National Indian Education Study shows disparities in test results

Tuesday, July 3, 2012  

American Indian and Alaska Native students trail their counterparts in math and reading, according to the National Indian Education Study.

In 2011, Native students scored 16 points lower on average in mathematics than non-Native students at grade 4 and 19 points lower at grade 8. Although the results weren't different from the last study in 2009, they were wider than the disparity seen in 2005.

On reading, Native students scored 19 points lower on average than non-Native students in at grade 4 and 13 points lower at grade 8. The results haven't improved significantly since 2005, the study showed.

Oklahoma was the only state in which Native students outperformed the national average in both grades in reading and math.

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