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| Table 221.10. | Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scale score, by sex, race/ethnicity, and grade: Selected years, 1992 through 2019 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Grade and year | All students | Sex | Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average reading scale score | Gap between female and male score | Average reading scale score | Gap between White and Black score | Gap between White and Hispanic score | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Pacific Islander | American Indian/Alaska Native | Two or more races1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | Female | Total | Asian1 | Pacific Islander1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Grade 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19922 | 217 | (0.9) | 213 | (1.2) | 221 | (1.0) | 8 | (1.6) | 224 | (1.2) | 192 | (1.7) | 197 | (2.6) | 216 | (2.9) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | ‡ | (†) | --- | (†) | 32 | (2.1) | 27 | (2.9) |
| 19942 | 214 | (1.0) | 209 | (1.3) | 220 | (1.1) | 10 | (1.7) | 224 | (1.3) | 185 | (1.8) | 188 | (3.4) | 220 | (3.8) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 211 | (6.6) | --- | (†) | 38 | (2.2) | 35 | (3.6) |
| 1998 | 215 | (1.1) | 212 | (1.3) | 217 | (1.3) | 5 | (1.8) | 225 | (1.0) | 193 | (1.9) | 193 | (3.2) | 215 | (5.6) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | ‡ | (†) | --- | (†) | 32 | (2.2) | 32 | (3.3) |
| 2000 | 213 | (1.3) | 208 | (1.3) | 219 | (1.4) | 11 | (1.9) | 224 | (1.1) | 190 | (1.8) | 190 | (2.9) | 225 | (5.2) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 214 | (6.0) | --- | (†) | 34 | (2.1) | 35 | (3.1) |
| 2002 | 219 | (0.4) | 215 | (0.4) | 222 | (0.5) | 6 | (0.7) | 229 | (0.3) | 199 | (0.5) | 201 | (1.3) | 224 | (1.6) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 207 | (2.0) | --- | (†) | 30 | (0.6) | 28 | (1.4) |
2003 |
218 | (0.3) | 215 | (0.3) | 222 | (0.3) | 7 | (0.5) | 229 | (0.2) | 198 | (0.4) | 200 | (0.6) | 226 | (1.2) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 202 | (1.4) | --- | (†) | 31 | (0.5) | 28 | (0.6) |
| 2005 | 219 | (0.2) | 216 | (0.2) | 222 | (0.3) | 6 | (0.4) | 229 | (0.2) | 200 | (0.3) | 203 | (0.5) | 229 | (0.7) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 204 | (1.3) | --- | (†) | 29 | (0.4) | 26 | (0.5) |
| 2007 | 221 | (0.3) | 218 | (0.3) | 224 | (0.3) | 7 | (0.4) | 231 | (0.2) | 203 | (0.4) | 205 | (0.5) | 232 | (1.0) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 203 | (1.2) | --- | (†) | 27 | (0.5) | 26 | (0.6) |
| 2009 | 221 | (0.3) | 218 | (0.3) | 224 | (0.3) | 7 | (0.4) | 230 | (0.3) | 205 | (0.5) | 205 | (0.5) | 235 | (1.0) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 204 | (1.3) | --- | (†) | 26 | (0.6) | 25 | (0.6) |
| 2011 | 221 | (0.3) | 218 | (0.3) | 225 | (0.3) | 7 | (0.5) | 231 | (0.2) | 205 | (0.5) | 206 | (0.5) | 235 | (1.2) | 236 | (1.3) | 216 | (1.9) | 202 | (1.3) | 227 | (1.2) | 25 | (0.5) | 24 | (0.6) |
2013 |
222 | (0.3) | 219 | (0.3) | 225 | (0.3) | 7 | (0.5) | 232 | (0.3) | 206 | (0.5) | 207 | (0.5) | 235 | (1.1) | 237 | (1.1) | 212 | (2.5) | 205 | (1.3) | 227 | (1.0) | 26 | (0.6) | 25 | (0.6) |
| 2015 | 223 | (0.4) | 219 | (0.4) | 226 | (0.4) | 7 | (0.6) | 232 | (0.3) | 206 | (0.5) | 208 | (0.8) | 239 | (1.4) | 241 | (1.6) | 215 | (2.9) | 205 | (1.5) | 227 | (1.2) | 26 | (0.6) | 24 | (0.9) |
| 2017 | 222 | (0.3) | 219 | (0.3) | 225 | (0.3) | 6 | (0.4) | 232 | (0.3) | 206 | (0.5) | 209 | (0.5) | 239 | (0.9) | 241 | (1.0) | 212 | (2.7) | 202 | (1.8) | 227 | (0.9) | 26 | (0.6) | 23 | (0.5) |
| 2019 | 220 | (0.2) | 217 | (0.3) | 224 | (0.2) | 7 | (0.4) | 230 | (0.2) | 204 | (0.5) | 209 | (0.5) | 237 | (0.9) | 239 | (1.0) | 212 | (2.0) | 204 | (1.7) | 226 | (0.8) | 27 | (0.6) | 21 | (0.5) |
Grade 8 |
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| 19922 | 260 | (0.9) | 254 | (1.1) | 267 | (1.0) | 13 | (1.5) | 267 | (1.1) | 237 | (1.7) | 241 | (1.6) | 268 | (3.9) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | ‡ | (†) | --- | (†) | 30 | (2.0) | 26 | (2.0) |
| 19942 | 260 | (0.8) | 252 | (1.0) | 267 | (1.0) | 15 | (1.4) | 267 | (1.0) | 236 | (1.8) | 243 | (1.2) | 265 | (3.0) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 248 | (4.7) | --- | (†) | 30 | (2.1) | 24 | (1.5) |
| 1998 | 263 | (0.8) | 256 | (1.0) | 270 | (0.8) | 14 | (1.3) | 270 | (0.9) | 244 | (1.2) | 243 | (1.7) | 264 | (7.1) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | ‡ | (†) | --- | (†) | 26 | (1.5) | 27 | (1.9) |
| 2000 | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 2002 | 264 | (0.4) | 260 | (0.5) | 269 | (0.5) | 9 | (0.7) | 272 | (0.4) | 245 | (0.7) | 247 | (0.8) | 267 | (1.7) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 250 | (3.5) | --- | (†) | 27 | (0.9) | 26 | (0.9) |
2003 |
263 | (0.3) | 258 | (0.3) | 269 | (0.3) | 11 | (0.4) | 272 | (0.2) | 244 | (0.5) | 245 | (0.7) | 270 | (1.1) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 246 | (3.0) | --- | (†) | 28 | (0.5) | 27 | (0.7) |
| 2005 | 262 | (0.2) | 257 | (0.2) | 267 | (0.2) | 10 | (0.3) | 271 | (0.2) | 243 | (0.4) | 246 | (0.4) | 271 | (0.8) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 249 | (1.4) | --- | (†) | 28 | (0.5) | 25 | (0.5) |
| 2007 | 263 | (0.2) | 258 | (0.3) | 268 | (0.3) | 10 | (0.4) | 272 | (0.2) | 245 | (0.4) | 247 | (0.4) | 271 | (1.1) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 247 | (1.2) | --- | (†) | 27 | (0.4) | 25 | (0.5) |
| 2009 | 264 | (0.3) | 259 | (0.3) | 269 | (0.3) | 9 | (0.5) | 273 | (0.2) | 246 | (0.4) | 249 | (0.6) | 274 | (1.1) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 251 | (1.2) | --- | (†) | 26 | (0.5) | 24 | (0.7) |
| 2011 | 265 | (0.2) | 261 | (0.3) | 270 | (0.2) | 9 | (0.4) | 274 | (0.2) | 249 | (0.5) | 252 | (0.5) | 275 | (1.0) | 277 | (1.0) | 254 | (2.2) | 252 | (1.2) | 269 | (1.2) | 25 | (0.5) | 22 | (0.5) |
2013 |
268 | (0.3) | 263 | (0.3) | 273 | (0.3) | 10 | (0.4) | 276 | (0.3) | 250 | (0.4) | 256 | (0.5) | 280 | (0.9) | 282 | (0.9) | 259 | (2.6) | 251 | (1.0) | 271 | (0.9) | 26 | (0.5) | 21 | (0.5) |
| 2015 | 265 | (0.2) | 261 | (0.2) | 270 | (0.3) | 10 | (0.4) | 274 | (0.2) | 248 | (0.5) | 253 | (0.4) | 280 | (1.3) | 281 | (1.3) | 255 | (2.4) | 252 | (1.7) | 269 | (1.1) | 26 | (0.5) | 21 | (0.5) |
| 2017 | 267 | (0.3) | 262 | (0.3) | 272 | (0.4) | 10 | (0.5) | 275 | (0.3) | 249 | (0.5) | 255 | (0.5) | 282 | (1.0) | 284 | (1.0) | 255 | (2.5) | 253 | (1.3) | 272 | (1.1) | 25 | (0.6) | 19 | (0.6) |
| 2019 | 263 | (0.3) | 258 | (0.3) | 269 | (0.3) | 11 | (0.5) | 272 | (0.3) | 244 | (0.5) | 252 | (0.6) | 281 | (0.9) | 284 | (0.9) | 252 | (2.3) | 248 | (1.6) | 267 | (0.9) | 28 | (0.5) | 20 | (0.6) |
Grade 12 |
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| 19922 | 292 | (0.6) | 287 | (0.7) | 297 | (0.7) | 10 | (1.0) | 297 | (0.6) | 273 | (1.4) | 279 | (2.7) | 290 | (3.2) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | ‡ | (†) | --- | (†) | 24 | (1.5) | 19 | (2.7) |
| 19942 | 287 | (0.7) | 280 | (0.8) | 294 | (0.8) | 14 | (1.2) | 293 | (0.7) | 265 | (1.6) | 270 | (1.7) | 278 | (2.4) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 274 | (5.8) | --- | (†) | 29 | (1.8) | 23 | (1.9) |
| 1998 | 290 | (0.6) | 282 | (0.8) | 298 | (0.8) | 16 | (1.1) | 297 | (0.7) | 269 | (1.4) | 275 | (1.5) | 287 | (2.7) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | ‡ | (†) | --- | (†) | 27 | (1.6) | 22 | (1.6) |
| 2000 | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 2002 | 287 | (0.7) | 279 | (0.9) | 295 | (0.7) | 16 | (1.1) | 292 | (0.7) | 267 | (1.3) | 273 | (1.5) | 286 | (2.0) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | ‡ | (†) | --- | (†) | 25 | (1.5) | 20 | (1.6) |
2003 |
--- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 2005 | 286 | (0.6) | 279 | (0.8) | 292 | (0.7) | 13 | (1.1) | 293 | (0.7) | 267 | (1.2) | 272 | (1.2) | 287 | (1.9) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 279 | (6.3) | --- | (†) | 26 | (1.4) | 21 | (1.4) |
| 2007 | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 2009 | 288 | (0.7) | 282 | (0.7) | 294 | (0.8) | 12 | (1.1) | 296 | (0.6) | 269 | (1.1) | 274 | (1.0) | 298 | (2.4) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 283 | (3.7) | --- | (†) | 27 | (1.3) | 22 | (1.2) |
| 2011 | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
2013 |
288 | (0.6) | 284 | (0.6) | 293 | (0.7) | 10 | (0.9) | 297 | (0.6) | 268 | (0.9) | 276 | (0.9) | 296 | (1.9) | 296 | (2.0) | 289 | (6.0) | 277 | (3.5) | 291 | (2.5) | 30 | (1.0) | 22 | (1.0) |
| 2015 | 287 | (0.5) | 282 | (0.6) | 292 | (0.7) | 10 | (1.0) | 295 | (0.7) | 266 | (1.1) | 276 | (0.9) | 297 | (2.1) | 297 | (2.1) | ‡ | (†) | 279 | (6.2) | 295 | (2.9) | 30 | (1.3) | 20 | (1.1) |
| 2017 | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 2019 | 285 | (0.5) | 279 | (0.7) | 292 | (0.6) | 13 | (0.9) | 295 | (0.6) | 263 | (1.0) | 274 | (0.7) | 299 | (1.7) | 299 | (1.7) | 278 | (5.2) | 272 | (2.4) | 295 | (2.1) | 32 | (1.2) | 21 | (1.0) |
| ---Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Prior to 2011, separate data for Asian students, Pacific Islander students, and students of Two or more races were not collected. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Scale ranges from 0 to 500. Includes public, private, Bureau of Indian Education, and Department of Defense Education Activity schools. For 1998 and later years, includes students tested with accommodations (2 to 14 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). Data on race/ethnicity are based on school reports. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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, 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2019 Reading Assessments, retrieved October 29, 2020, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/xplore/NDE). (This table was prepared October 2020.) |
