Average Reading Scores Decline Across all Parental Education Levels  

• Higher average reading scores were generally associated with higher levels of parental education. Students who reported that at least one parent graduated from college scored higher than students who reported lower levels of parental education.
• Average reading scores were lower in 2005 than in 1992 regardless of the level of parental education students reported.
• Regardless of parental education level, the percentage of students at or above Basic was lower in 2005 than in 1992.