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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 21 25 9 8 17
2009 24 29 10 12 38 19
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 275 280 258 259 269 22 21 11
2009 276 282 261 263 289 269 21 19 -7 13
Trends in mathematics scores 1990 1992 1996 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 263 268 270 272 271 275 276 no statistical difference
25th percentile 242 248 249 252 251 254 254 no statistical difference
75th percentile 285 291 292 294 294 296 298 no statistical difference
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 260 260 264 266 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 282 283 285 285 no statistical difference
English language learners 251 252 255 239 lower
Not English language learners 273 272 275 277 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities 238 237 242 240 no statistical difference
Students without disabilities 277 276 277 279 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 50 51 48 no statistical difference
Who are English language learners 5 4 4 3 no statistical difference
With disabilities 14 13 7 10 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 1 1 1 # lower
Identified as students with disabilities 2 4 8 6 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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