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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 37 47 15 24 53
2009 36 44 14 23 55
Is change significant? 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 288 296 268 275 299 28 21 -3
2009 286 294 268 274 304 26 19 -11
Trends in mathematics scores 1990 1992 1996 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 264 268 270 275 282 284 288 286 no statistical difference
25th percentile 238 244 252 259 262 264 264 no statistical difference
75th percentile 289 292 299 305 308 311 310 no statistical difference
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 261 263 268 268 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 289 292 295 294 no statistical difference
English language learners 260 263 264 no statistical difference
Not English language learners 282 285 288 287 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities 255 256 260 253 no statistical difference
Students without disabilities 285 288 290 290 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 25 27 28 31 no statistical difference
Who are English language learners 2 4 3 3 no statistical difference
With disabilities 9 11 8 11 higher
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 2 1 1 # lower
Identified as students with disabilities 6 4 6 3 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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