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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