Average scale scores for grade 8 reading, by parental education level, from 2 questions and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
YearJurisdictionDid not finish high schoolGraduated high schoolSome education after high schoolGraduated collegeUnknown
Average scale scoreAverage scale scoreAverage scale scoreAverage 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 public247254266273245
2011 Large city246246259266243
2011 Albuquerque241245254268238
2011 Atlanta242242256260241
2011 Austin247251265279240
2011 Baltimore City243241250251240
2011 Boston246251260264241
2011 Charlotte244252266273247
2011 Chicago252247259259243
2011 Cleveland245241249238230
2011 Dallas244247259251242
2011 Detroit236233249238229
2011 District of Columbia (DCPS)229228239249224
2011 Fresno238238242249230
2011 Hillsborough County (FL)253256268272248
2011 Houston249247260264243
2011 Jefferson County (KY)251248262268247
2011 Los Angeles242240257259236
2011 Miami-Dade253248269266248
2011 Milwaukee236238243242234
2011 New York City245246259263249
2011 Philadelphia246243260247239
2011 San Diego246253258270236
2009National public247253266272243
2009 Large city245246258263238
2009 Albuquerque—————
2009 Atlanta245239254258239
2009 Austin249249263279238
2009 Baltimore City‡240253249239
2009 Boston250255256268247
2009 Charlotte247249265268241
2009 Chicago247247254255240
2009 Cleveland242236258245233
2009 Dallas—————
2009 Detroit233231246233220
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)‡232249249223
2009 Fresno234237251252229
2009 Hillsborough County (FL)—————
2009 Houston249250260261239
2009 Jefferson County (KY)244251260267244
2009 Los Angeles242240256256236
2009 Miami-Dade255252267268244
2009 Milwaukee242237253244231
2009 New York City248244259260243
2009 Philadelphia242244254250242
2009 San Diego240250256270235
2007National public245252265271243
2007 Large city242243256260237
2007 Albuquerque—————
2007 Atlanta238238252251234
2007 Austin239246260279234
2007 Baltimore City—————
2007 Boston243251261261247
2007 Charlotte237250260268243
2007 Chicago250246254254244
2007 Cleveland246242259247242
2007 Dallas—————
2007 Detroit—————
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)237235252246230
2007 Fresno—————
2007 Hillsborough County (FL)—————
2007 Houston247246258265241
2007 Jefferson County (KY)—————
2007 Los Angeles236238251254230
2007 Miami-Dade—————
2007 Milwaukee—————
2007 New York City241243254258239
2007 Philadelphia—————
2007 San Diego235242256266234
2005National public244252265270242
2005 Large city241245258260236
2005 Albuquerque—————
2005 Atlanta235233250248223
2005 Austin241249260274232
2005 Baltimore City—————
2005 Boston249250261260244
2005 Charlotte238247259269236
2005 Chicago243246258253241
2005 Cleveland241238252241232
2005 Dallas—————
2005 Detroit—————
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)233232247244229
2005 Fresno—————
2005 Hillsborough County (FL)—————
2005 Houston244241253261237
2005 Jefferson County (KY)—————
2005 Los Angeles235240250252229
2005 Miami-Dade—————
2005 Milwaukee—————
2005 New York City245249257258242
2005 Philadelphia—————
2005 San Diego241246262265239
2003National public245253266271242
2003 Large city241243256258236
2003 Albuquerque—————
2003 Atlanta236232246245234
2003 Austin—————
2003 Baltimore City—————
2003 Boston244252259260243
2003 Charlotte247246264271242
2003 Chicago251244254251243
2003 Cleveland236238252237240
2003 Dallas—————
2003 Detroit—————
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)233233248245233
2003 Fresno—————
2003 Hillsborough County (FL)—————
2003 Houston242244254255236
2003 Jefferson County (KY)—————
2003 Los Angeles232234245249222
2003 Miami-Dade—————
2003 Milwaukee—————
2003 New York City242247262259240
2003 Philadelphia—————
2003 San Diego241248256262233
2002National public247256267273246
2002 Large city241246258261238
2002 Albuquerque—————
2002 Atlanta233233241243229
2002 Austin—————
2002 Baltimore City—————
2002 Boston—————
2002 Charlotte—————
2002 Chicago246246260255242
2002 Cleveland—————
2002 Dallas—————
2002 Detroit—————
2002 District of Columbia (DCPS)240235247247231
2002 Fresno—————
2002 Hillsborough County (FL)—————
2002 Houston251242260262235
2002 Jefferson County (KY)—————
2002 Los Angeles234233249251228
2002 Miami-Dade—————
2002 Milwaukee—————
2002 New York City‡‡‡‡‡
2002 Philadelphia—————
2002 San Diego—————