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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 37 42 6 18 40
2009 39 45 11 20 40
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 286 292 247 268 290 45 24 2
2009 288 294 254 268 289 41 26 5
Trends in mathematics scores 1990 1992 1996 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 274 278 283 284 285 286 288 no statistical difference
25th percentile 253 258 262 263 263 267 no statistical difference
75th percentile 297 301 309 308 310 312 no statistical difference
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 259 263 266 269 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 292 292 293 297 higher
English language learners 269 260 259 no statistical difference
Not English language learners 285 285 287 289 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities 247 250 249 255 no statistical difference
Students without disabilities 289 289 290 293 higher
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 22 27 29 31 no statistical difference
Who are English language learners 3 3 3 4 no statistical difference
With disabilities 13 12 11 12 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 1 1 no statistical difference
Identified as students with disabilities 3 3 4 2 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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