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Table 4a. Average scale score and percentage distribution of 4th-grade students in mathematics, by urbanicity and sex: 2000, 2003, and 2005

 
SexCentral cityUrban fringeRural
 Performance scale scores
  Total, 2000220(1.7)230(1.6)226(1.4)
  Total, 2003229(0.5)238(0.3)236(0.3)
  Total, 2005233(0.3)241(0.2)238(0.3)
Sex
  Male
    2000221(1.9)231(1.9)228(1.5)
    2003231(0.6)240(0.4)237(0.4)
    2005234(0.4)243(0.3)239(0.4)
  Female
    2000219(1.7)228(1.6)223(1.5)
    2003228(0.5)237(0.3)235(0.3)
    2005232(0.3)240(0.2)237(0.3)
 Percentage distribution
  Total, 200032(1.8)46(2.4)22(1.9)
  Total, 200331(0.3)41(0.5)28(0.4)
  Total, 200532(0.3)44(0.3)24(0.3)
Sex
  Male
    200032(2.0)46(2.6)23(2.1)
    200331(0.3)41(0.5)28(0.4)
    200532(0.3)44(0.4)25(0.4)
  Female
    200032(1.8)46(2.4)22(1.8)
    200331(0.3)40(0.5)28(0.4)
    200532(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.

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