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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 36 39 22
2009 35 38 15
Is change significant? 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 287 290 274 16
2009 286 289 269 20
Trends in mathematics scores 1990 1992 1996 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 272 275 275 276 284 282 287 286 no statistical difference
25th percentile 253 255 255 264 263 267 266 no statistical difference
75th percentile 293 295 297 305 303 309 308 no statistical difference
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 271 272 275 274 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 288 287 291 291 no statistical difference
English language learners 254 251
Not English language learners 285 283 288 287 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities 248 251 252 254 no statistical difference
Students without disabilities 289 287 292 291 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 27 30 28 29 no statistical difference
Who are English language learners 3 4 3 2 lower
With disabilities 14 13 12 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 # # # # no statistical difference
Identified as students with disabilities 1 2 2 2 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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