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| Table 221.32a. | Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scale score and percentage distribution of 4th- and 8th-graders in traditional public, public charter, and Catholic schools, by selected characteristics: 2019 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Selected characteristic | 4th-graders | 8th-graders | ||||||||||||||
| Public school | Catholic school1 | Public school | Catholic school1 | |||||||||||||
| Total | Traditional public | Public charter | Total | Traditional public | Public charter | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||
| Average scale score2 | ||||||||||||||||
| All students | 219 | (0.2) | 221 | (0.2) | 217 | (1.3) | 235 | (1.6) | 262 | (0.3) | 263 | (0.3) | 260 | (1.7) | 278 | (1.3) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 216 | (0.3) | 217 | (0.3) | 214 | (1.4) | 231 | (2.1) | 256 | (0.3) | 258 | (0.4) | 254 | (2.0) | 273 | (1.8) |
| Female | 223 | (0.2) | 224 | (0.2) | 221 | (1.6) | 239 | (2.0) | 268 | (0.4) | 269 | (0.3) | 266 | (1.8) | 283 | (1.6) |
Race/ethnicity |
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| White | 229 | (0.2) | 230 | (0.3) | 229 | (1.8) | 241 | (1.2) | 271 | (0.3) | 272 | (0.3) | 276 | (1.8) | 283 | (1.2) |
| Black | 203 | (0.5) | 203 | (0.6) | 206 | (1.8) | 212 | (6.0) | 244 | (0.5) | 244 | (0.5) | 247 | (2.0) | 258 | (4.9) |
| Hispanic | 208 | (0.5) | 209 | (0.5) | 212 | (2.2) | 226 | (4.0) | 251 | (0.6) | 252 | (0.6) | 255 | (2.2) | 270 | (2.4) |
| Asian | 239 | (1.0) | 239 | (1.0) | 240 | (5.2) | ‡ | (†) | 284 | (1.0) | 283 | (0.9) | 289 | (4.3) | ‡ | (†) |
| Pacific Islander | 209 | (2.2) | 212 | (2.1) | 213 | (6.9) | ‡ | (†) | 252 | (2.4) | 252 | (2.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 204 | (1.2) | 204 | (1.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 249 | (1.7) | 248 | (1.7) | 245 | (5.7) | ‡ | (†) |
| Two or more races | 225 | (0.8) | 226 | (0.9) | 226 | (3.5) | ‡ | (†) | 266 | (0.9) | 267 | (0.9) | 262 | (6.0) | ‡ | (†) |
English language learner (ELL) status |
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| ELL | 191 | (0.7) | 191 | (0.7) | 192 | (3.0) | ‡ | (†) | 221 | (0.9) | 220 | (0.9) | 231 | (5.4) | ‡ | (†) |
| Non-ELL | 224 | (0.2) | 225 | (0.2) | 221 | (1.3) | 236 | (1.5) | 265 | (0.3) | 266 | (0.3) | 263 | (1.7) | 279 | (1.3) |
Disability status3 |
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| Identified as student with disability (SD) | 184 | (0.6) | 184 | (0.6) | 182 | (2.7) | 204 | (8.5) | 228 | (0.6) | 229 | (0.6) | 228 | (2.9) | 254 | (4.8) |
| Not identified as SD | 225 | (0.2) | 226 | (0.2) | 223 | (1.3) | 238 | (1.5) | 267 | (0.3) | 268 | (0.3) | 265 | (1.8) | 280 | (1.3) |
Percent of students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch4 |
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| 0 to 25 percent eligible | 240 | (0.5) | 240 | (0.5) | 236 | (1.9) | 239 | (2.3) | 279 | (0.5) | 279 | (0.5) | 277 | (2.9) | 285 | (2.5) |
| 26 to 50 percent eligible | 227 | (0.5) | 227 | (0.4) | 223 | (3.7) | ‡ | (†) | 268 | (0.6) | 268 | (0.6) | 271 | (2.7) | 274 | (4.9) |
| 51 to 75 percent eligible | 217 | (0.5) | 217 | (0.5) | 220 | (2.2) | ‡ | (†) | 259 | (0.6) | 258 | (0.6) | 267 | (2.3) | ‡ | (†) |
| 76 to 100 percent eligible | 206 | (1.0) | 206 | (1.0) | 209 | (3.6) | ‡ | (†) | 249 | (0.9) | 248 | (1.0) | 255 | (3.1) | ‡ | (†) |
School locale |
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| City | 213 | (0.4) | 216 | (0.5) | 212 | (1.9) | 234 | (3.0) | 257 | (0.7) | 259 | (0.7) | 257 | (2.5) | 277 | (2.0) |
| Suburban | 225 | (0.4) | 226 | (0.4) | 223 | (2.4) | 236 | (1.9) | 266 | (0.4) | 267 | (0.4) | 263 | (2.6) | 280 | (2.0) |
| Town | 216 | (0.7) | 217 | (0.7) | 215 | (2.8) | 237 | (4.5) | 258 | (0.8) | 259 | (0.8) | 265 | (7.0) | 275 | (7.4) |
| Rural | 219 | (0.5) | 219 | (0.6) | 222 | (3.1) | ‡ | (†) | 263 | (0.5) | 264 | (0.5) | 268 | (3.4) | 281 | (5.6) |
| Percentage distribution | ||||||||||||||||
| All students | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) |
Sex |
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| Male | 51 | (0.1) | 51 | (0.1) | 50 | (1.0) | 51 | (2.0) | 51 | (0.1) | 51 | (0.2) | 51 | (0.9) | 50 | (1.2) |
| Female | 49 | (0.1) | 49 | (0.1) | 50 | (1.0) | 49 | (2.0) | 49 | (0.1) | 49 | (0.2) | 49 | (0.9) | 50 | (1.2) |
Race/ethnicity |
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| White | 46 | (0.3) | 49 | (0.3) | 29 | (2.1) | 64 | (2.7) | 48 | (0.3) | 51 | (0.4) | 28 | (2.2) | 67 | (2.4) |
| Black | 15 | (0.2) | 14 | (0.2) | 26 | (2.0) | 9 | (1.9) | 15 | (0.3) | 13 | (0.2) | 27 | (2.8) | 7 | (1.6) |
| Hispanic | 28 | (0.3) | 26 | (0.3) | 37 | (2.9) | 16 | (2.4) | 27 | (0.3) | 25 | (0.4) | 37 | (3.7) | 18 | (2.4) |
| Asian | 5 | (0.2) | 5 | (0.2) | 4 | (0.6) | 4 | (0.7) | 6 | (0.2) | 6 | (0.2) | 4 | (0.8) | 3 | (0.7) |
| Pacific Islander | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) | 1 | (0.3) | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 1 | (#) | 1 | (0.1) | # | (†) | 2 | (0.9) | 1 | (#) | 1 | (#) | 1 | (0.2) | 1 | (†) |
| Two or more races | 4 | (0.1) | 4 | (0.1) | 4 | (0.4) | 4 | (0.5) | 3 | (0.1) | 4 | (0.1) | 3 | (0.4) | 4 | (0.7) |
English language learner (ELL) status |
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| ELL | 13 | (0.2) | 12 | (0.2) | 13 | (1.5) | 4 | (1.6) | 7 | (0.2) | 7 | (0.2) | 10 | (1.8) | 2 | (0.9) |
| Non-ELL | 87 | (0.2) | 88 | (0.2) | 87 | (1.5) | 96 | (1.6) | 93 | (0.2) | 93 | (0.2) | 90 | (1.8) | 98 | (0.9) |
Disability status3 |
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| Identified as student with disability (SD) | 14 | (0.1) | 14 | (0.1) | 14 | (0.8) | 8 | (1.1) | 13 | (0.2) | 13 | (0.2) | 14 | (0.9) | 6 | (0.9) |
| Not identified as SD | 86 | (0.1) | 86 | (0.1) | 86 | (0.8) | 92 | (1.1) | 87 | (0.2) | 87 | (0.2) | 86 | (0.9) | 94 | (0.9) |
Percent of students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch4 |
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| 0 to 25 percent eligible | 28 | (0.9) | 29 | (0.8) | 25 | (5.8) | 67 | (7.5) | 27 | (0.9) | 29 | (0.9) | 19 | (4.1) | 71 | (7.8) |
| 26 to 50 percent eligible | 33 | (1.0) | 33 | (1.0) | 25 | (6.5) | 11 | (4.2) | 37 | (1.2) | 36 | (1.2) | 32 | (6.8) | 19 | (6.6) |
| 51 to 75 percent eligible | 24 | (0.9) | 24 | (0.9) | 32 | (6.3) | 8 | (4.6) | 24 | (1.0) | 24 | (1.0) | 21 | (5.8) | 8 | (5.0) |
| 76 to 100 percent eligible | 15 | (0.8) | 15 | (0.8) | 17 | (5.4) | 15 | (6.0) | 12 | (0.8) | 11 | (0.9) | 28 | (6.4) | 2 | (†) |
School locale |
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| City | 30 | (0.2) | 30 | (0.3) | 50 | (3.6) | 45 | (1.5) | 29 | (0.3) | 28 | (0.4) | 60 | (4.4) | 46 | (1.8) |
| Suburban | 40 | (0.3) | 40 | (0.4) | 36 | (3.7) | 43 | (2.1) | 40 | (0.3) | 41 | (0.4) | 31 | (4.6) | 42 | (2.5) |
| Town | 10 | (0.3) | 11 | (0.3) | 4 | (1.3) | 9 | (1.8) | 12 | (0.3) | 12 | (0.3) | 3 | (0.8) | 6 | (1.7) |
| Rural | 19 | (0.4) | 19 | (0.4) | 9 | (3.7) | 3 | (1.5) | 19 | (0.3) | 19 | (0.3) | 6 | (1.2) | 6 | (2.2) |
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate). | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 NAEP assesses representative samples of private school students at grades 4 and 8, but results are reported only if at least 70 percent of the schools in the sample participate. Catholic schools are the only type of private schools included in this table, because 2019 participation rates were less than 70 percent for other private school types as well as for total private schools. | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 Scale ranges from 0 to 500. | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 In addition to students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP), also includes students with a 504 plan. | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 Nonresponse rate for free or reduced-price lunch was greater than 15 percent but not greater than 50 percent. | ||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Includes students tested with accommodations (14 percent of all 4th-graders and 12 percent of all 8th-graders); excludes only those students with disabilities and English language learners who were unable to be tested even with accommodations (2 percent of all students at both grades). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | ||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2019 Reading Assessment, retrieved November 18, 2019, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/xplore/NDE). (This table was prepared November 2019.) |
