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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 48 21 13 48
2009 40 51 16 18 55
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 286 296 272 264 297 24 32 -1
2009 287 299 263 267 301 36 32 -3
Trends in mathematics scores 1990 1992 1996 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 Change from 2007 to 2009
All students 267 272 276 283 281 286 287 no statistical difference
25th percentile 246 251 261 257 262 263 no statistical difference
75th percentile 290 295 308 306 312 313 no statistical difference
Student characteristics                  
Eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 262 261 267 267 no statistical difference
Not eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch 292 290 296 298 no statistical difference
English language learners 243 246 244 248 no statistical difference
Not English language learners 285 283 289 290 no statistical difference
Students with disabilities 249 244 254 252 no statistical difference
Students without disabilities 287 284 289 291 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 26 31 33 35 no statistical difference
Who are English language learners 4 6 6 7 no statistical difference
With disabilities 11 9 9 9 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 # # 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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