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Percent of public school 4th graders Proficient on the NAEP in reading
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Difference in current expenditures between high- and low-poverty districts| Total | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/ Pacific Islander | American Indian/ Alaska Native | |
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| Percent of 4th graders who scored at or above Proficient | ||||||
| 2007 | 32 | 42 | 14 | 17 | 45 | 20 |
| 2009 | 32 | 41 | 15 | 16 | 48 | 22 |
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| Total | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/ Pacific Islander | American Indian/ Alaska Native | Black | Hispanic | Asian/ Pacific Islander | American Indian/ Alaska Native | |
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| 2007 | 220 | 230 | 203 | 204 | 231 | 206 | 27 | 26 | -2 | 24 |
| 2009 | 220 | 229 | 204 | 204 | 234 | 206 | 25 | 25 | -5 | 23 |
| Trends in reading scores | 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | Change from 2007 to 2009 |
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| All students | 215 | 212 | 213 | 217 | 216 | 217 | 220 | 220 | |
| 25th percentile | 192 | 187 | 189 | 194 | 193 | 194 | 198 | 198 | |
| 75th percentile | 240 | 241 | 241 | 242 | 243 | 243 | 244 | 244 | |
| Student characteristics | |||||||||
| Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch | — | — | — | — | 201 | 203 | 205 | 206 |  |
| Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch | — | — | — | — | 229 | 230 | 232 | 232 | |
| English language learners | — | — | — | — | 186 | 187 | 188 | 188 | |
| Not English language learners | — | — | — | — | 219 | 220 | 223 | 223 | |
| Students with disabilities | — | — | — | — | 184 | 190 | 190 | 189 | |
| Students without disabilities | — | — | — | — | 220 | 220 | 223 | 223 | |
| Percentage of assessed students | 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | Change from 2007 to 2009 |
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| Who are eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch | — | — | — | — | 44 | 45 | 45 | 47 | |
| Who are English language learners | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| With disabilities | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Percentage of all students who were excluded in NAEP | 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | Change from 2007 to 2009 |
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| Identified as students who are English language learners | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Identified as students with disabilities | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |  |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Reading Assessments, various years, retrieved from the NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/).
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