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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 25 32 8 15 ‡ ‡
2009 27 33 8 19 ‡ ‡
Is change significant? 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 258 266 236 249 ‡ ‡ 31 18 † †
2009 258 266 234 249 ‡ ‡ 33 17 † †
Trends in reading scores 1992 1994 1998 2002 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students — — 256 260 258 258 258 258 no statistical difference
25th percentile — — 236 240 237 237 237 237 no statistical difference
75th percentile — — 279 283 283 282 281 283 no statistical difference
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch — — — — 250 247 247 248 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch — — — — 267 268 269 269 no statistical difference
English language learners — — — — ‡ ‡ 234 236 no statistical difference
Not English language learners — — — — 258 258 259 259 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities — — — — 214 211 218 216 no statistical difference
Students without disabilities — — — — 263 262 261 263 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 — — — — 46 48 51 53 no statistical difference
Who are English language learners — — — — 1 1 3 4 no statistical difference
With disabilities — — — — 10 9 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 — — — — 1 1 1 # lower
Identified as students with disabilities — — — — 4 5 5 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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↑ Significant increase.
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↔ No significant change.

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