Percentile scores for grade 4 vocabulary, by race/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reported and jurisdiction: 2011 and 2009
Year
Race/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reported
National
10th percentile
Standard Error
25th percentile
Standard Error
50th percentile
Standard Error
75th percentile
Standard Error
90th percentile
Standard Error
NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Prior to 2011, students in the “two or more races” category were categorized as “unclassified”. The NAEP Vocabulary scale ranges from 0 to 500. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 and 2011 Vocabulary Assessments.
2011
White
183
(0.4)
207
(0.3)
231
(0.3)
254
(0.3)
273
(0.3)
2011
Black
153
(0.8)
177
(0.5)
202
(0.6)
226
(0.7)
247
(0.5)
2011
Hispanic
151
(0.9)
176
(0.6)
202
(0.7)
227
(0.8)
249
(1.1)
2011
Asian/Pacific Islander
181
(1.4)
207
(1.9)
233
(1.4)
257
(1.1)
278
(1.5)
2011
American Indian/Alaska Native
151
(2.3)
176
(2.2)
203
(2.1)
229
(1.4)
251
(2.1)
2011
Two or more races
175
(2.2)
200
(2.1)
226
(1.6)
250
(0.8)
270
(1.1)
2009
White
182
(0.5)
206
(0.5)
231
(0.5)
255
(0.4)
275
(0.7)
2009
Black
153
(0.9)
177
(1.1)
203
(1.1)
229
(1.1)
250
(1.1)
2009
Hispanic
147
(1.6)
173
(1.2)
200
(0.9)
227
(0.8)
249
(0.8)
2009
Asian/Pacific Islander
179
(2.4)
206
(1.3)
231
(1.8)
256
(1.9)
278
(1.4)
2009
American Indian/Alaska Native
154
(2.9)
179
(3.5)
208
(3.6)
235
(4.4)
259
(3.9)
2009
Two or more races
174
(3.6)
200
(3.8)
228
(1.6)
252
(2.2)
273
(2.7)