Average reading scale scores, by race/ethnicity and grade: 2000, 2002, and 2003 -- Status and Trends in the Education of American Indians and Alaska Natives,

Indicator 4.2: Student Performance in Reading

Year	Total	White, non-Hispanic	Black, non-Hispanic	Hispanic	Asian/ Pacific Islander	American Indian/ Alaska Native
Table 4.2a. Average reading scale scores, by race/ethnicity and grade: 2000, 2002, and 2003
4th grade
2000	213	224	190	190	225	214	!
2002	219	229	199	201	224	207
2003	218	229	198	200	226	202
8th grade
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	264	272	245	247	267	250
2003	263	272	244	245	270	246
— Not available
! Interpret data with caution.
NOTE: Data were not collected at grade 8 in 2000. Accommodations were permitted. Scale score ranges from 0 to 500. For a discussion of the reading scale score definitions, see http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/reading/scale.asp.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000, 2002, and 2003 Reading Assessments.