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Percent of 8th graders who scored at or above Proficient in mathematics Total White Black Hispanic Asian/ Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native
2007 25 37 11 16 ‡ ‡
2009 27 39 11 18 49 ‡
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 275 288 261 266 ‡ ‡ 27 22 † †
2009 278 289 262 270 300 ‡ 27 19 -11 †
Trends in mathematics scores 1990 1992 1996 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 259 259 262 265 270 272 275 278 higher
25th percentile 233 236 — 241 246 248 252 254 no statistical difference
75th percentile 284 284 — 291 295 297 299 301 no statistical difference
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch — — — — 253 257 262 265 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch — — — — 284 285 287 290 higher
English language learners — — — — 239 242 237 ‡ —
Not English language learners — — — — 270 273 276 278 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities — — — — 234 241 246 245 no statistical difference
Students without disabilities — — — — 274 276 276 281 higher
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 — — — — 43 45 47 49 no statistical difference
Who are English language learners — — — — 2 2 2 2 no statistical difference
With disabilities — — — — 10 10 5 9 higher
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 — — — — 2 2 5 3 lower
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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