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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 30 39 10 15 53
2009 34 44 13 15 63
Is change significant? no statistical difference no statistical difference no statistical difference no statistical difference higher
  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 280 290 258 264 302 32 26 -12
2009 283 294 262 262 309 32 32 -15
Trends in mathematics scores 1990 1992 1996 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 261 266 270 271 280 280 280 283 no statistical difference
25th percentile 236 242 248 257 256 257 259 no statistical difference
75th percentile 286 293 298 306 305 304 308 no statistical difference
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 262 267 268 270 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 293 291 292 293 no statistical difference
English language learners 237 237 236 231 no statistical difference
Not English language learners 282 281 282 285 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities 243 249 249 255 higher
Students without disabilities 285 284 284 287 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 44 45 48 44 no statistical difference
Who are English language learners 4 4 4 5 higher
With disabilities 13 12 12 14 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 2 1 1 1 no statistical difference
Identified as students with disabilities 4 3 3 2 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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