Average scale scores for grade 8 reading, by class discussion about something class has read and jurisdiction: 2009
YearJurisdictionNever or hardly everA few times a yearOnce or twice a monthAt least once a week
Average scale scoreAverage scale scoreAverage scale scoreAverage scale score
‡ 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), 2009 Reading Assessment.
2009National public253258266265
2009 Large city244246254257
2009 Atlanta244241254252
2009 Austin242254266265
2009 Baltimore City239240241250
2009 Boston‡248251264
2009 Charlotte247256262262
2009 Chicago245240250252
2009 Cleveland240234244245
2009 Detroit225224238235
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)227235245245
2009 Fresno231231244244
2009 Houston251247256253
2009 Jefferson County (KY)257255260260
2009 Los Angeles238234246250
2009 Miami-Dade253253263265
2009 Milwaukee234233244244
2009 New York City244250253257
2009 Philadelphia240238245251
2009 San Diego254250256257