Average scale scores for grade 8 reading, by all students and jurisdiction: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
YearJurisdictionAll students
Average scale scoreStandard Error
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
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 public262(0.3)
2009 Large city252(0.5)
2009 Atlanta250(1.5)
2009 Austin261(2.0)
2009 Baltimore City245(1.7)
2009 Boston257(1.5)
2009 Charlotte259(1.0)
2009 Chicago249(1.6)
2009 Cleveland242(1.6)
2009 Detroit232(2.4)
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)240(1.5)
2009 Fresno240(2.4)
2009 Houston252(1.2)
2009 Jefferson County (KY)259(1.0)
2009 Los Angeles244(1.1)
2009 Miami-Dade261(1.4)
2009 Milwaukee241(2.0)
2009 New York City252(1.4)
2009 Philadelphia247(2.5)
2009 San Diego254(2.8)
2007National public261(0.2)
2007 Large city250(0.7)
2007 Atlanta245(1.4)
2007 Austin257(2.0)
2007 Baltimore City—(†)
2007 Boston254(1.6)
2007 Charlotte260(1.2)
2007 Chicago250(1.5)
2007 Cleveland246(1.5)
2007 Detroit—(†)
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)241(0.7)
2007 Fresno—(†)
2007 Houston252(1.4)
2007 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)
2007 Los Angeles240(1.0)
2007 Miami-Dade—(†)
2007 Milwaukee—(†)
2007 New York City249(1.9)
2007 Philadelphia—(†)
2007 San Diego250(1.2)
2005National public260(0.2)
2005 Large city250(0.6)
2005 Atlanta240(1.3)
2005 Austin257(2.7)
2005 Baltimore City—(†)
2005 Boston253(1.1)
2005 Charlotte259(1.4)
2005 Chicago249(1.2)
2005 Cleveland240(1.9)
2005 Detroit—(†)
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)238(0.9)
2005 Fresno—(†)
2005 Houston248(0.8)
2005 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)
2005 Los Angeles239(1.3)
2005 Miami-Dade—(†)
2005 Milwaukee—(†)
2005 New York City251(1.6)
2005 Philadelphia—(†)
2005 San Diego253(1.3)
2003National public261(0.2)
2003 Large city249(0.7)
2003 Atlanta240(1.1)
2003 Austin—(†)
2003 Baltimore City—(†)
2003 Boston252(1.2)
2003 Charlotte262(1.3)
2003 Chicago248(1.3)
2003 Cleveland240(1.8)
2003 Detroit—(†)
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)239(0.8)
2003 Fresno—(†)
2003 Houston246(1.0)
2003 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)
2003 Los Angeles234(1.5)
2003 Miami-Dade—(†)
2003 Milwaukee—(†)
2003 New York City252(1.8)
2003 Philadelphia—(†)
2003 San Diego250(1.4)
2002National public263(0.5)
2002 Large city250(1.1)
2002 Atlanta236(1.4)
2002 Austin—(†)
2002 Baltimore City—(†)
2002 Boston—(†)
2002 Charlotte—(†)
2002 Chicago249(2.2)
2002 Cleveland—(†)
2002 Detroit—(†)
2002 District of Columbia (DCPS)240(0.9)
2002 Fresno—(†)
2002 Houston248(1.6)
2002 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)
2002 Los Angeles237(1.0)
2002 Miami-Dade—(†)
2002 Milwaukee—(†)
2002 New York City‡(†)
2002 Philadelphia—(†)
2002 San Diego—(†)