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  Total White Black Hispanic Asian/ Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native
Percent of 4th graders who scored at or above Proficient            
2007 49 56 19 18 58
2009 47 56 23 20 56
Is change significant? no statistical difference no statistical difference no statistical difference no statistical difference no statistical difference
  Gap between White and
  Total White Black Hispanic Asian/ Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native Black Hispanic Asian/ Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native
Average score                    
2007 236 241 211 209 241 31 32 #
2009 234 241 216 211 241 25 30 -1
Trends in reading scores 1992 1994 1998 2002 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 226 223 223 234 228 231 236 234 no statistical difference
25th percentile 207 202 203 214 206 211 215 214 no statistical difference
75th percentile 247 248 247 256 251 253 258 256 lower
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 210 211 214 215 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 236 239 243 243 no statistical difference
English language learners 193 198 205 198 no statistical difference
Not English language learners 229 233 237 236 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities 200 208 213 211 no statistical difference
Students without disabilities 233 235 239 238 no statistical difference
Percentage of assessed students 1992 1994 1998 2002 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
Who are eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 29 27 26 33 higher
Who are English language learners 4 5 4 6 higher
With disabilities 15 14 14 15 no statistical difference
Percentage of all students who were excluded in NAEP 1992 1994 1998 2002 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
Identified as students who are English language learners 2 2 2 1 lower
Identified as students with disabilities 3 7 5 5 no statistical difference
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Reading Assessments, various years, retrieved from the NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/).
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