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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 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 21 | 49 | ‡ |
| 2009 | 29 | 40 | 15 | 20 | 53 | ‡ |
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| Total | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/ Pacific Islander | American Indian/ Alaska Native | Black | Hispanic | Asian/ Pacific Islander | American Indian/ Alaska Native | |
| Average score | ||||||||||
| 2007 | 219 | 230 | 205 | 212 | 232 | ‡ | 25 | 18 | -2 | † |
| 2009 | 218 | 229 | 204 | 208 | 238 | ‡ | 25 | 21 | -9 | † |
| Trends in reading scores | 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | Change from 2007 to 2009 |
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| All students | 212 | 207 | 209 | 215 | 214 | 214 | 219 | 218 | |
| 25th percentile | 188 | 179 | 183 | 191 | 189 | 190 | 199 | 195 | |
| 75th percentile | 238 | 239 | 237 | 241 | 240 | 239 | 241 | 242 | |
| Student characteristics | |||||||||
| Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch | — | — | — | — | 200 | 201 | 207 | 207 | |
| Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch | — | — | — | — | 227 | 229 | 231 | 231 | |
| English language learners | — | — | — | — | 182 | 182 | 185 | 186 | |
| Not English language learners | — | — | — | — | 215 | 215 | 220 | 219 | |
| Students with disabilities | — | — | — | — | 181 | 191 | 202 | 187 |  |
| Students without disabilities | — | — | — | — | 217 | 217 | 220 | 220 | |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 52 | 50 | 55 | |
| Who are English language learners | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| With disabilities | — | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Identified as students with disabilities | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | 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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↓ Significant decrease.
↔ No significant change.
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
# Rounds to zero.
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