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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 41 56 15 28 60 24
2009 43 59 18 27 62 30
Is change significant? no statistical difference 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 242 251 224 235 253 229 27 16 -1 23
2009 244 254 226 236 259 232 27 18 -5 22
Trends in mathematics scores 1990 1992 1996 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 213 224 230 242 241 242 244 no statistical difference
25th percentile 190 212 224 223 224 226 no statistical difference
75th percentile 235 249 261 260 261 262 no statistical difference
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 229 229 231 232 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 252 251 252 255 higher
English language learners 231 228 229 229 no statistical difference
Not English language learners 243 242 243 245 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities 230 226 224 224 no statistical difference
Students without disabilities 244 244 244 247 higher
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 42 44 48 48 no statistical difference
Who are English language learners 5 6 7 6 no statistical difference
With disabilities 14 13 13 13 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 1 1 1 # lower
Identified as students with disabilities 4 2 2 2 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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