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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 24 37 11 31
2009 23 37 8 23
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 230 240 219 234 21 6
2009 229 241 218 230 23 10
Trends in mathematics scores 1990 1992 1996 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 204 209 218 226 230 230 229 no statistical difference
25th percentile 183 200 208 213 212 212 no statistical difference
75th percentile 226 238 245 248 248 247 no statistical difference
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 220 224 225 223 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 242 244 243 245 no statistical difference
English language learners 225
Not English language learners 226 230 230 230 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities 208 213 213 215 no statistical difference
Students without disabilities 230 235 233 233 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 65 65 70 70 no statistical difference
Who are English language learners 2 1 1 2 higher
With disabilities 19 21 16 18 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 # # # # no statistical difference
Identified as students with disabilities 3 4 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), Mathematics Assessments, various years, retrieved from the NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/).
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