Table 3

Gender gaps across White and Black students in Main NAEP tests (average scale scores), 1990-2015

Black male Black female Black gender gap White male White female White gender gap
4th grade Reading
1992 184 197 13 219 227 8
1994 178 191 13 217 227 10
1998 189 194 5 219 227 8
2000 180 197 17 218 228 10
2003 192 202 10 223 231 8
2005 194 204 10 225 231 6
2007 199 208 8 228 234 6
2009 200 209 9 227 233 6
2011 200 210 10 228 234 6
2013 200 211 11 229 235 6
2015 202 211 9 229 236 7
1992—2015 18 14 -4 10 9 -1
8th grade Reading
1992 229 243 14 258 272 14
1994 228 242 14 257 272 15
1998 234 249 15 261 276 15
2002 239 250 11 266 276 10
2003 238 249 11 265 276 11
2005 236 248 12 264 275 11
2007 238 251 12 267 277 10
2009 241 252 11 268 278 10
2011 243 254 11 269 279 10
2013 245 256 11 271 281 10
2015 242 254 12 270 280 10
1992—2015 13 11 -2 12 8 -4
4th grade Mathematics
1990 187 188 1 219 218 -1
1992 192 192 0 228 225 -3
1996 197 198 1 232 230 -2
2000 202 204 2 236 231 -5
2003 216 216 0 244 241 -3
2005 219 220 1 247 244 -3
2007 221 223 2 250 247 -3
2009 222 223 1 249 247 -2
2011 223 225 2 250 248 -2
2013 223 225 2 251 249 -2
2015 223 225 2 249 247 -2
1990—2015 36 37 1 30 29 -1
8th grade Mathematics
1990 235 237 2 270 268 -2
1992 236 236 0 275 276 1
1996 240 238 -2 280 279 -1
2000 242 244 2 284 282 -2
2003 251 252 1 287 286 -1
2005 254 255 1 288 287 -1
2007 259 260 2 293 290 -3
2009 260 262 2 294 292 -2
2011 261 264 3 295 292 -3
2013 262 265 3 295 293 -2
2015 259 262 3 292 291 -1
1990—2015 24 25 1 22 23 1
Economic Policy Institute

Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress, National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/.

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