Table 11.1. Percentage distribution of students at National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading achievement levels, by race/ethnicity and grade: 2005 and 2007

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Table 11.1.

Percentage distribution of students at National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading achievement levels, by race/ethnicity and grade: 2005 and 2007

Grade, year, and achievement level	Total¹	White	Black		Hispanic		Asian/Pacific Islander		American Indian/Alaska Native
4th grade, 2007
Below Basic	33	22	54		50		23		51
At Basic	34	35	32		32		32		30
At or above Proficient	33	43	14		17		46		18
At Advanced	8	11	2		3		15		4

8th grade, 2007
Below Basic	26	16	45		42		20		44
At Basic	43	43	42		43		39		38
At or above Proficient	31	40	13		15		41		18
At Advanced	3	4	#		1		5		2	!

12th grade, 2005
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		‡
# Rounds to zero. ! Interpret data with caution. ‡ Reporting standards not met. ¹ Total includes other race/ethnicity categories not separately shown. NOTE: Achievement levels are performance standards showing what students should know and be able to do. Basic denotes partial mastery of knowledge and skills that are fundamental for Proficient work at a given grade. (Below Basic, therefore, denotes less than this level of achievement.) Proficient represents solid academic performance. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter. Advanced signifies superior performance. NAEP reports data on student race/ethnicity based on information obtained from school rosters. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. The NAEP assessment was not administered to grade 12 in 2007. 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 and 2007 Reading Assessment, NAEP Data Explorer.