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2004 long-term trend mathematics, percentage of students by student group, age 17: Selected years, 1978–2004
                                                                 
Statistic Student group 1978 1982 1986 1990 1992 1994 1996 1999 2004 Modified 2004 Bridge
Percentage of students      Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Gender Male 49 (0.5) 49 (0.6) 49 (1.2) 49 (0.9) 51 (1.2) 49 (1.3) 50 (1.2) 48 (1.0) 50 (0.6) 48 (1.1)
Female 51 (0.5) 51 (0.6) 51 (1.2) 51 (0.9) 49 (1.2) 51 (1.3) 50 (1.2) 52 (1.0) 50 (0.6) 52 (1.1)
Race/ethnicity White 83 (1.3) * 81 (2.0) * 78 (0.5) * 73 (0.5) * 75 (0.5) * 73 (0.5) * 71 (0.6) 72 (0.5) 69 (1.5)
Black 12 (1.1) 13 (1.7) 14 (0.3) 16 (0.3) * 15 (0.3) * 15 (0.3) * 15 (0.3) * 15 (0.4) 13 (1.1)
Hispanic 4 (0.5) * 5 (1.0) * 5 (0.3) * 7 (0.4) * 7 (0.5) * 9 (0.3) * 9 (0.7) * 10 (0.5) * 14 (1.2)
Other 1 (0.1) * 2 (0.6) * 3 (0.4) * 4 (0.5) 3 (0.2) * 3 (0.3) * 4 (0.7) 4 (0.2) 5 (0.5)
Modal grade Below modal grade 15 (0.6) * 16 (1.0) * 17 (0.9) * 22 (1.0) 24 (1.1) 21 (1.6) 24 (1.2) 23 (1.0) 24 (0.8) 22 (0.9)
At modal grade 75 (0.7) 75 (1.0) 75 (1.2) 70 (1.0) * 70 (1.0) * 73 (1.7) 71 (1.2) 74 (1.1) 72 (0.8) 74 (0.9)
Above modal grade 10 (0.5) * 9 (0.7) * 8 (0.7) * 8 (0.6) * 6 (0.5) 6 (0.6) 6 (0.6) 3 (0.4) 4 (0.4) 4 (0.6)
Region Northeast 23 (2.0) 24 (2.8) 24 (0.8) 22 (1.0) 22 (0.9) 23 (1.0) 23 (2.7) 21 (1.9) 22 (1.3) 21 (1.5)
Southeast 22 (2.1) 20 (2.1) 23 (2.3) 24 (0.9) 25 (1.4) 25 (1.5) 22 (2.9) 23 (2.3) 24 (1.0) 23 (1.0)
Central 31 (2.1) * 30 (4.3) 28 (2.2) 26 (0.9) 25 (1.0) 26 (1.1) 25 (0.9) 27 (0.9) 24 (0.9) 24 (1.1)
West 23 (2.5) * 26 (2.8) 26 (0.9) * 28 (0.9) 29 (0.9) 27 (1.0) * 30 (2.3) 29 (1.7) 31 (1.4) 32 (1.5)
Type of location Central city 27 (2.2) 28 (1.8)
Urban fringe 43 (2.5) 41 (2.2)
Rural 30 (1.8) 31 (1.6)
Parents' highest level of education Less than high school 13 (0.6) * 14 (0.9) * 8 (0.4) 8 (0.6) 8 (0.6) 7 (0.5) 6 (0.7) 7 (0.4) 8 (0.5) 9 (1.0)
Graduated high school 33 (0.7) * 33 (0.8) * 28 (1.1) * 26 (1.1) * 21 (0.9) 22 (0.8) 21 (1.1) 20 (0.9) 19 (0.7) 19 (0.9)
Some education after high school 16 (0.4) * 18 (0.5) * 24 (1.0) 24 (0.9) 25 (0.9) * 24 (1.1) 24 (1.1) 23 (0.8) 22 (0.6) 22 (0.6)
Graduated college 32 (1.1) * 32 (1.3) * 37 (1.2) * 39 (1.4) * 43 (1.4) 44 (1.5) 46 (1.5) 48 (1.7) 47 (1.1) 47 (1.5)
Unknown 5 (0.4) * 4 (0.3) * 3 (0.3) 3 (0.4) 2 (0.3) 3 (0.3) 2 (0.2) * 3 (0.3) 4 (0.3) 3 (0.3)
Type of school Public 94 (1.0) * 92 (1.6) 96 (1.4) * 93 (1.8) 91 (2.2) 88 (2.3) 91 (1.7) 89 (2.6) 91 (0.9) 91 (0.9)
Between-group difference White-Black gap 71 (1.7) * 68 (2.6) * 63 (0.6) * 58 (0.6) 60 (0.6) * 57 (0.6) 56 (0.7) 57 (0.6) 57 (1.8) 56 (1.8)
White-Hispanic gap 79 (1.4) * 76 (2.3) * 72 (0.6) * 66 (0.6) * 67 (0.7) * 64 (0.6) * 62 (0.9) * 62 (0.7) * 56 (1.9) 55 (1.9)
Male-Female gap -3 (0.8) -3 (0.8) -2 (1.7) -3 (1.2) 1 (1.7) * -1 (1.9) -1 (1.7) -3 (1.3) -1 (0.9) -3 (1.5)
— Not available. Sample size is insufficient to permit a reliable estimate, or data are not available for this assessment year.
* Significantly different from 2004 bridge assessment.
NOTE: Standard errors of the estimates appear in parentheses. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), selected years, 1978–2004 Long-Term Trend Mathematics Assessments.

View other 2004 long-term trend summary data tables.


Last updated 05 July 2005 (FW)