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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 27 31 11 15 36 25
2009 28 33 11 17 27
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 217 223 204 198 221 213 19 25 2 10
2009 217 223 197 207 215 26 16 8
Trends in reading scores 1992 1994 1998 2002 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 220 219 213 214 214 217 217 no statistical difference
25th percentile 201 198 191 192 192 198 198 no statistical difference
75th percentile 241 242 239 239 238 240 240 no statistical difference
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 204 205 209 207 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 227 225 227 229 no statistical difference
English language learners 195 192 182 190 no statistical difference
Not English language learners 215 215 218 218 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities 172 181 180 178 no statistical difference
Students without disabilities 219 219 221 221 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 55 57 54 54 no statistical difference
Who are English language learners 6 4 4 3 no statistical difference
With disabilities 12 13 10 9 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 1 1 1 no statistical difference
Identified as students with disabilities 5 5 7 7 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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