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(49KB)| Table 137. | Percentage distribution of 4th- and 8th-grade public school students, students' average mathematics scale scores, and percentage of students at or above selected mathematics achievement levels, by jurisdiction or specific urban district and race/ethnicity: 2007 |
| Grade and race/ethnicity | United States | Large central city | Atlanta | Austin | Boston | Charlotte | Chicago | Cleveland | District of Columbia | Houston | Los Angeles | New York City | San Diego | |||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| 4th grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage distribution | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) |
| White | 55 | (0.3) | 20 | (0.8) | 12 | (0.6) | 26 | (2.0) | 12 | (1.1) | 36 | (1.7) | 10 | (1.7) | 20 | (2.6) | 6 | (0.4) | 6 | (0.8) | 9 | (0.9) | 17 | (2.0) | 23 | (2.5) |
| Black | 17 | (0.3) | 31 | (0.8) | 82 | (0.9) | 13 | (1.5) | 44 | (1.6) | 42 | (1.9) | 46 | (2.8) | 66 | (3.5) | 83 | (0.6) | 26 | (1.6) | 10 | (1.5) | 29 | (2.6) | 11 | (1.2) |
| Hispanic | 21 | (0.3) | 40 | (1.1) | 5 | (0.7) | 58 | (1.3) | 35 | (2.4) | 14 | (1.4) | 41 | (2.5) | 11 | (2.3) | 9 | (0.6) | 65 | (1.7) | 75 | (1.2) | 40 | (2.5) | 47 | (2.5) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 5 | (0.1) | 7 | (0.5) | # | (†) | 3 | (0.5) | 8 | (0.9) | 4 | (0.6) | 3 | (0.9) | 1 | (0.3) | 2 | (0.3) | 3 | (0.6) | 5 | (0.7) | 13 | (2.2) | 18 | (2.0) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 1 | (#) | 1 | (0.1) | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| Average scale score1 | 239 | (0.2) | 230 | (0.5) | 224 | (0.9) | 241 | (1.2) | 233 | (1.1) | 244 | (1.1) | 220 | (1.0) | 215 | (1.6) | 214 | (0.8) | 234 | (1.1) | 221 | (0.9) | 236 | (1.3) | 234 | (1.4) |
| White | 248 | (0.2) | 249 | (0.8) | 266 | (2.5) | 263 | (1.0) | 250 | (2.7) | 261 | (1.2) | 244 | (2.9) | 233 | (2.3) | 262 | (2.8) | 263 | (2.4) | 247 | (1.8) | 249 | (1.5) | 252 | (2.5) |
| Black | 222 | (0.3) | 219 | (0.7) | 217 | (1.1) | 226 | (1.2) | 226 | (1.4) | 230 | (1.3) | 213 | (1.6) | 210 | (1.5) | 209 | (0.8) | 225 | (1.7) | 216 | (2.3) | 227 | (1.6) | 222 | (3.4) |
| Hispanic | 227 | (0.3) | 224 | (0.6) | 223 | (4.4) | 233 | (1.1) | 230 | (1.6) | 234 | (2.6) | 219 | (1.5) | 215 | (5.3) | 220 | (2.4) | 234 | (1.2) | 217 | (1.0) | 230 | (1.3) | 223 | (1.5) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 254 | (0.8) | 251 | (2.5) | ‡ | (†) | 268 | (2.8) | 255 | (3.1) | 263 | (3.0) | 249 | (3.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 265 | (3.0) | 246 | (2.4) | 257 | (2.7) | 247 | (2.0) |
| Percent of students | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| At or above Basic2 . | 81 | (0.2) | 70 | (0.6) | 61 | (1.5) | 83 | (1.1) | 77 | (1.4) | 85 | (1.4) | 58 | (1.5) | 53 | (2.4) | 49 | (1.4) | 80 | (1.6) | 60 | (1.7) | 79 | (1.6) | 74 | (1.6) |
| White | 91 | (0.2) | 90 | (0.7) | 99 | (†) | 98 | (1.0) | 93 | (2.3) | 98 | (0.8) | 84 | (3.4) | 80 | (4.1) | 91 | (2.8) | 96 | (1.9) | 90 | (2.9) | 91 | (1.9) | 90 | (2.0) |
| Black | 63 | (0.6) | 58 | (1.2) | 55 | (1.7) | 68 | (2.8) | 71 | (2.6) | 75 | (2.7) | 48 | (2.7) | 45 | (2.4) | 45 | (1.5) | 69 | (2.5) | 54 | (3.7) | 72 | (3.1) | 65 | (5.1) |
| Hispanic | 69 | (0.5) | 66 | (0.9) | 60 | (8.1) | 78 | (1.7) | 76 | (2.6) | 80 | (3.7) | 60 | (2.3) | 53 | (5.9) | 57 | (4.1) | 82 | (1.9) | 55 | (1.9) | 74 | (2.0) | 64 | (2.5) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 91 | (0.6) | 89 | (1.4) | ‡ | (†) | 99 | (†) | 91 | (3.6) | 98 | (†) | 92 | (4.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 100 | (†) | 92 | (2.7) | 93 | (1.7) | 88 | (2.6) |
| At or above Proficient3 . | 39 | (0.3) | 28 | (0.7) | 20 | (1.5) | 40 | (2.1) | 27 | (1.9) | 44 | (1.8) | 16 | (1.1) | 10 | (1.7) | 14 | (0.7) | 28 | (1.2) | 19 | (1.0) | 34 | (1.8) | 35 | (2.0) |
| White | 51 | (0.3) | 54 | (1.5) | 81 | (5.3) | 76 | (2.8) | 52 | (6.5) | 72 | (2.4) | 47 | (5.6) | 25 | (3.6) | 73 | (4.3) | 76 | (5.2) | 50 | (3.2) | 53 | (2.6) | 59 | (4.1) |
| Black | 15 | (0.4) | 13 | (0.7) | 11 | (1.3) | 17 | (3.0) | 18 | (2.3) | 23 | (2.1) | 8 | (1.5) | 5 | (1.1) | 8 | (0.7) | 16 | (2.5) | 13 | (2.1) | 20 | (2.2) | 21 | (4.0) |
| Hispanic | 22 | (0.4) | 21 | (0.7) | 16 | (5.2) | 26 | (2.0) | 23 | (2.7) | 26 | (3.8) | 16 | (1.6) | 10 | (3.5) | 19 | (3.4) | 25 | (1.5) | 14 | (1.1) | 26 | (1.7) | 21 | (2.1) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 59 | (1.3) | 57 | (3.0) | ‡ | (†) | 83 | (4.9) | 61 | (6.3) | 75 | (4.7) | 53 | (5.6) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 75 | (6.1) | 49 | (4.3) | 65 | (4.2) | 50 | (3.9) |
| 8th grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage distribution | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) |
| White | 58 | (0.3) | 23 | (0.8) | 4 | (0.6) | 31 | (0.9) | 17 | (0.9) | 34 | (1.3) | 11 | (1.9) | 15 | (1.0) | 3 | (0.3) | 9 | (0.7) | 8 | (0.6) | 15 | (2.2) | 23 | (1.4) |
| Black | 17 | (0.3) | 30 | (1.2) | 91 | (0.7) | 13 | (0.8) | 42 | (1.3) | 47 | (1.4) | 47 | (2.9) | 74 | (1.1) | 88 | (0.7) | 29 | (0.9) | 11 | (1.3) | 33 | (2.5) | 13 | (0.8) |
| Hispanic | 19 | (0.3) | 38 | (1.2) | 3 | (0.6) | 53 | (1.0) | 30 | (1.1) | 12 | (0.9) | 39 | (2.5) | 10 | (0.7) | 9 | (0.6) | 58 | (1.3) | 74 | (1.2) | 38 | (2.0) | 46 | (1.5) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 5 | (0.1) | 8 | (0.5) | # | (†) | 2 | (0.3) | 10 | (0.8) | 5 | (0.6) | 3 | (0.7) | 1 | (0.2) | 1 | (0.2) | 3 | (0.7) | 7 | (0.7) | 13 | (1.3) | 17 | (1.0) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 1 | (#) | 1 | (0.1) | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) | 1 | (0.2) | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) | 1 | (0.2) |
| Average scale score1 | 280 | (0.3) | 269 | (0.7) | 256 | (1.5) | 283 | (1.1) | 276 | (1.0) | 283 | (1.2) | 260 | (1.9) | 257 | (1.7) | 248 | (0.9) | 273 | (1.2) | 257 | (1.1) | 270 | (1.8) | 272 | (1.4) |
| White | 290 | (0.2) | 292 | (1.1) | ‡ | (†) | 308 | (2.0) | 305 | (3.0) | 308 | (1.6) | 287 | (3.6) | 269 | (2.5) | ‡ | (†) | 308 | (3.6) | 285 | (3.7) | 289 | (4.0) | 294 | (2.3) |
| Black | 259 | (0.4) | 254 | (0.9) | 253 | (1.4) | 265 | (2.2) | 263 | (1.7) | 267 | (1.4) | 248 | (2.5) | 253 | (1.8) | 245 | (0.9) | 265 | (1.5) | 245 | (2.4) | 258 | (2.2) | 258 | (3.2) |
| Hispanic | 264 | (0.4) | 261 | (0.9) | ‡ | (†) | 271 | (1.4) | 270 | (2.0) | 264 | (3.1) | 265 | (1.9) | 258 | (4.1) | 251 | (3.0) | 270 | (1.1) | 253 | (1.2) | 262 | (2.5) | 259 | (2.1) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 296 | (0.9) | 291 | (2.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 305 | (2.7) | 305 | (6.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 310 | (8.9) | 292 | (2.8) | 299 | (3.7) | 289 | (2.5) |
| Percent of students | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| At or above Basic2 | 70 | (0.3) | 57 | (0.9) | 41 | (1.9) | 72 | (1.9) | 65 | (2.0) | 70 | (1.6) | 49 | (2.3) | 45 | (2.7) | 34 | (1.2) | 65 | (1.9) | 45 | (1.3) | 57 | (1.9) | 62 | (1.5) |
| White | 81 | (0.3) | 81 | (1.0) | ‡ | (†) | 91 | (1.4) | 89 | (2.8) | 90 | (1.6) | 79 | (5.3) | 64 | (4.2) | ‡ | (†) | 94 | (2.1) | 73 | (5.1) | 77 | (3.6) | 85 | (2.7) |
| Black | 47 | (0.6) | 41 | (1.3) | 38 | (2.0) | 57 | (4.0) | 51 | (3.3) | 58 | (2.6) | 35 | (2.7) | 41 | (2.8) | 31 | (1.3) | 58 | (3.1) | 28 | (3.5) | 45 | (3.3) | 48 | (5.2) |
| Hispanic | 54 | (0.7) | 50 | (1.3) | ‡ | (†) | 64 | (3.4) | 60 | (3.2) | 50 | (4.0) | 55 | (3.1) | 44 | (7.8) | 38 | (4.2) | 62 | (2.1) | 40 | (1.6) | 52 | (2.7) | 48 | (2.7) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 82 | (0.9) | 78 | (2.5) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 91 | (3.1) | 88 | (5.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 87 | (4.9) | 82 | (3.8) | 83 | (3.7) | 77 | (3.5) |
| At or above Proficient3 | 31 | (0.3) | 22 | (0.7) | 11 | (1.3) | 34 | (1.3) | 27 | (1.3) | 34 | (1.5) | 13 | (1.6) | 7 | (1.1) | 8 | (0.6) | 21 | (1.4) | 14 | (1.1) | 22 | (1.5) | 24 | (1.7) |
| White | 41 | (0.3) | 44 | (1.3) | ‡ | (†) | 65 | (3.3) | 58 | (3.7) | 62 | (2.1) | 35 | (5.9) | 12 | (3.3) | ‡ | (†) | 63 | (4.8) | 40 | (4.9) | 39 | (4.5) | 42 | (3.7) |
| Black | 11 | (0.3) | 9 | (0.6) | 8 | (1.1) | 14 | (2.9) | 12 | (2.0) | 15 | (1.8) | 6 | (1.6) | 5 | (1.1) | 6 | (0.6) | 13 | (1.9) | 7 | (2.0) | 10 | (1.5) | 11 | (3.3) |
| Hispanic | 15 | (0.4) | 13 | (0.9) | ‡ | (†) | 19 | (1.5) | 20 | (2.9) | 19 | (3.3) | 12 | (2.0) | 6 | (2.9) | 9 | (2.3) | 15 | (1.4) | 9 | (1.0) | 14 | (2.5) | 13 | (2.3) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 49 | (1.1) | 44 | (2.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 57 | (5.3) | 56 | (8.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 63 | (10.3) | 45 | (4.5) | 53 | (4.3) | 40 | (4.1) |
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Scale ranges from 0 to 500. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Basic denotes partial mastery of the knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at a given grade. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Proficient represents solid academic performance. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and missing data. Totals include racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2007 Mathematics Assessment, retrieved April 28, 2009, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared April 2009.) |
