Average scale scores for grade 8 reading, by gender and jurisdiction: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1994, and 1992
YearJurisdictionMaleFemale
Average scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard Error
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
NOTE: 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), 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009 Reading Assessments.
2009National259(0.3)269(0.3)
2007National258(0.3)268(0.3)
2005National257(0.2)267(0.2)
2003National258(0.3)269(0.3)
2002National260(0.5)269(0.5)
2000National(†)(†)
2000¹National(†)(†)
1998National256(1.0)270(0.8)
1998¹National257(0.9)270(0.9)
1994¹National252(1.0)267(1.0)
1992¹National254(1.1)267(1.0)