This report contains the selected descriptive analysis of the Anchor Test Study. Data originates in the public school segment of the national sample of grades 4, 5, and 6 who were administered the appropriate level of the Metropolitan Achievement Test (MAT): Reading, Form F. A description of the determination of the data base, of the analyses and results, and of the generalizability of the results for Northern and Southern states comprises the project report. Descriptive Tables are: Relationships between Test Performance and Income Level; Relationships between Test Performance and Degree of Urbanization of School Location; Correlation Matrices; Distribution for Selected Subgroups (Word Knowledge, Reading Comprehension, Total Reading Score). All tables are broken down by grade. (NTIS)