This report provides selected results from the 2002 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for Washington's public-school students at grades 4 and 8. Since 1992, reading has been assessed in four different years at the state level (at grade 4 in 1992 and 1994, and at both grades 4 and 8 in 1998 and 2002). Washington participated in the 1994, 1998, and 2002 assessments at grades 4 and 8 and met the criteria for reporting public-school results for both grades. Key findings for grade 4 are: the average scale score for students in Washington was 224, which was higher than that of 1998 (218); students' scale scores in Washington were higher than those in 24 jurisdictions, lower than those in 2 jurisdictions, and the difference was not found to be significant for 21 jurisdictions; and the percentage of students in Washington who performed at or above the "Proficient" level was 35%, which was greater than that in 1998 (30%). Key findings for grade 8 are: the average scale score for students in Washington was 268, which was higher than that in 1998 (264); students' scale scores in Washington were higher than those in 25 jurisdictions, lower than those in 3 jurisdictions, and the difference was not found to be significant for 18 jurisdictions; and the percentage of students in Washington who performed at or above the "Proficient" level was 37%, which was greater than that in 1998 (32%). After an introduction, the report presents overall results, comparisons between states, reading performance by demographic characteristics, and it discusses moving toward a more inclusive NAEP, and where to find more information. (RS)