256
2023 (latest)
READING SCORE, AGE 13 (NAEP LTT)
average long-term-trend reading scale score, age 13 (0–500) · 1971–2023 · higher is better · NCES, National Assessment of Educational Progress
255
1971
263
high · 2012
255
low · 1971
+1 pts
since 1971
age 13age 9
┊ dashed lines mark 1979 Oil shock & inflation peak · 1987 Black Monday crash · 1991 Gulf War recession · 2001 Dot-com bust & 9/11 · 2008 Global financial crisis · 2020 COVID-19 pandemic
Method & caveats. NAEP Long-Term Trend reading, age 13, from the same 1971-anchored instrument as the age-9 series (same R1→R3 format seam at 2004). The 2023 score (255.7) is back at the 1971 level after a 2012 peak. Age 17 was last assessed in 2012 and is not carried here. The 0–500-scale NAEP Long-Term Trend and 0–300-scale main assessments are NCES's national probability samples; values are national public+private averages for all students.
Sources
Every value on this page is read from the publisher below. Current and historical source documents:
- https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/
- https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/Dataservice/GetAdhocData.aspx?type=data&Program=LTT&subject=RED&cohort=2&subscale=RRPSCT&variable=TOTAL&jurisdiction=NT&stattype=MN:MN&Year=1971R1,1975R1,1980R1,1984R1,1988R1,1990R1,1992R1,1994R1,1996R1,1999R1,2004R3,2008R3,2012R3,2020R3,2023R3
- https://github.com/danielmiessler/substrate/tree/main/Data/US-Societal-Health
Data
| Year | Reading Score, Age 13 (NAEP LTT) | Reading Score, Age 9 (NAEP LTT) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 256 | — | −4 pts |
| 2020 | 260 | 220 | −3 pts |
| 2012 | 263 | 221 | +3 pts |
| 2008 | 260 | 220 | +3 pts |
| 2004 | 257 | 216 | −3 pts |
| 1999 | 259 | 212 | +2 pts |
| 1996 | 258 | 213 | +0 pts |
| 1994 | 258 | 211 | −2 pts |
| 1992 | 260 | 211 | +3 pts |
| 1990 | 257 | 209 | −1 pts |
| 1988 | 258 | 212 | +0 pts |
| 1984 | 257 | 211 | −1 pts |
| 1980 | 259 | 215 | +3 pts |
| 1975 | 256 | 210 | +1 pts |
| 1971 | 255 | 208 | — |
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