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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 40 47 13 15 41
2009 37 42 15 14 61
Is change significant? no statistical difference lower no statistical difference no statistical difference higher
  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 226 233 200 200 228 33 33 6
2009 224 230 201 199 243 30 31 -13
Trends in reading scores 1992 1994 1998 2002 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 221 215 221 219 223 226 224 no statistical difference
25th percentile 200 192 197 196 200 205 202 no statistical difference
75th percentile 244 243 247 245 248 252 249 no statistical difference
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 198 205 207 206 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 231 233 237 235 no statistical difference
English language learners 196 187 179 no statistical difference
Not English language learners 219 223 227 225 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities 179 191 190 193 no statistical difference
Students without disabilities 224 227 231 228 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 38 36 35 38 no statistical difference
Who are English language learners 2 2 2 2 no statistical difference
With disabilities 11 11 12 13 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 3 4 5 3 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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