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Overall Performance in Reading Declines in Comparison to 1992

  • Twelfth-graders in 2005 scored lower than in 1992, but their score was not significantly different compared to 2002.
  • Except for the highest-performing students (90th percentile), declines were seen at all levels of performance since 1992.
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Trend in twelfth-grade NAEP reading percentile scores

Trend in twelfth-grade NAEP reading percentile scores


* Significantly different from 2005.
NOTE: View complete data with standard errors for grade 12.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), various years, 1992–2005 Reading Assessments.

Read more about the 2005 reading assessment on the NAEP website. Read how the assessment was developed, what it measures, and how it was administered.

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