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Percentage of 4th grade students at or above 鈥渂asic鈥� and 鈥減roficient鈥� in mathematics for charter and other public school students overall, and by student and school characteristics:
| Percent at or above basic | Percent at or above proficient | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Charter schools | Other public schools | Charter schools | Other public schools |
| All students | 69%* | 76% | 25%* | 31% |
| Gender Male Female | 69* 68* | 77 75 | 27 24 | 34 29 |
| Race/ethnicity White Black Hispanic | 84 51 58 | 87 54 62 | 42 9 12 | 42 10 15 |
| Eligibility for free/reduced-price school lunch Eligible Not eligible | 53* | 62 | 12 | 15 |
| Type of location Central-city Non-central-city | 58* 79 | 67 80 | 16* 34 | 23 35 |
| *Statistically significant difference from other public schools. | ||||
| SOURCE: National Assessment of Educational Progress, 2003 Mathematics Charter School Pilot Study | ||||
