Percentile scores for grade 8 reading, by all students and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
YearJurisdictionAll students
10th percentile25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile90th percentile
— Not available.
‡ 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, 2009, and 2011 Reading Assessments.
2011National public219243266287305
2011 Large city208232256279299
2011 Albuquerque210232255277296
2011 Atlanta213232253273290
2011 Austin216239263286306
2011 Baltimore City207226246266284
2011 Boston207231255280302
2011 Charlotte220243267289307
2011 Chicago208231254276295
2011 Cleveland195219241263283
2011 Dallas207229249269285
2011 Detroit196216238258276
2011 District of Columbia (DCPS)179208238267292
2011 Fresno189214238263285
2011 Hillsborough County (FL)222243266287305
2011 Houston213233254274291
2011 Jefferson County (KY)216237261283302
2011 Los Angeles199223248271291
2011 Miami-Dade214238262283302
2011 Milwaukee193216240262281
2011 New York City205232256280300
2011 Philadelphia200225249271291
2011 San Diego205234259283301
2009National public218242265286304
2009 Large city205230255277296
2009 Albuquerque—————
2009 Atlanta207229251273291
2009 Austin215239264286304
2009 Baltimore City207226245265281
2009 Boston217236257280300
2009 Charlotte213238262284302
2009 Chicago206229251273290
2009 Cleveland201222244264282
2009 Dallas—————
2009 Detroit185211235256275
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)190214241267291
2009 Fresno192217241265283
2009 Hillsborough County (FL)—————
2009 Houston208232254275292
2009 Jefferson County (KY)214236260282301
2009 Los Angeles195221247269288
2009 Miami-Dade216240263284301
2009 Milwaukee195218244265284
2009 New York City206230254277296
2009 Philadelphia204225248269290
2009 San Diego205231257281301
2007National public216240264285303
2007 Large city202227252275295
2007 Albuquerque—————
2007 Atlanta201224245267288
2007 Austin204232260285305
2007 Baltimore City—————
2007 Boston207231254278300
2007 Charlotte211236263285304
2007 Chicago205228252273291
2007 Cleveland207227248267283
2007 Dallas—————
2007 Detroit—————
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)196218241264285
2007 Fresno—————
2007 Hillsborough County (FL)—————
2007 Houston209231253274292
2007 Jefferson County (KY)—————
2007 Los Angeles192218243265285
2007 Miami-Dade—————
2007 Milwaukee—————
2007 New York City201225251275295
2007 Philadelphia—————
2007 San Diego197225253278298
2005National public214238263285303
2005 Large city202227252275295
2005 Albuquerque—————
2005 Atlanta194216239262285
2005 Austin205231259283304
2005 Baltimore City—————
2005 Boston206229254279299
2005 Charlotte210236262285306
2005 Chicago204228252273291
2005 Cleveland195219242263282
2005 Dallas—————
2005 Detroit—————
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)191215239262284
2005 Fresno—————
2005 Hillsborough County (FL)—————
2005 Houston202226251272290
2005 Jefferson County (KY)—————
2005 Los Angeles192215240265286
2005 Miami-Dade—————
2005 Milwaukee—————
2005 New York City205228253275295
2005 Philadelphia—————
2005 San Diego204229255279300
2003National public215240264286304
2003 Large city201225251274293
2003 Albuquerque—————
2003 Atlanta196217240263282
2003 Austin—————
2003 Baltimore City—————
2003 Boston205229253278299
2003 Charlotte216239264286304
2003 Chicago207228249270288
2003 Cleveland198219242263280
2003 Dallas—————
2003 Detroit—————
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)193216241262282
2003 Fresno—————
2003 Hillsborough County (FL)—————
2003 Houston203224247268288
2003 Jefferson County (KY)—————
2003 Los Angeles183210236261282
2003 Miami-Dade—————
2003 Milwaukee—————
2003 New York City204229254277297
2003 Philadelphia—————
2003 San Diego201226252275296
2002National public219242265286303
2002 Large city204227252275295
2002 Albuquerque—————
2002 Atlanta194214236259277
2002 Austin—————
2002 Baltimore City—————
2002 Boston—————
2002 Charlotte—————
2002 Chicago208231251270288
2002 Cleveland—————
2002 Dallas—————
2002 Detroit—————
2002 District of Columbia (DCPS)197219241262281
2002 Fresno—————
2002 Hillsborough County (FL)—————
2002 Houston201226251273290
2002 Jefferson County (KY)—————
2002 Los Angeles190213238261281
2002 Miami-Dade—————
2002 Milwaukee—————
2002 New York City‡‡‡‡‡
2002 Philadelphia—————
2002 San Diego—————