Average scale scores for grade 8 reading, by National School Lunch Program eligibility, 6 categories and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, and 2003
Year	Jurisdiction	Not eligible	Reduced-price lunch	Free lunch	Information not available	School refused information	Not participating
Year	Jurisdiction	Average scale score	Average scale score	Average scale score	Average scale score	Average scale score	Average scale score
— 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), 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 Reading Assessments.
2011	National public	275	261	250	258	‡	277
2011	Large city	271	262	246	257	‡	275
2011	Albuquerque	267	‡	244	‡	‡	‡
2011	Atlanta	275	‡	247	‡	‡	‡
2011	Austin	282	258	246	‡	‡	‡
2011	Baltimore City	261	255	242	‡	‡	‡
2011	Boston	275	258	248	‡	‡	‡
2011	Charlotte	278	‡	252	‡	‡	‡
2011	Chicago	273	‡	249	‡	‡	‡
2011	Cleveland	‡	‡	240	‡	‡	‡
2011	Dallas	261	254	245	‡	‡	‡
2011	Detroit	241	‡	235	‡	‡	‡
2011	District of Columbia (DCPS)	259	‡	227	‡	‡	‡
2011	Fresno	269	‡	232	‡	‡	‡
2011	Hillsborough County (FL)	276	265	252	‡	‡	‡
2011	Houston	266	‡	248	‡	‡	‡
2011	Jefferson County (KY)	273	‡	250	‡	‡	‡
2011	Los Angeles	271	259	240	259	‡	‡
2011	Miami-Dade	274	266	253	‡	‡	‡
2011	Milwaukee	255	245	233	‡	‡	‡
2011	New York City	267	274	251	‡	‡	‡
2011	Philadelphia	274	‡	243	‡	‡	‡
2011	San Diego	273	259	242	‡	‡	‡
2009	National public	273	256	247	255	‡	274
2009	Large city	268	253	243	256	‡	‡
2009	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	Atlanta	273	‡	243	‡	‡	‡
2009	Austin	278	258	245	‡	‡	‡
2009	Baltimore City	257	‡	241	‡	‡	‡
2009	Boston	273	260	250	‡	‡	‡
2009	Charlotte	270	‡	248	‡	‡	‡
2009	Chicago	270	‡	246	‡	‡	‡
2009	Cleveland	‡	‡	242	‡	‡	‡
2009	Dallas	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	Detroit	241	‡	227	‡	‡	‡
2009	District of Columbia (DCPS)	263	‡	231	‡	‡	‡
2009	Fresno	274	‡	233	‡	‡	‡
2009	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	Houston	271	‡	246	‡	‡	‡
2009	Jefferson County (KY)	271	257	247	‡	‡	‡
2009	Los Angeles	262	253	238	262	‡	‡
2009	Miami-Dade	271	261	253	‡	‡	‡
2009	Milwaukee	255	252	235	‡	‡	‡
2009	New York City	266	258	249	‡	‡	‡
2009	Philadelphia	269	‡	243	‡	‡	‡
2009	San Diego	270	256	239	‡	‡	‡
2007	National public	271	255	246	251	‡	274
2007	Large city	265	252	241	251	‡	‡
2007	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Atlanta	263	‡	239	‡	‡	‡
2007	Austin	277	247	239	‡	‡	‡
2007	Baltimore City	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Boston	268	261	247	‡	‡	‡
2007	Charlotte	273	254	243	‡	‡	‡
2007	Chicago	266	‡	247	‡	‡	‡
2007	Cleveland	‡	‡	246	‡	‡	‡
2007	Dallas	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Detroit	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	District of Columbia (DCPS)	253	239	234	‡	‡	‡
2007	Fresno	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Houston	269	‡	247	‡	‡	‡
2007	Jefferson County (KY)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Los Angeles	251	249	236	251	‡	‡
2007	Miami-Dade	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Milwaukee	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	New York City	272	260	244	‡	‡	‡
2007	Philadelphia	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	San Diego	268	252	232	‡	‡	‡
2005	National public	270	254	245	253	256	279
2005	Large city	264	253	241	236	‡	263
2005	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Atlanta	260	‡	234	‡	‡	‡
2005	Austin	272	252	238	‡	‡	‡
2005	Baltimore City	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Boston	274	263	246	‡	‡	‡
2005	Charlotte	274	250	241	‡	‡	‡
2005	Chicago	264	‡	246	‡	‡	‡
2005	Cleveland	‡	‡	240	‡	‡	‡
2005	Dallas	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Detroit	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	District of Columbia (DCPS)	249	256	231	‡	‡	‡
2005	Fresno	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Houston	262	‡	243	‡	‡	‡
2005	Jefferson County (KY)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Los Angeles	254	248	234	‡	‡	‡
2005	Miami-Dade	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Milwaukee	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	New York City	266	254	249	‡	‡	‡
2005	Philadelphia	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	San Diego	266	250	241	‡	‡	‡
2003	National public	271	256	243	259	262	274
2003	Large city	263	251	240	242	270	‡
2003	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Atlanta	256	245	235	‡	‡	‡
2003	Austin	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Baltimore City	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Boston	265	254	246	266	‡	‡
2003	Charlotte	273	249	243	‡	‡	‡
2003	Chicago	267	259	245	267	‡	‡
2003	Cleveland	‡	‡	240	‡	‡	‡
2003	Dallas	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Detroit	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	District of Columbia (DCPS)	248	242	231	‡	‡	‡
2003	Fresno	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Houston	256	245	240	‡	‡	‡
2003	Jefferson County (KY)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Los Angeles	247	247	228	244	‡	‡
2003	Miami-Dade	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Milwaukee	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	New York City	278	‡	248	‡	‡	‡
2003	Philadelphia	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	San Diego	262	250	237	‡	252	‡