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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 45 12 26 ‡ ‡
2009 41 46 17 37 62 ‡
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 239 245 218 234 ‡ ‡ 26 11 † †
2009 241 245 221 237 255 ‡ 24 8 -11 †
Trends in mathematics scores 1990 1992 1996 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students — 222 225 228 235 235 239 241 no statistical difference
25th percentile — 203 — 211 218 217 221 222 no statistical difference
75th percentile — 243 — 247 253 253 259 261 no statistical difference
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch — — — — 224 225 228 229 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch — — — — 243 243 247 250 no statistical difference
English language learners — — — — ‡ 224 ‡ ‡ –
Not English language learners — — — — 235 235 240 241 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities — — — — 222 222 225 225 no statistical difference
Students without disabilities — — — — 237 237 241 243 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 — — — — 42 43 42 44 no statistical difference
Who are English language learners — — — — 2 2 2 2 no statistical difference
With disabilities — — — — 13 14 12 12 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 # # # no statistical difference
Identified as students with disabilities — — — — 3 2 3 3 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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↑ Significant increase.
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↔ No significant change.

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