Average scale scores and percentages for grade 4 reading, by highest academic degree, race/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reported and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, and 2005
Year
Jurisdiction
Race/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reported
High-school diploma
Associate degree or vocational certification
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Education specialist
Doctorate
Professional degree
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
# Rounds to zero.
‡ 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”. The NAEP Reading scale ranges from 0 to 500. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be
statistically significant
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 Reading Assessments.
2011
National
White
‡
#
222
#
230
45
232
49
231
5
231
#
245
#
2011
National
Black
‡
#
‡
#
205
47
206
45
207
7
202
#
200
#
2011
National
Hispanic
‡
#
‡
#
206
52
207
42
201
5
204
#
206
#
2011
National
Asian/Pacific Islander
‡
#
‡
#
235
42
235
51
228
5
‡
1
‡
1
2011
National
American Indian/Alaska Native
‡
#
‡
#
201
55
205
42
198
2
‡
#
‡
#
2011
National
Two or more races
‡
#
‡
#
228
45
227
49
224
4
‡
#
‡
#
2009
National
White
‡
#
‡
#
229
48
232
47
229
5
239
#
232
#
2009
National
Black
‡
#
‡
#
205
50
205
43
203
6
196
#
‡
#
2009
National
Hispanic
‡
#
‡
#
205
56
206
38
201
5
199
#
203
#
2009
National
Asian/Pacific Islander
‡
#
‡
#
232
45
238
49
232
5
‡
#
‡
1
2009
National
American Indian/Alaska Native
‡
#
‡
#
203
61
206
35
219
3
‡
#
‡
#
2009
National
Two or more races
‡
#
‡
#
226
50
226
43
223
5
‡
1
‡
1
2007
National
White
218
#
223
#
230
51
232
44
231
5
236
#
221
#
2007
National
Black
‡
#
‡
#
203
53
204
40
203
6
208
#
‡
#
2007
National
Hispanic
‡
#
‡
#
205
59
204
37
202
4
201
#
190
#
2007
National
Asian/Pacific Islander
‡
#
‡
#
230
50
235
45
232
4
‡
#
‡
#
2007
National
American Indian/Alaska Native
‡
#
‡
#
204
65
204
32
202
2
‡
#
‡
#
2007
National
Two or more races
‡
1
‡
#
224
55
226
37
232
6
‡
1
‡
1
2005
National
White
229
#
226
#
228
53
230
41
230
4
230
#
233
#
2005
National
Black
‡
#
‡
#
199
56
201
38
200
5
202
#
202
#
2005
National
Hispanic
‡
#
‡
#
202
63
203
33
204
3
189
#
195
#
2005
National
Asian/Pacific Islander
‡
#
‡
#
228
55
231
40
231
4
‡
#
‡
#
2005
National
American Indian/Alaska Native
‡
#
‡
#
204
65
206
32
204
3
‡
#
‡
#
2005
National
Two or more races
‡
#
‡
#
222
57
223
38
231
4
‡
1
‡
#