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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 24 39 10 10 46 17
2009 23 39 10 11 46
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 270 287 253 256 293 263 35 31 -5 24
2009 270 289 250 256 294 39 33 -5
Trends in mathematics scores 1990 1992 1996 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 256 261 263 260 267 269 270 270 no statistical difference
25th percentile 231 235 234 241 243 244 245 no statistical difference
75th percentile 282 288 289 295 295 298 297 no statistical difference
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 251 254 257 258 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 281 282 283 285 no statistical difference
English language learners 239 241 241 237 no statistical difference
Not English language learners 274 276 278 278 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities 232 228 228 229 no statistical difference
Students without disabilities 271 272 274 274 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 41 45 47 53 higher
Who are English language learners 19 20 21 19 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 1 1 1 no statistical difference
Identified as students with disabilities 1 2 2 1 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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