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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 36
2009 35 36 18
Is change significant? 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 226 226
2009 224 225 198 27
Trends in reading scores 1992 1994 1998 2002 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 227 228 225 225 224 225 226 224 no statistical difference
25th percentile 208 208 205 205 203 204 206 203 no statistical difference
75th percentile 246 251 247 247 247 247 247 247 no statistical difference
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 213 213 213 212 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 230 231 233 232 no statistical difference
English language learners
Not English language learners 224 225 226 224 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities 195 200 199 195 no statistical difference
Students without disabilities 228 228 230 229 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 33 34 36 40 higher
Who are English language learners 1 1 1 2 no statistical difference
With disabilities 12 12 14 15 no statistical difference
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 # # # no statistical difference
Identified as students with disabilities 7 6 6 4 lower
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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