2003 NAEP Mathematics Results for Charter and Other Public Schools by Demographic Groups

Weighted percentage of students, average scale score, and percentage of students at or above the Basic and Proficient achievement level in mathematics, by school location, race/ethnicity, and eligibility for free/reduced-price school lunch, grade 4: 2003

	Percent of students assessed				Average scale score				Percent at or above Basic				Percent at or above Proficient
Characteristic	Charter schools		Other public schools		Charter schools		Other public schools		Charter schools		Other public schools		Charter schools		Other public schools
Central City
White	13		10		237		242		79		86		35		41
Black	23	*	9		211	!	213		47	!	50		7	!	8
Hispanic	12		8		219		221		56		61		11		14
Other	1		2		‡		242		‡		83		‡		42
Non-Central City
White	32	*	49		243		243		87		87		44		42
Black	8		8		222	!	219		65	!	58		13	!	11
Hispanic	8		10		221	!	222		61	!	62		14	!	16
Other	2	*	4		238	!	240		79	!	81		35	!	40
Central City
Eligible	29		18		213		218		48		57		8		13
Not eligible	16		10		230	! *	242		72	!	85		26	! *	42
Information not available	5		1		233	!	232		75	!	73		29	!	30
Non-Central City
Eligible	13	*	26		224	!	224		64	!	66		18	!	17
Not eligible	32		42		242		245		86		89		42		45
Information not available	5		3		231	!	237		74	!	79		27	!	36
White
Eligible	9	*	15		230		231		71		76		26		24
Not eligible	31		41		245		247		88		91		46		48
Information not available	5		2		243	!	245		86	!	89		44	!	46
Black
Eligible	19		13		210		212		45		48		6		7
Not eligible	9	*	4		220		227		62		70		14		19
Information not available	3		1		219	!	219		61	!	58		8	!	13
Hispanic
Eligible	13		14		216		218		52		58		9		12
Not eligible	5		4		229	!	232		72	!	76		21	!	27
Information not available	1		1		‡		217	!	‡		53	!	‡		12	!
Other
Eligible	1	*	3		‡		229		‡		72		‡		25
Not eligible	2		3		243	!	250		87	!	91		41	!	54
Information not available	#		#		‡		237		‡		74		‡		37
# The estimate rounds to zero. ! Interpret data with caution. The nature of the sample does not allow accurate determination of the variability of the statistic. ‡ Reporting standards not met. Sample size is insufficient to permit a reliable estimate. * Charter schools significantly different from other public schools. NOTE: "Other" includes Asian/Pacific Islander students, American Indian/Alaskan Native students, and students categorized in school records as another race or ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. The NAEP mathematics scale ranges from 0 to 500. Observed differences are not necessarily statistically significant. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2003 Mathematics Charter School Pilot Study.

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