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Table 126. Mathematics proficiency and selected statistics on mathematics education for 4th-graders in public schools, by region and state: 1996 and 2000

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                      |Average proficiency|   Percent attaining mathematics       |Percent of|  Percent of students, 2000
                      |                   |    achievement levels,\1\ 2000        |students  |__________________________________
        Region        |___________________|_______________________________________|with 3 or | Spending  |  Agree    |Watching
         and          |         |         |        |        |          |          |more hours|30 minutes |mathematics|6 hours or
        state         |         |         |        |        |Profi-    |          |of math   |  or more  | is useful |more of
                      |         |         | Below  | Basic  |cient     |Advanced  |instruc-  |  on math  |for solving|television
                      |   1996  |  2000   | basic  |   or   |   or     |   or     | tion each| homework  | everyday  |each day
                      |         |         |        |above\2\|above\3\  |above\4\  |week, 2000|each day\5\| problems  |
______________________|_________|_________|________|________|__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|__________
          1           |     2   |      3  |     4  |    5   |     6    |     7    |       8  |     9     |      10   | 11
______________________|_________|_________|________|________|__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|__________
     United States ...|222 (1.0)|226 (1.0)|33 (1.2)|67 (1.2)|  25 (1.2)|   2 (0.3)| 71  (2.4)|        50 |  70  (0.8)| 19  (0.9)
                      |_________|_________|________|________|__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|__________
        Region        |         |         |        |        |          |          |          |           |           |
  Northeast ..........|226 (2.6)|229 (1.8)|29 (2.0)|71 (2.0)|  27 (2.6)|   3 (0.9)| 79  (4.5)|        46 |  73  (1.6)| 18  (2.3)
  Southeast ..........|216 (2.5)|220 (2.3)|41 (3.4)|59 (3.4)|  19 (2.1)|   1 (0.4)| 67  (3.8)|        52 |  68  (1.3)| 25  (1.6)
  Central ............|230 (2.0)|231 (1.5)|27 (1.8)|73 (1.8)|  29 (2.2)|   3 (0.6)| 67  (6.3)|        49 |  70  (1.5)| 17  (2.0)
  West ...............|219 (2.1)|225 (2.1)|35 (2.5)|65 (2.5)|  24 (2.3)|   3 (0.5)| 70  (4.9)|        51 |  70  (1.7)| 17  (1.2)
                      |=========|=========|========|========|==========|==========|==========|===========|===========|==========
        State         |         |         |        |        |          |          |          |           |           |
Alabama ..............|212 (1.2)|218 (1.4)|43 (2.1)|57 (2.1)|  14 (1.3)|   1 (0.2)| 65  (5.7)|        60 |  68  (1.2)| 23  (1.5)
Alaska ...............|224 (1.3)|---  --- |--- --- |--- --- | ---  --- | ---  --- |---   --- |       --- | ---   --- |---   ---
Arizona ..............|218 (1.7)|219 (1.4)|42 (1.9)|58 (1.9)|  17 (1.6)|   2 (0.5)| 76  (4.4)|        49 |  67  (1.2)| 13  (1.0)
Arkansas .............|216 (1.5)|217 (1.1)|44 (1.9)|56 (1.9)|  13 (1.1)|   1 (0.2)| 60  (5.6)|        54 |  68  (1.3)| 24  (1.3)
California\6\.........|209 (1.8)|214 (1.8)|48 (2.3)|52 (2.3)|  15 (1.4)|   1 (0.3)| 73  (6.7)|        56 |  65  (1.8)| 17  (1.3)
                      |         |         |        |        |          |          |          |           |           |
Colorado .............|226 (1.0)|---  --- |--- --- |--- --- | ---  --- | ---  --- |---   --- |       --- | ---   --- |---   ---
Connecticut ..........|232 (1.1)|234 (1.2)|23 (1.5)|77 (1.5)|  32 (1.6)|   3 (0.5)| 83  (3.4)|        49 |  72  (1.2)| 16  (1.2)
Delaware............. |215 (0.6)|---  --- |--- --- |--- --- | ---  --- | ---  --- |---   --- |       --- | ---   --- |---   ---
District of Columbia .|187 (1.1)|193 (1.2)|76 (1.1)|24 (1.1)|   6 (0.8)|   1 (0.2)| 66  (1.5)|        54 |  64  (0.9)| 36  (0.9)
Florida ..............|216 (1.2)|---  --- |--- --- |--- --- | ---  --- | ---  --- |---   --- |       --- | ---   --- |---   ---
                      |         |         |        |        |          |          |          |           |           |
Georgia ..............|215 (1.5)|220 (1.1)|42 (1.5)|58 (1.5)|  18 (1.1)|   1 (0.3)| 74  (5.0)|        54 |  68  (1.0)| 19  (1.0)
Hawaii ...............|215 (1.5)|216 (1.1)|45 (1.5)|55 (1.5)|  14 (1.0)|   1 (0.3)| 88  (3.0)|        64 |  64  (1.0)| 18  (1.0)
Idaho\6\..............|---  --- |227 (1.2)|29 (1.7)|71 (1.7)|  21 (1.6)|   1 (0.4)| 76  (5.1)|        48 |  68  (1.6)| 12  (1.1)
Illinois\6\...........|---  --- |225 (1.9)|34 (2.4)|66 (2.4)|  21 (2.5)|   2 (0.6)| 84  (4.1)|        57 |  66  (1.5)| 19  (1.6)
Indiana\6\............|229 (1.0)|234 (1.1)|22 (1.5)|78 (1.5)|  31 (1.6)|   3 (0.7)| 78  (5.5)|        57 |  71  (1.3)| 17  (1.5)
                      |         |         |        |        |          |          |          |           |           |
Iowa\6\...............|229 (1.1)|233 (1.3)|22 (1.9)|78 (1.9)|  28 (1.9)|   2 (0.4)| 65  (5.1)|        47 |  70  (1.4)|  9  (0.7)
Kansas\6\.............|---  --- |232 (1.5)|25 (2.3)|75 (2.3)|  30 (2.1)|   3 (0.7)| 76  (5.4)|        47 |  73  (1.5)| 14  (1.6)
Kentucky .............|220 (1.1)|221 (1.2)|40 (1.8)|60 (1.8)|  17 (1.2)|   1 (0.3)| 80  (3.8)|        57 |  71  (1.2)| 17  (0.9)
Louisiana ............|209 (1.1)|218 (1.4)|43 (2.0)|57 (2.0)|  14 (1.4)|   1 (0.2)| 56  (5.7)|        52 |  67  (1.6)| 24  (1.1)
Maine\6\..............|232 (1.0)|231 (0.9)|26 (1.8)|74 (1.8)|  25 (1.3)|   2 (0.4)| 89  (3.1)|        50 |  74  (1.1)| 10  (0.7)
                      |         |         |        |        |          |          |          |           |           |
Maryland .............|221 (1.6)|222 (1.3)|39 (1.8)|61 (1.8)|  22 (1.4)|   2 (0.4)| 70  (4.7)|        48 |  71  (1.2)| 23  (1.1)
Massachusetts ........|229 (1.4)|235 (1.1)|21 (1.4)|79 (1.4)|  33 (1.6)|   3 (0.5)| 91  (3.0)|        50 |  74  (1.2)| 10  (0.9)
Michigan\6\...........|226 (1.3)|231 (1.4)|28 (1.9)|72 (1.9)|  29 (1.8)|   3 (0.6)| 86  (3.7)|        50 |  71  (1.2)| 16  (1.2)
Minnesota\6\..........|232 (1.1)|235 (1.3)|22 (1.7)|78 (1.7)|  34 (1.8)|   3 (0.7)| 71  (6.0)|        48 |  74  (1.4)|  7  (0.9)
Mississippi ..........|208 (1.2)|211 (1.1)|55 (1.7)|45 (1.7)|   9 (0.9)|(\7\)(0.2)| 43  (5.8)|        57 |  67  (1.2)| 23  (1.0)
                      |         |         |        |        |          |          |          |           |           |
Missouri .............|225 (1.1)|229 (1.2)|28 (1.6)|72 (1.6)|  23 (1.6)|   2 (0.4)| 79  (4.3)|        49 |  69  (1.1)| 19  (1.2)
Montana\6\............|228 (1.2)|230 (1.8)|27 (2.6)|73 (2.6)|  25 (2.5)|   2 (0.7)| 79  (5.2)|        45 |  67  (1.6)| 11  (1.2)
Nebraska .............|228 (1.2)|226 (1.7)|33 (2.3)|67 (2.3)|  24 (1.9)|   2 (0.5)| 87  (4.2)|        51 |  71  (1.6)| 13  (1.7)
Nevada ...............|218 (1.3)|220 (1.2)|39 (1.7)|61 (1.7)|  16 (1.1)|   1 (0.2)| 82  (4.1)|        49 |  67  (1.2)| 17  (1.2)
New Jersey ...........|227 (1.5)|---  --- |--- --- |--- --- | ---  --- | ---  --- |---   --- |       --- | ---   --- |---   ---
                      |         |         |        |        |          |          |          |           |           |
New Mexico ...........|214 (1.8)|214 (1.5)|49 (2.0)|51 (2.0)|  12 (1.0)|   1 (0.2)| 69  (5.0)|        56 |  68  (1.4)| 15  (1.3)
New York\6\...........|223 (1.2)|227 (1.3)|33 (2.1)|67 (2.1)|  22 (1.6)|   2 (0.4)| 78  (5.6)|        49 |  66  (1.5)| 21  (1.3)
North Carolina .......|224 (1.2)|232 (1.0)|24 (1.5)|76 (1.5)|  28 (1.5)|   3 (0.4)| 68  (5.2)|        58 |  70  (1.0)| 18  (1.0)
North Dakota .........|231 (1.2)|231 (0.9)|25 (1.5)|75 (1.5)|  25 (1.3)|   2 (0.4)| 79  (3.3)|        45 |  73  (1.2)| 10  (0.7)
Ohio\6\...............|---  --- |231 (1.3)|27 (2.0)|73 (2.0)|  26 (2.1)|   2 (0.4)| 79  (4.6)|        55 |  72  (1.2)| 20  (1.5)
                      |         |         |        |        |          |          |          |           |           |
Oklahoma .............|---  --- |225 (1.3)|31 (1.9)|69 (1.9)|  16 (1.2)|   1 (0.2)| 69  (4.8)|        51 |  63  (1.0)| 19  (1.1)
Oregon\6\.............|223 (1.4)|227 (1.6)|33 (2.3)|67 (2.3)|  23 (1.8)|   3 (0.6)| 69  (5.5)|        50 |  68  (1.5)| 13  (1.3)
Pennsylvania .........|226 (1.2)|---  --- |--- --- |--- --- | ---  --- | ---  --- |---   --- |       --- | ---   --- |---   ---
Rhode Island .........|220 (1.4)|225 (1.2)|33 (1.5)|67 (1.5)|  23 (1.3)|   2 (0.4)| 75  (4.3)|        46 |  73  (1.2)| 11  (0.8)
South Carolina .......|213 (1.3)|220 (1.4)|40 (1.8)|60 (1.8)|  18 (1.2)|   2 (0.3)| 74  (4.8)|        51 |  67  (1.2)| 23  (1.2)
                      |         |         |        |        |          |          |          |           |           |
Tennessee ............|219 (1.4)|220 (1.5)|40 (1.8)|60 (1.8)|  18 (1.5)|   1 (0.4)| 80  (4.2)|        55 |  70  (1.2)| 20  (1.3)
Texas ................|229 (1.4)|233 (1.2)|23 (1.6)|77 (1.6)|  27 (1.8)|   2 (0.5)| 65  (5.8)|        57 |  69  (1.4)| 18  (1.3)
Utah .................|227 (1.2)|227 (1.2)|30 (1.7)|70 (1.7)|  24 (1.3)|   2 (0.3)| 85  (3.7)|        46 |  72  (1.1)| 10  (0.7)
Vermont\6\............|225 (1.2)|232 (1.6)|27 (2.0)|73 (2.0)|  29 (2.2)|   4 (0.7)| 82  (5.5)|        55 |  79  (1.4)| 10  (1.1)
Virginia .............|223 (1.4)|230 (1.3)|27 (1.8)|73 (1.8)|  25 (1.6)|   2 (0.6)| 68  (4.6)|        52 |  73  (1.2)| 20  (1.2)
                      |         |         |        |        |          |          |          |           |           |
Washington ...........|225 (1.2)|---  --- |--- --- |--- --- | ---  --- | ---  --- |---   --- |       --- | ---   --- |---   ---
West Virginia ........|223 (1.0)|225 (1.2)|32 (1.6)|68 (1.6)|  18 (1.6)|   1 (0.3)| 80  (3.4)|        57 |  68  (1.0)| 18  (1.1)
Wisconsin ............|231 (1.0)|---  --- |--- --- |--- --- | ---  --- | ---  --- |---   --- |       --- | ---   --- |---   ---
Wyoming ..............|223 (1.4)|229 (1.3)|27 (2.0)|73 (2.0)|  25 (1.5)|   2 (0.5)| 67  (7.5)|        52 |  71  (1.2)| 10  (0.8)
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Department of Defense |         |         |        |        |          |          |          |           |           |
  dependents schools: |         |         |        |        |          |          |          |           |           |
   Domestic schools ..|224 (1.0)|228 (1.2)|30 (2.0)|70 (2.0)|  24 (1.8)|   3 (0.6)| 84  (0.6)|        52 |  71  (1.3)| 21  (1.1)
   Overseas schools ..|223 (0.7)|228 (0.7)|30 (1.2)|70 (1.2)|  22 (1.1)|   2 (0.3)| 82  (0.7)|        51 |  70  (1.0)| 14  (0.6)
                      |=========|=========|========|========|==========|==========|==========|===========|===========|==========
    Outlying areas    |         |         |        |        |          |          |          |           |           |
American Samoa........|---  --- |157 (3.9)|95 (1.4)| 5 (1.4)|(\7\) --- |   0  --- | 26  (2.6)|        61 |  50  (2.8)| 17  (1.9)
Guam .................|188 (1.3)|184 (2.3)|79 (1.8)|21 (1.8)|   2 (0.6)|(\7\) --- | 81  (1.0)|        60 |  61  (2.0)| 16  (1.4)
Virgin Islands........|---  --- |183 (2.8)|85 (3.2)|15 (3.2)|   1 (0.6)|(\7\) --- | 80  (0.6)|        56 |  58  (2.0)| 29  (2.0)
______________________|_________|_________|________|________|__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|__________

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\1\Achievement levels are in developmental status.
\2\This level denotes partial mastery of prerequisite knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at the 4th grade.
\3\This level represents solid academic mastery for 4th-graders. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter, including subject-matter knowledge, application of such knowledge to real-world situations, and analytical skills appropriate to the subject matter.
\4\This level signifies superior performance.
\5\Percent of students who report spending 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 1 hour, and over 1 hour on mathematics homework each day.
\6\Did not meet one or more of the guidelines for school participation.
\7\Percentage between 0.0 and 0.5.

NOTE: These test scores are from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Forty states, the District of Columbia, and three outlying areas participated in the 2000 State Assessment of 4th-graders and met student and school participation criteria for reporting results. Scale ranges from 0 to 500. Standard errors appear in parentheses.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), The Nation's Report Card: Mathematics, 2000; and unpublished data, prepared by Educational Testing Service; NAEP Data Tool (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsrerportcard/naepdata). (This table was prepared October 2001.)


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