Percentile scores for grade 4 reading, by all students and jurisdiction: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
YearJurisdictionAll students
10th percentileStandard Error25th percentileStandard Error50th percentileStandard Error75th percentileStandard Error90th percentileStandard Error
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
NOTE: DCPS = District of Columbia Public Schools. The NAEP Reading scale ranges from 0 to 500. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be statistically significant. Analyze results with NAEP Data Explorer.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009 Reading Assessments.
2009National public173(0.5)198(0.3)222(0.3)244(0.3)263(0.4)
2009 Large city162(1.0)186(1.0)212(0.6)236(0.9)256(0.9)
2009 Atlanta163(5.3)184(2.0)208(1.1)234(2.0)258(2.2)
2009 Austin174(3.2)198(3.3)222(1.1)245(2.4)265(2.0)
2009 Baltimore City164(3.3)182(1.5)202(2.0)222(2.1)241(2.7)
2009 Boston173(3.8)195(2.2)216(1.3)237(1.7)253(1.3)
2009 Charlotte179(2.5)203(2.0)227(1.7)248(1.9)269(2.4)
2009 Chicago154(1.9)178(1.8)204(2.1)228(2.1)247(2.2)
2009 Cleveland151(2.7)172(2.1)194(1.9)216(3.1)235(2.6)
2009 Detroit145(3.9)166(3.5)188(2.7)210(1.8)229(2.8)
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)153(3.2)178(2.3)204(1.5)229(1.5)255(2.3)
2009 Fresno152(3.5)174(1.4)199(2.1)222(1.5)241(2.8)
2009 Houston171(2.2)191(1.7)212(1.1)232(1.6)251(2.6)
2009 Jefferson County (KY)174(3.1)196(2.1)220(1.5)243(2.0)263(3.2)
2009 Los Angeles151(2.7)175(2.2)199(2.2)223(1.7)242(1.9)
2009 Miami-Dade180(2.8)201(1.1)223(1.5)243(1.2)261(1.6)
2009 Milwaukee148(2.6)172(3.1)198(2.0)222(1.9)242(3.5)
2009 New York City170(3.4)194(1.6)219(1.6)241(1.8)260(1.3)
2009 Philadelphia146(2.5)171(2.5)198(2.0)221(2.2)240(2.0)
2009 San Diego158(4.9)188(2.9)217(2.4)241(1.6)260(3.0)
2007National public173(0.4)198(0.3)222(0.3)244(0.2)263(0.3)
2007 Large city159(0.9)184(0.9)210(0.8)234(0.8)255(1.1)
2007 Atlanta163(3.3)184(1.8)206(1.9)230(2.0)253(3.6)
2007 Austin170(3.3)193(2.6)219(2.4)244(1.7)264(3.0)
2007 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 Boston165(3.2)188(3.2)211(2.0)233(3.2)252(3.1)
2007 Charlotte176(3.2)199(1.7)224(1.5)248(2.2)268(3.4)
2007 Chicago152(2.3)176(2.8)202(1.2)226(2.1)247(1.9)
2007 Cleveland158(2.6)178(2.9)199(1.7)220(2.3)237(2.0)
2007 Detroit—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)148(1.1)171(1.1)197(0.7)222(1.3)246(2.1)
2007 Fresno—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 Houston161(2.3)183(1.1)207(1.6)229(1.4)249(1.1)
2007 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 Los Angeles147(2.6)172(2.4)198(1.8)221(0.7)242(1.3)
2007 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 New York City165(2.3)189(1.3)215(2.2)238(2.1)259(2.0)
2007 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 San Diego157(2.4)186(2.5)213(3.8)238(2.9)258(3.1)
2005National public169(0.3)194(0.3)220(0.3)243(0.2)262(0.3)
2005 Large city157(0.8)181(0.5)207(0.7)232(0.7)253(0.9)
2005 Atlanta154(1.3)175(1.8)200(1.8)226(4.0)251(3.4)
2005 Austin170(3.4)192(2.6)218(3.0)242(1.7)261(4.2)
2005 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 Boston166(3.0)186(2.2)208(1.9)228(1.7)247(2.2)
2005 Charlotte175(2.5)197(1.9)222(1.7)246(2.4)266(3.2)
2005 Chicago152(3.5)175(3.0)199(2.2)223(3.4)244(1.4)
2005 Cleveland156(3.1)175(2.9)198(2.3)220(2.5)238(2.0)
2005 Detroit—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)141(1.9)165(1.6)191(1.5)217(1.9)241(1.8)
2005 Fresno—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 Houston167(3.4)187(1.9)210(1.6)234(2.7)255(2.6)
2005 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 Los Angeles146(1.9)169(1.1)194(1.3)222(1.6)246(1.7)
2005 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 New York City169(1.8)191(1.9)213(1.8)235(2.0)255(2.3)
2005 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 San Diego157(1.9)183(2.5)209(1.4)234(2.2)254(2.9)
2003National public167(0.5)193(0.4)219(0.4)243(0.2)262(0.3)
2003 Large city154(0.8)179(0.9)206(0.8)231(0.9)253(1.2)
2003 Atlanta149(2.8)171(2.7)195(3.0)221(2.5)246(4.8)
2003 Austin—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Boston165(3.7)185(3.2)207(1.4)228(2.8)246(2.0)
2003 Charlotte171(3.2)196(3.3)221(2.1)244(1.6)263(1.4)
2003 Chicago150(2.4)174(1.4)199(1.2)223(1.8)244(1.9)
2003 Cleveland154(1.5)174(1.9)196(1.9)217(1.8)237(1.6)
2003 Detroit—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)136(1.5)162(0.9)189(1.3)214(1.2)239(1.4)
2003 Fresno—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Houston164(1.3)184(2.0)207(2.2)229(2.8)250(3.3)
2003 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Los Angeles146(3.2)169(1.8)195(1.6)218(1.6)240(2.1)
2003 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 New York City165(1.7)186(1.6)210(1.8)234(1.9)254(1.9)
2003 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 San Diego157(3.4)182(1.9)209(1.5)235(3.8)255(3.3)
2002National public169(0.8)194(0.6)219(0.4)242(0.5)261(0.5)
2002 Large city153(1.3)177(1.0)203(0.9)228(0.8)250(1.3)
2002 Atlanta150(3.8)171(2.3)194(1.4)219(2.1)242(2.8)
2002 Austin—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Boston—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Charlotte—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Chicago148(2.5)170(2.3)194(2.1)217(1.8)239(2.1)
2002 Cleveland—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Detroit—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 District of Columbia (DCPS)144(2.0)167(1.3)191(0.9)215(1.3)237(1.4)
2002 Fresno—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Houston162(2.1)183(2.9)206(2.8)229(3.9)250(3.1)
2002 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Los Angeles143(2.9)165(2.5)190(1.3)217(2.2)239(3.0)
2002 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 New York City160(4.2)182(2.3)206(2.6)230(3.6)253(4.6)
2002 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2002 San Diego—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)