| Percent of 8th graders who scored at or above Proficient in mathematics |
Total |
White |
Black |
Hispanic |
Asian/ Pacific Islander |
American Indian/ Alaska Native |
| 2007 |
41 |
42 |
‡ |
‡ |
‡ |
‡ |
| 2009 |
43 |
44 |
‡ |
‡ |
‡ |
‡ |
| 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 |
291 |
292 |
‡ |
‡ |
‡ |
‡ |
† |
† |
† |
† |
| 2009 |
293 |
293 |
‡ |
‡ |
‡ |
‡ |
† |
† |
† |
† |
| Trends in mathematics scores |
1990 |
1992 |
1996 |
2000 |
2003 |
2005 |
2007 |
2009 |
Change from 2007 to 2009 |
| All students |
— |
— |
279 |
281 |
286 |
287 |
291 |
293 |
 |
| 25th percentile |
— |
— |
— |
260 |
264 |
265 |
269 |
270 |
 |
| 75th percentile |
— |
— |
— |
305 |
308 |
311 |
315 |
317 |
 |
| Student characteristics |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch |
— |
— |
— |
— |
268 |
272 |
277 |
277 |
 |
| Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch |
— |
— |
— |
— |
291 |
293 |
296 |
300 |
 |
| English language learners |
— |
— |
— |
— |
‡ |
‡ |
‡ |
‡ |
— |
| Not English language learners |
— |
— |
— |
— |
286 |
288 |
291 |
293 |
 |
| Students with disabilities |
— |
— |
— |
— |
258 |
257 |
261 |
261 |
 |
| Students without disabilities |
— |
— |
— |
— |
291 |
293 |
296 |
300 |
 |
| 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 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
25 |
27 |
27 |
29 |
 |
| Who are English language learners |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
 |
| With disabilities |
— |
— |
— |
— |
15 |
15 |
16 |
18 |
 |
| 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 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
4 |
4 |
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.