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NCES explored the achievement gaps between Black and White, and Hispanic and White, students using NAEP data to illuminate patterns and changes in these gaps over time, and identify factors that might underlie such gaps. These results are expected to be helpful to those interested in the improvement of education of our children.</p></div><div class="split-panel"><div class="ms-md-4"> <a class="stat-fact" href="/nationsreportcard/studies/gaps/understand_gaps.aspx" target="_self"> <div class="stat-fact-text"> <span class="panel-header">How Gaps Change Over Time</span><span class="panel-desc">Read a brief description of how gaps can change over time to help you understand the gap analyses presented in the reports.</span><span class="indicator">Learn More</span> </div> </a> </div></div></div></div> <div class="naep-panel naep-results-display-panel"> <div class="panel-body"><div class="results-wrapper"><div class="attractors"><div class="left"><div class="attractor"> <img src="/nationsreportcard/subject/_commonobjects/images/img-results-2011-gaps.svg" alt="Achievement Gaps 2011" /> </div><p>Achievement for both Black and White students was lower in the highest Black student density schools than in the lowest density schools. Since the earliest comparison year, the White鈥揌ispanic gap narrowed in both reading and mathematics.</p></div><div class="center"> <img src="/nationsreportcard/subject/_commonobjects/images/img-results-circle-gaps.svg" alt="Student is writing on a piece of notebook paper. Student studying on a computer and a book." /> </div></div><div class="button-group"> <a class="link-button ga-gaps-bw-results" href="/nationsreportcard/pubs/studies/2015018.aspx" target="_self"> <span class="indicator">Black-White Gaps Report</span></a> <a class="link-button ga-gaps-bw-results" href="/nationsreportcard/studies/gaps/2011_gaps_key_findings.aspx" target="_self"> <span class="indicator">Black-White Gaps Data</span></a> <a class="link-button ga-gaps-bw-results" href="/nationsreportcard/studies/gaps/bwfaq.aspx" target="_self"> <span class="indicator">Black-White Gaps FAQs</span></a> <a class="link-button ga-gaps-hw-results" href="/nationsreportcard/pubs/studies/2011459.aspx" target="_self"> <span class="indicator">Hispanic-White Gaps Report</span></a> <a class="link-button ga-gaps-hw-results" href="/nationsreportcard/studies/gaps/hwgaps_press.aspx" target="_self"> <span class="indicator">Hispanic-White Gaps Press Release</span></a> <a class="link-button ga-gaps-hw-results" href="/nationsreportcard/studies/gaps/hwfaq.aspx" target="_self"> <span class="indicator">Hispanic-White Gaps FAQs</span></a> </div></div></div></div> <div class="naep-panel naep-v2-split-button-panel"><div class="panel-body"><div class="split-panel"><h2>Explore Achievement Gaps Data</h2><p>Explore achievement gaps data using the Achievement Gaps Dashboard, the NAEP Data Explorer (NDE), and the State Profiles Tool. The Achievement Gaps Dashboard provides a quick glance at trends and significant differences in assessment scores between two groups of students, while the NDE provides in-depth exploration of gaps in other subjects and in context of student factors. You can also find out more about the achievement gaps in your state compared to others by using the State Profiles Tool.</p> <br> <div class="naep-panel naep-v2-button-panel merge-bottom"><div class="panel-body"><div class="button-group one-button"> <a href="https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/dashboards/achievement_gaps.aspx" class="landing-button white" target="_self"> <span class="indicator external">Achievement Gaps Dashboard</span></a><a href="https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/" class="landing-button white" target="_self"><span class="indicator external">NAEP Data Explorer</span></a><a href="https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/profiles/stateprofile/" class="landing-button white" target="_self"><span class="indicator external">State Profile Data Tool</span></a> </div></div></div></div><div class="split-panel"><div class="image-link-asset"> <a href="https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/dashboards/achievement_gaps.aspx" target="_self" class="ga-gaps-dashboard-image"> <img src="/nationsreportcard/subject/studies/images/img-achievement-gaps.svg" alt="Graph: The Black-White achievement gap in NAEP scale scores for mathematics at grade 4 was six points less in 2019 than in 1990." /> <div class="image-link-text"><p>The Black-White achievement gap in NAEP scale scores for mathematics at grade 4 was six points less in 2019 than in 1990.</p> <span class="indicator external">EXPLORE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS DASHBOARD</span> </div> </a> </div></div></div></div> <div class="naep-panel naep-v2-focal-card-panel"><h2>Achievement Gaps Publications</h2><div class="panel-body"><div class="focal-cards"> <a class="focal-card ga-gaps-pubs-1" href="/nationsreportcard/blog/mathematics_reading_2019.aspx" target="_self"> <img src="/nationsreportcard/subject/studies/images/img-b4-gaps-1.png" alt="Students walking up stairway" /> <span class="title before-marker naep-blog">Growing Disparities Between the Nation鈥檚 Highest and Lowest Achievers in NAEP Mathematics and Reading</span><span class="links">READ MORE</span></a><a class="focal-card ga-gaps-pubs-2" href="/nationsreportcard/pubs/studies/2015018.aspx" target="_self"><img src="/nationsreportcard/subject/studies/images/img-b4-gaps-2.png" alt="Students taking exam." /><span class="title before-marker methodology-study">2015 School Composition and the Black-White Achievement Gap</span><span class="links">READ MORE</span></a><a class="focal-card ga-gaps-pubs-3" href="/nationsreportcard/subject/studies/pdf/school_composition_and_the_bw_achievement_gap_2015_methodology.pdf" target="_self"><img src="/nationsreportcard/subject/studies/images/img-b4-gaps-3.png" alt="Thumbnail image showing achievement gap between Black and White student groups." /><span class="title before-marker methodology-study">School Composition and the Black-White Achievement Gap: Methodology Companion</span><span class="links pdf">Read More</span><span class="screenreader-only">Click to open pdf.</span></a><a class="focal-card 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