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Table A-14-2. Average mathematics scale scores on the long-term trend National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), by age, sex, and race/ethnicity: Various years, 1973 through 2008

Age, sex, and race/ethnicity 1973 1978 1982 1986 1990 1992 1994 1996 1999 2004 20041 20081
9-year-olds                        
Total 219 219 219 222 230 230 231 231 232 241 239 243
Sex                        
Male 218 217 217 222 229 231 232 233 233 243 240 242
Female 220 220 221 222 230 228 230 229 231 240 239 243
Race/ethnicity                        
White 225 224 224 227 235 235 237 237 239 247 245 250
Black 190 192 195 202 208 208 212 212 211 224 221 224
Hispanic 202 203 204 205 214 212 210 215 213 230 229 234
                         
13-year-olds                        
Total 266 264 269 269 270 273 274 274 276 281 279 281
Sex                        
Male 265 264 269 270 271 274 276 276 277 283 279 284
Female 267 265 268 268 270 272 273 272 274 279 278 279
Race/ethnicity                        
White 274 272 274 274 276 279 281 281 283 288 287 290
Black 228 230 240 249 249 250 252 252 251 262 257 262
Hispanic 239 238 252 254 255 259 256 256 259 265 264 268
                         
17-year-olds                        
Total 304 300 298 302 305 307 306 307 308 307 305 306
Sex                        
Male 309 304 301 305 306 309 309 310 310 308 307 309
Female 301 297 296 299 303 305 304 305 307 305 304 303
Race/ethnicity                        
White 310 306 304 308 309 312 312 313 315 313 311 314
Black 270 268 272 279 289 286 286 286 283 285 284 287
Hispanic 277 276 277 283 284 292 291 292 293 289 292 293
1 Scores for the revised assessment format. This format reflects the inclusion of and accommodations for students with disabilities and English language learners.
NOTE: Includes public and private schools. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Totals include other race/ethnicity categories not separately shown. NAEP scores range from 0 to 500. For more information on race/ethnicity, see supplemental note 1; for more information on NAEP, see supplemental note 4. SOURCE: Rampey, B.D., Dion, G.S., and Donahue, P.L. (2009). NAEP 2008 Trends in Academic Progress in Reading and Mathematics (NCES 2009-479). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC.
 
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