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Table 6. Average scale score and percentage distribution of 12th-grade students in mathematics, by selected student and school characteristics: 2000

 
CharacteristicCentral cityUrban fringeRural
 Performance scale scores
   Total298(1.8)304(1.4)300(1.9)
Sex
  Male301(2.0)306(1.5)299(2.3)
  Female295(1.8)302(1.6)300(1.9)
Race/ethnicity
  White, non-Hispanic312(1.6)309(1.4)303(1.9)
  Black, non-Hispanic272(2.7)278(3.1)(  ‡)
  Hispanic286(2.9)280(2.7)(  ‡)
  Asian/Pacific Islander308(2.8)322(5.0)(  ‡)
  American Indian/ Alaska Native(  ‡)(  ‡)(  ‡)
Control of school
  Public294(2.3)303(1.5)300(2.0)
  Private315(2.1)318(1.5)(  ‡)
Region of the country
  Northeast295(2.6)308(4.4)(  ‡)
  Southeast288(3.9)298(2.2)284(3.4)
  Central(  ‡)(  ‡)306(2.1)
  West301(2.3)301(2.4)(  ‡)
Title I participation
  Participated287(2.6)(  ‡)304(2.6)
  Did not participate304(2.5)305(1.7)295(2.8)
National School Lunch Program
  Eligible278(2.5)278(2.3)285(4.4)
  Not eligible301(3.1)307(1.9)302(2.0)
  Information not available306(2.6)(  ‡)(  ‡)
 Percentage distribution
   Total27(2.0)48(3.4)25(2.9)
Sex
  Male27(2.1)48(3.4)24(2.8)
  Female27(2.0)47(3.4)25(3.2)
Race/ethnicity
  White, non-Hispanic20(2.0)50(4.2)30(3.8)
  Black, non-Hispanic48(5.1)38(5.8)14(3.8)
  Hispanic51(6.0)43(6.0)6(2.2)
  Asian/Pacific Islander38(6.8)61(6.9)1(0.7)
  American Indian/ Alaska Native(  ‡)(  ‡)(  ‡)
Control of school
  Public25(2.1)49(3.7)26(3.2)
  Private51(4.6)39(4.3)10(2.2)
Region of the country
  Northeast25(3.0)59(5.3)17(4.2)
  Southeast23(4.3)52(6.1)26(4.1)
  Central23(4.9)35(8.6)42(8.3)
  West36(4.2)49(6.4)16(5.2)
Title I participation
  Participated25(3.4)34(6.0)40(5.6)
  Did not participate27(3.1)55(4.2)18(3.1)
National School Lunch Program
  Eligible43(4.5)29(4.6)27(4.6)
  Not eligible22(2.8)51(4.3)28(3.8)
  Information not available31(5.0)51(6.6)18(4.4)
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment. 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 Mathematics Assessment, NAEP Data Explorer.

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