
| Sex | Central city | Urban fringe | Rural | |||
| Performance scale scores | ||||||
| Total, 2000 | 220 | (1.7) | 230 | (1.6) | 226 | (1.4) |
| Total, 2003 | 229 | (0.5) | 238 | (0.3) | 236 | (0.3) |
| Total, 2005 | 233 | (0.3) | 241 | (0.2) | 238 | (0.3) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | ||||||
| 2000 | 221 | (1.9) | 231 | (1.9) | 228 | (1.5) |
| 2003 | 231 | (0.6) | 240 | (0.4) | 237 | (0.4) |
| 2005 | 234 | (0.4) | 243 | (0.3) | 239 | (0.4) |
| Female | ||||||
| 2000 | 219 | (1.7) | 228 | (1.6) | 223 | (1.5) |
| 2003 | 228 | (0.5) | 237 | (0.3) | 235 | (0.3) |
| 2005 | 232 | (0.3) | 240 | (0.2) | 237 | (0.3) |
| Percentage distribution | ||||||
| Total, 2000 | 32 | (1.8) | 46 | (2.4) | 22 | (1.9) |
| Total, 2003 | 31 | (0.3) | 41 | (0.5) | 28 | (0.4) |
| Total, 2005 | 32 | (0.3) | 44 | (0.3) | 24 | (0.3) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | ||||||
| 2000 | 32 | (2.0) | 46 | (2.6) | 23 | (2.1) |
| 2003 | 31 | (0.3) | 41 | (0.5) | 28 | (0.4) |
| 2005 | 32 | (0.3) | 44 | (0.4) | 25 | (0.4) |
| Female | ||||||
| 2000 | 32 | (1.8) | 46 | (2.4) | 22 | (1.8) |
| 2003 | 31 | (0.3) | 40 | (0.5) | 28 | (0.4) |
| 2005 | 32 | (0.3) | 44 | (0.3) | 24 | (0.3) |
| NOTE: The NAEP Mathematics scale ranges from 0 to 500. Observed differences are not necessarily statistically significant. 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), 2000, 2003, and 2005 Mathematics Assessment, NAEP Data Explorer. | ||||||