Mathematics proficiency of 8th-graders in public schools, by level of parental education and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1990 to 2003

Digest of Education Statistics: 2004

NCES 2006-005
October 2005

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Table 124.

Mathematics proficiency of 8th-graders in public schools, by level of parental education and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1990 to 2003

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                      |                Average scale score          |     Percent attaining mathematics |Average scale score, by highest level of
                      |                                             |      achievement levels,\1\ 2003  | education attained by parents,\2\ 2003
State or              |_____________________________________________|___________________________________|_______________________________________
jurisdiction          |        |        |        |        |         |   Below|Basic or|  Profi-|Advanced| Did not|Graduated|      Some|Graduated
                      |    1990|    1992|    1996|    2000|     2003|   basic|above\3\|cient or|     \5\|  finish|     high| education|  college
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |above\4\|        |    high|   school|after high|
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |  school|         |    school|
______________________|________|________|________|________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|_________|__________|_________
1                     |      2 |      3 |      4 |       5|        6|       7|       8|       9|      10|      11|      12 |       13 |      14
______________________|________|________|________|________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|_________|__________|_________
   United States .....|262(1.4)|267(1.0)|271(1.2)|272(0.9)| 276(0.3)| 33(0.3)| 67(0.3)| 27(0.3)|  5(0.1)|256(0.6)|267 (0.4)| 280 (0.4)|287 (0.4)
                      |________|________|________|________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|_________|__________|_________
Alabama ..............|253(1.1)|252(1.7)|257(2.1)|264(1.8)| 262(1.5)| 47(1.7)| 53(1.7)| 16(1.4)|  2(0.5)|249(2.7)|253 (1.7)| 267 (2.0)|270 (2.2)
Alaska ...............|--- (†) |--- (†) |278(1.8)|--- (†) | 279(0.9)| 30(1.4)| 70(1.4)| 30(1.1)|  6(0.6)| ‡  (†) | ‡   (†) |  ‡   (†) | ‡   (†)
Arizona\6\ ...........|260(1.3)|265(1.3)|268(1.6)|269(1.8)| 271(1.2)| 39(1.6)| 61(1.6)| 21(1.2)|  3(0.3)|257(2.1)|266 (1.7)| 277 (1.8)|284 (1.3)
Arkansas .............|256(0.9)|256(1.2)|262(1.5)|257(1.5)| 266(1.2)| 42(1.6)| 58(1.6)| 19(1.2)|  2(0.4)|253(3.1)|259 (1.8)| 275 (1.8)|274 (2.1)
California\6\ ........|256(1.3)|261(1.7)|263(1.9)|260(2.1)| 267(1.2)| 44(1.3)| 56(1.3)| 22(1.1)|  4(0.7)|246(1.8)|255 (1.6)| 275 (1.9)|282 (1.8)
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |         |          |
Colorado .............|267(0.9)|272(1.0)|276(1.1)|--- (†) | 283(1.1)| 26(1.1)| 74(1.1)| 34(1.3)|  8(0.8)|254(2.2)|270 (1.8)| 282 (1.7)|295 (1.2)
Connecticut ..........|270(1.0)|274(1.1)|280(1.1)|281(1.3)| 284(1.2)| 27(1.3)| 73(1.3)| 35(1.6)|  8(0.9)|259(3.8)|273 (1.9)| 280 (1.8)|295 (1.4)
Delaware .............|261(0.9)|263(1.0)|267(0.9)|--- (†) | 277(0.7)| 32(1.1)| 68(1.1)| 26(0.9)|  4(0.5)|258(3.5)|271 (1.6)| 278 (1.5)|286 (1.2)
District of Columbia .|231(0.9)|235(0.9)|233(1.3)|235(1.1)| 243(0.8)| 71(1.1)| 29(1.1)|  6(0.6)|  1(0.3)|236(3.1)|235 (1.3)| 252 (2.0)|250 (1.6)
Florida ..............|255(1.2)|260(1.5)|264(1.8)|--- (†) | 271(1.5)| 38(1.8)| 62(1.8)| 23(1.5)|  4(0.6)|255(2.8)|264 (2.0)| 280 (1.8)|280 (1.7)
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |         |          |
Georgia ..............|259(1.3)|259(1.2)|262(1.6)|265(1.2)| 270(1.2)| 41(1.4)| 59(1.4)| 22(1.2)|  4(0.6)|254(2.2)|259 (1.6)| 277 (1.8)|280 (1.5)
Hawaii ...............|251(0.8)|257(0.9)|262(1.0)|262(1.4)| 266(0.8)| 44(1.0)| 56(1.0)| 17(1.0)|  2(0.4)|255(2.8)|256 (1.3)| 270 (1.5)|273 (1.3)
Idaho\6\ .............|271(0.8)|275(0.7)|--- (†) |277(1.0)| 280(0.9)| 27(1.2)| 73(1.2)| 28(1.0)|  4(0.5)|260(3.1)|269 (1.7)| 283 (1.6)|291 (0.9)
Illinois\6\ ..........|261(1.7)|--- (†) |--- (†) |275(1.7)| 277(1.2)| 34(1.2)| 66(1.2)| 29(1.5)|  6(0.6)|256(2.7)|269 (1.4)| 278 (1.6)|288 (1.5)
Indiana\6\ ...........|267(1.2)|270(1.1)|276(1.4)|281(1.4)| 281(1.1)| 26(1.4)| 74(1.4)| 31(1.2)|  5(0.4)|265(2.2)|274 (1.9)| 284 (1.6)|290 (1.4)
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |         |          |
Iowa .................|278(1.1)|283(1.0)|284(1.3)|--- (†) | 284(0.8)| 24(1.1)| 76(1.1)| 33(1.2)|  5(0.5)|255(2.9)|272 (1.5)| 288 (1.4)|294 (0.9)
Kansas\6\ ............|--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |283(1.7)| 284(1.3)| 24(1.5)| 76(1.5)| 34(1.5)|  6(0.6)|260(2.5)|275 (2.0)| 287 (1.5)|294 (1.3)
Kentucky .............|257(1.2)|262(1.1)|267(1.1)|270(1.3)| 274(1.2)| 35(1.5)| 65(1.5)| 24(1.3)|  4(0.5)|258(2.3)|266 (1.8)| 278 (1.6)|286 (1.7)
Louisiana ............|246(1.2)|250(1.7)|252(1.6)|259(1.5)| 266(1.5)| 43(1.8)| 57(1.8)| 17(1.3)|  2(0.5)|256(3.2)|262 (1.9)| 274 (1.9)|271 (2.1)
Maine\6\ .............|--- (†) |279(1.0)|284(1.3)|281(1.1)| 282(0.9)| 25(1.1)| 75(1.1)| 29(1.2)|  5(0.6)|255(3.0)|272 (1.5)| 281 (1.4)|291 (1.0)
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |         |          |
Maryland .............|261(1.4)|265(1.3)|270(2.1)|272(1.7)| 278(1.0)| 33(1.2)| 67(1.2)| 30(1.3)|  7(0.8)|259(2.7)|265 (2.0)| 281 (1.7)|288 (1.3)
Massachusetts ........|--- (†) |273(1.0)|278(1.7)|279(1.5)| 287(0.9)| 24(1.0)| 76(1.0)| 38(1.1)|  8(0.8)|262(3.3)|271 (1.9)| 281 (1.7)|298 (1.0)
Michigan\6\ ..........|264(1.2)|267(1.4)|277(1.8)|277(1.9)| 276(2.0)| 32(2.2)| 68(2.2)| 28(1.9)|  5(0.6)|253(3.2)|268 (2.0)| 280 (2.1)|284 (2.4)
Minnesota ............|275(0.9)|282(1.0)|284(1.3)|287(1.4)| 291(1.1)| 18(1.1)| 82(1.1)| 44(1.4)|  9(0.8)|262(6.6)|279 (1.8)| 295 (1.9)|298 (1.1)
Mississippi ..........|--- (†) |246(1.2)|250(1.2)|254(1.1)| 261(1.1)| 53(1.4)| 47(1.4)| 12(1.1)|  1(0.3)|253(2.3)|253 (1.7)| 268 (1.9)|266 (1.6)
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |         |          |
Missouri .............|--- (†) |271(1.2)|273(1.4)|271(1.5)| 279(1.1)| 29(1.4)| 71(1.4)| 28(1.2)|  4(0.5)|265(2.6)|271 (1.7)| 281 (1.5)|287 (1.5)
Montana\6\ ...........|280(0.9)|--- (†) |283(1.3)|285(1.4)| 286(0.8)| 21(1.0)| 79(1.0)| 35(1.2)|  6(0.6)|263(4.8)|277 (1.8)| 288 (1.7)|292 (0.9)
Nebraska .............|276(1.0)|278(1.1)|283(1.0)|280(1.2)| 282(0.9)| 26(1.1)| 74(1.1)| 32(1.4)|  5(0.6)|253(3.8)|273 (1.7)| 283 (1.7)|292 (1.1)
Nevada ...............|--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |265(0.8)| 268(0.8)| 41(1.3)| 59(1.3)| 20(0.7)|  3(0.3)|249(2.7)|263 (1.9)| 277 (1.6)|279 (1.3)
New Hampshire ........|273(0.9)|278(1.0)|--- (†) |--- (†) | 286(0.8)| 21(1.1)| 79(1.1)| 35(1.2)|  7(0.8)|260(3.2)|276 (1.6)| 287 (1.7)|295 (1.0)
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New Jersey ...........|270(1.1)|272(1.6)|--- (†) |--- (†) | 281(1.1)| 28(1.2)| 72(1.2)| 33(1.3)|  6(0.7)|260(4.4)|269 (2.1)| 280 (1.3)|292 (1.2)
New Mexico ...........|256(0.7)|260(0.9)|262(1.2)|259(1.3)| 263(1.0)| 48(1.3)| 52(1.3)| 15(0.8)|  2(0.3)|246(1.9)|254 (1.5)| 268 (1.6)|277 (1.2)
New York\6\ ..........|261(1.4)|266(2.1)|270(1.7)|271(2.2)| 280(1.1)| 30(1.2)| 70(1.2)| 32(1.4)|  6(0.6)|259(3.3)|270 (1.9)| 282 (1.7)|289 (1.3)
North Carolina .......|250(1.1)|258(1.2)|268(1.4)|276(1.3)| 281(1.0)| 28(1.3)| 72(1.3)| 32(1.2)|  7(0.7)|264(2.8)|270 (1.8)| 283 (1.3)|291 (1.3)
North Dakota .........|281(1.2)|283(1.1)|284(0.9)|282(1.1)| 287(0.8)| 19(1.1)| 81(1.1)| 36(1.1)|  5(0.4)|257(6.6)|278 (1.8)| 290 (1.7)|293 (0.9)
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Ohio .................|264(1.0)|268(1.5)|--- (†) |281(1.6)| 282(1.3)| 26(1.5)| 74(1.5)| 30(1.8)|  5(0.8)|260(2.2)|276 (1.3)| 281 (2.1)|291 (1.8)
Oklahoma .............|263(1.3)|268(1.1)|--- (†) |270(1.3)| 272(1.1)| 35(1.5)| 65(1.5)| 20(1.1)|  2(0.4)|254(2.7)|262 (1.7)| 275 (1.4)|282 (1.3)
Oregon\6\ ............|271(1.0)|--- (†) |276(1.5)|280(1.5)| 281(1.3)| 30(1.3)| 70(1.3)| 32(1.5)|  7(0.8)|261(2.6)|271 (1.9)| 283 (1.8)|293 (1.4)
Pennsylvania .........|266(1.6)|271(1.5)|--- (†) |--- (†) | 279(1.1)| 31(1.5)| 69(1.5)| 30(1.3)|  5(0.5)|252(3.2)|269 (1.7)| 280 (1.8)|289 (1.3)
Rhode Island .........|260(0.6)|266(0.7)|269(0.9)|269(1.3)| 272(0.7)| 37(1.0)| 63(1.0)| 24(0.9)|  3(0.4)|249(3.1)|264 (1.8)| 271 (2.2)|284 (1.0)
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |         |          |
South Carolina .......|--- (†) |261(1.0)|261(1.5)|265(1.5)| 277(1.3)| 32(1.5)| 68(1.5)| 26(1.3)|  5(0.5)|269(2.2)|267 (1.9)| 283 (1.5)|284 (1.5)
South Dakota .........|--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) | 285(0.8)| 22(1.3)| 78(1.3)| 35(1.1)|  5(0.5)|267(3.7)|277 (1.7)| 285 (1.7)|293 (0.8)
Tennessee ............|--- (†) |259(1.4)|263(1.4)|262(1.5)| 268(1.8)| 41(2.1)| 59(2.1)| 21(1.5)|  3(0.5)|253(2.4)|258 (2.3)| 274 (2.1)|280 (2.0)
Texas ................|258(1.4)|265(1.3)|270(1.4)|273(1.6)| 277(1.1)| 31(1.4)| 69(1.4)| 25(1.4)|  4(0.6)|265(1.8)|271 (2.1)| 282 (1.5)|286 (1.6)
Utah .................|--- (†) |274(0.7)|277(1.0)|274(1.2)| 281(1.0)| 28(1.1)| 72(1.1)| 31(1.5)|  6(0.7)|253(3.7)|265 (1.7)| 281 (1.5)|292 (1.1)
                      |                 |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |         |          |
Vermont\6\ ...........|--- (†) |--- (†) |279(1.0)|281(1.5)| 286(0.8)| 23(0.9)| 77(0.9)| 35(1.1)|  7(0.7)|262(2.8)|276 (1.4)| 286 (1.3)|294 (1.0)
Virginia .............|264(1.5)|268(1.2)|270(1.6)|275(1.3)| 282(1.3)| 28(1.5)| 72(1.5)| 31(1.6)|  6(0.8)|262(2.3)|271 (1.5)| 282 (1.8)|291 (1.5)
Washington ...........|--- (†) |--- (†) |276(1.3)|--- (†) | 281(0.9)| 28(1.2)| 72(1.2)| 32(1.3)|  6(0.8)|263(2.0)|271 (1.7)| 283 (1.6)|292 (1.4)
West Virginia ........|256(1.0)|259(1.0)|265(1.0)|266(1.2)| 271(1.2)| 37(1.8)| 63(1.8)| 20(1.3)|  2(0.3)|255(3.0)|266 (1.8)| 275 (1.6)|279 (1.4)
Wisconsin ............|274(1.3)|278(1.5)|283(1.5)|--- (†) | 284(1.3)| 25(1.4)| 75(1.4)| 35(1.4)|  6(0.6)|255(4.5)|276 (1.6)| 286 (1.9)|293 (1.5)
Wyoming ..............|272(0.7)|275(0.9)|275(0.9)|276(1.0)| 284(0.7)| 23(1.0)| 77(1.0)| 32(1.0)|  4(0.5)|269(2.6)|277 (1.5)| 284 (1.2)|291 (1.0)
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Department of Defense |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |         |          |
   dependents schools |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |         |          |
  Domestic schools ...|--- (†) |--- (†) |269(2.3)|274(1.8)| 282(1.5)| 22(1.9)| 78(1.9)| 27(1.9)|  5(0.9)| ‡  (†) |273 (3.9)| 283 (2.5)|285 (1.7)
  Overseas schools ...|--- (†) |--- (†) |275(0.9)|278(1.1)| 286(0.7)| 21(1.0)| 79(1.0)| 35(1.2)|  5(0.7)| ‡  (†) |277 (2.3)| 286 (1.3)|290 (0.9)
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |         |          |
Other jurisdictions   |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |         |          |
  American Samoa .....|--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |192(5.5)|---  (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |---  (†) |---   (†) |---  (†)
  Guam ...............|232(0.7)|235(1.0)|239(1.7)|234(2.6)|---  (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |---  (†) |---   (†) |---  (†)
  Virgin Islands .....|219(0.9)|223(1.1)|--- (†) |--- (†) |---  (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |---  (†) |---   (†) |---  (†)
______________________|________|________|________|________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|_________|__________|_________

---Not available.
†Not applicable.
‡Reporting standards not met.
\1\Achievement levels are in trial status.
\2\Excludes students who responded "I don't know" to the question about educational level of parents.
\3\This level denotes partial mastery of prerequisite knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at the 8th grade.
\4\This level represents solid academic performance for 8th-graders. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter, including subject-matter knowledge, application of such knowledge to real-world situations, and analytical skills appropriate to the subject matter.
\5\This level signifies superior performance.
\6\Did not meet one or more of the guidelines for school participation in 2000. Data are subject to appreciable nonresponse bias.

NOTE: Excludes persons not enrolled in school and those who were unable to be tested due to limited proficiency in English or due to a disability. Fifty states, the District of Columbia, and two Department of Defense school systems participated in the 2003 State Assessment of 8th-graders and met student and school participation criteria for reporting results. Scale ranges from 0 to 500. Data for 2000 and 2003 are for situations where student accommodations were permitted. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), The Nations Report Card: Mathematics, 2003; and unpublished data, NAEP Data Tool (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata), retrieved August 2004. (This table was prepared August 2004.)

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