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Early School Readiness Very young children living in poverty are much less likely than are nonpoor children to be able to recognize the letters of the alphabet, count to 20 or higher, write their name, or read or pretend to read...> View Indicator Reading Proficiency Average reading proficiency scores for white, black, and Hispanic students in both fourth and eighth grade were significantly higher in 2007 than in 1992, when assessment began... > View Indicator Mathematics Proficiency Average mathematics scale scores have increased steadily since 1990, and in 2007 were the highest ever for both fourth and eighth graders. Additionally, scores in all percentiles (10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th) were higher in 2007 than in any other assessment year for both fourth and eighth graders. > View Indicator Science Proficiency In 2005, students who were eligible for free- and reduced-price lunches (a proxy for low family income) had significantly lower science scores than students who were not eligible. For example, fourth grade students who were eligible for free- and reduced-price lunches scored 27 points lower than those who were not eligible (135 versus 162, respectively)...> View Indicator Writing Proficiency Low income students in grades 4, 8, and 12, who were eligible to receive free or reduced priced lunches, scored lower on the 1998 NAEP Writing Assessment than students who were not eligible for the program....> View Indicator Individualized Education Plans Boys are more than twice as likely as girls to receive special services through an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). In 2003, 9 percent of boys in kindergarten through grade 3 had an IEP compared with 4 percent of girls in the same grades...> View Indicator
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