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NAEP average score, reading, grade 8 in New Jersey

NAEP average score, reading, grade 8 in New Jersey was 266 NAEP scale score (0 to 500) in 2024, according to National Center for Education Statistics. That is the 2nd highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, NAEP scale score (0 to 500)266
Rank2nd of 51US states ranked
Series high2762013
Series low2662024

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NAEP average score, reading, grade 8 in New Jersey, 2003 to 2024

2652682702732752782003200720112015201920242003: 268 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)2005: 269 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)2007: 270 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)2009: 273 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)2011: 275 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)2013: 276 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)2015: 271 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)2017: 275 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)2019: 270 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)2022: 270 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)2024: 266 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)2652702752802003201120242003: 268 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)2005: 269 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)2007: 270 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)2009: 273 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)2011: 275 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)2013: 276 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)2015: 271 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)2017: 275 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)2019: 270 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)2022: 270 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)2024: 266 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)
NAEP scale score (0 to 500). Source: NCES, NAEP Data Service: average scale score, reading, grade 8, all students, public schools, states and nation. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-12.
All 11 values
PeriodNAEP scale score (0 to 500)
2024266
2022270
2019270
2017275
2015271
2013276
2011275
2009273
2007270
2005269
2003268

Compared with United States

Place2024
New Jersey266
United States257

New Jersey compared with nearby places

Alabama: 250 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Alaska: 246 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arizona: 254 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Arkansas: 255 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)California: 254 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Colorado: 265 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Connecticut: 263 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Delaware: 249 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)District of Columbia: 251 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Florida: 253 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Georgia: 259 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Hawaii: 257 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Idaho: 261 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Illinois: 262 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Indiana: 262 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Iowa: 261 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kansas: 255 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Kentucky: 258 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Louisiana: 257 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maine: 255 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Maryland: 258 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Massachusetts: 268 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Michigan: 255 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Minnesota: 260 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Mississippi: 253 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Missouri: 255 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Montana: 261 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nebraska: 256 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Nevada: 253 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Hampshire: 264 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Jersey: 266 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New Mexico: 245 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)New York: 257 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Carolina: 255 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)North Dakota: 257 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Ohio: 260 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oklahoma: 249 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Oregon: 255 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Pennsylvania: 259 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Rhode Island: 258 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Carolina: 254 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)South Dakota: 260 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Tennessee: 259 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Texas: 252 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Utah: 261 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Vermont: 257 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Virginia: 256 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Washington: 259 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)West Virginia: 247 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wisconsin: 260 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)Wyoming: 260 NAEP scale score (0 to 500)
  • Under 250
  • 250 to 260
  • 260 and over
NAEP average score, reading, grade 8, 2024, NAEP scale score (0 to 500). New Jersey is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: National Center for Education Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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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.

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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.

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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, New Jersey, 2003 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/xplore/NDE

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NAEP Data Service: average scale score, reading, grade 8, all students, public schools, states and nation, NAEP average score, reading, grade 8, New Jersey, 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/new-jersey. 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, New Jersey, 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/new-jersey.

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, New Jersey, 2003 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/xplore/NDE, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/naep-reading-grade-8/new-jersey (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the NAEP average score, reading, grade 8 in New Jersey?

NAEP average score, reading, grade 8 in New Jersey was 266 NAEP scale score (0 to 500) in 2024, according to National Center for Education Statistics. That is the 2nd highest of 51 states in 2024.

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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 New Jersey?

276 NAEP scale score (0 to 500) in 2013, the highest value since 2003 in this series.

NAEP average score, reading, grade 8 elsewhere in United States

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