Student Reading Proficiency, 1971-2004
These test scores are from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The NAEP scores have been evaluated at certain performance levels. A score of 300 implies an ability to find, understand, summarize, and explain relatively complicated literary and informational material. A score of 250 implies an ability to search for specific information, interrelate ideas, and make generalizations about literature, science and social studies materials. A score of 200 implies an ability to understand, combine ideas, and make inferences based on short, uncomplicated passages about specific or sequentially related information. A score of 150 implies an ability to follow brief written directions and carry out simple, discrete reading tasks. Scale ranges from 0-500. Standard errors appear in parentheses.
| Characteristics of students | 1971 | 1975 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 1999 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total 9-year-olds1 | 208 (1.0) | 210 (0.7) | 215 (1.0) | 211 (0.7) | 212 (1.1) | 211 (0.9) | 212 (1.0) | 212 (1.3) | 219 (1.1) |
| Male | 201 (1.1) | 204 (0.8) | 210 (1.1) | 207 (0.8) | 207 (1.4) | 206 (1.3) | 207 (1.4) | 209 (1.6) | 216 (1.4) |
| Female | 214 (1.0) | 216 (0.8) | 220 (1.1) | 214 (0.8) | 216 (1.3) | 215 (0.9) | 218 (1.1) | 215 (1.5) | 221 (1.0) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 214 (0.9) | 217 (0.7) | 221 (0.8) | 218 (0.8) | 218 (1.4) | 218 (1.0) | 220 (1.2) | 221 (1.6) | 226 (1.1) |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 170 (1.7) | 181 (1.2) | 189 (1.8) | 186 (1.1) | 189 (2.4) | 185 (2.2) | 191 (2.6) | 186 (2.3) | 200 (2.2) |
| Hispanic | (2) | 183 (2.2) | 190 (2.3) | 187 (2.1) | 194 (3.5) | 192 (3.1) | 195 (3.4) | 193 (2.7) | 205 (1.7) |
| Other | 193 (3.8) | 208 (4.1) | 218 (3.8) | 224 (2.5) | 228 (5.4) | 208 (4.0) | 214 (4.2) | 215 (4.0) | |
| Total 13-year-olds1 | 255 (0.9) | 256 (0.8) | 258 (0.9) | 257 (0.5) | 257 (1.0) | 260 (1.2) | 258 (1.0) | 259 (1.0) | 259 (1.0) |
| Male | 250 (1.0) | 250 (0.8) | 254 (1.1) | 253 (0.6) | 252 (1.3) | 254 (1.7) | 251 (1.2) | 254 (1.3) | 254 (1.2) |
| Female | 261 (0.9) | 262 (0.9) | 263 (0.9) | 262 (0.6) | 263 (1.0) | 265 (1.2) | 264 (1.2) | 265 (1.2) | 264 (1.3) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 261 (0.7) | 262 (0.7) | 264 (0.7) | 263 (0.6) | 261 (1.1) | 266 (1.2) | 266 (1.0) | 267 (1.2) | 266 (1.0) |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 222 (1.2) | 226 (1.2) | 233 (1.5) | 236 (1.0) | 243 (2.4) | 238 (2.3) | 234 (2.6) | 238 (2.4) | 244 (2.0) |
| Hispanic | (2) | 232 (3.0) | 237 (2.0) | 240 (1.7) | 240 (3.5) | 239 (2.5) | 238 (2.9) | 244 (2.9) | 242 (1.6) |
| Other | 251 (3.0) | 256 (3.4) | 254 (6.4) | 260 (2.8) | 269 (4.2) | 268 (3.4) | 253 (3.7) | 258 (5.0) | |
| Total 17-year-olds1 | 285 (1.2) | 286 (0.8) | 285 (1.2) | 289 (0.6) | 290 (1.0) | 290 (1.1) | 288 (1.1) | 288 (1.3) | 285 (1.2) |
| Male | 279 (1.2) | 280 (1.0) | 282 (1.3) | 284 (0.6) | 286 (1.5) | 284 (1.6) | 281 (1.3) | 281 (1.6) | 278 (1.5) |
| Female | 291 (1.3) | 291 (1.0) | 289 (1.2) | 294 (0.8) | 294 (1.5) | 296 (1.1) | 295 (1.2) | 295 (1.4) | 292 (1.3) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 291 (1.0) | 293 (0.6) | 293 (0.9) | 295 (0.7) | 295 (1.2) | 297 (1.4) | 295 (1.2) | 295 (1.4) | 293 (1.1) |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 239 (1.7) | 241 (2.0) | 243 (1.8) | 264 (1.0) | 274 (2.4) | 261 (2.1) | 266 (2.7) | 264 (1.7) | 264 (2.7) |
| Hispanic | (2) | 252 (3.6) | 261 (2.7) | 268 (2.2) | 271 (4.3) | 271 (3.7) | 265 (4.1) | 271 (3.9) | 264 (2.9) |
| Other | 276 (4.8) | 274 (4.4) | 280 (3.0) | 285 (3.1) | 290 (5.3) | 287 (5.8) | 281 (6.0) | 290 (5.0) |
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