Youth Indicators 1996 / Indicator 34
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Grade, sex, and
race/ethnicity
of students 1984 1988 1990 1992
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Grade 4
Total ............. 204 206 202 207
Male ................. 201 199 195 198
Female ............... 208 213 209 216
White, non-Hispanic .. 211 215 211 217
Black, non-Hispanic .. 182 173 171 175
Hispanic ............. 189 190 184 189
Grade 8
Total ............. 267 264 257 274
Male ................. 258 254 246 264
Female ............... 276 274 268 285
White, non-Hispanic .. 272 269 262 279
Black, non-Hispanic .. 247 246 239 258
Hispanic ............. 247 250 246 265
Grade 11
Total ............. 290 291 287 287
Male ................. 281 282 276 279
Female ............... 299 299 298 296
White, non-Hispanic .. 297 296 293 294
Black, non-Hispanic .. 270 275 268 263
Hispanic ............. 259 274 277 274
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NOTE: The NAEP scale ranges from 0 to 500, but have been evaluated at certain performance levels. A score of 150 implies an unclear and disjointed response to the assigned writing task. A score of 200 implies an incomplete and vague response. A score of 250 implies a clear and focused response that is likely to accomplish the assigned task successfully. A score of 300 implies an ability to write a clear and sufficient response to accomplish a basic task. A score of 350 implies an ability to write an effective and coherent response to an assigned task, frequently with support-ing details.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress, NAEP 1992 Trends in Academic Progress.
[Indicator 33. Reading Proficiency]
[Indicator 35. Mathematics Proficiency]
