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Table 5d. Average scale score and percentage distribution of 8th-grade students in mathematics, by urbanicity and control of school: 2000, 2003, and 2005

 
ControlCentral cityUrban fringeRural
 Performance scale scores
  Total, 2000266(1.9)277(1.3)275(1.6)
  Total, 2003271(0.6)281(0.5)279(0.4)
  Total, 2005273(0.4)283(0.3)279(0.4)
Control
  Public
    2000262(2.2)276(1.4)275(1.6)
    2003267(0.5)280(0.5)279(0.4)
    2005270(0.4)282(0.3)279(0.4)
  Private
    2000287(1.5)288(1.7)(  ‡)
    2003291(1.7)293(1.2)288(3.2)
    2005(  ‡)(  ‡)(  ‡)
 Percentage distribution
  Total, 200031(1.3)44(1.8)25(1.8)
  Total, 200329(0.3)42(0.4)29(0.4)
  Total, 200531(0.3)43(0.4)26(0.3)
Control
  Public
    200030(1.3)45(2.0)26(2.0)
    200327(0.3)42(0.4)31(0.4)
    200530(0.3)43(0.4)27(0.3)
  Private
    200045(4.2)43(4.1)12(2.3)
    200350(1.9)40(1.9)11(1.2)
    2005(  ‡)(  ‡)(  ‡)
‡ Reporting standards not met.
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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