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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 22 30 16 11 26
2009 22 31 10 13 28
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 252 263 248 238 261 15 24 2
2009 254 264 241 242 262 23 22 2
Trends in reading scores 1992 1994 1998 2002 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 258 251 252 253 252 254 no statistical difference
25th percentile 238 230 230 230 230 233 no statistical difference
75th percentile 280 275 277 278 277 278 no statistical difference
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 242 240 240 243 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 258 259 260 260 no statistical difference
English language learners 218 221 217 204 no statistical difference
Not English language learners 254 257 255 257 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities 214 214 218 216 no statistical difference
Students without disabilities 257 257 255 258 higher
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 36 35 no statistical difference
Who are English language learners 6 10 8 7 no statistical difference
With disabilities 10 9 7 9 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 2 2 3 2 lower
Identified as students with disabilities 2 3 4 2 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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