) | 35 | (3.6) | 32 | (3.3) | 35 | (3.1) | 28 | (1.4) | 28 | (0.6) | 26 | (0.5) | 26 | (0.5) | 25 | (0.6) | 24 | (0.6) | 25 | (0.6) |
| Percentage of students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch |
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| 0-25 percent (low poverty) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 231 | (1.4) | 231 | (1.5) | 233 | (0.4) | 233 | (0.4) | 234 | (0.3) | 235 | (0.4) | 237 | (0.4) | 238 | (0.5) | 240 | (0.4) |
| 26-50 percent | — | (†) | — | (†) | 218 | (1.6) | 218 | (1.3) | 221 | (0.5) | 221 | (0.5) | 221 | (0.3) | 223 | (0.4) | 223 | (0.5) | 226 | (0.5) | 227 | (0.5) |
| 51-75 percent | — | (†) | — | (†) | 205 | (1.8) | 205 | (2.1) | 210 | (0.7) | 211 | (0.5) | 211 | (0.4) | 212 | (0.4) | 215 | (0.5) | 217 | (0.4) | 218 | (0.6) |
| 76-100 percent (high poverty) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 187 | (3.1) | 184 | (2.8) | 196 | (0.7) | 194 | (0.5) | 197 | (0.4) | 200 | (0.5) | 202 | (0.5) | 203 | (0.5) | 203 | (0.4) |
| Gap between low-poverty and high- poverty score |
— | (†) | — | (†) | 44 | (3.4) | 48 | (3.2) | 37 | (0.9) | 39 | (0.7) | 37 | (0.5) | 35 | (0.7) | 35 | (0.6) | 35 | (0.7) | 37 | (0.6) |
| English language learner (ELL) status | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ELL | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 174 | (5.2) | 167 | (5.2) | 183 | (2.1) | 186 | (0.8) | 187 | (0.5) | 188 | (0.6) | 188 | (0.8) | 188 | (0.8) | 187 | (0.7) |
| Non-ELL | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 217 | (1.0) | 216 | (1.1) | 221 | (0.3) | 221 | (0.3) | 222 | (0.2) | 224 | (0.3) | 224 | (0.3) | 225 | (0.3) | 226 | (0.3) |
| Gap between non-ELL and ELL score | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 43 | (5.3) | 49 | (5.3) | 38 | (2.1) | 35 | (0.8) | 35 | (0.6) | 36 | (0.6) | 36 | (0.8) | 36 | (0.9) | 38 | (0.7) |
| 8th grade, all students | 260 | (0.9) | 260 | (0.8) | 263 | (0.8) | — | (†) | 264 | (0.4) | 263 | (0.3) | 262 | (0.2) | 263 | (0.2) | 264 | (0.3) | 265 | (0.2) | 268 | (0.3) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 254 | (1.1) | 252 | (1.0) | 256 | (1.0) | — | (†) | 260 | (0.5) | 258 | (0.3) | 257 | (0.2) | 258 | (0.3) | 259 | (0.3) | 261 | (0.3) | 263 | (0.3) |
| Female | 267 | (1.0) | 267 | (1.0) | 270 | (0.8) | — | (†) | 269 | (0.5) | 269 | (0.3) | 267 | (0.2) | 268 | (0.3) | 269 | (0.3) | 270 | (0.2) | 273 | (0.3) |
| Gap between female and male score | 13 | (1.5) | 15 | (1.4) | 14 | (1.3) | — | (†) | 9 | (0.7) | 11 | (0.4) | 10 | (0.3) | 10 | (0.4) | 9 | (0.5) | 9 | (0.4) | 10 | (0.4) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 267 | (1.1) | 267 | (1.0) | 270 | (0.9) | — | (†) | 272 | (0.4) | 272 | (0.2) | 271 | (0.2) | 272 | (0.2) | 273 | (0.2) | 274 | (0.2) | 276 | (0.3) |
| Black | 237 | (1.7) | 236 | (1.8) | 244 | (1.2) | — | (†) | 245 | (0.7) | 244 | (0.5) | 243 | (0.4) | 245 | (0.4) | 246 | (0.4) | 249 | (0.5) | 250 | (0.4) |
| Hispanic | 241 | (1.6) | 243 | (1.2) | 243 | (1.7) | — | (†) | 247 | (0.8) | 245 | (0.7) | 246 | (0.4) | 247 | (0.4) | 249 | (0.6) | 252 | (0.5) | 256 | (0.5) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 268 | (3.9) | 265 | (3.0) | 264 | (7.1) | — | (†) | 267 | (1.7) | 270 | (1.1) | 271 | (0.8) | 271 | (1.1) | 274 | (1.1) | 275 | (1.0) | 280 | (0.9) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | ‡ | (†) | 248 | (4.7) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | 250 | (3.5) | 246 | (3.0) | 249 | (1.4) | 247 | (1.2) | 251 | (1.2) | 252 | (1.2) | 251 | (1.0) |
| Gap between White and Black score | 30 | (2.0) | 30 | (2.1) | 26 | (1.5) | — | (†) | 27 | (0.9) | 28 | (0.5) | 28 | (0.5) | 27 | (0.5) | 26 | (0.5) | 25 | (0.5) | 26 | (0.5) |
| Gap between White and Hispanic score | 26 | (2.0) | 24 | (1.5) | 27 | (1.9) | — | (†) | 26 | (0.9) | 27 | (0.7) | 25 | (0.5) | 25 | (0.5) | 24 | (0.7) | 22 | (0.5) | 21 | (0.5) |
| Percentage of students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch |
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| 0-25 percent (low poverty) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 273 | (1.1) | — | (†) | 276 | (0.6) | 275 | (0.4) | 274 | (0.3) | 275 | (0.4) | 277 | (0.5) | 279 | (0.4) | 282 | (0.5) |
| 26-50 percent | — | (†) | — | (†) | 262 | (1.3) | — | (†) | 264 | (0.6) | 263 | (0.4) | 262 | (0.3) | 263 | (0.4) | 265 | (0.4) | 268 | (0.4) | 270 | (0.5) |
| 51-75 percent | — | (†) | — | (†) | 252 | (2.1) | — | (†) | 254 | (0.8) | 253 | (0.6) | 252 | (0.4) | 253 | (0.5) | 256 | (0.6) | 258 | (0.5) | 261 | (0.4) |
| 76-100 percent (high poverty) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 240 | (1.8) | — | (†) | 240 | (1.1) | 239 | (1.0) | 240 | (0.6) | 241 | (0.7) | 243 | (0.7) | 247 | (0.5) | 249 | (0.5) |
| Gap between low-poverty and high- poverty score |
— | (†) | — | (†) | 33 | (2.1) | — | (†) | 36 | (1.3) | 36 | (1.1) | 34 | (0.7) | 34 | (0.8) | 34 | (0.8) | 32 | (0.7) | 33 | (0.7) |
| English language learner (ELL) status | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ELL | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 218 | (2.5) | — | (†) | 224 | (1.4) | 222 | (1.5) | 224 | (0.9) | 223 | (1.1) | 219 | (1.0) | 224 | (1.0) | 225 | (0.9) |
| Non-ELL | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 264 | (0.7) | — | (†) | 266 | (0.4) | 265 | (0.3) | 264 | (0.2) | 265 | (0.2) | 266 | (0.2) | 267 | (0.2) | 270 | (0.2) |
| Gap between non-ELL and ELL score | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 46 | (2.6) | — | (†) | 42 | (1.4) | 43 | (1.5) | 40 | (0.9) | 42 | (1.1) | 47 | (1.0) | 44 | (1.0) | 45 | (1.0) |
| 12th grade, all students | 292 | (0.6) | 287 | (0.7) | 290 | (0.6) | — | (†) | 287 | (0.7) | — | (†) | 286 | (0.6) | — | (†) | 288 | (0.7) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 287 | (0.7) | 280 | (0.8) | 282 | (0.8) | — | (†) | 279 | (0.9) | — | (†) | 279 | (0.8) | — | (†) | 282 | (0.7) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Female | 297 | (0.7) | 294 | (0.8) | 298 | (0.8) | — | (†) | 295 | (0.7) | — | (†) | 292 | (0.7) | — | (†) | 294 | (0.8) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Gap between female and male score | 10 | (1.0) | 14 | (1.2) | 16 | (1.1) | — | (†) | 16 | (1.1) | — | (†) | 13 | (1.1) | — | (†) | 12 | (1.1) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 297 | (0.6) | 293 | (0.7) | 297 | (0.7) | — | (†) | 292 | (0.7) | — | (†) | 293 | (0.7) | — | (†) | 296 | (0.6) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Black | 273 | (1.4) | 265 | (1.6) | 269 | (1.4) | — | (†) | 267 | (1.3) | — | (†) | 267 | (1.2) | — | (†) | 269 | (1.1) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Hispanic | 279 | (2.7) | 270 | (1.7) | 275 | (1.5) | — | (†) | 273 | (1.5) | — | (†) | 272 | (1.2) | — | (†) | 274 | (1.0) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 290 | (3.2) | 278 | (2.4) | 287 | (2.7) | — | (†) | 286 | (2.0) | — | (†) | 287 | (1.9) | — | (†) | 298 | (2.4) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | ‡ | (†) | 274 | (5.8) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | 279 | (6.3) | — | (†) | 283 | (3.7) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Gap between White and Black score | 24 | (1.5) | 29 | (1.7) | 27 | (1.6) | — | (†) | 25 | (1.5) | — | (†) | 26 | (1.4) | — | (†) | 27 | (1.3) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Gap between White and Hispanic score | 19 | (2.8) | 23 | (1.8) | 22 | (1.7) | — | (†) | 20 | (1.7) | — | (†) | 21 | (1.4) | — | (†) | 22 | (1.2) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Percentage of students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch |
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| 0-25 percent (low poverty) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 296 | (0.9) | — | (†) | 293 | (0.9) | — | (†) | 292 | (1.1) | — | (†) | 299 | (1.1) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 26-50 percent | — | (†) | — | (†) | 284 | (1.7) | — | (†) | 282 | (1.6) | — | (†) | 282 | (1.1) | — | (†) | 286 | (0.8) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 51-75 percent | — | (†) | — | (†) | 275 | (2.0) | — | (†) | 275 | (2.6) | — | (†) | 273 | (1.8) | — | (†) | 276 | (1.1) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 76-100 percent (high poverty) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 272 | (3.3) | — | (†) | 268 | (2.4) | — | (†) | 266 | (2.0) | — | (†) | 266 | (1.0) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Gap between low-poverty and high- poverty score |
— | (†) | — | (†) | 23 | (3.4) | — | (†) | 25 | (2.6) | — | (†) | 26 | (2.3) | — | (†) | 33 | (1.5) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| English language learner (ELL) status | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ELL | — | (†) | — | (†) | 244 | (2.6) | — | (†) | 245 | (2.4) | — | (†) | 247 | (2.4) | — | (†) | 240 | (2.1) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Non-ELL | — | (†) | — | (†) | 291 | (0.6) | — | (†) | 288 | (0.7) | — | (†) | 288 | (0.6) | — | (†) | 290 | (0.7) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Gap between non-ELL and ELL score | — | (†) | — | (†) | 46 | (2.7) | — | (†) | 43 | (2.5) | — | (†) | 40 | (2.4) | — | (†) | 50 | (2.2) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Scale ranges from 0 to 500. Includes public and private schools. For 1998 and later years, includes students tested with accommodations (1 to 11 percent of all students, depending on grade level and year); excludes only those students with disabilities and English language learners who were unable to be tested even with accommodations (2 to 6 percent of all students). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Totals include other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. Grade 12 results for the 2013 NAEP Reading Assessment were not yet available at the time this table was created. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2013 Reading Assessments, retrieved November 14, 2013, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared November 2013.) |
