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By contrast, only 21% of Native American fourth graders, 19% of Hispanic fourth graders, and 13% of African-American fourth graders achieved proficiency or above. 2 Percentage distribution of 4th-grade students across National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading achievement levels, by race/ethnicity, 2005 Below basic At proficient 24 White 27 60 50 40 30 13 20 3 29 30 10 Percent below basic 0 10 10 2 32 52 70 11 30 Asian/ Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native 31 29 54 Hispanic At advanced 35 58 Black Race/ethnicity At basic 15 20 30 40 13 3 50 60 70 80 90 100 Percent above basic Note: NAEP reports data on student race/ethnicity based on information obtained from school rosters.
Asians and Pacific Islanders are the exception to this rule. Many Asian-American students accomplish stunning academic achievements. Educators point with pride to these high-achieving students, who have often overcome both language and cultural barriers. Why are some groups more at risk of failure, and other groups more likely to succeed in school? The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort, a study by the NCES, attempts to begin answering this question by assessing preschoolers’ readiness for school.
Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. , “Table 17b. S. pdf (accessed December 13, 2007) addition, Native American parents had low educational attainment. A third (34%) of the mothers and 27% of the fathers had not completed high school, compared to 27% of all mothers and 17% of all fathers. Furthermore, only 9% of Native American mothers and 6% of Native American fathers had earned a bachelor’s degree or higher, compared to 24% of all mothers and 24% of all fathers. In 2005 Native American eighth graders had the highest rate of absences of any race or ethnic group in the preceding month—66% of Native American students had been absent, and 30% had been absent three or more times in the past month.