Percentages at or above each achievement level for grade 8 reading, by all students and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002
Year	Jurisdiction	All students
Year	Jurisdiction	below Basic	at or above Basic	at or above Proficient	at Advanced
— Not available. # Rounds to zero. ‡ Reporting standards not met. NOTE: DCPS = District of Columbia Public Schools. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. 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	25	75	32	3
2011	Large city	35	65	23	2
2011	Albuquerque	36	64	22	1
2011	Atlanta	37	63	17	#
2011	Austin	29	71	30	3
2011	Baltimore City	46	54	12	1
2011	Boston	37	63	24	3
2011	Charlotte	25	75	34	3
2011	Chicago	36	64	21	2
2011	Cleveland	52	48	11	#
2011	Dallas	42	58	13	#
2011	Detroit	57	43	7	#
2011	District of Columbia (DCPS)	54	46	15	2
2011	Fresno	55	45	12	1
2011	Hillsborough County (FL)	25	75	32	3
2011	Houston	36	64	18	1
2011	Jefferson County (KY)	30	70	27	2
2011	Los Angeles	44	56	16	1
2011	Miami-Dade	29	71	28	2
2011	Milwaukee	54	46	10	#
2011	New York City	35	65	24	2
2011	Philadelphia	44	56	16	1
2011	San Diego	32	68	27	2
2009	National public	26	74	30	2
2009	Large city	37	63	21	2
2009	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—
2009	Atlanta	40	60	17	1
2009	Austin	29	71	30	2
2009	Baltimore City	46	54	10	#
2009	Boston	32	68	23	2
2009	Charlotte	30	70	28	2
2009	Chicago	40	60	17	1
2009	Cleveland	48	52	10	#
2009	Dallas	—	—	—	—
2009	Detroit	60	40	7	#
2009	District of Columbia (DCPS)	52	48	14	2
2009	Fresno	52	48	12	#
2009	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—
2009	Houston	36	64	18	1
2009	Jefferson County (KY)	32	68	26	2
2009	Los Angeles	46	54	15	1
2009	Miami-Dade	27	73	28	2
2009	Milwaukee	49	51	12	1
2009	New York City	38	62	21	2
2009	Philadelphia	44	56	15	1
2009	San Diego	35	65	25	2
2007	National public	27	73	29	2
2007	Large city	40	60	20	1
2007	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—
2007	Atlanta	47	53	13	1
2007	Austin	34	66	28	3
2007	Baltimore City	—	—	—	—
2007	Boston	37	63	22	3
2007	Charlotte	31	69	29	3
2007	Chicago	39	61	17	1
2007	Cleveland	44	56	11	#
2007	Dallas	—	—	—	—
2007	Detroit	—	—	—	—
2007	District of Columbia (DCPS)	52	48	12	1
2007	Fresno	—	—	—	—
2007	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—
2007	Houston	37	63	18	1
2007	Jefferson County (KY)	—	—	—	—
2007	Los Angeles	50	50	12	1
2007	Miami-Dade	—	—	—	—
2007	Milwaukee	—	—	—	—
2007	New York City	41	59	20	1
2007	Philadelphia	—	—	—	—
2007	San Diego	40	60	23	2
2005	National public	29	71	29	3
2005	Large city	40	60	20	2
2005	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—
2005	Atlanta	54	46	12	1
2005	Austin	35	65	27	3
2005	Baltimore City	—	—	—	—
2005	Boston	39	61	23	2
2005	Charlotte	31	69	29	3
2005	Chicago	40	60	17	1
2005	Cleveland	51	49	10	#
2005	Dallas	—	—	—	—
2005	Detroit	—	—	—	—
2005	District of Columbia (DCPS)	55	45	12	1
2005	Fresno	—	—	—	—
2005	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—
2005	Houston	41	59	17	1
2005	Jefferson County (KY)	—	—	—	—
2005	Los Angeles	53	47	13	1
2005	Miami-Dade	—	—	—	—
2005	Milwaukee	—	—	—	—
2005	New York City	39	61	20	1
2005	Philadelphia	—	—	—	—
2005	San Diego	37	63	23	2
2003	National public	28	72	30	3
2003	Large city	42	58	19	1
2003	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—
2003	Atlanta	53	47	11	#
2003	Austin	—	—	—	—
2003	Baltimore City	—	—	—	—
2003	Boston	39	61	22	2
2003	Charlotte	29	71	30	3
2003	Chicago	41	59	15	1
2003	Cleveland	52	48	10	#
2003	Dallas	—	—	—	—
2003	Detroit	—	—	—	—
2003	District of Columbia (DCPS)	53	47	10	1
2003	Fresno	—	—	—	—
2003	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—
2003	Houston	45	55	14	1
2003	Jefferson County (KY)	—	—	—	—
2003	Los Angeles	57	43	11	1
2003	Miami-Dade	—	—	—	—
2003	Milwaukee	—	—	—	—
2003	New York City	38	62	22	2
2003	Philadelphia	—	—	—	—
2003	San Diego	40	60	20	2
2002	National public	26	74	31	2
2002	Large city	40	60	20	1
2002	Albuquerque	—	—	—	—
2002	Atlanta	58	42	8	#
2002	Austin	—	—	—	—
2002	Baltimore City	—	—	—	—
2002	Boston	—	—	—	—
2002	Charlotte	—	—	—	—
2002	Chicago	38	62	15	1
2002	Cleveland	—	—	—	—
2002	Dallas	—	—	—	—
2002	Detroit	—	—	—	—
2002	District of Columbia (DCPS)	52	48	10	#
2002	Fresno	—	—	—	—
2002	Hillsborough County (FL)	—	—	—	—
2002	Houston	41	59	17	1
2002	Jefferson County (KY)	—	—	—	—
2002	Los Angeles	56	44	10	#
2002	Miami-Dade	—	—	—	—
2002	Milwaukee	—	—	—	—
2002	New York City	‡	‡	‡	‡
2002	Philadelphia	—	—	—	—
2002	San Diego	—	—	—	—