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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 53 16 23 67
2009 36 54 17 25 67
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 286 300 271 277 309 29 23 -9
2009 287 301 272 277 313 28 24 -12
Trends in mathematics scores 1990 1992 1996 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 258 265 270 273 277 281 286 287 no statistical difference
25th percentile 234 239 254 256 259 265 265 no statistical difference
75th percentile 283 290 298 299 305 308 309 no statistical difference
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 264 268 275 276 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 288 293 297 299 no statistical difference
English language learners 243 242 252 254
Not English language learners 279 284 288 289 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities 245 249 250 254 no statistical difference
Students without disabilities 281 284 288 289 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 45 46 50 53 no statistical difference
Who are English language learners 6 6 6 6 no statistical difference
With disabilities 10 8 7 8 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 2 2 2 1 lower
Identified as students with disabilities 6 5 5 5 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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