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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 33 33 19
2009 28 28 20
Is change significant? lower lower 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 236 237 223 14
2009 233 233 225 8
Trends in mathematics scores 1990 1992 1996 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 215 223 223 231 231 236 233 lower
25th percentile 196 206 214 214 220 216 lower
75th percentile 235 242 248 249 254 251 lower
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 225 225 229 227 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 237 238 244 241 no statistical difference
English language learners
Not English language learners 231 231 236 233 lower
Students with disabilities 208 215 222 217 lower
Students without disabilities 234 234 239 236 lower
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 53 56 50 57 higher
Who are English language learners # # 1 #
With disabilities 13 18 16 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 # # # # no statistical difference
Identified as students with disabilities 3 2 1 2 higher
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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