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  Total White Black Hispanic Asian/ Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native
Percent of 8th graders who scored at or above Proficient            
2007 34 37 21 14 44 32
2009 33 37 14 48 28
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 266 270 250 243 270 260 20 26 # 10
2009 265 269 247 276 259 22 -7 10
Trends in reading scores 1992 1994 1998 2002 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 266 268 264 263 266 265 no statistical difference
25th percentile 246 248 243 241 246 245 no statistical difference
75th percentile 289 291 288 288 289 288 no statistical difference
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 254 252 253 252 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 268 269 274 274 no statistical difference
English language learners 232 235 220 221 no statistical difference
Not English language learners 266 265 269 268 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities 233 224 231 235 no statistical difference
Students without disabilities 268 267 269 269 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 27 32 38 41 no statistical difference
Who are English language learners 5 7 7 6 no statistical difference
With disabilities 11 9 9 11 higher
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 3 2 1 1 no statistical difference
Identified as students with disabilities 4 3 3 2 lower
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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