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Percent of 8th graders who scored at or above Proficient in mathematics Total White Black Hispanic Asian/ Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native
2007 27 29 11
2009 27 29 8 22
Is change significant? 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 279 282 257 25
2009 279 282 258 272 24 10
Trends in mathematics scores 1990 1992 1996 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 257 262 267 270 274 274 279 279 no statistical difference
25th percentile 235 239 248 252 252 256 258 no statistical difference
75th percentile 279 285 294 298 297 301 301 no statistical difference
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 261 264 267 268 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 284 283 288 290 no statistical difference
English language learners
Not English language learners 275 274 279 280 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities 230 243 249 250 no statistical difference
Students without disabilities 279 277 281 282 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 42 46 46 48 no statistical difference
Who are English language learners 1 1 1 1 no statistical difference
With disabilities 9 8 7 8 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 # # # no statistical difference
Identified as students with disabilities 4 3 6 4 lower
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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