Indicator 4.3: Student Performance in Mathematics
Table 4.3a. Average mathematics scale scores, by race/ethnicity and grade: 1996, 2000, and 2003
1996
224
232
198
207
229
217
!
2000
226
234
203
208
‡
208
!
2003
235
243
216
222
246
223
1996
270
281
240
251
‡
‡
2000
273
284
244
253
288
259
!
2003
278
288
252
259
291
263
! Interpret data with caution.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: Accommodations were permitted. Scale scores range from 0 to 500. For a discussion of the mathematics scale score definitions, see http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/mathematics/scale.asp .
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1996, 2000, and 2003 Mathematics Assessments.