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Closing the Achievement Gap in America's Public Schools

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Reading Score Percentiles
Grade 4

High performing students show increases. Low performing students show decreases. (Highest possible score is 500.)

Percentile 1992 1994 1998 2000
90th 261* 263 263 264
75th 242* 243 244 245
50th 219 219 220 221
25th 194 189* 193 193
10th 170* 159* 167 163

* Significantly different from 2000.
SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1992–2000 Reading Assessments.