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The Black-White Gap demonstrates:<br />

• In mathematics, a 26-point difference at the 4th grade level and a 31-point<br />

difference at the 8th grade level.<br />

• In reading, a 27-point difference at the 4th grade level and a 26-point difference at<br />

the 8th grade level.<br />

The Hispanic White Gap demonstrates:<br />

• In mathematics, a 21-point difference at the 4th grade level and a 26-point<br />

difference at the 8th grade level.<br />

• In reading, there is a 25-point difference at the 4th grade level and a 24-point<br />

difference at the 8th grade level (NAEP, 2011).<br />

The National Educational Longitudinal Survey (NELS, 1988) demonstrates similar<br />

findings in their evaluation of assessments administered to 12th graders in reading and<br />

math.<br />

High School Dropout Rates<br />

According to the US Department of Education, event dropout rate is the percentage of<br />

high school students who dropped out of high school between the beginning of one<br />

school year and the beginning of the next school year. Five out of every 100 students<br />

enrolled in high school in October 2000 left school before October 2001 without<br />

successfully completing a high school program. The percentage of students who were<br />

event dropouts decreased from 1972 through 1987. However, despite some year-toyear<br />

fluctuations, the percentage of students dropping out of school each year has<br />

stayed relatively the same since 1987. Data from the October 2001 Current Population<br />

Survey (CPS) show that black and Hispanic students were more likely to have dropped<br />

out of high school between October 2000 and October 2001 than were white or<br />

Asians/Pacific Islander students. During this period, 6.3% of black and 8.8% of Hispanic<br />

high school students dropped out compared to 4.1% of white and 2.3% of Asian/Pacific<br />

Islander high school students.<br />

2001 Event Dropout Rates: 16- to 24-year-olds by Race<br />

Event Dropout Rate<br />

Asian/Pacific Islander 2.3%<br />

White 4.1%<br />

Black 6.3%<br />

Hispanic 8.8%<br />

According to the US Department of Education, status dropout rates measure the<br />

percentage of individuals who are not enrolled in high school and who lack a high<br />

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