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​Distribution of Mathematics Questions: 2019 and 2024

The distribution of items among the various mathematical content areas is a critical feature of the assessment design, as it reflects the relative importance given to each of the curricular content areas within mathematics. As has been the case with past NAEP assessments in mathematics, the categories receive different emphasis at each grade level.

Target and actual percentage distribution of questions in NAEP mathematics, by grade and content area: 2024
  Grade 4Grade 8
Content AreaTargetActualTargetActual
Number properties and operations4040
2023
Measurement2017
1516
Geometry1515
2017
Data analysis, statistics, and probability1012
1516
Algebra1516
3028
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2024 Mathematics Assessment.


Target and actual percentage distribution of questions in NAEP mathematics at grade 12, by content area: 2019
Content AreaTargetActual
Number properties and operations1013
Measurement and Geometry3030
Data analysis, statistics, and probability2524
Algebra3533
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2019 Mathematics Assessment.

Last updated 24 January 2025 (FW)