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| Table 164. | Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics scale score of 4th-grade public school students and percentage attaining mathematics achievement levels, by state: Selected years, 1992 through 2011 |
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| State | Average scale score1 | Percent attaining mathematics achievement levels, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | 2000 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | Below Basic | At or above Basic2 | At or above Proficient3 | At Advanced4 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||
| United States | 219 | (0.8) | 224 | (1.0) | 234 | (0.2) | 237 | (0.2) | 239 | (0.2) | 239 | (0.2) | 240 | (0.2) | 18 | (0.2) | 82 | (0.2) | 40 | (0.3) | 6 | (0.2) |
| Alabama | 208 | (1.6) | 217 | (1.2) | 223 | (1.2) | 225 | (0.9) | 229 | (1.3) | 228 | (1.1) | 231 | (1.0) | 25 | (1.5) | 75 | (1.5) | 27 | (1.6) | 3 | (0.5) |
| Alaska | — | (†) | — | (†) | 233 | (0.8) | 236 | (1.0) | 237 | (1.0) | 237 | (0.9) | 236 | (0.9) | 22 | (1.1) | 78 | (1.1) | 37 | (1.5) | 6 | (0.7) |
| Arizona | 215 | (1.1) | 219 | (1.3) | 229 | (1.1) | 230 | (1.1) | 232 | (1.0) | 230 | (1.1) | 235 | (1.1) | 23 | (1.1) | 77 | (1.1) | 34 | (1.7) | 4 | (0.6) |
| Arkansas | 210 | (0.9) | 216 | (1.1) | 229 | (0.9) | 236 | (0.9) | 238 | (1.1) | 238 | (0.9) | 238 | (0.8) | 19 | (0.9) | 81 | (0.9) | 37 | (1.2) | 4 | (0.6) |
| California5 | 208 | (1.6) | 213 | (1.6) | 227 | (0.9) | 230 | (0.6) | 230 | (0.7) | 232 | (1.2) | 234 | (1.4) | 26 | (1.3) | 74 | (1.3) | 34 | (1.8) | 6 | (1.1) |
| Colorado | 221 | (1.0) | — | (†) | 235 | (1.0) | 239 | (1.1) | 240 | (1.0) | 243 | (1.0) | 244 | (0.9) | 16 | (0.8) | 84 | (0.8) | 47 | (1.5) | 10 | (0.9) |
| Connecticut | 227 | (1.1) | 234 | (1.1) | 241 | (0.8) | 242 | (0.8) | 243 | (1.1) | 245 | (1.0) | 242 | (1.3) | 18 | (1.6) | 82 | (1.6) | 45 | (1.6) | 8 | (0.7) |
| Delaware | 218 | (0.8) | — | (†) | 236 | (0.5) | 240 | (0.5) | 242 | (0.4) | 239 | (0.5) | 240 | (0.6) | 16 | (0.9) | 84 | (0.9) | 39 | (1.1) | 5 | (0.5) |
| District of Columbia |
193 | (0.5) | 192 | (1.1) | 205 | (0.7) | 211 | (0.8) | 214 | (0.8) | 219 | (0.7) | 222 | (0.7) | 40 | (1.0) | 60 | (1.0) | 22 | (0.7) | 4 | (0.4) |
| Florida | 214 | (1.5) | — | (†) | 234 | (1.1) | 239 | (0.7) | 242 | (0.8) | 242 | (1.0) | 240 | (0.8) | 16 | (1.1) | 84 | (1.1) | 37 | (1.3) | 5 | (0.5) |
| Georgia | 216 | (1.2) | 219 | (1.1) | 230 | (1.0) | 234 | (1.0) | 235 | (0.8) | 236 | (0.9) | 238 | (0.7) | 20 | (0.9) | 80 | (0.9) | 37 | (1.2) | 6 | (0.5) |
| Hawaii | 214 | (1.3) | 216 | (1.0) | 227 | (1.0) | 230 | (0.8) | 234 | (0.8) | 236 | (1.1) | 239 | (0.7) | 20 | (0.8) | 80 | (0.8) | 40 | (1.0) | 6 | (0.5) |
| Idaho5 | 222 | (1.0) | 224 | (1.4) | 235 | (0.7) | 242 | (0.7) | 241 | (0.7) | 241 | (0.8) | 240 | (0.6) | 17 | (0.8) | 83 | (0.8) | 39 | (1.1) | 5 | (0.5) |
| Illinois5 | — | (†) | 223 | (1.9) | 233 | (1.1) | 233 | (1.0) | 237 | (1.1) | 238 | (1.0) | 239 | (1.1) | 20 | (1.1) | 80 | (1.1) | 38 | (1.5) | 7 | (0.7) |
| Indiana5 | 221 | (1.0) | 233 | (1.1) | 238 | (0.9) | 240 | (0.9) | 245 | (0.8) | 243 | (0.9) | 244 | (1.0) | 13 | (1.1) | 87 | (1.1) | 44 | (1.6) | 7 | (0.9) |
| Iowa5 | 230 | (1.0) | 231 | (1.2) | 238 | (0.7) | 240 | (0.7) | 243 | (0.8) | 243 | (0.8) | 243 | (0.8) | 14 | (0.8) | 86 | (0.8) | 43 | (1.5) | 6 | (0.6) |
| Kansas5 | — | (†) | 232 | (1.6) | 242 | (1.0) | 246 | (1.0) | 248 | (0.9) | 245 | (1.0) | 246 | (0.9) | 10 | (0.8) | 90 | (0.8) | 48 | (1.7) | 7 | (0.7) |
| Kentucky | 215 | (1.0) | 219 | (1.4) | 229 | (1.1) | 232 | (0.9) | 235 | (0.9) | 239 | (1.1) | 241 | (0.8) | 15 | (0.9) | 85 | (0.9) | 39 | (1.2) | 5 | (0.5) |
| Louisiana | 204 | (1.5) | 218 | (1.4) | 226 | (1.0) | 230 | (0.9) | 230 | (1.0) | 229 | (1.0) | 231 | (1.0) | 27 | (1.4) | 73 | (1.4) | 26 | (1.4) | 2 | (0.3) |
| Maine5 | 232 | (1.0) | 230 | (1.0) | 238 | (0.7) | 241 | (0.8) | 242 | (0.8) | 244 | (0.8) | 244 | (0.7) | 13 | (0.8) | 87 | (0.8) | 45 | (1.3) | 7 | (0.6) |
| Maryland | 217 | (1.3) | 222 | (1.2) | 233 | (1.3) | 238 | (1.0) | 240 | (0.9) | 244 | (0.9) | 247 | (0.9) | 14 | (0.9) | 86 | (0.9) | 48 | (1.4) | 13 | (0.9) |
| Massachusetts | 227 | (1.2) | 233 | (1.2) | 242 | (0.8) | 247 | (0.8) | 252 | (0.8) | 252 | (0.9) | 253 | (0.8) | 7 | (0.7) | 93 | (0.7) | 58 | (1.2) | 13 | (0.9) |
| Michigan5 | 220 | (1.7) | 229 | (1.6) | 236 | (0.9) | 238 | (1.2) | 238 | (1.3) | 236 | (1.0) | 236 | (1.1) | 22 | (1.2) | 78 | (1.2) | 35 | (1.5) | 5 | (0.8) |
| Minnesota5 | 228 | (0.9) | 234 | (1.3) | 242 | (0.9) | 246 | (1.0) | 247 | (1.0) | 249 | (1.1) | 249 | (0.9) | 12 | (0.8) | 88 | (0.8) | 53 | (1.3) | 12 | (0.9) |
| Mississippi | 202 | (1.1) | 211 | (1.1) | 223 | (1.0) | 227 | (0.9) | 228 | (1.0) | 227 | (1.0) | 230 | (0.9) | 28 | (1.2) | 72 | (1.2) | 25 | (1.3) | 2 | (0.4) |
| Missouri | 222 | (1.2) | 228 | (1.2) | 235 | (0.9) | 235 | (0.9) | 239 | (0.9) | 241 | (1.2) | 240 | (0.9) | 17 | (1.0) | 83 | (1.0) | 41 | (1.3) | 6 | (0.6) |
| Montana5 | — | (†) | 228 | (1.7) | 236 | (0.8) | 241 | (0.8) | 244 | (0.8) | 244 | (0.7) | 244 | (0.6) | 13 | (0.7) | 87 | (0.7) | 45 | (1.2) | 5 | (0.5) |
| Nebraska | 225 | (1.2) | 225 | (1.8) | 236 | (0.8) | 238 | (0.9) | 238 | (1.1) | 239 | (1.0) | 240 | (1.0) | 17 | (1.2) | 83 | (1.2) | 39 | (1.6) | 5 | (0.6) |
| Nevada | — | (†) | 220 | (1.0) | 228 | (0.8) | 230 | (0.8) | 232 | (0.9) | 235 | (0.9) | 237 | (0.8) | 21 | (1.0) | 79 | (1.0) | 36 | (1.3) | 5 | (0.5) |
| New Hampshire | 230 | (1.2) | — | (†) | 243 | (0.9) | 246 | (0.9) | 249 | (0.8) | 251 | (0.8) | 252 | (0.6) | 8 | (0.7) | 92 | (0.7) | 57 | (1.1) | 11 | (0.7) |
| New Jersey | 227 | (1.5) | — | (†) | 239 | (1.1) | 244 | (1.1) | 249 | (1.1) | 247 | (1.0) | 248 | (0.9) | 11 | (1.0) | 89 | (1.0) | 51 | (1.5) | 10 | (0.7) |
| New Mexico | 213 | (1.4) | 213 | (1.5) | 223 | (1.1) | 224 | (0.8) | 228 | (0.9) | 230 | (1.0) | 233 | (0.8) | 25 | (1.0) | 75 | (1.0) | 30 | (1.1) | 4 | (0.5) |
| New York5 | 218 | (1.2) | 225 | (1.4) | 236 | (0.9) | 238 | (0.9) | 243 | (0.8) | 241 | (0.7) | 238 | (0.8) | 20 | (1.0) | 80 | (1.0) | 36 | (1.0) | 5 | (0.5) |
| North Carolina | 213 | (1.1) | 230 | (1.1) | 242 | (0.8) | 241 | (0.9) | 242 | (0.8) | 244 | (0.8) | 245 | (0.7) | 12 | (0.8) | 88 | (0.8) | 44 | (1.4) | 7 | (0.5) |
| North Dakota | 229 | (0.8) | 230 | (1.2) | 238 | (0.7) | 243 | (0.5) | 245 | (0.5) | 245 | (0.6) | 245 | (0.4) | 10 | (0.7) | 90 | (0.7) | 46 | (1.2) | 5 | (0.6) |
| Ohio5 | 219 | (1.2) | 230 | (1.5) | 238 | (1.0) | 242 | (1.0) | 245 | (1.0) | 244 | (1.1) | 244 | (0.8) | 14 | (1.0) | 86 | (1.0) | 45 | (1.5) | 7 | (0.6) |
| Oklahoma | 220 | (1.0) | 224 | (1.0) | 229 | (1.0) | 234 | (1.0) | 237 | (0.8) | 237 | (0.9) | 237 | (0.8) | 17 | (1.3) | 83 | (1.3) | 33 | (1.3) | 3 | (0.5) |
| Oregon5 | — | (†) | 224 | (1.8) | 236 | (0.9) | 238 | (0.8) | 236 | (1.0) | 238 | (0.9) | 237 | (0.9) | 23 | (1.2) | 77 | (1.2) | 37 | (1.3) | 6 | (0.8) |
| Pennsylvania | 224 | (1.3) | — | (†) | 236 | (1.1) | 241 | (1.2) | 244 | (0.8) | 244 | (1.1) | 246 | (1.1) | 13 | (1.2) | 87 | (1.2) | 48 | (1.7) | 9 | (0.8) |
| Rhode Island | 215 | (1.5) | 224 | (1.1) | 230 | (1.0) | 233 | (0.9) | 236 | (0.9) | 239 | (0.8) | 242 | (0.7) | 16 | (0.8) | 84 | (0.8) | 43 | (1.2) | 7 | (0.7) |
| South Carolina | 212 | (1.1) | 220 | (1.4) | 236 | (0.9) | 238 | (0.9) | 237 | (0.8) | 236 | (0.9) | 237 | (1.0) | 21 | (1.2) | 79 | (1.2) | 36 | (1.7) | 5 | (0.6) |
| South Dakota | — | (†) | — | (†) | 237 | (0.7) | 242 | (0.5) | 241 | (0.7) | 242 | (0.5) | 241 | (0.6) | 14 | (0.8) | 86 | (0.8) | 40 | (1.2) | 4 | (0.5) |
| Tennessee | 211 | (1.4) | 220 | (1.4) | 228 | (1.0) | 232 | (1.2) | 233 | (0.9) | 232 | (1.1) | 233 | (0.9) | 25 | (1.0) | 75 | (1.0) | 30 | (1.3) | 4 | (0.6) |
| Texas | 218 | (1.2) | 231 | (1.1) | 237 | (0.9) | 242 | (0.6) | 242 | (0.7) | 240 | (0.7) | 241 | (1.1) | 15 | (1.1) | 85 | (1.1) | 39 | (1.9) | 5 | (0.8) |
| Utah | 224 | (1.0) | 227 | (1.3) | 235 | (0.8) | 239 | (0.8) | 239 | (0.9) | 240 | (1.0) | 243 | (0.8) | 15 | (0.8) | 85 | (0.8) | 43 | (1.4) | 7 | (0.8) |
| Vermont5 | — | (†) | 232 | (1.6) | 242 | (0.8) | 244 | (0.5) | 246 | (0.5) | 248 | (0.4) | 247 | (0.5) | 11 | (0.7) | 89 | (0.7) | 49 | (1.0) | 8 | (0.6) |
| Virginia | 221 | (1.3) | 230 | (1.0) | 239 | (1.1) | 241 | (0.9) | 244 | (0.9) | 243 | (1.0) | 245 | (0.8) | 13 | (0.8) | 87 | (0.8) | 46 | (1.4) | 9 | (0.8) |
| Washington | — | (†) | — | (†) | 238 | (1.0) | 242 | (0.9) | 243 | (1.0) | 242 | (0.8) | 243 | (0.9) | 17 | (1.0) | 83 | (1.0) | 45 | (1.5) | 9 | (0.8) |
| West Virginia | 215 | (1.1) | 223 | (1.3) | 231 | (0.8) | 231 | (0.7) | 236 | (0.9) | 233 | (0.8) | 235 | (0.7) | 22 | (1.0) | 78 | (1.0) | 31 | (1.0) | 3 | (0.4) |
| Wisconsin5 | 229 | (1.1) | — | (†) | 237 | (0.9) | 241 | (0.9) | 244 | (0.9) | 244 | (0.9) | 245 | (0.8) | 14 | (0.8) | 86 | (0.8) | 47 | (1.5) | 8 | (0.8) |
| Wyoming | 225 | (0.9) | 229 | (1.1) | 241 | (0.6) | 243 | (0.6) | 244 | (0.5) | 242 | (0.6) | 244 | (0.4) | 12 | (0.7) | 88 | (0.7) | 44 | (1.3) | 5 | (0.4) |
| Department of Defense dependents schools6 |
— | (†) | 227 | (0.6) | 237 | (0.4) | 239 | (0.5) | 240 | (0.4) | 240 | (0.5) | 241 | (0.4) | 14 | (0.8) | 86 | (0.8) | 39 | (1.2) | 4 | (0.4) |
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Scale ranges from 0 to 500. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Basic denotes partial mastery of the knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at the 4th-grade level. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Proficient represents solid academic performance for 4th-graders. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Advanced signifies superior performance. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Did not meet one or more of the guidelines for school participation in 2000. Data are subject to appreciable nonresponse bias. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 Prior to 2005, NAEP divided the Department of Defense (DoD) schools into two jurisdictions, domestic and overseas. In 2005, NAEP began combining the DoD domestic and overseas schools into a single jurisdiction. Data shown in this table for years prior to 2005 were recalculated for comparability. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: With the exception of 1992, includes public school students who were tested with accommodations; excludes only those students with disabilities (SD) and English language learners (ELL) who were unable to be tested even with accommodations. SD and ELL populations, accommodation rates, and exclusion rates vary from state to state. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1992, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 Mathematics Assessments, retrieved November 1, 2011, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared November 2011.) |
