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| Table 221.80. | Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scale scores of 4th- and 8th-grade public school students and percentage attaining achievement levels, by race/ethnicity and jurisdiction or specific urban district: 2009, 2011, and 2013 |
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| Grade level and jurisdiction or specific urban district | Average reading scale score1 | Percent of students | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| All students | All students | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian | All students | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian | At or above Basic2 | At or above Profi- cient3 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| 4th grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 220 | (0.3) | 220 | (0.3) | 230 | (0.3) | 205 | (0.4) | 205 | (0.5) | 236 | (1.3) | 221 | (0.3) | 231 | (0.3) | 205 | (0.5) | 207 | (0.5) | 237 | (1.1) | 67 | (0.3) | 34 | (0.3) |
| All large cities | 210 | (0.7) | 211 | (0.7) | 232 | (0.9) | 202 | (0.7) | 203 | (0.8) | 225 | (2.5) | 212 | (0.7) | 235 | (1.0) | 202 | (0.8) | 204 | (0.8) | 229 | (2.5) | 57 | (0.8) | 26 | (0.7) |
| Selected urban districts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albuquerque | --- | (†) | 209 | (1.6) | 231 | (2.5) | ‡ | (†) | 201 | (1.7) | ‡ | (†) | 207 | (1.5) | 232 | (2.4) | ‡ | (†) | 199 | (1.7) | ‡ | (†) | 54 | (1.7) | 24 | (1.5) |
| Atlanta | 209 | (1.5) | 212 | (1.4) | 251 | (1.9) | 203 | (1.6) | 215 | (3.4) | ‡ | (†) | 214 | (1.3) | 252 | (1.9) | 204 | (1.4) | 208 | (3.5) | ‡ | (†) | 57 | (1.6) | 27 | (1.2) |
| Austin | 220 | (1.8) | 224 | (2.3) | 249 | (3.3) | 215 | (4.5) | 210 | (2.6) | ‡ | (†) | 221 | (1.6) | 250 | (2.2) | 206 | (5.4) | 208 | (2.1) | ‡ | (†) | 65 | (1.7) | 36 | (1.7) |
| Baltimore City | 202 | (1.7) | 200 | (1.7) | 221 | (3.3) | 198 | (1.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 204 | (1.6) | 233 | (5.2) | 201 | (1.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 45 | (2.2) | 14 | (1.4) |
| Boston | 215 | (1.2) | 217 | (0.8) | 241 | (2.5) | 211 | (1.7) | 214 | (1.1) | 226 | (3.8) | 214 | (1.1) | 237 | (2.2) | 205 | (1.9) | 210 | (1.7) | 234 | (3.3) | 61 | (1.4) | 26 | (1.3) |
| Charlotte | 225 | (1.6) | 224 | (1.2) | 244 | (1.5) | 211 | (1.9) | 212 | (2.6) | 233 | (5.3) | 226 | (1.6) | 245 | (1.8) | 215 | (2.0) | 212 | (2.9) | 238 | (4.9) | 72 | (1.8) | 40 | (1.9) |
| Chicago | 202 | (1.5) | 203 | (1.3) | 229 | (2.4) | 197 | (1.9) | 201 | (1.5) | 228 | (4.2) | 206 | (1.6) | 239 | (4.1) | 198 | (2.5) | 203 | (1.6) | 235 | (4.7) | 51 | (1.6) | 20 | (1.6) |
| Cleveland | 194 | (2.0) | 193 | (0.9) | 209 | (2.6) | 187 | (1.1) | 196 | (3.3) | ‡ | (†) | 190 | (1.9) | 206 | (3.7) | 185 | (2.2) | 191 | (4.1) | ‡ | (†) | 33 | (2.2) | 9 | (1.2) |
| Dallas | --- | (†) | 204 | (1.6) | 237 | (6.9) | 204 | (2.0) | 200 | (1.4) | ‡ | (†) | 205 | (1.4) | 231 | (4.9) | 201 | (2.1) | 204 | (1.8) | ‡ | (†) | 49 | (2.1) | 16 | (1.5) |
| Detroit | 187 | (1.9) | 191 | (2.0) | ‡ | (†) | 190 | (2.5) | 199 | (5.5) | ‡ | (†) | 190 | (2.2) | ‡ | (†) | 188 | (2.6) | 199 | (3.4) | ‡ | (†) | 30 | (2.7) | 7 | (1.3) |
| District of Columbia | 203 | (1.2) | 201 | (1.0) | 255 | (3.0) | 191 | (1.3) | 204 | (3.3) | ‡ | (†) | 206 | (1.2) | 260 | (2.6) | 192 | (1.4) | 211 | (2.6) | ‡ | (†) | 49 | (1.4) | 25 | (1.0) |
| Fresno | 197 | (1.7) | 194 | (2.4) | 216 | (3.9) | 191 | (4.3) | 190 | (2.5) | 195 | (3.0) | 196 | (1.7) | 218 | (2.9) | 187 | (3.0) | 192 | (1.9) | 199 | (3.0) | 39 | (1.9) | 13 | (1.0) |
| Hillsborough County (FL) | --- | (†) | 231 | (1.7) | 242 | (1.8) | 218 | (2.5) | 223 | (2.1) | ‡ | (†) | 228 | (1.3) | 237 | (1.8) | 214 | (3.1) | 223 | (1.6) | 247 | (4.0) | 75 | (1.4) | 40 | (2.0) |
| Houston | 211 | (1.7) | 213 | (1.6) | 243 | (3.0) | 207 | (1.7) | 209 | (1.6) | 245 | (6.3) | 208 | (1.3) | 238 | (3.3) | 202 | (2.7) | 204 | (1.3) | 245 | (4.7) | 52 | (1.6) | 19 | (1.3) |
| Jefferson County (KY) | 219 | (1.8) | 223 | (1.3) | 230 | (1.4) | 208 | (2.1) | 221 | (3.9) | 256 | (5.7) | 221 | (1.2) | 233 | (1.7) | 203 | (1.9) | 221 | (3.5) | ‡ | (†) | 66 | (1.6) | 33 | (1.6) |
| Los Angeles | 197 | (1.1) | 201 | (1.2) | 225 | (3.7) | 196 | (4.2) | 196 | (1.1) | 226 | (4.2) | 205 | (1.6) | 237 | (3.4) | 204 | (2.9) | 199 | (1.3) | 222 | (4.3) | 50 | (1.9) | 19 | (1.7) |
| Miami-Dade | 221 | (1.2) | 221 | (1.5) | 240 | (3.4) | 210 | (2.1) | 222 | (1.8) | ‡ | (†) | 223 | (1.5) | 239 | (2.8) | 209 | (2.2) | 225 | (1.7) | ‡ | (†) | 70 | (1.7) | 35 | (2.1) |
| Milwaukee | 196 | (2.0) | 195 | (1.7) | 216 | (3.9) | 187 | (2.0) | 198 | (2.7) | 206 | (3.3) | 199 | (1.9) | 223 | (3.8) | 190 | (2.3) | 200 | (2.6) | 201 | (8.2) | 42 | (2.1) | 15 | (1.8) |
| New York City | 217 | (1.4) | 216 | (1.2) | 235 | (3.3) | 209 | (1.7) | 207 | (1.5) | 230 | (3.6) | 216 | (1.4) | 231 | (3.1) | 210 | (1.8) | 208 | (1.6) | 233 | (3.2) | 62 | (1.6) | 28 | (1.7) |
| Philadelphia | 195 | (1.8) | 199 | (1.8) | 217 | (3.3) | 195 | (1.9) | 191 | (3.5) | 212 | (5.2) | 200 | (1.7) | 214 | (3.2) | 196 | (2.0) | 193 | (3.0) | 215 | (4.9) | 44 | (2.2) | 14 | (1.7) |
| San Diego | 213 | (2.1) | 215 | (1.7) | 240 | (2.3) | 205 | (3.0) | 201 | (2.2) | 225 | (3.3) | 218 | (1.6) | 240 | (2.2) | 205 | (4.0) | 204 | (2.4) | 229 | (3.9) | 64 | (2.0) | 33 | (1.8) |
| 8th grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 262 | (0.3) | 264 | (0.2) | 272 | (0.3) | 248 | (0.5) | 251 | (0.5) | 277 | (1.1) | 266 | (0.2) | 275 | (0.2) | 250 | (0.4) | 255 | (0.4) | 280 | (1.0) | 77 | (0.3) | 34 | (0.3) |
| All large cities | 252 | (0.5) | 255 | (0.5) | 273 | (1.0) | 245 | (0.8) | 249 | (0.8) | 271 | (1.5) | 258 | (0.8) | 276 | (1.0) | 246 | (0.9) | 253 | (0.7) | 273 | (2.8) | 68 | (0.7) | 26 | (0.9) |
| Selected urban districts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albuquerque | --- | (†) | 254 | (1.2) | 271 | (2.2) | ‡ | (†) | 248 | (1.6) | ‡ | (†) | 256 | (1.0) | 275 | (2.6) | ‡ | (†) | 250 | (1.1) | ‡ | (†) | 66 | (1.5) | 23 | (1.4) |
| Atlanta | 250 | (1.5) | 253 | (1.0) | 287 | (3.2) | 249 | (1.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 255 | (1.0) | 294 | (2.8) | 249 | (1.2) | 254 | (4.5) | ‡ | (†) | 63 | (1.5) | 22 | (1.3) |
| Austin | 261 | (2.0) | 261 | (1.5) | 285 | (1.8) | 246 | (3.6) | 251 | (2.2) | ‡ | (†) | 261 | (1.4) | 286 | (2.9) | 245 | (3.5) | 251 | (1.6) | ‡ | (†) | 70 | (1.5) | 31 | (2.1) |
| Baltimore City | 245 | (1.7) | 246 | (1.6) | 267 | (3.7) | 242 | (1.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 252 | (1.5) | 275 | (5.6) | 249 | (1.5) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 61 | (2.7) | 16 | (1.8) |
| Boston | 257 | (1.5) | 255 | (1.2) | 281 | (4.3) | 246 | (2.0) | 245 | (2.3) | 280 | (3.4) | 257 | (1.0) | 281 | (2.8) | 247 | (1.8) | 250 | (1.5) | 278 | (3.5) | 66 | (1.5) | 28 | (1.3) |
| Charlotte | 259 | (1.0) | 265 | (0.9) | 283 | (1.8) | 253 | (1.6) | 256 | (2.5) | 264 | (5.3) | 266 | (1.2) | 286 | (2.0) | 253 | (1.8) | 259 | (3.1) | ‡ | (†) | 76 | (1.3) | 36 | (1.7) |
| Chicago | 249 | (1.6) | 253 | (1.1) | 271 | (3.5) | 245 | (1.9) | 255 | (1.3) | 262 | (13.1) | 253 | (1.0) | 279 | (2.6) | 244 | (1.6) | 255 | (1.6) | 278 | (4.3) | 64 | (1.5) | 21 | (1.3) |
| Cleveland | 242 | (1.6) | 240 | (1.7) | 260 | (3.1) | 234 | (2.2) | 241 | (3.8) | ‡ | (†) | 239 | (1.6) | 250 | (3.2) | 235 | (1.8) | 241 | (3.6) | ‡ | (†) | 49 | (2.0) | 11 | (1.5) |
| Dallas | --- | (†) | 248 | (1.0) | 276 | (4.1) | 244 | (2.8) | 246 | (1.1) | ‡ | (†) | 251 | (1.3) | ‡ | (†) | 244 | (2.4) | 253 | (1.6) | ‡ | (†) | 63 | (2.0) | 15 | (1.4) |
| Detroit | 232 | (2.4) | 237 | (1.0) | ‡ | (†) | 235 | (1.1) | 244 | (4.2) | ‡ | (†) | 239 | (1.6) | ‡ | (†) | 239 | (1.6) | 242 | (4.7) | ‡ | (†) | 46 | (2.1) | 9 | (1.6) |
| District of Columbia | 240 | (1.5) | 237 | (1.2) | 290 | (3.4) | 231 | (1.2) | 232 | (3.8) | ‡ | (†) | 245 | (1.3) | 301 | (4.0) | 237 | (1.4) | 247 | (3.6) | ‡ | (†) | 53 | (1.8) | 18 | (1.1) |
| Fresno | 240 | (2.4) | 238 | (1.8) | 257 | (3.2) | 230 | (3.5) | 234 | (2.2) | 241 | (3.4) | 245 | (1.4) | 265 | (3.4) | 236 | (3.3) | 241 | (1.6) | 247 | (3.1) | 54 | (2.3) | 13 | (1.5) |
| Hillsborough County (FL) | --- | (†) | 264 | (1.5) | 276 | (1.5) | 247 | (2.4) | 258 | (2.3) | ‡ | (†) | 267 | (1.2) | 277 | (1.6) | 252 | (2.3) | 263 | (1.8) | ‡ | (†) | 77 | (1.6) | 35 | (1.6) |
| Houston | 252 | (1.2) | 252 | (0.9) | 283 | (2.2) | 247 | (2.4) | 249 | (1.3) | ‡ | (†) | 252 | (1.2) | 284 | (3.2) | 245 | (2.2) | 250 | (1.4) | 284 | (5.6) | 63 | (1.7) | 19 | (1.3) |
| Jefferson County (KY) | 259 | (1.0) | 260 | (1.1) | 269 | (1.7) | 245 | (1.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 261 | (1.0) | 271 | (1.6) | 243 | (1.4) | 258 | (4.5) | ‡ | (†) | 69 | (1.3) | 29 | (1.5) |
| Los Angeles | 244 | (1.1) | 246 | (1.1) | 273 | (3.6) | 242 | (3.3) | 241 | (1.2) | 269 | (4.5) | 250 | (1.4) | 276 | (3.2) | 240 | (3.8) | 245 | (1.1) | 272 | (3.1) | 60 | (1.6) | 19 | (1.5) |
| Miami-Dade | 261 | (1.4) | 260 | (1.4) | 275 | (2.4) | 246 | (1.8) | 262 | (1.5) | ‡ | (†) | 259 | (1.0) | 278 | (2.8) | 245 | (2.0) | 261 | (1.1) | ‡ | (†) | 71 | (1.3) | 27 | (1.5) |
| Milwaukee | 241 | (2.0) | 238 | (1.6) | 255 | (3.0) | 232 | (2.0) | 243 | (2.9) | 248 | (5.5) | 242 | (1.4) | 262 | (3.3) | 232 | (1.7) | 253 | (2.5) | ‡ | (†) | 51 | (2.0) | 13 | (1.4) |
| New York City | 252 | (1.4) | 254 | (1.8) | 271 | (3.6) | 248 | (2.3) | 246 | (2.4) | 273 | (3.3) | 256 | (1.2) | 274 | (4.0) | 253 | (2.0) | 249 | (2.0) | 271 | (3.1) | 67 | (1.2) | 25 | (1.6) |
| Philadelphia | 247 | (2.5) | 247 | (1.5) | 264 | (3.8) | 244 | (1.9) | 239 | (3.0) | 258 | (4.7) | 249 | (1.8) | 261 | (3.1) | 244 | (2.4) | 243 | (3.3) | 265 | (5.4) | 58 | (2.2) | 16 | (2.0) |
| San Diego | 254 | (2.8) | 256 | (2.1) | 275 | (2.6) | 238 | (4.8) | 245 | (3.2) | 268 | (4.2) | 260 | (1.5) | 281 | (2.4) | 244 | (3.7) | 247 | (2.1) | 266 | (3.6) | 70 | (1.8) | 29 | (2.3) |
| ---Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Scale ranges from 0 to 500. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Basic denotes partial mastery of prerequisite knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at a given grade. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Proficient represents solid academic performance. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Totals include racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009, 2011, and 2013 Reading Assessments, retrieved December 30, 2013, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared December 2013.) |
