Table 10.1. Percentage distribution of students across NAEP reading achievement levels, by race/ethnicity and grade: 2005

Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Minorities

NCES 2007-039
September 2007

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Table 10.1.

Percentage distribution of students across NAEP reading achievement levels, by race/ethnicity and grade: 2005

Grade and achievement level	Total ¹	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian/ Pacific Islander	American Indian/ Alaska Native
4th grade
Below basic	36	24	58	54	27	52
At basic	33	35	29	30	32	30
At or above proficient	32	41	13	16	42	18
At advanced	8	10	2	3	13	3

8th grade
Below basic	27	18	48	44	20	41
At basic	42	43	40	41	40	41
At or above proficient	31	39	12	15	40	17
At advanced	3	4	1	1	6	1 !

12th grade
Below basic	27	21	46	40	26	33 !
At basic	37	36	38	40	38	41 !
At or above proficient	35	43	16	20	36	26 !
At advanced	5	6	1 !	2 !	5 !	‡
! Interpret data with caution. ‡ Reporting standards not met. ¹ Total includes other race/ethnicity categories not separately shown. NOTE: NAEP reports data on student race/ethnicity based on information obtained from school rosters. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2005 Reading Assessment, NAEP Data Explorer.