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  Total White Black Hispanic Asian/ Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native
Percent of 4th graders who scored at or above Proficient            
2007 36 38 16 18 49
2009 34 36 22 20 46
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 225 227 205 208 235 22 19 -8
2009 221 224 203 207 229 21 16 -5
Trends in reading scores 1992 1994 1998 2002 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 225 223 220 223 223 221 225 221 lower
25th percentile 206 201 199 202 203 199 206 201 no statistical difference
75th percentile 247 247 245 246 246 245 247 246 no statistical difference
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 209 208 212 208 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 230 227 231 229 no statistical difference
English language learners 195 186 203 195 no statistical difference
Not English language learners 224 222 226 223 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities 181 176 180 172 no statistical difference
Students without disabilities 227 226 230 227 no statistical difference
Percentage of assessed students 1992 1994 1998 2002 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
Who are eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 32 33 32 37 higher
Who are English language learners 3 3 3 4 no statistical difference
With disabilities 9 11 9 11 higher
Percentage of all students who were excluded in NAEP 1992 1994 1998 2002 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
Identified as students who are English language learners 1 1 1 1 no statistical difference
Identified as students with disabilities 7 5 4 4 no statistical difference
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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