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Percent of 4th graders who scored at or above Proficient in mathematics Total White Black Hispanic Asian/ Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native
2007 38 50 22 26 37 16
2009 38 52 17 27 35 14
Is change significant? no statistical difference 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 237 247 227 232 237 218 20 15 10 30
2009 237 249 225 232 236 216 24 17 13 33
Trends in mathematics scores 1990 1992 1996 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 224 233 236 237 237 no statistical difference
25th percentile 214 216 218 218 no statistical difference
75th percentile 253 256 259 259 no statistical difference
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 220 223 225 226 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 241 243 247 247 no statistical difference
English language learners 215 218 213 202 lower
Not English language learners 237 240 242 241 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities 212 218 216 218 no statistical difference
Students without disabilities 237 238 241 241 no statistical difference
Percentage of assessed students 1990 1992 1996 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
Who are eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 33 39 44 44 no statistical difference
Who are English language learners 18 19 16 10 lower
With disabilities 16 14 15 16 no statistical difference
Percentage of all students who were excluded in NAEP 1990 1992 1996 2000 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 1 1 1 1 no statistical difference
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Mathematics Assessments, various years, retrieved from the NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/).
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