Average scale scores for grade 8 reading, by race/ethnicity using 2011 guidelines, school-reported and jurisdiction: 2011
Year	Jurisdiction	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian/Alaska Native	Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	Two or more races
Year	Jurisdiction	Average scale score	Average scale score	Average scale score	Average scale score	Average scale score	Average scale score	Average scale score
‡ Reporting standards not met. NOTE: Black includes African American, and Hispanic includes Latino. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. 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), 2011 Reading Assessment.
2011	National public	272	248	251	277	253	251	267
2011	Large city	273	245	249	271	257	259	269
2011	Albuquerque	271	‡	248	‡	‡	‡	‡
2011	Atlanta	287	249	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡
2011	Austin	285	246	251	‡	‡	‡	‡
2011	Baltimore City	267	242	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡
2011	Boston	281	246	245	280	‡	‡	‡
2011	Charlotte	283	253	256	264	‡	‡	‡
2011	Chicago	271	245	255	262	‡	‡	‡
2011	Cleveland	260	234	241	‡	‡	‡	‡
2011	Dallas	276	244	246	‡	‡	‡	‡
2011	Detroit	‡	235	244	‡	‡	‡	‡
2011	District of Columbia (DCPS)	290	231	232	‡	‡	‡	‡
2011	Fresno	257	230	234	241	‡	‡	‡
2011	Hillsborough County (FL)	276	247	258	‡	‡	‡	‡
2011	Houston	283	247	249	‡	‡	‡	‡
2011	Jefferson County (KY)	269	245	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡
2011	Los Angeles	273	242	241	269	‡	‡	‡
2011	Miami-Dade	275	246	262	‡	‡	‡	‡
2011	Milwaukee	255	232	243	248	‡	‡	‡
2011	New York City	271	248	246	273	‡	‡	‡
2011	Philadelphia	264	244	239	258	‡	‡	‡
2011	San Diego	275	238	245	268	‡	‡	‡