Student and school characteristics in the fourth-grade mathematics NAEP sample, 2003–2013
| 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student characteristics Share of students who are: |
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| Female | 48.7% | 49.0% | 49.0% | 48.6% | 48.9% | 49.0% |
| White | 60.5% | 58.8% | 57.5% | 55.6% | 53.4% | 52.8% |
| Black | 18.7% | 17.1% | 16.5% | 17.8% | 17.1% | 17.3% |
| Hispanic | 13.5% | 16.2% | 17.2% | 17.4% | 19.6% | 20.0% |
| Hispanic ELL | 5.7% | 6.8% | 7.4% | 6.2% | 7.5% | 7.1% |
| Hispanic non-ELL | 7.8% | 9.4% | 9.8% | 11.2% | 12.1% | 12.9% |
| Asian | 4.4% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 4.8% | 4.2% | 4.4% |
| Asian ELL | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Asian non-ELL | 3.4% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 3.2% | 3.4% |
| Native American or other | 2.9% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 3.4% | 5.6% |
| IEP (excludes ELL) | 12.1% | 12.6% | 12.5% | 12.7% | 12.3% | 12.4% |
| ELL | 8.3% | 9.1% | 9.9% | 8.5% | 10.0% | 9.4% |
| Not FRPL eligible | 53.0% | 52.3% | 52.4% | 49.3% | 45.6% | 44.0% |
| Eligible for reduced-price lunch | 9.0% | 7.9% | 6.7% | 6.6% | 5.4% | 4.8% |
| Eligible for free lunch | 38.0% | 39.8% | 40.9% | 44.1% | 49.0% | 51.2% |
| School characteristics Share of schools with given concentration of poor and minority students: |
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| Low to high poverty as measured by low to high shares of students who are FRPL-eligible | ||||||
| 0 to 10% | 14.7% | 12.3% | 13.0% | 10.7% | 8.2% | 7.7% |
| 11 to 25% | 16.3% | 15.7% | 14.8% | 14.0% | 12.4% | 12.4% |
| 26 to 50% | 27.6% | 28.0% | 27.5% | 27.1% | 26.0% | 25.5% |
| 51 to 75% | 19.6% | 21.5% | 22.3% | 22.8% | 24.0% | 24.1% |
| 76 to 100% | 21.8% | 22.5% | 22.4% | 25.4% | 29.5% | 30.3% |
| Low to high segregation as measured by low to high shares of students who are minority students | ||||||
| 0 to 10% | 35.3% | 32.4% | 30.9% | 28.1% | 26.1% | 25.0% |
| 11 to 25% | 16.5% | 17.3% | 16.2% | 17.2% | 16.3% | 16.7% |
| 26 to 50% | 16.0% | 16.4% | 17.9% | 18.1% | 18.2% | 18.4% |
| 51 to 75% | 11.0% | 11.4% | 11.9% | 11.1% | 12.4% | 12.5% |
| 76 to 100% | 21.2% | 22.5% | 23.1% | 25.6% | 26.9% | 27.4% |
| No. of observations (thousands) | 201.1 | 178 | 204 | 173.3 | 214.2 | 189.6 |
Notes: ELL stands for English language learner; IEP stands for Individualized education plan (special education students have such plans); FRPL stands for free or reduced-price lunch (federally funded meal programs for students of families meeting certain income guidelines).
Source: EPI analysis of National Assessment of Educational Progress microdata, 2003–2013