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  Total White Black Hispanic Asian/ Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native
Percent of 8th graders who scored at or above Proficient            
2007 39 42 21
2009 38 40 20
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 271 274 249 25
2009 270 273 253 20
Trends in reading scores 1992 1994 1998 2002 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 271 270 270 269 271 270 no statistical difference
25th percentile 253 254 251 250 254 253 no statistical difference
75th percentile 292 289 291 290 291 290 no statistical difference
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 258 259 260 261 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 275 274 277 275 no statistical difference
English language learners 230 227 no statistical difference
Not English language learners 270 271 273 271 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities 239 234 235 238 no statistical difference
Students without disabilities 273 273 275 274 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 29 32 34 34 no statistical difference
Who are English language learners 2 4 4 2 lower
With disabilities 10 9 9 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 # lower
Identified as students with disabilities 5 5 4 4 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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