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Table 222.20. Percentage of students at or above selected National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics achievement levels, by grade and selected student characteristics: Selected years, 1996 through 2013
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Grade and selected student characteristic 1996 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013
At or above Basic1 At or above Profi-cient2 At or above Basic1 At or above Profi-cient2 At or above Basic1 At or above Profi-cient2 At or above Basic1 At or above Profi-cient2 At or above Basic1 At or above Profi-cient2 At or above Basic1 At or above Profi-cient2 At or above Basic1 At or above Profi-cient2 At or above Basic1 At or above Profi-cient2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
4th grade, all students 63 (1.3) 21 (1.1) 65 (1.3) 24 (1.0) 77 (0.3) 32 (0.3) 80 (0.2) 36 (0.2) 82 (0.2) 39 (0.3) 82 (0.3) 39 (0.3) 82 (0.2) 40 (0.3) 83 (0.2) 42 (0.3)
Sex                                                                
Male 63 (1.5) 22 (1.2) 67 (1.4) 26 (1.2) 78 (0.4) 35 (0.4) 81 (0.2) 38 (0.2) 82 (0.2) 41 (0.3) 82 (0.3) 41 (0.4) 83 (0.3) 42 (0.4) 82 (0.3) 43 (0.4)
Female 63 (1.4) 20 (1.4) 64 (1.5) 22 (1.1) 76 (0.3) 30 (0.3) 80 (0.2) 34 (0.3) 82 (0.2) 37 (0.4) 82 (0.3) 37 (0.4) 82 (0.3) 39 (0.4) 83 (0.2) 41 (0.4)
                                                                 
Race/ethnicity                                                                
White 76 (1.2) 27 (1.3) 78 (1.4) 31 (1.2) 87 (0.2) 43 (0.3) 90 (0.2) 47 (0.2) 91 (0.2) 51 (0.4) 91 (0.2) 51 (0.4) 91 (0.2) 52 (0.4) 91 (0.2) 54 (0.4)
Black 27 (2.0) 3 (0.6) 36 (1.9) 5 (0.8) 54 (0.6) 10 (0.3) 60 (0.5) 13 (0.3) 64 (0.6) 15 (0.4) 64 (0.6) 16 (0.5) 66 (0.6) 17 (0.5) 66 (0.6) 18 (0.5)
Hispanic 40 (2.7) 7 (1.4) 42 (2.6) 7 (1.0) 62 (0.7) 16 (0.5) 68 (0.5) 19 (0.3) 70 (0.5) 22 (0.4) 71 (0.7) 22 (0.4) 72 (0.5) 24 (0.5) 73 (0.7) 26 (0.6)
Asian/Pacific Islander 67 (5.7) 27 (5.0) (†) (†) 87 (0.8) 48 (1.9) 90 (0.5) 55 (1.1) 91 (0.7) 58 (1.3) 92 (0.6) 60 (1.5) 91 (0.6) 62 (1.6) 91 (0.6) 64 (1.2)
American Indian/Alaska Native 57 (7.5) (†) 40 (6.1) 8 (4.5) 64 (1.7) 17 (1.2) 68 (1.5) 21 (1.2) 70 (1.2) 25 (1.1) 66 (1.6) 21 (1.2) 66 (1.2) 22 (1.2) 68 (1.7) 23 (1.4)
                                                                 
Eligibility for free or reduced-
     price lunch
                                                               
Eligible 40 (1.8) 8 (0.9) 43 (1.5) 8 (0.8) 62 (0.5) 15 (0.3) 67 (0.3) 19 (0.2) 70 (0.4) 22 (0.3) 70 (0.4) 22 (0.3) 72 (0.3) 24 (0.3) 73 (0.4) 25 (0.4)
Not eligible 76 (1.2) 27 (1.2) 78 (1.6) 32 (1.6) 88 (0.3) 45 (0.4) 90 (0.2) 49 (0.3) 91 (0.2) 53 (0.4) 91 (0.3) 54 (0.4) 92 (0.2) 57 (0.4) 93 (0.2) 59 (0.4)
Unknown 72 (3.0) 28 (4.1) 80 (2.2) 36 (2.2) 84 (0.9) 41 (1.2) 87 (0.7) 45 (1.2) 90 (0.9) 48 (1.5) 88 (1.3) 47 (1.7) 90 (0.8) 52 (1.4) 90 (1.0) 52 (2.2)
                                                                 
8th grade, all students 61 (1.0) 23 (1.0) 63 (0.9) 26 (0.8) 68 (0.3) 29 (0.3) 69 (0.2) 30 (0.2) 71 (0.3) 32 (0.3) 73 (0.3) 34 (0.3) 73 (0.2) 35 (0.2) 74 (0.3) 35 (0.3)
Sex                                                                
Male 62 (1.2) 25 (1.2) 64 (1.1) 27 (1.0) 69 (0.4) 30 (0.4) 70 (0.3) 31 (0.3) 72 (0.3) 34 (0.4) 73 (0.3) 36 (0.4) 73 (0.4) 36 (0.3) 74 (0.3) 36 (0.4)
Female 60 (1.2) 22 (1.2) 63 (1.1) 24 (0.9) 67 (0.4) 27 (0.3) 69 (0.3) 28 (0.3) 71 (0.3) 30 (0.3) 72 (0.4) 32 (0.4) 73 (0.2) 34 (0.3) 74 (0.4) 35 (0.4)
                                                                 
Race/ethnicity                                                                
White 73 (1.3) 30 (1.3) 76 (0.9) 34 (1.0) 80 (0.3) 37 (0.4) 80 (0.2) 39 (0.3) 82 (0.3) 42 (0.3) 83 (0.3) 44 (0.4) 84 (0.3) 44 (0.3) 84 (0.2) 45 (0.4)
Black 25 (1.8) 4 (0.8) 31 (1.5) 5 (0.6) 39 (0.8) 7 (0.3) 42 (0.5) 9 (0.3) 47 (0.7) 11 (0.3) 50 (0.6) 12 (0.5) 51 (0.6) 13 (0.4) 52 (0.7) 14 (0.5)
Hispanic 39 (2.0) 8 (1.1) 41 (1.9) 8 (1.0) 48 (0.8) 12 (0.5) 52 (0.6) 13 (0.4) 55 (0.7) 15 (0.4) 57 (0.8) 17 (0.6) 61 (0.7) 20 (0.6) 62 (0.6) 21 (0.5)
Asian/Pacific Islander (†) (†) 75 (2.8) 41 (4.4) 78 (1.1) 43 (1.3) 81 (0.8) 47 (1.2) 83 (0.8) 50 (1.1) 85 (1.0) 54 (1.8) 86 (1.0) 55 (1.2) 87 (0.8) 60 (1.3)
American Indian/Alaska Native (†) (†) 47 (10.4) (†) 52 (2.7) 15 (1.7) 53 (1.3) 14 (1.2) 53 (1.8) 16 (1.2) 56 (1.5) 18 (1.3) 55 (1.5) 17 (1.2) 59 (1.7) 21 (1.5)
                                                                 
Eligibility for free or reduced-
     price lunch
                                                               
Eligible 38 (2.1) 8 (1.2) 41 (1.3) 9 (0.8) 48 (0.5) 12 (0.4) 51 (0.4) 13 (0.2) 55 (0.5) 15 (0.3) 57 (0.5) 17 (0.3) 59 (0.4) 19 (0.3) 60 (0.4) 20 (0.3)
Not eligible 69 (1.5) 28 (1.3) 74 (1.1) 34 (1.3) 79 (0.3) 37 (0.4) 79 (0.2) 39 (0.3) 81 (0.3) 42 (0.4) 83 (0.3) 45 (0.4) 84 (0.2) 47 (0.4) 86 (0.3) 49 (0.4)
Unknown 70 (2.6) 30 (2.6) 67 (2.0) 29 (1.5) 75 (1.1) 36 (1.2) 79 (1.1) 40 (1.4) 81 (1.7) 43 (1.7) 83 (1.3) 48 (1.9) 85 (0.9) 48 (1.5) 84 (1.3) 50 (2.6)
                                                                 
12th grade, all students [3] (†) [3] (†) [3] (†) [3] (†) (†) (†) 61 (0.8) 23 (0.7) (†) (†) 64 (0.8) 26 (0.8) (†) (†) (†) (†)
Sex                                                                
Male [3] (†) [3] (†) [3] (†) [3] (†) (†) (†) 62 (0.9) 25 (1.0) (†) (†) 65 (0.9) 28 (1.0) (†) (†) (†) (†)
Female [3] (†) [3] (†) [3] (†) [3] (†) (†) (†) 60 (1.0) 21 (0.8) (†) (†) 63 (0.8) 24 (0.8) (†) (†) (†) (†)
                                                                 
Race/ethnicity                                                                
White [3] (†) [3] (†) [3] (†) [3] (†) (†) (†) 70 (0.8) 29 (0.8) (†) (†) 75 (0.7) 33 (0.8) (†) (†) (†) (†)
Black [3] (†) [3] (†) [3] (†) [3] (†) (†) (†) 30 (1.7) 6 (0.8) (†) (†) 37 (1.2) 6 (0.6) (†) (†) (†) (†)
Hispanic [3] (†) [3] (†) [3] (†) [3] (†) (†) (†) 40 (2.1) 8 (1.0) (†) (†) 45 (1.1) 11 (0.8) (†) (†) (†) (†)
Asian/Pacific Islander [3] (†) [3] (†) [3] (†) [3] (†) (†) (†) 73 (2.6) 36 (3.0) (†) (†) 84 (1.9) 52 (3.4) (†) (†) (†) (†)
American Indian/Alaska Native [3] (†) [3] (†) [3] (†) [3] (†) (†) (†) 42 (8.6) 6 (2.9) (†) (†) 56 (5.4) 12 (3.3) (†) (†) (†) (†)
                                                                 
Eligibility for free or reduced-
     price lunch
                                                               
Eligible [3] (†) [3] (†) [3] (†) [3] (†) (†) (†) 39 (1.6) 8 (1.0) (†) (†) 45 (1.1) 10 (0.6) (†) (†) (†) (†)
Not eligible [3] (†) [3] (†) [3] (†) [3] (†) (†) (†) 66 (0.9) 27 (0.9) (†) (†) 72 (0.7) 32 (1.1) (†) (†) (†) (†)
Unknown [3] (†) [3] (†) [3] (†) [3] (†) (†) (†) 75 (2.7) 35 (2.3) (†) (†) 71 (3.3) 32 (3.0) (†) (†) (†) (†)
—Not available.
†Not applicable.
‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1 Basic denotes partial mastery of the knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work.
2 Proficient represents solid academic performance. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter.
3 Because of major changes to the framework and content of the grade 12 assessment, results from 2005 and later assessment years cannot be compared with results from earlier assessment years. Therefore, this table excludes grade 12 results from 1996 and 2000.
NOTE: Includes public and private schools. Includes students tested with accommodations (1 to 12 percent of all students, depending on grade level and year); excludes only those students with disabilities and English language learners who were unable to be tested even with accommodations (1 to 4 percent of all students). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Totals include other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. Grade 12 results for the 2013 NAEP Mathematics Assessment were not yet available at the time this table was created.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1996, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2013 Mathematics Assessments, retrieved November 11, 2013, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared November 2013.)

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