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FIGURE 11 . GRADE 8 NAEP READING SCORES BY RACE
280 270 260 250 240 230
270 267
244 240
271
272
267
265
245
248
243
240
275
273 270 270
251
247 250 247
TN Black US Black TN White US White
220
2007
2009 2011 2013 2015
Source : NAEP , 2015
Students who identified as Hispanic generally scored higher on NAEP assessments than their African American peers in Tennessee but still below white students in fourth and eighth grades .
FIGURE 12 . GRADE 4 AND GRADE 8 NAEP , STUDENTS PROFICIENT OR ABOVE BY RACE / ETHNICITY
100 % 90 % 80 % 70 % 60 % 50 % 40 % 30 % 20 % 10 % 0 %
48 %
32 %
39 %
34 %
38 %
20 %
27 %
24 %
23 %
16 %
15 %
9 %
Grade 4 Math
Grade 4 Reading
Grade 8 Math
Grade 8 Reading
Black Hispanic White
Source : National Center for Education Statistics , NAEP State Profiles , 2016 .
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