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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 31 41 7 13 55
2009 33 44 9 17 60
Is change significant? 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 280 291 253 265 303 38 26 -12
2009 282 294 255 269 304 39 25 -11
Trends in mathematics scores 1990 1992 1996 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 261 275 277 278 280 282 no statistical difference
25th percentile 237 253 252 254 257 259 no statistical difference
75th percentile 286 300 303 302 305 307 no statistical difference
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 256 258 262 264 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 290 290 292 294 no statistical difference
English language learners 237 249 257 249 no statistical difference
Not English language learners 279 278 281 283 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities 241 244 246 250 no statistical difference
Students without disabilities 282 283 284 287 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 37 38 39 39 no statistical difference
Who are English language learners 3 2 3 3 no statistical difference
With disabilities 12 13 10 11 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 1 1 no statistical difference
Identified as students with disabilities 4 3 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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