1. 1 NCES and NIEA Web Session July 2012

2. 2 Today’s Native American Student American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) students make up about 1 percent of 4th- and 8th-graders About 90 percent attend public schools About 6 percent attend Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools Nearly half are eligible for the National School Lunch Program

3. 3 National Samples Grade 4 Grade 8 AI/AN students 10,200 10,300 NIES Survey respondents Teachers 3,000 4,600 School administrators 1,900 2,000 Mathematics 5,400 4,200 Reading 5,500 4,100 AI/AN students assessed in NAEP

4. 4 Atlantic North Central South Central Mountain Pacific

5. 5 Reading, mathematics, and survey data Reading and mathematics data

6. 6 Reading Results

7. 7 No significant change in AI/AN reading scores or gaps compared to 2009 or 2005 * Significantly different (p <.05) from 2011. NOTE: AI/AN = American Indian/Alaska Native. Score gaps are calculated based on differences between unrounded average scores.

8. 8 No significant change in scores for AI/AN fourth-graders attending different types of schools * Significantly different (p <.05) from 2011. NOTE: AI/AN = American Indian/Alaska Native. BIE = Bureau of Indian Education. School density indicates the proportion of AI/AN students enrolled. Low density schools have less than 25 percent AI/AN students. High density schools have 25 percent or more. AI/AN eighth-graders in BIE schools score higher than in 2009

9. 9 * Significantly different (p <.05) from students in the nation. NOTE: Score gaps are calculated based on the difference between unrounded average scores.

10. 10 * Significantly different (p <.05) from students in the nation. NOTE: Score gaps are calculated based on the difference between unrounded average scores.

11. 11 Questions?

12. 12 Mathematics Results

13. 13 Mathematics score gaps between non-AI/AN and AI/AN students larger than in 2005 * Significantly different (p <.05) from 2011. NOTE: AI/AN = American Indian/Alaska Native. Score gaps are calculated based on differences between unrounded average scores.

14. 14 AI/AN 4th-graders in BIE schools score higher in 2011 than in 2009 * Significantly different (p <.05) from 2011. NOTE: AI/AN = American Indian/Alaska Native. BIE = Bureau of Indian Education. School density indicates the proportion of AI/AN students enrolled. Low density schools have less than 25 percent AI/AN students. High density schools have 25 percent or more.

15. 15 * Significantly different (p <.05) from students in the nation. NOTE: Score gaps are calculated based on the difference between unrounded average scores.

16. 16 * Significantly different (p <.05) from students in the nation. NOTE: Score gaps are calculated based on the difference between unrounded average scores.

17. 17 Overall No change in reading or math scores for AI/AN students compared to 2009. Some gains among students in BIE schools. Achievement Gaps (AI/AN students vs non-AI/AN students) Reading: no change in gaps compared to 2009 or 2005. Math: gaps are wider compared to 2005. Oklahoma: smaller gaps than the nation for reading and math. Summary of Results

18. 18 Questions?

19. 19 Contextual Variables

20. 20 Contextual Variables

21. 21 Student eligibility for National School Lunch Program (based on school records) Grade 4; students; NAEP questionnaire Contextual Variables

22. 22 How much do you know about your American Indian tribe or Alaska Native group? Grade 4; students; NIES questionnaire Contextual Variables

23. 23 How many years have you worked as an elementary or secondary teacher? Grade 4; teachers; NAEP questionnaire Contextual Variables

24. 24 Is there a computer at home that you use? Grade 4; students; NIES questionnaire Contextual Variables

25. 25 Photo Credits: © Jeff Schultz/AlaskaStock.com #352CH AA0026D004, © Image Source/Jupiterimages #56181347, © American Images Inc/Digital Vision/Getty Images #72724182 For more information 25 http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nies/

26. 26 Questions?