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Percent of 4th graders who scored at or above Proficient in mathematics Total White Black Hispanic Asian/ Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native
2007 26 36 10 17
2009 24 34 7 11
Is change significant? 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 229 238 213 218 25 20
2009 228 237 211 220 26 17
Trends in mathematics scores 1990 1992 1996 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 208 212 217 223 225 229 228 no statistical difference
25th percentile 186 197 205 206 209 210 no statistical difference
75th percentile 231 237 243 245 250 249 no statistical difference
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 213 214 217 217 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 237 238 242 241 no statistical difference
English language learners 213
Not English language learners 224 225 229 228 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities 192 195 197 194 no statistical difference
Students without disabilities 227 229 232 231 no statistical difference
Percentage of assessed students 1990 1992 1996 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
Who are eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 57 55 55 54 no statistical difference
Who are English language learners 1 2 2 2 no statistical difference
With disabilities 10 10 10 9 no statistical difference
Percentage of all students who were excluded in NAEP 1990 1992 1996 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
Identified as students who are English language learners # # # # no statistical difference
Identified as students with disabilities 2 1 1 1 no statistical difference
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Mathematics Assessments, various years, retrieved from the NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/).
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