NAEP 2008 Trends in Academic Progress
The NAEP long-term trend assessments makes it possible to chart educational progess in reading and mathematics since the early 1970 for students in public, private and Catholic schools. While Catholic school data is part of the private school category, it is also reported separately.
Average scale scores by school type for selected years are shown below.
The complete chart may be found on page 21 of the full report than can be found here.
Average NAEP Scale Scores in Reading
|
Age/ type of school
|
1980
|
1988
|
1992
|
1996
|
2004
|
2008
|
| Age 9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Public |
214
|
210
|
209
|
210
|
217
|
218
|
| Private |
227
|
223
|
225
|
227
|
--*
|
237
|
| Catholic |
226
|
223
|
223
|
227
|
230
|
235
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Age 13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Public |
257
|
256
|
257
|
256
|
255
|
258
|
| Private |
271
|
268
|
276
|
273
|
--
|
275
|
| Catholic |
270
|
266
|
275
|
275
|
276
|
275
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Age 17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Public |
284
|
289
|
288
|
287
|
281
|
284
|
| Private |
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
| Catholic |
300
|
300
|
308
|
--
|
--
|
303
|
* -- minimum participation rates not met for reporting.
Average NAEP Scale Scores in Mathematics
|
Age/ type of school
|
1982
|
1986
|
1992
|
1996
|
2004
|
2008
|
| Age 9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Public |
217
|
220
|
228
|
230
|
339
|
242
|
| Private |
232
|
232
|
242
|
239
|
--*
|
252
|
| Catholic |
232
|
233
|
241
|
239
|
247
|
251
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Age 13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Public |
267
|
269
|
272
|
273
|
278
|
280
|
| Private |
281
|
276
|
283
|
286
|
--
|
295
|
| Catholic |
280
|
273
|
280
|
285
|
289
|
293
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Age 17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Public |
297
|
301
|
305
|
306
|
304
|
305
|
| Private |
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
| Catholic |
309
|
314
|
320
|
--
|
--
|
317
|
* -- minimum participation rates not met for reporting.