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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 35 40 9 20
2009 36 41 14 19
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 285 290 259 267 32 23
2009 287 291 266 273 25 18
Trends in mathematics scores 1990 1992 1996 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 267 270 276 281 281 282 285 287 no statistical difference
25th percentile 245 248 261 260 261 263 265 no statistical difference
75th percentile 289 293 304 304 304 308 309 no statistical difference
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 266 268 271 273 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 288 290 293 295 no statistical difference
English language learners 261 270 no statistical difference
Not English language learners 282 282 286 287 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities 244 250 254 258 no statistical difference
Students without disabilities 286 286 289 290 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 29 37 36 37 no statistical difference
Who are English language learners 2 2 3 3 no statistical difference
With disabilities 12 12 10 10 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 2 4 5 4 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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