Percentile scores for age 13 long-term trend reading, by public or nonpublic school, 5 categories [SCHTYPE] and jurisdiction: 2012, 2008, 2004, 1999, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1990, 1988, 1984, and 1980
Year
Jurisdiction
Public
Other private
Catholic
Bureau of Indian Education
Department of Defense
10th Percentile
Standard Error
25th Percentile
Standard Error
50th Percentile
Standard Error
75th Percentile
Standard Error
90th Percentile
Standard Error
10th Percentile
Standard Error
25th Percentile
Standard Error
50th Percentile
Standard Error
75th Percentile
Standard Error
90th Percentile
Standard Error
10th Percentile
Standard Error
25th Percentile
Standard Error
50th Percentile
Standard Error
75th Percentile
Standard Error
90th Percentile
Standard Error
10th Percentile
Standard Error
25th Percentile
Standard Error
50th Percentile
Standard Error
75th Percentile
Standard Error
90th Percentile
Standard Error
10th Percentile
Standard Error
25th Percentile
Standard Error
50th Percentile
Standard Error
75th Percentile
Standard Error
90th Percentile
Standard Error
† Not applicable.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: The NAEP Long-Term Trend 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), 1980, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2008, and 2012 Long-Term Trend Reading Assessments.
2012
National
213
(2.1)
238
(1.4)
263
(1.2)
287
(1.1)
308
(1.8)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
238
(4.4)
256
(3.8)
277
(2.1)
298
(3.1)
317
(2.1)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
2008
National
209
(1.2)
235
(1.2)
260
(0.8)
283
(1.2)
304
(0.7)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
236
(3.6)
254
(1.8)
276
(2.2)
295
(2.5)
313
(1.9)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
2004
National
203
(1.7)
231
(1.5)
257
(1.2)
282
(1.1)
302
(1.7)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
236
(3.6)
255
(2.5)
277
(4.1)
298
(2.1)
317
(2.5)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
2004¹
National
208
(3.5)
233
(1.3)
258
(1.1)
283
(1.5)
303
(1.7)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
236
(7.0)
257
(2.8)
279
(3.6)
300
(1.8)
319
(2.3)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1999¹
National
207
(2.4)
232
(1.3)
258
(2.1)
283
(1.3)
305
(1.7)
224
(9.5)
248
(10.0)
273
(8.6)
300
(8.7)
319
(5.8)
235
(3.1)
258
(3.6)
279
(3.5)
303
(7.4)
321
(5.2)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1996¹
National
205
(2.8)
231
(1.9)
258
(1.5)
283
(1.3)
304
(1.8)
214
(17.5)
248
(10.0)
275
(9.8)
298
(9.2)
321
(5.3)
232
(6.7)
253
(7.0)
275
(6.6)
299
(11.7)
317
(11.6)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1994¹
National
203
(1.9)
230
(1.5)
258
(1.5)
283
(1.5)
305
(1.9)
243
(9.3)
260
(10.5)
286
(6.3)
308
(7.5)
329
(6.5)
226
(6.0)
251
(4.6)
276
(2.1)
300
(2.5)
320
(5.7)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1992¹
National
205
(2.0)
232
(2.1)
259
(1.3)
285
(1.2)
306
(1.7)
233
(4.6)
254
(6.4)
279
(6.2)
302
(7.3)
320
(3.5)
232
(6.6)
252
(3.3)
274
(3.8)
301
(4.8)
322
(11.9)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1990¹
National
208
(1.4)
231
(0.8)
256
(1.3)
280
(1.2)
300
(1.8)
224
(4.3)
243
(9.7)
265
(11.2)
287
(7.0)
306
(7.2)
231
(4.6)
250
(5.6)
273
(3.0)
294
(4.8)
314
(5.6)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1988¹
National
212
(2.0)
233
(1.8)
256
(1.3)
280
(1.3)
300
(2.0)
244
(11.9)
258
(6.7)
277
(6.2)
296
(5.5)
319
(15.4)
223
(7.5)
243
(3.4)
266
(4.7)
289
(2.8)
308
(3.8)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1984¹
National
208
(1.0)
232
(0.8)
256
(0.7)
280
(0.7)
300
(0.9)
235
(5.6)
253
(3.2)
275
(4.5)
296
(2.8)
314
(5.2)
229
(2.9)
248
(2.6)
270
(2.4)
292
(2.9)
311
(3.5)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1980¹
National
211
(1.5)
233
(1.3)
258
(1.1)
281
(1.1)
301
(1.1)
234
(3.1)
251
(3.1)
271
(4.7)
292
(3.3)
312
(5.9)
230
(2.9)
249
(2.4)
270
(2.0)
292
(3.5)
310
(3.5)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)