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| Table 221.35. | Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scale score and percentage distribution of 4th- and 8th-graders, by whether student has access to a computer or tablet to use and the Internet at home and other selected characteristics: 2022 |
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| Selected characteristic | Percent of all students | Average reading scale score1 | Percentage distribution of students | |||||||||||||||||
| All students | Has access to a computer or tablet to use at home | Has access to the Internet at home | Has access to a computer or tablet to use at home | Has access to the Internet at home | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Grade 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All 4th-graders | 100 | (†) | 217 | (0.3) | 220 | (0.3) | 202 | (0.9) | 221 | (0.3) | 184 | (1.1) | 93 | (0.2) | 7 | (0.2) | 92 | (0.2) | 8 | (0.2) |
Sex |
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| Male | 51 | (0.2) | 214 | (0.4) | 217 | (0.4) | 201 | (1.1) | 218 | (0.4) | 182 | (1.3) | 92 | (0.2) | 8 | (0.2) | 93 | (0.2) | 7 | (0.2) |
| Female | 49 | (0.2) | 221 | (0.4) | 223 | (0.4) | 203 | (1.4) | 225 | (0.4) | 186 | (1.5) | 93 | (0.2) | 7 | (0.2) | 92 | (0.2) | 8 | (0.2) |
Race/ethnicity |
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| American Indian/Alaska Native | 1 | (0.1) | 197 | (2.1) | 205 | (2.8) | 190 | (6.1) | 207 | (2.2) | 174 | (10.2) | 84 | (2.2) | 16 | (2.2) | 86 | (1.8) | 14 | (1.8) |
| Asian | 6 | (0.2) | 241 | (1.3) | 243 | (1.3) | 212 | (6.1) | 244 | (1.2) | 206 | (6.1) | 97 | (0.4) | 3 | (0.4) | 95 | (0.6) | 5 | (0.6) |
| Black | 14 | (0.3) | 199 | (0.7) | 202 | (0.7) | 189 | (2.1) | 204 | (0.7) | 165 | (2.0) | 92 | (0.4) | 8 | (0.4) | 92 | (0.4) | 8 | (0.4) |
| Hispanic | 27 | (0.4) | 205 | (0.6) | 208 | (0.7) | 196 | (1.6) | 210 | (0.6) | 175 | (1.5) | 90 | (0.4) | 10 | (0.4) | 90 | (0.4) | 10 | (0.4) |
| Pacific Islander | # | (†) | 207 | (2.9) | 211 | (3.4) | 203 | (6.7) | 214 | (3.2) | 185 | (10.8) | 89 | (2.4) | 11 | (2.4) | 87 | (3.1) | 13 | (3.1) |
| White | 47 | (0.5) | 227 | (0.3) | 229 | (0.4) | 212 | (1.5) | 230 | (0.3) | 196 | (1.5) | 94 | (0.2) | 6 | (0.2) | 93 | (0.2) | 7 | (0.2) |
| Two or more races | 5 | (0.1) | 223 | (1.2) | 226 | (1.1) | 204 | (3.0) | 227 | (1.2) | 185 | (3.7) | 93 | (0.6) | 7 | (0.6) | 93 | (0.7) | 7 | (0.7) |
English learner (EL) status |
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| EL | 13 | (0.3) | 190 | (0.9) | 193 | (1.0) | 182 | (2.0) | 195 | (1.0) | 166 | (1.7) | 88 | (0.6) | 12 | (0.6) | 87 | (0.6) | 13 | (0.6) |
| Non-EL | 87 | (0.3) | 222 | (0.3) | 224 | (0.3) | 207 | (0.9) | 225 | (0.3) | 189 | (1.2) | 93 | (0.2) | 7 | (0.2) | 93 | (0.2) | 7 | (0.2) |
Disability status2 |
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| Identified as student with disability (SD) | 14 | (0.2) | 183 | (0.6) | 187 | (0.7) | 172 | (1.8) | 190 | (0.7) | 159 | (1.5) | 91 | (0.4) | 9 | (0.4) | 85 | (0.6) | 15 | (0.6) |
| Not identified as SD | 86 | (0.2) | 223 | (0.3) | 225 | (0.4) | 207 | (1.1) | 226 | (0.3) | 193 | (1.2) | 93 | (0.2) | 7 | (0.2) | 94 | (0.2) | 6 | (0.2) |
School control3 |
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| Public | 91 | (0.2) | 216 | (0.4) | 219 | (0.4) | 201 | (0.9) | 220 | (0.4) | 182 | (1.0) | 92 | (0.1) | 8 | (0.1) | 92 | (0.2) | 8 | (0.2) |
| Private | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
School locale |
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| City | 30 | (0.5) | 213 | (0.8) | 216 | (0.8) | 198 | (1.6) | 217 | (0.8) | 177 | (1.6) | 92 | (0.3) | 8 | (0.3) | 92 | (0.3) | 8 | (0.3) |
| Large | 17 | (0.5) | 210 | (1.0) | 213 | (1.0) | 196 | (1.5) | 215 | (1.1) | 175 | (1.9) | 92 | (0.4) | 8 | (0.4) | 92 | (0.5) | 8 | (0.5) |
| Midsize | 6 | (0.4) | 215 | (2.3) | 218 | (2.5) | 197 | (5.1) | 219 | (2.4) | 176 | (4.5) | 91 | (1.0) | 9 | (1.0) | 93 | (0.6) | 7 | (0.6) |
| Small | 7 | (0.5) | 219 | (1.8) | 222 | (1.9) | 203 | (2.6) | 222 | (1.9) | 184 | (3.4) | 93 | (0.5) | 7 | (0.5) | 93 | (0.5) | 7 | (0.5) |
Suburban |
40 | (0.5) | 222 | (0.6) | 224 | (0.6) | 203 | (1.9) | 225 | (0.6) | 188 | (2.2) | 94 | (0.3) | 6 | (0.3) | 94 | (0.3) | 6 | (0.3) |
| Large | 34 | (0.7) | 223 | (0.7) | 225 | (0.7) | 204 | (2.2) | 226 | (0.7) | 189 | (2.7) | 95 | (0.3) | 5 | (0.3) | 94 | (0.3) | 6 | (0.3) |
| Midsize | 4 | (0.5) | 216 | (2.3) | 219 | (2.3) | 200 | (4.9) | 221 | (2.1) | 183 | (5.4) | 93 | (0.8) | 7 | (0.8) | 92 | (1.0) | 8 | (1.0) |
| Small | 2 | (0.3) | 219 | (3.1) | 220 | (3.6) | 197 | (6.2) | 221 | (3.0) | 186 | (5.4) | 92 | (1.0) | 8 | (1.0) | 93 | (1.7) | 7 | (1.7) |
Town |
11 | (0.4) | 212 | (1.1) | 213 | (1.2) | 204 | (2.3) | 216 | (1.0) | 182 | (2.8) | 89 | (0.5) | 11 | (0.5) | 90 | (0.5) | 10 | (0.5) |
| Fringe | 3 | (0.3) | 216 | (1.9) | 218 | (1.7) | 202 | (4.3) | 219 | (1.8) | 189 | (4.6) | 90 | (1.1) | 10 | (1.1) | 91 | (0.9) | 9 | (0.9) |
| Distant | 5 | (0.4) | 212 | (1.5) | 213 | (1.7) | 208 | (3.9) | 216 | (1.4) | 181 | (2.8) | 89 | (0.8) | 11 | (0.8) | 90 | (0.8) | 10 | (0.8) |
| Remote | 3 | (0.3) | 208 | (2.2) | 209 | (2.6) | 201 | (2.7) | 212 | (2.0) | 180 | (5.9) | 87 | (0.9) | 13 | (0.9) | 90 | (0.9) | 10 | (0.9) |
Rural |
19 | (0.5) | 218 | (0.8) | 221 | (0.8) | 205 | (1.7) | 222 | (0.8) | 188 | (1.4) | 92 | (0.4) | 8 | (0.4) | 91 | (0.4) | 9 | (0.4) |
| Fringe | 12 | (0.6) | 221 | (1.2) | 223 | (1.2) | 206 | (2.5) | 225 | (1.1) | 189 | (2.3) | 93 | (0.6) | 7 | (0.6) | 92 | (0.6) | 8 | (0.6) |
| Distant | 5 | (0.3) | 215 | (1.0) | 217 | (1.0) | 204 | (2.4) | 219 | (1.1) | 188 | (2.8) | 91 | (0.5) | 9 | (0.5) | 90 | (0.7) | 10 | (0.7) |
| Remote | 2 | (0.2) | 211 | (2.4) | 214 | (2.4) | 202 | (6.3) | 216 | (2.9) | 186 | (4.0) | 89 | (1.0) | 11 | (1.0) | 90 | (0.7) | 10 | (0.7) |
Grade 8 |
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| All 8th-graders | 100 | (†) | 260 | (0.3) | 262 | (0.3) | 239 | (0.9) | 261 | (0.3) | 230 | (2.1) | 93 | (0.2) | 7 | (0.2) | 98 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.1) |
Sex |
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| Male | 51 | (0.2) | 256 | (0.4) | 258 | (0.4) | 237 | (1.2) | 257 | (0.4) | 224 | (2.6) | 92 | (0.3) | 8 | (0.3) | 98 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.1) |
| Female | 49 | (0.2) | 265 | (0.4) | 266 | (0.4) | 243 | (1.2) | 265 | (0.4) | 236 | (2.8) | 94 | (0.2) | 6 | (0.2) | 98 | (0.2) | 2 | (0.2) |
Race/ethnicity |
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| American Indian/Alaska Native | 1 | (0.1) | 246 | (2.1) | 251 | (2.5) | 232 | (4.2) | 249 | (2.3) | ‡ | (†) | 87 | (1.4) | 13 | (1.4) | 96 | (0.9) | 4 | (0.9) |
| Asian | 6 | (0.3) | 283 | (1.0) | 284 | (0.9) | 249 | (6.5) | 283 | (1.0) | ‡ | (†) | 98 | (0.3) | 2 | (0.3) | 99 | (0.2) | 1 | (0.2) |
| Black | 14 | (0.3) | 244 | (0.5) | 245 | (0.6) | 229 | (1.7) | 245 | (0.5) | 210 | (3.0) | 93 | (0.3) | 7 | (0.3) | 99 | (0.1) | 1 | (0.1) |
| Hispanic | 28 | (0.5) | 251 | (0.6) | 253 | (0.6) | 235 | (1.4) | 252 | (0.6) | 222 | (3.1) | 89 | (0.4) | 11 | (0.4) | 98 | (0.2) | 2 | (0.2) |
| Pacific Islander | # | (†) | 254 | (2.9) | 255 | (3.0) | 232 | (4.7) | 254 | (3.0) | ‡ | (†) | 91 | (1.5) | 9 | (1.5) | 97 | (0.9) | 3 | (0.9) |
| White | 47 | (0.4) | 268 | (0.4) | 270 | (0.4) | 248 | (1.2) | 269 | (0.4) | 240 | (3.3) | 94 | (0.2) | 6 | (0.2) | 98 | (0.2) | 2 | (0.2) |
| Two or more races | 4 | (0.1) | 265 | (1.0) | 266 | (1.1) | 245 | (4.1) | 266 | (1.1) | ‡ | (†) | 95 | (0.6) | 5 | (0.6) | 99 | (0.2) | 1 | (0.2) |
English learner (EL) status |
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| EL | 9 | (0.3) | 225 | (0.9) | 228 | (1.0) | 216 | (1.5) | 227 | (0.9) | 203 | (3.5) | 84 | (0.8) | 16 | (0.8) | 95 | (0.5) | 5 | (0.5) |
| Non-EL | 91 | (0.3) | 264 | (0.3) | 265 | (0.3) | 245 | (0.9) | 264 | (0.3) | 237 | (2.3) | 94 | (0.2) | 6 | (0.2) | 98 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.1) |
Disability status2 |
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| Identified as student with disability (SD) | 14 | (0.2) | 229 | (0.6) | 231 | (0.6) | 213 | (1.7) | 230 | (0.6) | 201 | (2.7) | 90 | (0.5) | 10 | (0.5) | 97 | (0.2) | 3 | (0.2) |
| Not identified as SD | 86 | (0.2) | 265 | (0.3) | 267 | (0.4) | 246 | (1.1) | 266 | (0.3) | 240 | (2.0) | 93 | (0.2) | 7 | (0.2) | 98 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.1) |
School control3 |
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| Public | 92 | (0.2) | 259 | (0.3) | 261 | (0.3) | 239 | (0.8) | 260 | (0.3) | 227 | (1.6) | 93 | (0.2) | 7 | (0.2) | 98 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.1) |
| Private | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
School locale |
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| City | 30 | (0.5) | 257 | (0.6) | 259 | (0.6) | 236 | (1.8) | 258 | (0.6) | 217 | (3.7) | 92 | (0.3) | 8 | (0.3) | 98 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.1) |
| Large | 17 | (0.5) | 257 | (0.9) | 259 | (0.9) | 237 | (2.1) | 258 | (0.9) | 219 | (4.5) | 92 | (0.4) | 8 | (0.4) | 98 | (0.2) | 2 | (0.2) |
| Midsize | 6 | (0.5) | 257 | (1.6) | 259 | (1.8) | 233 | (3.0) | 257 | (1.7) | 220 | (7.4) | 92 | (0.8) | 8 | (0.8) | 98 | (0.3) | 2 | (0.3) |
| Small | 7 | (0.5) | 259 | (1.5) | 261 | (1.5) | 237 | (4.1) | 260 | (1.5) | 208 | (6.8) | 93 | (0.8) | 7 | (0.8) | 99 | (0.2) | 1 | (0.2) |
Suburban |
39 | (0.6) | 264 | (0.5) | 266 | (0.5) | 240 | (1.6) | 265 | (0.5) | 228 | (5.0) | 95 | (0.3) | 5 | (0.3) | 99 | (0.1) | 1 | (0.1) |
| Large | 34 | (0.6) | 265 | (0.5) | 266 | (0.5) | 240 | (1.8) | 265 | (0.5) | 229 | (5.9) | 95 | (0.3) | 5 | (0.3) | 99 | (0.1) | 1 | (0.1) |
| Midsize | 3 | (0.3) | 260 | (1.5) | 262 | (1.7) | 240 | (3.3) | 261 | (1.6) | ‡ | (†) | 94 | (0.7) | 6 | (0.7) | 99 | (0.3) | 1 | (0.3) |
| Small | 2 | (0.3) | 260 | (2.2) | 262 | (2.1) | 238 | (8.9) | 261 | (2.2) | ‡ | (†) | 94 | (1.3) | 6 | (1.3) | 99 | (0.2) | 1 | (0.2) |
Town |
11 | (0.5) | 256 | (1.0) | 258 | (1.1) | 241 | (1.6) | 257 | (1.1) | 238 | (2.8) | 90 | (0.4) | 10 | (0.4) | 97 | (0.2) | 3 | (0.2) |
| Fringe | 3 | (0.4) | 259 | (2.5) | 260 | (2.6) | 245 | (4.1) | 259 | (2.6) | ‡ | (†) | 93 | (1.0) | 7 | (1.0) | 98 | (0.5) | 2 | (0.5) |
| Distant | 5 | (0.4) | 256 | (1.6) | 258 | (1.7) | 242 | (2.6) | 257 | (1.7) | 239 | (4.9) | 90 | (0.7) | 10 | (0.7) | 97 | (0.3) | 3 | (0.3) |
| Remote | 3 | (0.3) | 253 | (0.9) | 255 | (1.1) | 238 | (2.6) | 254 | (1.0) | 234 | (4.7) | 88 | (1.5) | 12 | (1.5) | 97 | (0.5) | 3 | (0.5) |
Rural |
20 | (0.5) | 260 | (0.6) | 261 | (0.7) | 242 | (1.4) | 261 | (0.7) | 236 | (3.3) | 92 | (0.4) | 8 | (0.4) | 96 | (0.4) | 4 | (0.4) |
| Fringe | 13 | (0.5) | 263 | (0.9) | 264 | (0.9) | 243 | (2.1) | 263 | (0.9) | 232 | (4.2) | 93 | (0.6) | 7 | (0.6) | 98 | (0.3) | 2 | (0.3) |
| Distant | 5 | (0.3) | 256 | (1.0) | 258 | (1.0) | 242 | (2.6) | 257 | (1.1) | 242 | (6.1) | 90 | (0.7) | 10 | (0.7) | 94 | (1.3) | 6 | (1.3) |
| Remote | 2 | (0.2) | 252 | (1.9) | 253 | (1.9) | 235 | (4.5) | 253 | (2.1) | 232 | (4.8) | 88 | (1.3) | 12 | (1.3) | 93 | (1.1) | 7 | (1.1) |
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1Scale ranges from 0 to 500. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2In addition to students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP), also includes students with a 504 plan. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3Bureau of Indian Education and Department of Defense Education Activity schools are excluded from the Public category but included elsewhere in this table. The Private category was created by combining two school types: Catholic and Other private. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Includes students tested with accommodations (14 percent of all 4th-graders and 13 percent of all 8th-graders); excludes only those students with disabilities and English learners who were unable to be tested even with accommodations (2 percent of all students at both grades). Includes public, private, Bureau of Indian Education, and Department of Defense Education Activity schools. 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), 2022 Reading Assessment, retrieved February 14, 2023, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/xplore/NDE). (This table was prepared February 2023.) |
