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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 39 28 14 53 16
2009 37 41 12 15 50 25
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 284 289 272 261 299 264 16 28 -10 25
2009 285 290 264 264 296 273 26 26 -6 17
Trends in mathematics scores 1990 1992 1996 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 271 276 280 281 282 284 285 no statistical difference
25th percentile 249 258 257 259 259 262 no statistical difference
75th percentile 294 305 306 308 309 310 no statistical difference
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 266 270 270 270 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 286 289 294 296 no statistical difference
English language learners 246 253 248 241 no statistical difference
Not English language learners 283 284 287 288 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities 249 248 251 246 no statistical difference
Students without disabilities 285 286 287 290 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 26 33 39 41 no statistical difference
Who are English language learners 6 7 8 6 lower
With disabilities 12 11 9 11 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 3 2 3 3 no statistical difference
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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