| 2004 long-term trend mathematics, percentage of students by student group, age 17: Selected years, 1978–2004 |
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| Statistic |
Student group |
1978 |
1982 |
1986 |
1990 |
1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1999 |
2004 Modified |
2004 Bridge |
| Percentage of students |
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Total |
100 |
— |
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100 |
— |
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100 |
— |
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100 |
— |
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100 |
— |
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100 |
— |
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100 |
— |
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100 |
— |
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100 |
— |
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100 |
— |
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| Gender |
Male |
49 |
(0.5) |
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49 |
(0.6) |
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49 |
(1.2) |
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49 |
(0.9) |
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51 |
(1.2) |
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49 |
(1.3) |
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50 |
(1.2) |
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48 |
(1.0) |
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50 |
(0.6) |
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48 |
(1.1) |
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| Female |
51 |
(0.5) |
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51 |
(0.6) |
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51 |
(1.2) |
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51 |
(0.9) |
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49 |
(1.2) |
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51 |
(1.3) |
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50 |
(1.2) |
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52 |
(1.0) |
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50 |
(0.6) |
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52 |
(1.1) |
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| Race/ethnicity |
White |
83 |
(1.3) |
* |
81 |
(2.0) |
* |
78 |
(0.5) |
* |
73 |
(0.5) |
* |
75 |
(0.5) |
* |
73 |
(0.5) |
* |
71 |
(0.6) |
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72 |
(0.5) |
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— |
— |
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69 |
(1.5) |
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| Black |
12 |
(1.1) |
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13 |
(1.7) |
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14 |
(0.3) |
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16 |
(0.3) |
* |
15 |
(0.3) |
* |
15 |
(0.3) |
* |
15 |
(0.3) |
* |
15 |
(0.4) |
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— |
— |
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13 |
(1.1) |
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| 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) |
* |
— |
— |
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14 |
(1.2) |
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| Other |
1 |
(0.1) |
* |
2 |
(0.6) |
* |
3 |
(0.4) |
* |
4 |
(0.5) |
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3 |
(0.2) |
* |
3 |
(0.3) |
* |
4 |
(0.7) |
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4 |
(0.2) |
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— |
— |
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5 |
(0.5) |
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| Modal grade |
Below modal grade |
15 |
(0.6) |
* |
16 |
(1.0) |
* |
17 |
(0.9) |
* |
22 |
(1.0) |
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24 |
(1.1) |
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21 |
(1.6) |
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24 |
(1.2) |
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23 |
(1.0) |
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24 |
(0.8) |
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22 |
(0.9) |
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| At modal grade |
75 |
(0.7) |
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75 |
(1.0) |
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75 |
(1.2) |
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70 |
(1.0) |
* |
70 |
(1.0) |
* |
73 |
(1.7) |
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71 |
(1.2) |
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74 |
(1.1) |
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72 |
(0.8) |
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74 |
(0.9) |
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| Above modal grade |
10 |
(0.5) |
* |
9 |
(0.7) |
* |
8 |
(0.7) |
* |
8 |
(0.6) |
* |
6 |
(0.5) |
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6 |
(0.6) |
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6 |
(0.6) |
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3 |
(0.4) |
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4 |
(0.4) |
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4 |
(0.6) |
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| Region |
Northeast |
23 |
(2.0) |
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24 |
(2.8) |
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24 |
(0.8) |
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22 |
(1.0) |
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22 |
(0.9) |
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23 |
(1.0) |
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23 |
(2.7) |
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21 |
(1.9) |
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22 |
(1.3) |
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21 |
(1.5) |
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| Southeast |
22 |
(2.1) |
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20 |
(2.1) |
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23 |
(2.3) |
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24 |
(0.9) |
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25 |
(1.4) |
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25 |
(1.5) |
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22 |
(2.9) |
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23 |
(2.3) |
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24 |
(1.0) |
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23 |
(1.0) |
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| Central |
31 |
(2.1) |
* |
30 |
(4.3) |
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28 |
(2.2) |
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26 |
(0.9) |
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25 |
(1.0) |
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26 |
(1.1) |
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25 |
(0.9) |
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27 |
(0.9) |
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24 |
(0.9) |
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24 |
(1.1) |
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| West |
23 |
(2.5) |
* |
26 |
(2.8) |
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26 |
(0.9) |
* |
28 |
(0.9) |
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29 |
(0.9) |
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27 |
(1.0) |
* |
30 |
(2.3) |
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29 |
(1.7) |
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31 |
(1.4) |
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32 |
(1.5) |
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| Type of location |
Central city |
— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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27 |
(2.2) |
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28 |
(1.8) |
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| Urban fringe |
— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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43 |
(2.5) |
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41 |
(2.2) |
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| Rural |
— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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30 |
(1.8) |
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31 |
(1.6) |
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| Parents' highest level of education |
Less than high school |
13 |
(0.6) |
* |
14 |
(0.9) |
* |
8 |
(0.4) |
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8 |
(0.6) |
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8 |
(0.6) |
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7 |
(0.5) |
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6 |
(0.7) |
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7 |
(0.4) |
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8 |
(0.5) |
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9 |
(1.0) |
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| Graduated high school |
33 |
(0.7) |
* |
33 |
(0.8) |
* |
28 |
(1.1) |
* |
26 |
(1.1) |
* |
21 |
(0.9) |
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22 |
(0.8) |
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21 |
(1.1) |
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20 |
(0.9) |
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19 |
(0.7) |
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19 |
(0.9) |
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| Some education after high school |
16 |
(0.4) |
* |
18 |
(0.5) |
* |
24 |
(1.0) |
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24 |
(0.9) |
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25 |
(0.9) |
* |
24 |
(1.1) |
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24 |
(1.1) |
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23 |
(0.8) |
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22 |
(0.6) |
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22 |
(0.6) |
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| Graduated college |
32 |
(1.1) |
* |
32 |
(1.3) |
* |
37 |
(1.2) |
* |
39 |
(1.4) |
* |
43 |
(1.4) |
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44 |
(1.5) |
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46 |
(1.5) |
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48 |
(1.7) |
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47 |
(1.1) |
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47 |
(1.5) |
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| Unknown |
5 |
(0.4) |
* |
4 |
(0.3) |
* |
3 |
(0.3) |
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3 |
(0.4) |
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2 |
(0.3) |
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3 |
(0.3) |
|
2 |
(0.2) |
* |
3 |
(0.3) |
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4 |
(0.3) |
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3 |
(0.3) |
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| Type of school |
Public |
94 |
(1.0) |
* |
92 |
(1.6) |
|
96 |
(1.4) |
* |
93 |
(1.8) |
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91 |
(2.2) |
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88 |
(2.3) |
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91 |
(1.7) |
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89 |
(2.6) |
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91 |
(0.9) |
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91 |
(0.9) |
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| Between-group difference |
White-Black gap |
71 |
(1.7) |
* |
68 |
(2.6) |
* |
63 |
(0.6) |
* |
58 |
(0.6) |
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60 |
(0.6) |
* |
57 |
(0.6) |
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56 |
(0.7) |
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57 |
(0.6) |
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57 |
(1.8) |
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56 |
(1.8) |
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| 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) |
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55 |
(1.9) |
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| Male-Female gap |
-3 |
(0.8) |
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-3 |
(0.8) |
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-2 |
(1.7) |
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-3 |
(1.2) |
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1 |
(1.7) |
* |
-1 |
(1.9) |
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-1 |
(1.7) |
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-3 |
(1.3) |
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-1 |
(0.9) |
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-3 |
(1.5) |
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| — 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. |
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Last updated 05 July 2005 (FW)
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