National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
This report was generated using the NAEP Data Explorer. http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/

Report 1: Table
Percentages at each achievement level for reading, grade 8 by all students [TOTAL], year and jurisdiction: 2013, 2011, and 2002
YearJurisdictionAll students
below BasicStandard Errorat BasicStandard Errorat ProficientStandard Errorat AdvancedStandard Error
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2002, 2011 and 2013 Reading Assessments.
2013National22(0.3)42(0.3)32(0.3)4(0.1)
2011National24(0.3)42(0.3)30(0.2)3(0.1)
2002National25(0.5)43(0.4)30(0.5)3(0.2)


Report 2: Table
Percentages at each achievement level for reading, grade 8 by gender [GENDER], year and jurisdiction: 2013, 2011, and 2002
YearJurisdictionMaleFemale
below BasicStandard Errorat BasicStandard Errorat ProficientStandard Errorat AdvancedStandard Errorbelow BasicStandard Errorat BasicStandard Errorat ProficientStandard Errorat AdvancedStandard Error
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2002, 2011 and 2013 Reading Assessments.
2013National26(0.4)43(0.3)28(0.3)3(0.1)18(0.3)40(0.4)36(0.3)6(0.2)
2011National28(0.4)43(0.5)27(0.3)2(0.1)20(0.3)42(0.4)34(0.4)5(0.2)
2002National29(0.5)43(0.5)26(0.6)2(0.2)20(0.5)42(0.5)34(0.6)4(0.3)


Report 3: Table
Percentages at each achievement level for reading, grade 8 by National School Lunch Program eligibility, 3 categories [SLUNCH3], year and jurisdiction: 2013, 2011, and 2002
YearJurisdictionEligibleNot eligibleInformation not available
below BasicStandard Errorat BasicStandard Errorat ProficientStandard Errorat AdvancedStandard Errorbelow BasicStandard Errorat BasicStandard Errorat ProficientStandard Errorat AdvancedStandard Errorbelow BasicStandard Errorat BasicStandard Errorat ProficientStandard Errorat AdvancedStandard Error
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2002, 2011 and 2013 Reading Assessments.
2013National34(0.4)46(0.4)19(0.2)1(0.1)13(0.3)39(0.4)42(0.4)6(0.2)8(0.9)33(1.9)47(1.6)11(1.6)
2011National37(0.5)45(0.5)17(0.3)1(0.1)14(0.3)41(0.3)40(0.4)5(0.2)10(0.8)37(1.3)45(1.4)8(0.6)
2002National40(0.7)43(0.8)16(0.5)1(0.1)16(0.5)44(0.5)37(0.6)3(0.3)19(1.0)41(1.4)36(1.4)5(1.1)


Report 4: Table
Percentages at each achievement level for reading, grade 8 by race/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reported [SDRACE], year and jurisdiction: 2013, 2011, and 2002
YearJurisdictionWhiteBlackHispanicAsian/Pacific IslanderAmerican Indian/Alaska NativeTwo or more races
below BasicStandard Errorat BasicStandard Errorat ProficientStandard Errorat AdvancedStandard Errorbelow BasicStandard Errorat BasicStandard Errorat ProficientStandard Errorat AdvancedStandard Errorbelow BasicStandard Errorat BasicStandard Errorat ProficientStandard Errorat AdvancedStandard Errorbelow BasicStandard Errorat BasicStandard Errorat ProficientStandard Errorat AdvancedStandard Errorbelow BasicStandard Errorat BasicStandard Errorat ProficientStandard Errorat AdvancedStandard Errorbelow BasicStandard Errorat BasicStandard Errorat ProficientStandard Errorat AdvancedStandard Error
† Not applicable.
NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Prior to 2011, students in the "two or more races" category were categorized as "unclassified." Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2002, 2011 and 2013 Reading Assessments.
2013National14(0.2)40(0.3)40(0.4)6(0.2)39(0.6)44(0.6)16(0.5)1(0.1)32(0.7)46(0.7)20(0.6)1(0.1)14(0.7)34(1.3)42(1.3)10(0.8)38(1.8)44(1.8)18(1.6)1(0.3)19(1.1)40(1.4)34(1.4)6(0.8)
2011National15(0.2)42(0.3)38(0.4)5(0.2)41(0.7)44(0.8)14(0.5)1(0.1)36(0.8)45(0.8)18(0.5)1(0.1)17(1.0)36(1.4)39(1.2)8(0.8)37(1.4)41(1.7)20(1.5)2(0.5)21(1.7)41(1.5)34(1.7)5(1.0)
2002National16(0.4)43(0.4)37(0.6)4(0.3)45(1.0)42(0.9)13(0.6)1(0.2)43(1.3)42(1.4)15(0.9)1(0.2)24(2.0)41(1.9)32(1.6)4(0.8)39(4.6)44(3.9)17(2.4)1(†)23(4.7)46(5.1)28(4.0)3(0.9)


Report 5: Table
Percentages at each achievement level for reading, grade 8 by public or nonpublic school, 5 categories [SCHTYPE], year and jurisdiction: 2013, 2011, and 2002
YearJurisdictionPublicOther privateCatholicBureau of Indian EducationDepartment of Defense
below BasicStandard Errorat BasicStandard Errorat ProficientStandard Errorat AdvancedStandard Errorbelow BasicStandard Errorat BasicStandard Errorat ProficientStandard Errorat AdvancedStandard Errorbelow BasicStandard Errorat BasicStandard Errorat ProficientStandard Errorat AdvancedStandard Errorbelow BasicStandard Errorat BasicStandard Errorat ProficientStandard Errorat AdvancedStandard Errorbelow BasicStandard Errorat BasicStandard Errorat ProficientStandard Errorat AdvancedStandard Error
† Not applicable.
# Rounds to zero.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2002, 2011 and 2013 Reading Assessments.
2013National23(0.3)42(0.3)31(0.3)4(0.1)(†)(†)(†)(†)8(1.1)34(1.7)49(1.9)10(1.2)59(4.7)37(4.9)4(2.5)#(†)11(0.8)44(1.2)41(1.3)4(0.6)
2011National25(0.3)43(0.3)29(0.3)3(0.1)(†)(†)(†)(†)9(0.8)36(1.2)47(1.3)8(0.6)60(2.1)34(2.3)6(1.0)#(†)13(1.1)48(1.8)37(1.3)2(0.5)
2002National26(0.5)43(0.5)28(0.5)2(0.2)11(1.5)37(1.5)45(1.8)7(1.0)10(0.8)40(1.2)44(1.2)6(0.7)(†)(†)(†)(†)14(1.7)50(2.9)34(2.7)2(0.8)


Report 6: Table
Percentages at each achievement level for reading, grade 8 by school location, 4 categories [UTOL4], year and jurisdiction: 2013, 2011, and 2002
YearJurisdictionCitySuburbTownRural
below BasicStandard Errorat BasicStandard Errorat ProficientStandard Errorat AdvancedStandard Errorbelow BasicStandard Errorat BasicStandard Errorat ProficientStandard Errorat AdvancedStandard Errorbelow BasicStandard Errorat BasicStandard Errorat ProficientStandard Errorat AdvancedStandard Errorbelow BasicStandard Errorat BasicStandard Errorat ProficientStandard Errorat AdvancedStandard Error
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2002, 2011 and 2013 Reading Assessments.
2013National27(0.6)41(0.5)28(0.6)4(0.3)19(0.5)40(0.5)36(0.5)5(0.3)24(0.7)44(0.8)29(0.7)3(0.2)20(0.5)43(0.6)33(0.6)4(0.2)
2011National30(0.5)41(0.5)26(0.4)3(0.2)21(0.4)41(0.5)33(0.5)4(0.2)24(0.7)45(0.7)28(0.6)2(0.2)21(0.5)44(0.5)31(0.6)3(0.2)
2002National(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)