Average scale scores for grade 4 reading, by race/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reported and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
Year	Jurisdiction	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian/Pacific Islander	American Indian/Alaska Native	Two or more races
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: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Prior to 2011, students in the “two or more races” category were categorized as “unclassified”. 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.
2011	National public	230	205	205	234	204	225
2011	Large city	232	202	203	224	202	223
2011	Albuquerque	231	‡	201	‡	195	‡
2011	Atlanta	251	203	215	‡	‡	‡
2011	Austin	249	215	210	‡	‡	‡
2011	Baltimore City	221	198	‡	‡	‡	‡
2011	Boston	241	211	214	226	‡	‡
2011	Charlotte	244	211	212	233	‡	230
2011	Chicago	229	197	201	227	‡	‡
2011	Cleveland	209	187	196	‡	‡	‡
2011	Dallas	237	204	200	‡	‡	‡
2011	Detroit	‡	190	199	‡	‡	‡
2011	District of Columbia (DCPS)	255	191	204	‡	‡	‡
2011	Fresno	216	191	190	195	‡	‡
2011	Hillsborough County (FL)	242	218	223	‡	‡	‡
2011	Houston	243	207	209	245	‡	‡
2011	Jefferson County (KY)	230	208	221	256	‡	‡
2011	Los Angeles	225	196	196	225	‡	‡
2011	Miami-Dade	240	210	222	‡	‡	‡
2011	Milwaukee	216	187	198	206	‡	‡
2011	New York City	235	209	207	230	‡	‡
2011	Philadelphia	217	195	191	212	‡	‡
2011	San Diego	240	205	201	224	‡	229
2009	National public	229	204	204	234	206	224
2009	Large city	233	201	202	228	210	219
2009	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	Atlanta	253	201	‡	‡	‡	‡
2009	Austin	245	211	208	‡	‡	‡
2009	Baltimore City	220	200	‡	‡	‡	‡
2009	Boston	231	212	209	231	‡	‡
2009	Charlotte	243	211	212	233	‡	227
2009	Chicago	228	194	203	232	‡	‡
2009	Cleveland	209	189	200	‡	‡	‡
2009	Dallas	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	Detroit	‡	186	190	‡	‡	‡
2009	District of Columbia (DCPS)	257	195	207	‡	‡	‡
2009	Fresno	217	193	194	194	‡	‡
2009	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	Houston	243	210	206	240	‡	‡
2009	Jefferson County (KY)	230	203	‡	‡	‡	‡
2009	Los Angeles	222	195	193	220	‡	‡
2009	Miami-Dade	238	205	224	‡	‡	‡
2009	Milwaukee	223	187	198	214	‡	‡
2009	New York City	235	208	208	235	‡	‡
2009	Philadelphia	215	191	187	214	‡	‡
2009	San Diego	236	206	193	227	‡	‡
2007	National public	230	203	204	231	206	223
2007	Large city	231	199	199	228	203	222
2007	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Atlanta	253	200	‡	‡	‡	‡
2007	Austin	244	201	206	236	‡	‡
2007	Baltimore City	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Boston	230	204	204	229	‡	‡
2007	Charlotte	244	206	207	235	‡	238
2007	Chicago	227	193	201	237	‡	‡
2007	Cleveland	215	192	200	‡	‡	‡
2007	Dallas	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Detroit	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	District of Columbia (DCPS)	258	192	206	‡	‡	‡
2007	Fresno	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Houston	241	205	200	231	‡	‡
2007	Jefferson County (KY)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Los Angeles	228	196	190	219	‡	‡
2007	Miami-Dade	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Milwaukee	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	New York City	232	206	203	230	‡	‡
2007	Philadelphia	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	San Diego	234	199	196	223	‡	‡
2005	National public	228	199	201	227	205	221
2005	Large city	228	196	198	223	204	211
2005	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Atlanta	253	194	‡	‡	‡	‡
2005	Austin	239	200	207	‡	‡	‡
2005	Baltimore City	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Boston	230	203	200	224	‡	‡
2005	Charlotte	240	206	209	‡	‡	‡
2005	Chicago	225	190	201	‡	‡	‡
2005	Cleveland	209	193	201	‡	‡	‡
2005	Dallas	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Detroit	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	District of Columbia (DCPS)	252	187	193	‡	‡	‡
2005	Fresno	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Houston	245	207	203	‡	‡	‡
2005	Jefferson County (KY)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Los Angeles	229	187	190	223	‡	‡
2005	Miami-Dade	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Milwaukee	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	New York City	226	206	207	235	‡	‡
2005	Philadelphia	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	San Diego	226	198	196	222	‡	‡
2003	National public	227	197	199	225	202	220
2003	Large city	226	193	197	223	209	214
2003	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Atlanta	250	191	‡	‡	‡	‡
2003	Austin	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Baltimore City	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Boston	225	202	201	223	‡	‡
2003	Charlotte	237	205	202	218	‡	‡
2003	Chicago	224	193	196	‡	‡	‡
2003	Cleveland	208	191	201	‡	‡	‡
2003	Dallas	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Detroit	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	District of Columbia (DCPS)	254	184	187	‡	‡	‡
2003	Fresno	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Houston	235	201	203	‡	‡	‡
2003	Jefferson County (KY)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Los Angeles	217	187	189	218	‡	‡
2003	Miami-Dade	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Milwaukee	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	New York City	231	201	205	227	‡	‡
2003	Philadelphia	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	San Diego	231	196	195	222	‡	‡
2002	National public	227	198	199	223	207	216
2002	Large city	224	192	197	220	204	212
2002	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Atlanta	250	192	‡	‡	‡	‡
2002	Austin	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Baltimore City	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Boston	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Charlotte	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Chicago	221	185	193	‡	‡	‡
2002	Cleveland	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Dallas	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Detroit	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	District of Columbia (DCPS)	248	188	193	‡	‡	‡
2002	Fresno	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Houston	233	200	203	‡	‡	‡
2002	Jefferson County (KY)	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Los Angeles	223	186	185	218	‡	‡
2002	Miami-Dade	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Milwaukee	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	New York City	226	197	201	235	‡	‡
2002	Philadelphia	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	San Diego	—	—	—	—	—	—