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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 34 46 14 23 50 17
2009 36 49 12 24 65 14
Is change significant? no statistical difference 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 284 295 266 273 299 261 29 22 -4 34
2009 284 297 262 274 311 256 34 23 -15 41
Trends in mathematics scores 1990 1992 1996 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 250 258 268 276 281 282 284 284 no statistical difference
25th percentile 225 235 253 258 259 260 260 no statistical difference
75th percentile 275 283 302 306 306 308 310 no statistical difference
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 263 266 268 268 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 291 293 296 298 no statistical difference
English language learners 250 252 259 259 no statistical difference
Not English language learners 282 283 285 286 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities 255 253 257 251 no statistical difference
Students without disabilities 285 286 287 288 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 39 44 44 no statistical difference
Who are English language learners 3 3 4 5 no statistical difference
With disabilities 13 13 12 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 # # no statistical difference
Identified as students with disabilities 3 2 2 1 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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