Average Test Scores by Number of Household Books, Grade 12 (2005–2006)
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff

Average science score | Average civics score | Average history score1 | |
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Reported number of books at home | |||
More than 100 | 161 | 167 | 305 |
26-100 | 147 | 150 | 289 |
11-25 | 132 | 134 | 275 |
0-10 | 122 | 123 | 265 |
1. Science and civics scores range from 0 to 300. History scores range from 0 to 500.
Source: National Endowment for the Arts, To Read or Not To Read: A Question of National Consequence, November 2007.
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