Average scale scores for grade 8 reading, by status as English learner, 2 categories and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
YearJurisdictionELLNot ELL
Average scale scoreAverage scale score
— Not available.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: 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.
2011National public223266
2011 Large city220259
2011 Albuquerque219257
2011 Atlanta‡253
2011 Austin221268
2011 Baltimore City‡246
2011 Boston221261
2011 Charlotte228267
2011 Chicago217255
2011 Cleveland227241
2011 Dallas223255
2011 Detroit251235
2011 District of Columbia (DCPS)204239
2011 Fresno205245
2011 Hillsborough County (FL)235267
2011 Houston223257
2011 Jefferson County (KY)‡260
2011 Los Angeles208255
2011 Miami-Dade220263
2011 Milwaukee227240
2011 New York City215259
2011 Philadelphia222249
2011 San Diego212264
2009National public219265
2009 Large city215257
2009 Albuquerque——
2009 Atlanta‡250
2009 Austin223267
2009 Baltimore City‡245
2009 Boston‡259
2009 Charlotte229261
2009 Chicago220251
2009 Cleveland‡243
2009 Dallas——
2009 Detroit‡232
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)‡241
2009 Fresno210248
2009 Hillsborough County (FL)——
2009 Houston219255
2009 Jefferson County (KY)‡259
2009 Los Angeles206255
2009 Miami-Dade218262
2009 Milwaukee‡242
2009 New York City212255
2009 Philadelphia‡249
2009 San Diego211263
2007National public222263
2007 Large city214254
2007 Albuquerque——
2007 Atlanta‡245
2007 Austin210264
2007 Baltimore City——
2007 Boston210257
2007 Charlotte228262
2007 Chicago217251
2007 Cleveland‡247
2007 Dallas——
2007 Detroit——
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)‡241
2007 Fresno——
2007 Hillsborough County (FL)——
2007 Houston209256
2007 Jefferson County (KY)——
2007 Los Angeles212252
2007 Miami-Dade——
2007 Milwaukee——
2007 New York City209252
2007 Philadelphia——
2007 San Diego209261
2005National public224262
2005 Large city221254
2005 Albuquerque——
2005 Atlanta‡240
2005 Austin213262
2005 Baltimore City——
2005 Boston217256
2005 Charlotte237261
2005 Chicago216250
2005 Cleveland‡240
2005 Dallas——
2005 Detroit——
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)‡238
2005 Fresno——
2005 Hillsborough County (FL)——
2005 Houston216252
2005 Jefferson County (KY)——
2005 Los Angeles213252
2005 Miami-Dade——
2005 Milwaukee——
2005 New York City216254
2005 Philadelphia——
2005 San Diego219262
2003National public222263
2003 Large city215253
2003 Albuquerque——
2003 Atlanta‡240
2003 Austin——
2003 Baltimore City——
2003 Boston215256
2003 Charlotte230264
2003 Chicago212250
2003 Cleveland‡241
2003 Dallas——
2003 Detroit——
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)231239
2003 Fresno——
2003 Hillsborough County (FL)——
2003 Houston214250
2003 Jefferson County (KY)——
2003 Los Angeles205248
2003 Miami-Dade——
2003 Milwaukee——
2003 New York City212255
2003 Philadelphia——
2003 San Diego220257
2002National public224265
2002 Large city220254
2002 Albuquerque——
2002 Atlanta‡236
2002 Austin——
2002 Baltimore City——
2002 Boston——
2002 Charlotte——
2002 Chicago‡250
2002 Cleveland——
2002 Dallas——
2002 Detroit——
2002 District of Columbia (DCPS)‡241
2002 Fresno——
2002 Hillsborough County (FL)——
2002 Houston210254
2002 Jefferson County (KY)——
2002 Los Angeles209247
2002 Miami-Dade——
2002 Milwaukee——
2002 New York City‡‡
2002 Philadelphia——
2002 San Diego——