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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 35 38 15
2009 35 37 16
Is change significant? 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 226 229 204 25
2009 226 228 204 24
Trends in reading scores 1992 1994 1998 2002 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 226 225 224 222 225 226 226 no statistical difference
25th percentile 207 205 204 202 205 208 209 no statistical difference
75th percentile 246 248 245 244 247 246 245 no statistical difference
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 210 214 215 216 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 227 230 231 231 no statistical difference
English language learners 188
Not English language learners 223 225 227 226 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities 190 202 208 208 no statistical difference
Students without disabilities 226 227 228 228 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 33 31 32 no statistical difference
Who are English language learners 3 1 1 1 no statistical difference
With disabilities 11 10 7 10 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 no statistical difference
Identified as students with disabilities 4 5 8 7 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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