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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 38 46 19 26 48
2009 38 47 18 26 57
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 227 233 213 216 237 20 17 -4
2009 227 234 210 214 242 24 20 -9
Trends in reading scores 1992 1994 1998 2002 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 221 213 217 225 223 226 227 227 no statistical difference
25th percentile 200 189 195 203 201 205 207 206 no statistical difference
75th percentile 244 240 243 248 248 248 248 249 no statistical difference
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 205 209 213 210 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 232 234 233 235 no statistical difference
English language learners 200 214 210 201 no statistical difference
Not English language learners 224 227 228 228 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities 201 211 209 195 lower
Students without disabilities 225 227 229 230 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 31 33 29 33 no statistical difference
Who are English language learners 4 6 6 6 no statistical difference
With disabilities 7 6 8 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 3 3 2 1 lower
Identified as students with disabilities 8 10 7 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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