Achievement Gaps
Achievement gaps occur when one group of students (such as, students grouped by race/ethnicity, gender) outperforms another group and the difference in average scores for the two groups is statistically significant (that is, larger than the margin of error). NCES explored the achievement gaps between Black and White, and Hispanic and White, students using NAEP data to illuminate patterns and changes in these gaps over time, and identify factors that might underlie such gaps. These results are expected to be helpful to those interested in the improvement of education of our children.
School Composition and Black-White Achievement Gap
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(8.6 MB) to find out how the demographic makeup of schools and school racial composition relates to achievement.Read the accompanying methodology paper (758 KB) for this report.Browse the data tables describing the study.Read frequently asked questions in the Black-White Achievement Gap Report FAQs.
(8.6 MB) to find out how the demographic makeup of schools and school racial composition relates to achievement.Read the accompanying methodology paper (758 KB) for this report.Browse the data tables describing the study.Read frequently asked questions in the Black-White Achievement Gap Report FAQs.Last updated 22 September 2015 (TO)