| Percent of 8th graders who scored at or above Proficient in mathematics |
Total |
White |
Black |
Hispanic |
Asian/ Pacific Islander |
American Indian/ Alaska Native |
| 2007 |
34 |
35 |
‡ |
‡ |
‡ |
‡ |
| 2009 |
35 |
36 |
14 |
‡ |
‡ |
‡ |
| Is change significant? |
 |
 |
‡ |
‡ |
‡ |
‡ |
| |
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 |
286 |
287 |
‡ |
‡ |
‡ |
‡ |
† |
† |
† |
† |
| 2009 |
286 |
287 |
261 |
‡ |
‡ |
‡ |
27 |
† |
† |
† |
| Trends in mathematics scores |
1990 |
1992 |
1996 |
2000 |
2003 |
2005 |
2007 |
2009 |
Change from 2007 to 2009 |
| All students |
— |
279 |
284 |
281 |
282 |
281 |
286 |
286 |
 |
| 25th percentile |
— |
259 |
— |
260 |
262 |
261 |
265 |
265 |
 |
| 75th percentile |
— |
299 |
— |
304 |
303 |
304 |
308 |
309 |
 |
| Student characteristics |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch |
— |
— |
— |
— |
268 |
269 |
275 |
272 |
 |
| Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch |
— |
— |
— |
— |
287 |
286 |
292 |
294 |
 |
| English language learners |
— |
— |
— |
— |
‡ |
‡ |
‡ |
‡ |
— |
| Not English language learners |
— |
— |
— |
— |
282 |
281 |
287 |
287 |
 |
| Students with disabilities |
— |
— |
— |
— |
253 |
247 |
259 |
257 |
 |
| Students without disabilities |
— |
— |
— |
— |
286 |
287 |
290 |
292 |
 |
| 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 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
28 |
30 |
32 |
35 |
 |
| Who are English language learners |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
 |
| With disabilities |
— |
— |
— |
— |
13 |
14 |
12 |
15 |
 |
| 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 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
# |
# |
# |
# |
 |
| Identified as students with disabilities |
— |
— |
— |
— |
4 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
 |
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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↑ Significant increase.
↓ Significant decrease.
↔ No significant change.
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
# Rounds to zero.
! Interpret data with caution.