NAEP Reading Mathematics 2005 - Mathematics: Student Group Results: Race/Ethnicity

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Average Scale Scores and Achievement-Level Results in Mathematics by Race/Ethnicity

In 2005, at both grades 4 and 8, White and Asian/Pacific Islander students scored higher, on average, than Black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native students. Hispanic and American Indian/Alaska Native students scored higher on average than Black students.
White, Black, and Hispanic students at both grades 4 and 8 had higher average scores and higher percentages of students performing at or above Basic in 2005 than in 1990.

Average scale scores in mathematics, by race/ethnicity, grade 4: Various years, 1990–2005

* Significantly different from 2005.
¹ The sample size was insufficient to permit reliable estimates for Asian/Pacific Islander students in 1990. Special analyses raised concerns about the accuracy and precision of national grade 4 Asian/Pacific Islander results in 2000. As a result, they are omitted from this report.
² Sample sizes were insufficient to permit reliable estimates for American Indian/Alaska Native students in 1990, 1992, 1996, and 2000.
NOTE: The dashed and solid lines represent results based on administrations when accommodations were not permitted and when accommodations were permitted, respectively. View complete data with standard errors for grade 4.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), various years, 1990–2005 Mathematics Assessments.

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