NAEP 2012 Trends in Academic Progress
The NAEP long-term trend assessments make it possible to chart educational progress in reading and mathematics since the early 1970s for students in public, private and Catholic schools. The llast seven reports are charted below. While Catholic school data is part of the private school category (if enough other private schools meet reporting standards) Catholic school data are also reported separately.
Average scale scores by school type for selected years are shown below.
Average NAEP Scale Scores in Reading
|
Type of school
|
1980
|
1988
|
1992
|
1996
|
2004
|
2008
|
2012
|
|
Age 9
|
|
Public
|
214
|
210
|
209
|
210
|
217
|
218
|
220
|
|
Private
|
227
|
223
|
225
|
227
|
--*
|
237
|
--
|
|
Catholic
|
226
|
223
|
223
|
227
|
230
|
235
|
231
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Age 13
|
|
Public
|
257
|
256
|
257
|
256
|
255
|
258
|
261
|
|
Private
|
271
|
268
|
276
|
273
|
--
|
275
|
--
|
|
Catholic
|
270
|
266
|
275
|
275
|
276
|
275
|
277
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Age 17
|
|
Public
|
284
|
289
|
288
|
287
|
281
|
284
|
285
|
|
Private
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
Catholic
|
300
|
300
|
308
|
--
|
--
|
303
|
309
|
* -- minimum participation rates not met for reporting.
Average NAEP Scale Scores in Mathematics
|
Type of school
|
1982
|
1986
|
1992
|
1996
|
2004
|
2008
|
2012
|
|
Age 9
|
|
Public
|
217
|
220
|
228
|
230
|
339
|
242
|
243
|
|
Private
|
232
|
232
|
242
|
239
|
--*
|
252
|
--
|
|
Catholic
|
232
|
233
|
241
|
239
|
247
|
251
|
251
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Age 13
|
|
Public
|
267
|
269
|
272
|
273
|
278
|
280
|
284
|
|
Private
|
281
|
276
|
283
|
286
|
--
|
295
|
--
|
|
Catholic
|
280
|
273
|
280
|
285
|
289
|
293
|
295
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Age 17
|
|
Public
|
297
|
301
|
305
|
306
|
304
|
305
|
305
|
|
Private
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
Catholic
|
309
|
314
|
320
|
--
|
--
|
317
|
325
|
* -- minimum participation rates not met for reporting
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