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| Table 221.20. | Percentage of students at or above selected National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading achievement levels, by grade and selected student characteristics: Selected years, 1998 through 2013 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Grade and selected student characteristic | 1998 | 2000 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| At or above Basic1 | At or above Profi-cient2 | At or above Basic1 | At or above Profi-cient2 | At or above Basic1 | At or above Profi-cient2 | At or above Basic1 | At or above Profi-cient2 | At or above Basic1 | At or above Profi-cient2 | At or above Basic1 | At or above Profi-cient2 | At or above Basic1 | At or above Profi-cient2 | At or above Basic1 | At or above Profi-cient2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4th grade, all students | 60 | (1.2) | 29 | (0.9) | 59 | (1.4) | 29 | (1.1) | 63 | (0.3) | 31 | (0.3) | 64 | (0.3) | 31 | (0.2) | 67 | (0.3) | 33 | (0.3) | 67 | (0.3) | 33 | (0.4) | 67 | (0.3) | 34 | (0.4) | 68 | (0.3) | 35 | (0.3) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 57 | (1.3) | 27 | (1.1) | 55 | (1.4) | 25 | (1.2) | 60 | (0.4) | 28 | (0.3) | 61 | (0.4) | 29 | (0.3) | 64 | (0.4) | 30 | (0.3) | 64 | (0.3) | 30 | (0.4) | 64 | (0.4) | 31 | (0.4) | 65 | (0.3) | 32 | (0.4) |
| Female | 62 | (1.5) | 32 | (1.2) | 64 | (1.6) | 34 | (1.4) | 67 | (0.4) | 35 | (0.4) | 67 | (0.3) | 34 | (0.3) | 70 | (0.3) | 36 | (0.4) | 70 | (0.4) | 36 | (0.4) | 71 | (0.4) | 37 | (0.5) | 72 | (0.4) | 38 | (0.4) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 70 | (1.3) | 37 | (1.2) | 70 | (1.2) | 38 | (1.2) | 75 | (0.3) | 41 | (0.4) | 76 | (0.3) | 41 | (0.3) | 78 | (0.3) | 43 | (0.4) | 78 | (0.3) | 42 | (0.4) | 78 | (0.3) | 44 | (0.4) | 79 | (0.3) | 46 | (0.4) |
| Black | 36 | (1.8) | 10 | (1.1) | 35 | (1.6) | 10 | (1.0) | 40 | (0.5) | 13 | (0.4) | 42 | (0.5) | 13 | (0.3) | 46 | (0.6) | 14 | (0.4) | 48 | (0.8) | 16 | (0.5) | 49 | (0.6) | 17 | (0.5) | 50 | (0.6) | 18 | (0.5) |
| Hispanic | 37 | (3.2) | 13 | (1.7) | 37 | (3.0) | 13 | (1.8) | 44 | (0.7) | 15 | (0.5) | 46 | (0.7) | 16 | (0.5) | 50 | (0.6) | 17 | (0.6) | 49 | (0.7) | 17 | (0.5) | 51 | (0.8) | 18 | (0.5) | 53 | (0.6) | 20 | (0.6) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 58 | (6.1) | 30 | (4.5) | 70 | (5.0) | 41 | (5.7) | 70 | (1.5) | 38 | (1.4) | 73 | (0.9) | 42 | (0.9) | 77 | (1.0) | 46 | (1.4) | 80 | (1.0) | 49 | (1.3) | 80 | (1.2) | 49 | (1.7) | 80 | (1.0) | 51 | (1.2) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 63 | (10.9) | 28 | (8.9) | 47 | (2.0) | 16 | (1.5) | 48 | (1.5) | 18 | (1.0) | 49 | (1.4) | 18 | (1.1) | 50 | (1.7) | 20 | (1.4) | 47 | (1.7) | 18 | (1.4) | 51 | (1.6) | 21 | (1.4) |
| Eligibility for free or reduced- price lunch |
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| Eligible | 39 | (1.8) | 13 | (1.0) | 38 | (1.8) | 13 | (1.1) | 45 | (0.4) | 15 | (0.3) | 46 | (0.4) | 16 | (0.3) | 50 | (0.4) | 17 | (0.3) | 51 | (0.4) | 17 | (0.3) | 52 | (0.4) | 18 | (0.3) | 53 | (0.4) | 20 | (0.3) |
| Not eligible | 73 | (0.9) | 40 | (1.2) | 73 | (1.4) | 39 | (1.5) | 76 | (0.3) | 42 | (0.5) | 77 | (0.2) | 42 | (0.3) | 79 | (0.3) | 44 | (0.4) | 80 | (0.3) | 45 | (0.4) | 82 | (0.3) | 48 | (0.5) | 83 | (0.3) | 51 | (0.5) |
| Unknown | 69 | (3.0) | 37 | (3.8) | 71 | (2.4) | 40 | (2.4) | 76 | (0.9) | 43 | (1.1) | 77 | (1.1) | 45 | (1.4) | 80 | (1.3) | 46 | (1.8) | 81 | (1.9) | 50 | (1.9) | 82 | (1.0) | 48 | (1.3) | 83 | (1.6) | 51 | (2.1) |
| 8th grade, all students | 73 | (0.8) | 32 | (1.1) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 74 | (0.3) | 32 | (0.3) | 73 | (0.2) | 31 | (0.2) | 74 | (0.2) | 31 | (0.2) | 75 | (0.3) | 32 | (0.4) | 76 | (0.3) | 34 | (0.3) | 78 | (0.3) | 36 | (0.3) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 67 | (1.2) | 26 | (1.2) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 69 | (0.3) | 27 | (0.3) | 68 | (0.3) | 26 | (0.3) | 69 | (0.4) | 26 | (0.3) | 71 | (0.4) | 28 | (0.4) | 72 | (0.4) | 29 | (0.3) | 74 | (0.4) | 31 | (0.4) |
| Female | 80 | (0.9) | 39 | (1.3) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 79 | (0.3) | 38 | (0.3) | 78 | (0.2) | 36 | (0.3) | 79 | (0.3) | 36 | (0.3) | 79 | (0.4) | 37 | (0.5) | 80 | (0.3) | 38 | (0.4) | 82 | (0.3) | 42 | (0.4) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 81 | (0.9) | 39 | (1.3) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 83 | (0.2) | 41 | (0.3) | 82 | (0.2) | 39 | (0.3) | 84 | (0.3) | 40 | (0.3) | 84 | (0.2) | 41 | (0.4) | 85 | (0.2) | 43 | (0.4) | 86 | (0.2) | 46 | (0.4) |
| Black | 53 | (1.8) | 13 | (1.5) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 54 | (0.6) | 13 | (0.4) | 52 | (0.6) | 12 | (0.4) | 55 | (0.6) | 13 | (0.4) | 57 | (0.6) | 14 | (0.5) | 59 | (0.7) | 15 | (0.5) | 61 | (0.6) | 17 | (0.5) |
| Hispanic | 53 | (2.4) | 14 | (1.0) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 56 | (0.9) | 15 | (0.6) | 56 | (0.6) | 15 | (0.4) | 58 | (0.5) | 15 | (0.4) | 61 | (0.8) | 17 | (0.6) | 64 | (0.8) | 19 | (0.5) | 68 | (0.7) | 22 | (0.6) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 75 | (8.8) | 33 | (5.6) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 79 | (1.2) | 40 | (1.6) | 80 | (0.8) | 40 | (1.2) | 80 | (1.1) | 41 | (1.1) | 83 | (1.1) | 45 | (1.7) | 83 | (1.0) | 47 | (1.4) | 86 | (0.7) | 52 | (1.3) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 57 | (3.3) | 17 | (1.7) | 59 | (2.1) | 17 | (1.7) | 56 | (1.9) | 18 | (1.3) | 62 | (2.0) | 21 | (1.2) | 63 | (1.4) | 22 | (1.7) | 62 | (1.8) | 19 | (1.6) |
| Eligibility for free or reduced- price lunch |
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| Eligible | 56 | (1.3) | 14 | (1.0) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 57 | (0.5) | 16 | (0.3) | 57 | (0.4) | 15 | (0.3) | 58 | (0.4) | 15 | (0.2) | 60 | (0.5) | 16 | (0.3) | 63 | (0.5) | 18 | (0.3) | 66 | (0.4) | 20 | (0.2) |
| Not eligible | 80 | (1.0) | 38 | (1.5) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 82 | (0.3) | 40 | (0.4) | 81 | (0.3) | 39 | (0.2) | 83 | (0.3) | 40 | (0.4) | 85 | (0.3) | 42 | (0.5) | 86 | (0.3) | 45 | (0.4) | 87 | (0.3) | 48 | (0.4) |
| Unknown | 80 | (1.9) | 43 | (2.5) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 81 | (0.9) | 42 | (1.2) | 84 | (1.0) | 45 | (1.3) | 86 | (1.0) | 48 | (1.6) | 89 | (1.3) | 51 | (1.8) | 90 | (0.8) | 54 | (1.4) | 92 | (0.9) | 59 | (2.4) |
| 12th grade, all students | 76 | (0.7) | 40 | (0.7) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 73 | (0.8) | 35 | (0.7) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 74 | (0.6) | 38 | (0.8) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 70 | (0.9) | 32 | (0.9) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 67 | (0.9) | 29 | (0.9) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 69 | (0.8) | 32 | (0.9) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Female | 83 | (0.8) | 48 | (1.1) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 78 | (0.9) | 41 | (0.9) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 80 | (0.6) | 43 | (1.0) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 82 | (0.7) | 47 | (0.9) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 79 | (0.8) | 43 | (0.9) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 81 | (0.5) | 46 | (0.8) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Black | 57 | (1.9) | 17 | (1.4) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 54 | (1.5) | 16 | (1.2) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 57 | (1.3) | 17 | (1.2) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Hispanic | 62 | (2.5) | 24 | (1.5) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 60 | (1.9) | 20 | (1.3) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 61 | (1.1) | 22 | (1.3) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 74 | (3.1) | 38 | (2.9) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 74 | (2.3) | 36 | (2.3) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 81 | (1.5) | 49 | (2.9) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 67 | (10.1) | 26 | (8.6) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 70 | (6.4) | 29 | (5.5) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Eligibility for free or reduced- price lunch |
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| Eligible | 56 | (1.6) | 19 | (1.4) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 59 | (1.4) | 20 | (0.8) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 61 | (0.8) | 21 | (1.1) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Not eligible | 79 | (0.6) | 43 | (0.8) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 76 | (0.8) | 39 | (0.8) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 79 | (0.6) | 44 | (0.9) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Unknown | 81 | (1.6) | 45 | (2.0) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 80 | (2.0) | 46 | (2.1) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 81 | (2.3) | 48 | (3.0) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Basic denotes partial mastery of the knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at a given grade. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Proficient represents solid academic performance. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Includes public and private schools. 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), 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2013 Reading Assessments, retrieved November 13, 2013, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared November 2013.) |
