NAEP average score, reading, grade 8 in Maryland
NAEP average score, reading, grade 8 in Maryland was 258 NAEP scale score (0 to 500) in 2024, according to National Center for Education Statistics. That is the 21st highest of 51 states in 2024.
NAEP average score, reading, grade 8 in Maryland, 2003 to 2024
All 11 values
| Period | NAEP scale score (0 to 500) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 258 |
| 2022 | 259 |
| 2019 | 264 |
| 2017 | 267 |
| 2015 | 268 |
| 2013 | 274 |
| 2011 | 271 |
| 2009 | 267 |
| 2007 | 265 |
| 2005 | 261 |
| 2003 | 262 |
Compared with United States
| Place | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Maryland | 258 |
| United States | 257 |
Rankings
Definition
Average scale score of public school students in reading, grade 8 on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP, the Nation's Report Card), on a scale of 0 to 500, from the National Center for Education Statistics. The year is the year of the assessment, given from January to March.
NAEP tests a sample of students, so each score has a margin of error and a difference of a few points between states or years is often not statistically significant. States are tested every two years (2003 to 2019, then 2022 and 2024). The national value is for public schools only, the group NCES compares states with. Scores are on the same scale across years and states but cannot be compared with state test results.
How to cite
U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics. NAEP Data Service: average scale score, reading, grade 8, all students, public schools, states and nation. https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/xplore/NDE. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
National Center for Education Statistics. (2026). NAEP Data Service: average scale score, reading, grade 8, all students, public schools, states and nation (NAEP average score, reading, grade 8, Maryland, 2003 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/xplore/NDE
MLA 9
NAEP Data Service: average scale score, reading, grade 8, all students, public schools, states and nation, NAEP average score, reading, grade 8, Maryland, 2003 to 2024. National Center for Education Statistics, 12 Oct. 2026, https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/xplore/NDE. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/naep-reading-grade-8/maryland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
National Center for Education Statistics. 2026. NAEP Data Service: average scale score, reading, grade 8, all students, public schools, states and nation. NAEP average score, reading, grade 8, Maryland, 2003 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/xplore/NDE. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/naep-reading-grade-8/maryland.
Harvard
National Center for Education Statistics (2026) NAEP Data Service: average scale score, reading, grade 8, all students, public schools, states and nation, NAEP average score, reading, grade 8, Maryland, 2003 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/xplore/NDE, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/naep-reading-grade-8/maryland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{national_naep_average_score_reading_2024,
author = {{National Center for Education Statistics}},
title = {{NAEP Data Service: average scale score, reading, grade 8, all students, public schools, states and nation: NAEP average score, reading, grade 8, Maryland, 2003 to 2024}},
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What is the NAEP average score, reading, grade 8 in Maryland?
NAEP average score, reading, grade 8 in Maryland was 258 NAEP scale score (0 to 500) in 2024, according to National Center for Education Statistics. That is the 21st highest of 51 states in 2024.
Where does this figure come from?
National Center for Education Statistics. NAEP Data Service: average scale score, reading, grade 8, all students, public schools, states and nation. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest NAEP average score, reading, grade 8 in Maryland?
274 NAEP scale score (0 to 500) in 2013, the highest value since 2003 in this series.