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Approximate number of students assessed in 2003:
 190,000 fourth-graders
153,000 eighth-graders
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Continuation of a trend in mathematics: 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2003
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National and state samples at grades 4 and 8
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Questions based on five content strands:
number sense, properties, and operations;
measurement;
geometry and spatial sense;
data analysis, statistics, and probability;
algebra and functions.
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Students answer a combination of multiple-choice and constructed-response questions.
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Average mathematics scores showed continued improvement since 1990 at both grades 4 and 8.  |
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There was an overall gain across all mathematics achievement levels since 1990.
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Most participating states and jurisdictions showed both short- and long-term gains at grades 4 and 8. |
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Explore results of the 2003 Trial Urban District Assessment in mathematics. |
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View results for various subgroups of students (e.g., gender, race/ethnicity) to determine whether their performance has improved. |
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