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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 42 9 25
2009 36 41 11 16
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 285 291 258 276 33 15
2009 286 291 260 267 32 24
Trends in mathematics scores 1990 1992 1996 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 264 268 281 282 283 285 286 no statistical difference
25th percentile 242 245 260 261 261 264 263 no statistical difference
75th percentile 287 292 304 304 306 308 309 no statistical difference
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 263 265 268 269 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 289 290 293 294 no statistical difference
English language learners 235 261 261 no statistical difference
Not English language learners 282 284 285 286 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities 245 251 250 255 no statistical difference
Students without disabilities 285 286 288 289 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 23 30 31 34 no statistical difference
Who are English language learners 1 1 1 1 no statistical difference
With disabilities 8 9 9 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 # # # 1 higher
Identified as students with disabilities 5 5 7 5 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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