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White, Black, and Hispanic eighth-graders scored higher in 2007 than in 1992.
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Trend in eighth-grade NAEP reading achievement-level performance, by race/ethnicity

  Key. Accommodations not permitted. Top bar percent at Advanced. Middle bar percent at or above Proficient. Bottom bar percent at or above Basic. Accommodations permitted. Top bar percent at Advanced. Middle bar percent at or above Proficient. Bottom bar percent at or above Basic.

Findings

  • The percentages of White, Black, and Hispanic students scoring at or above Basic were higher in 2007 than in 1992 and 2005.
  • The percentages of White and Black students scoring at or above Proficient were higher in 2007 than in 1992.

‡ Reporting standards not met.
# Rounds to zero.
* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2007.
NOTE: Sample sizes were insufficient to permit reliable estimates for American Indian/Alaska Native students in 1992 and 1998. Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian, and American Indian includes Alaska Native. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. View complete data with standard errors.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), various years, 1992–2007 Reading Assessments.

To read more about achievement levels and how they are set, see Reporting the Assessment—Scale Scores and Achievement Levels.

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National Assessment of Educational Progress, National Center for Education Statistics
National Assessment Governing Board
Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education