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Appendix Table 1. Comparing trends for white and for African American 4th and 8th grade students, LTT and Main NAEP.

1971 1973 1975 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 Average annual change, earliest to latest year shown, LTT Average annual change, earliest to latest year shown, Main NAEP Average annual change, 1973-1980, LTT Average annual change, 1980-1992, LTT Average annual change, 1992-2000, LTT Average annual change, 1992-2000, Main Average annual change, 1992-2000 Average annual change, 2000-2003, LTT Average annual change, 2000-2003, Main Average annual change, 2000-2003 Average annual change, 2003-2012, LTT Average annual change, 2003-2011, Main Average annual change, 2003-2011/2012
4th grade mathematics

LTT
All 219 219 219 222 230 230 231 231 232 240 243 244 0.3% 0.0% 0.4% 0.2% 0.7% 0.2%
White 225 224 224 227 235 235 237 237 239 246 250 252 0.3% -0.1% 0.4% 0.3% 0.6% 0.3%
Af-Am 190 192 195 202 208 208 212 212 211 223 224 226 0.4% 0.3% 0.6% 0.3% 1.1% 0.3%
           White-Black Gap 35 32 29 25 27 27 25 25 28 24 26 25 -0.8% -2.0% -0.9% 0.0% -3.1% 0.3%
Main
All 213 220 224 227 235 238 240 240 241 0.6% 0.4% 1.2% 0.3%
White 220 227 232 235 243 246 248 248 249 0.6% 0.4% 1.2% 0.3%
 Af-Am 188 193 198 204 216 220 222 222 224 0.8% 0.7% 2.0% 0.4%
           White-Black Gap 32 35 33 31 27 26 26 26 25 -1.2% -1.4% -4.1% -1.1%
4th grade reading
LTT
All 208 210 215 211 212 209 211 211 212 212 217 220 221 0.2% 0.4% -0.2% 0.1% 0.5% 0.2%
White 214 217 221 218 218 217 218 218 220 221 225 228 229 0.2% 0.4% -0.1% 0.2% 0.4% 0.2%
Af-Am 170 181 189 186 189 182 185 185 191 186 198 204 206 0.5% 1.1% -0.2% 0.2% 1.3% 0.6%
           White-Black Gap 44 36 32 32 29 35 33 33 29 35 27 24 23 -1.6% -3.1% 0.3% 0.1% -5.2% -2.7%
Main
All 217 214 216 215 219 218 219 221 221 221 0.1% -0.1% 0.5% 0.2%
White 224 224 225 225 229 229 229 231 230 231 0.1% 0.0% 0.5% 0.1%
Af-Am 192 185 193 191 199 198 200 203 205 205 0.4% -0.1% 1.2% 0.5%
           White-Black Gap 32 38 32 34 30 31 29 27 26 25 -1.3% 0.7% -3.6% -2.3%
8th grade mathematics
LTT
  All 266 264 269 269 270 273 274 274 276 280 281 285 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.2%
White 274 272 274 274 276 279 281 281 283 288 290 293 0.2% -0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.2%
Af-Am 228 230 240 249 249 250 252 252 251 259 262 264 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.1% 0.6% 0.3%
           White-Black Gap 46 42 34 24 27 29 29 29 32 29 28 28.2 -1.2% -2.7% -2.3% 1.2% -2.1% -0.5%
Main
All 263 268 271 274 278 279 281 283 284 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 0.3%
White 270 277 281 284 288 289 291 293 293 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 0.2%
Af-Am 237 237 241 245 252 255 260 261 262 0.5% 0.4% 1.0% 0.5%
           White-Black Gap 33 40 40 39 35 34 32 32 31 -0.3% -0.1% -3.4% -1.7%
8th grade reading
LTT
All 255 256 258 257 257 257 260 258 258 259 258 260 263 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% -0.1% 0.2%
White 261 262 264 263 261 262 266 265 266 267 265 268 270 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% -0.1% 0.2%
Af-Am 222 226 233 236 243 241 238 234 234 238 241 247 247 0.3% 0.6% 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 0.3%
           White-Black Gap 39 36 32 26 18 21 29 31 32 29 24 21 23 -1.3% -2.4% -0.8% -0.5% -3.5% -0.8%
Main
All 260 260 264 264 263 262 263 264 265 0.1% 0.2% -0.1% 0.1%
White 267 267 271 272 272 271 272 273 274 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1%
Af-Am 237 236 243 245 244 243 245 246 249 0.2% 0.4% 0.0% 0.2%
           White-Black Gap 30 30 27 27 28 28 27 26 25 -0.8% -1.1% 0.8% -1.2%
Math and reading averaged, with intermediate years interpolated
4th grade
LTT
All 214 217 220 223 227 232 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.6% 0.2%
White 220 223 227 231 235 240 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.5% 0.3%
Af-Am 183 192 196 201 208 216 0.4% 0.7% 0.2% 0.3% 1.2% 0.4%
           White-Black Gap 38 31 30 30 27 23.9 -1.1% -2.6% -0.3% 0.1% -4.3% -1.2%
Main
All 218 221 227 231 0.3% 0.1% 0.9% 0.2%
White 226 230 236 240 0.3% 0.2% 0.9% 0.2%
Af-Am 192 197 207 215 0.6% 0.3% 1.6% 0.5%
           White-Black Gap 33 33 29 25 -1.5% -0.3% -3.8% -1.7%
8th grade
LTT
All 261 262 266 268 269 274 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%
White 268 269 273 275 276 281 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%
Af-Am 226 234 244 246 249 256 0.3% 0.5% 0.3% 0.1% 0.5% 0.3%
           White-Black Gap 42 35 29 30 27 25.6 -1.2% -2.6% -1.6% 0.3% -2.7% -0.7%
Main
All 264 269 270 275 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
White 272 278 280 284 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2%
Af-Am 237 245 248 256 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.4%
           White-Black Gap 35 33 32 28 -1.1% -0.5% -1.6% -1.5%
Average annual growth rates, math and reading, 4th and 8th grade
All 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.5% 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
White 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.6% 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Af-Am 0.4% 0.5% 0.6% 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 0.3% 0.8% 1.1% 0.9% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Average annual change in gap -1.2% -0.9% -2.6% -0.9% 0.2% -0.5% -0.1% -3.5% -2.6% -3.0% -0.9% -1.6% -1.2%

Note: For years when NAEP introduced testing with accommodations, or changed the test format, scores shown are averages of results with and without accommodations and of results in the earlier and later format.

Sources: National Center for Educational Statistics, NAEP Data Tool.; Campbell et al. 1996, Figures 4.1, 4.2, 7.1 and 7.2 (for data prior to 1978)

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