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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 21 34 10 11 35 22
2009 22 37 11 13 35
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 251 266 237 239 264 251 29 26 1
2009 253 269 243 241 266 27 28 4
Trends in reading scores 1992 1994 1998 2002 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 252 250 251 250 251 253 no statistical difference
25th percentile 231 228 227 227 229 230 no statistical difference
75th percentile 277 276 278 276 277 278 no statistical difference
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 237 239 239 241 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 264 262 264 267 no statistical difference
English language learners 221 222 219 215 no statistical difference
Not English language learners 258 258 260 261 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities 208 214 211 212 no statistical difference
Students without disabilities 255 253 255 256 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 42 45 48 53 no statistical difference
Who are English language learners 20 20 21 19 no statistical difference
With disabilities 9 8 7 8 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 2 2 2 1 lower
Identified as students with disabilities 3 2 2 2 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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