TABLE 3-1Average Mathematics Scores of Students from Beginning Kindergarten to Grade 8, by Race/Ethnicity: 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2007

Race/EthnicityFall 1998
Kindergarten		Spring 2000
Grade 1		Spring 2002
Grade 3		Spring 2004
Grade 5		Spring 2008
Grade 8
All students266299123139
White2966106129145
Black225284105123
Hispanic225692118135
Asian3065105133148
Othera255995120137
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Includes non-Hispanic Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, American Indians, Alaska Natives, and children of more than one race.

SOURCES: National Center for Education Statistics, Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998 and spring 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2007; and National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, special tabulations, Science and Engineering Indicators 2010.

From: 3, Preparation

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Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation.
National Academy of Sciences (US), National Academy of Engineering (US), and Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Underrepresented Groups and the Expansion of the Science and Engineering Workforce Pipeline.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2011.
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