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There was no significant change in the score for eighth-graders eligible for the National School Lunch Program since 2005 or 1998.
Grade 4
Grade 8

Trend in eighth-grade NAEP reading achievement-level performance, by eligibility for the National School Lunch Program

Key. Top bar percent at Advanced. Middle bar percent at or above Proficient. Bottom bar percent at or above Basic.

Findings

# Rounds to zero.
* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2007.
NOTE: 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), various years, 1998–2007 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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