Percent of 8th graders who scored at or above Proficient in mathematics |
Total |
White |
Black |
Hispanic |
Asian/ Pacific Islander |
American Indian/ Alaska Native |
2007 |
14 |
24 |
4 |
‡ |
‡ |
‡ |
2009 |
15 |
25 |
5 |
‡ |
‡ |
‡ |
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 |
265 |
279 |
251 |
‡ |
‡ |
‡ |
28 |
† |
† |
† |
2009 |
265 |
279 |
251 |
‡ |
‡ |
‡ |
28 |
† |
† |
† |
Trends in mathematics scores |
1990 |
1992 |
1996 |
2000 |
2003 |
2005 |
2007 |
2009 |
Change from 2007 to 2009 |
All students |
— |
246 |
250 |
254 |
261 |
262 |
265 |
265 |
|
25th percentile |
— |
222 |
— |
233 |
239 |
241 |
244 |
243 |
|
75th percentile |
— |
271 |
— |
277 |
283 |
285 |
286 |
287 |
|
Student characteristics |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch |
— |
— |
— |
— |
251 |
253 |
257 |
256 |
|
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch |
— |
— |
— |
— |
275 |
279 |
280 |
283 |
|
English language learners |
— |
— |
— |
— |
‡ |
‡ |
‡ |
‡ |
— |
Not English language learners |
— |
— |
— |
— |
261 |
263 |
265 |
265 |
|
Students with disabilities |
— |
— |
— |
— |
231 |
228 |
230 |
233 |
|
Students without disabilities |
— |
— |
— |
— |
262 |
265 |
268 |
268 |
|
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 |
63 |
66 |
66 |
|
Who are English language learners |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
# |
1 |
— |
With disabilities |
— |
— |
— |
— |
4 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
|
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 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
5 |
3 |
2 |
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.
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