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Reading scores by race/ethnicity and family income
Grade 4
Grade 8
Average scale scores in NAEP reading for eighth-grade students, by eligibility for the National School Lunch Program and race/ethnicity: 2007
Race/ethnicity Eligible Not eligible Information not available
White 258 275 283
Black 239 254 259
Hispanic 242 257 257
Asian/Pacific Islander 257 278 278
American Indian/Alaska Native 240 259 ‡
‡ Reporting standards not met. Sample size is insufficient to permit a reliable estimate.
NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. A student's eligibility for the National School Lunch Program, which offers free or reduced-price lunch to students from lower-income families, is used as an indicator of poverty. 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), 2007 Reading Assessment.

 

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