Average scale scores and percentages for grade 4 reading, by highest academic degree, National School Lunch Program eligibility, 3 categories and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, and 2005
Year
Jurisdiction
National School Lunch Program eligibility, 3 categories
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: 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
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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
Eligible
201
#
‡
#
206
49
208
45
206
6
207
#
203
#
2011
National
Not eligible
‡
#
‡
#
234
43
236
50
235
5
237
#
246
#
2011
National
Information not available
‡
1
‡
2
235
57
235
35
236
3
‡
#
‡
2
2009
National
Eligible
‡
#
‡
#
206
52
207
42
205
5
198
#
207
#
2009
National
Not eligible
‡
#
‡
#
231
47
234
48
231
5
235
#
231
#
2009
National
Information not available
‡
1
‡
1
234
60
238
34
243
3
‡
1
‡
#
2007
National
Eligible
‡
#
‡
#
205
55
206
40
204
5
203
#
188
#
2007
National
Not eligible
‡
#
‡
#
231
50
234
44
234
5
234
#
227
#
2007
National
Information not available
216
3
‡
1
234
60
233
32
231
3
‡
#
‡
#
2005
National
Eligible
‡
#
‡
#
202
59
204
36
205
4
198
#
189
#
2005
National
Not eligible
‡
#
‡
#
229
52
231
43
232
4
229
#
231
#
2005
National
Information not available
227
3
229
1
232
61
232
31
234
3
‡
#
‡
1