Sentences with phrase «eighth graders decreased»

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At the same time, there was a corresponding decrease among eighth graders who smoked.

For example, the National Assessment of Education Progress» (NAEP) reading report card shows very little change in the reading performance of fourth graders since 1992, and a decrease in performance by eighth graders (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2006).

Thirty - four percent of Latino eighth - graders read Below Basic (a two point increase over 2013, but a nine point decrease over 2002); 15 percent of white eighth - graders read Below Basic (a one point increase over levels two years ago, but one point lower than in 2002); 37 percent of Native eighth - graders read Below Basic in 2015 (one point lower than two years ago, and two points lower than in 2002); and 14 percent of Asian eighth - graders read Below Basic (unchanged from 2013, but 10 points lower than levels 13 years ago).

Eighth - graders» proficiency in reading decreased 1 percentage point to 39 percent, while math proficiency improved 1 percentage point to 42 percent.