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| Table 122. | Mathematics performance of 17-year-olds, by highest mathematics course taken, sex, and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1978 to 1999 |
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| | Average scale score by highest mathematics course taken | Percent of students at or above score levels
| Percent|____________________________________________________________|_________________________________________
Selected | of | All|Prealgebra| | | | Pre-| | | |
characteristic | students| areas|or general|Algebra I| Geometry|Algebra I|calculus| 200| 250| 300| 350
| | | mathe-| | | | or| | | |
| | | matics| | | |calculus| | | |
_______________|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|________|__________|__________|_________|_________
1 | 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 1| 1| 12
_______________|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|________|__________|__________|_________|_________
1978 | | | | | | | | | | |
Total ......|100.0(0.0)|300.4(1.0)| 267(0.8)| 286(0.7)| 307(0.7)| 321(0.7)|334(1.4)| 99.8(0.1)| 92.0(0.5)|51.5(1.1)| 7.3(0.4)
|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|________|__________|__________|_________|_________
Sex | | | | | | | | | | |
Male ........| 48.7(0.5)|303.8(1.0)| 269(1.0)| 289(0.9)| 310(1.0)| 325(0.8)|337(2.0)| 99.9(0.1)| 93.0(0.5)|55.1(1.2)| 9.5(0.6)
Female ......| 51.3(0.5)|297.1(1.0)| 265(0.9)| 284(1.0)| 304(0.8)| 318(0.9)|329(1.8)| 99.7(0.1)| 91.0(0.6)|48.2(1.3)| 5.2(0.7)
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | |
White, non- | | | | | | | | | | |
Hispanic .| 83.1(1.3)|305.9(0.9)| 272(0.6)| 291(0.6)| 310(0.6)| 325(0.6)|338(1.1)|100.0 (†) | 95.6(0.3)|57.6(1.1)| 8.5(0.5)
Black, non- | | | | | | | | | | |
Hispanic .| 11.8(1.1)|268.4(1.3)| 247(1.6)| 264(1.5)| 281(1.9)| 292(1.4)|297(6.5)| 98.8(0.3)| 70.7(1.7)|16.8(1.6)| 0.5(0.2)
Hispanic ....| 4.0(0.5)|276.3(2.3)| 256(2.3)| 273(2.8)| 294(4.4)| 303(2.9)|306(6.1)| 99.3(0.4)| 78.3(2.3)|23.4(2.7)| 1.4(0.6)
Other\1\ ....| 1.1(0.1)|312.9(3.3)| --- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |100.0 (†) | 94.5(2.6)|64.7(4.9)|15.4(3.2)
|==========|==========|==========|=========|=========|=========|========|==========|==========|=========|=========
1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
Total ......|100.0(0.0)|304.6(0.9)| 273(1.1)| 288(1.2)| 299(1.5)| 319(1.0)|344(2.6)|100.0 (†) | 96.0(0.5)|56.1(1.4)| 7.2(0.6)
|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|________|__________|__________|_________|__________
Sex | | | | | | | | | | |
Male ........| 48.6(0.9)|306.3(1.1)| 274(1.7)| 291(1.6)| 302(1.6)| 323(1.2)|347(2.4)| 99.9 (†) | 95.8(0.8)|57.6(1.4)| 8.8(0.8)
Female ......| 51.4(0.9)|302.9(1.1)| 271(1.8)| 285(1.8)| 296(1.8)| 316(1.1)|341(4.0)|100.0 (†) | 96.2(0.8)|54.7(1.8)| 5.6(0.8)
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | |
White, non- | | | | | | | | | | |
Hispanic .| 73.3(0.5)|309.5(1.0)| 277(1.1)| 292(1.6)| 304(1.3)| 323(0.9)|347(2.8)|100.0 (†) | 97.6(0.3)|63.2(1.6)| 8.3(0.7)
Black, non- | | | | | | | | | | |
Hispanic .| 15.6(0.3)|288.5(2.8)| 264(2.2)| 278(4.0)| 285(3.5)| 302(3.2)|329(7.6)| 99.9 (†) | 92.4(2.2)|32.8(4.5)| 2.0(1.0)
Hispanic ....| 6.9(0.4)|283.5(2.9)| 259(4.0)| 278(4.1)| 286(3.5)| 306(3.3)|323(9.6)| 99.6 (†) | 85.8(4.2)|30.1(3.1)| 1.9(0.8)
Other\1\ ....| 4.2(0.5)|312.5(5.2)| --- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |100.0 (†) | 97.9 (†) |61.6(7.0)|15.9(4.3)
|==========|==========|==========|=========|=========|=========|========|==========|==========|=========|========
1992 | | | | | | | | | | |
Total ......|100.0(0.0)|306.7(0.9)| 271(1.6)| 289(1.1)| 302(1.6)| 320(0.7)|343(1.7)|100.0 (†) | 96.6(0.5)|59.1(1.3)| 7.2(0.6)
|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|________|__________|__________|_________|_________
Sex | | | | | | | | | | |
Male ........| 50.7(1.2)|308.9(1.1)| 275(2.3)| 291(1.7)| 306(2.0)| 323(1.1)|344(2.7)|100.0 (†) | 96.9(0.6)|60.5(1.8)| 9.1(0.7)
Female ......| 49.3(1.2)|304.5(1.1)| 267(1.6)| 287(1.8)| 297(2.0)| 317(1.0)|341(2.0)|100.0 (†) | 96.3(0.8)|57.7(1.6)| 5.2(0.8)
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | |
White, non- | | | | | | | | | | |
Hispanic .| 74.7(0.5)|311.9(0.8)| 276(1.7)| 293(1.0)| 306(1.6)| 323(0.9)|347(1.6)|100.0 (†) | 98.3(0.4)|66.4(1.4)| 8.7(0.9)
Black, non- | | | | | | | | | | |
Hispanic .| 14.8(0.3)|285.8(2.2)| 256(4.8)| 279(3.4)| 283(3.4)| 301(2.2)|313(5.7)|100.0 (†) | 89.6(2.5)|29.8(3.9)| 0.9 (†)
Hispanic ....| 7.4(0.5)|292.2(2.6)| 269(3.1)| 285(3.1)| 297(3.9)| 312(2.0)|320(7.3)|100.0 (†) | 94.1(2.2)|39.2(4.9)| 1.2 (†)
Other\1\ ....| 3.1(0.2)|317.1(4.0)| --- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |100.0 (†) | 96.5(1.7)|69.8(4.8)|16.9(5.7)
|==========|==========|==========|=========|=========|=========|========|==========|==========|=========|=========
1994 | | | | | | | | | | |
Total ......|100.0(0.0)|306.2(1.0)| 272(1.2)| 288(1.4)| 297(1.7)| 316(1.0)|340(2.2)|100.0 (†) | 96.5(0.5)|58.6(1.4)| 7.4(0.8)
|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|________|__________|__________|_________|_________
Sex | | | | | | | | | | |
Male ........| 49.5(1.3)|308.5(1.4)| 274(1.8)| 289(1.6)| 301(2.1)| 320(1.5)|343(2.6)|100.0 (†) | 97.3(0.6)|60.2(2.1)| 9.3(1.0)
Female ......| 50.5(1.3)|304.1(1.1)| 268(1.9)| 286(1.9)| 293(1.8)| 313(1.1)|337(2.8)|100.0 (†) | 96.0(0.6)|57.2(1.4)| 5.5(0.9)
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | |
White, non- | | | | | | | | | | |
Hispanic .| 72.5(0.5)|312.3(1.1)| 275(1.4)| 292(1.7)| 301(1.5)| 320(1.0)|344(2.0)|100.0 (†) | 98.4(0.4)|67.0(1.4)| 9.4(1.1)
Black, non- | | | | | | | | | | |
Hispanic .| 15.5(0.3)|285.5(1.8)| --- (†) | 275(3.3)| 283(3.8)| 297(2.5)|--- (†) |100.0 (†) | 90.6(1.8)|29.8(3.4)| 0.4 (†)
Hispanic ....| 8.8(0.3)|290.8(3.7)| --- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) | 304(4.1)|--- (†) |100.0 (†) | 91.8(3.6)|38.3(5.5)| 1.4 (†)
Other\1\ ....| 3.2(0.3)|312.7(4.5)| --- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |100.0 (†) | 97.0 (†) |66.4(6.6)|12.1(3.6)
|==========|==========|==========|=========|=========|=========|========|==========|==========|=========|=========
1996 | | | | | | | | | | |
Total ......|100.0(0.0)|307.2(1.2)| 269(1.9)| 283(1.3)| 298(1.3)| 316(1.3)|339(1.7)|100.0 (†) | 96.8(0.4)|60.1(1.7)| 7.4(0.8)
|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|________|__________|__________|_________|_________
Sex | | | | | | | | | | |
Male ........| 49.5(1.2)|309.5(1.3)| 272(2.5)| 287(1.5)| 302(1.7)| 320(1.7)|342(2.3)|100.0 (†) | 97.0(0.7)|62.7(1.8)| 9.5(1.3)
Female ......| 50.5(1.2)|304.9(1.4)| 265(2.2)| 278(2.2)| 294(1.5)| 313(1.4)|335(2.2)|100.0 (†) | 96.7(0.6)|57.6(2.2)| 5.3(0.8)
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | |
White, non- | | | | | | | | | | |
Hispanic .| 71.0(0.6)|313.4(1.4)| 273(2.3)| 287(2.0)| 304(1.6)| 320(1.4)|342(1.9)|100.0 (†) | 98.7(0.4)|68.7(2.2)| 9.2(1.0)
Black, non- | | | | | | | | | | |
Hispanic .| 15.0(0.3)|286.4(1.7)| --- (†) | 273(2.4)| 280(3.0)| 299(2.2)|--- (†) |100.0 (†) | 90.6(1.3)|31.2(2.5)| 0.9 (†)
Hispanic ....| 9.0(0.7)|292.0(2.1)| --- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) | 306(2.8)|--- (†) | 99.9 (†) | 92.2(2.2)|40.1(3.5)| 1.8 (†)
Other\1\ ....| 5.0 (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |100.0 (†) | 97.4(1.2)|63.5(7.2)|13.7(5.0)
|==========|==========|==========|=========|=========|=========|========|==========|==========|=========|==========
1999 | | | | | | | | | | |
Total ......|100.0(0.0)|308.2(1.0)| 278(2.8)| 285(1.7)| 298(1.2)| 315(0.8)|341(1.4)|100.0 (†) | 96.8(0.5)|60.7(1.6)| 8.4(0.8)
|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|________|__________|__________|_________|_________
Sex | | | | | | | | | | |
Male ........| 48.3(1.0)|309.8(1.4)| 281(3.2)| 288(2.6)| 301(1.8)| 317(1.3)|343(1.9)|100.0 (†) | 96.0(0.8)|63.0(2.1)|10.0(1.1)
Female ......| 51.7(1.0)|306.8(1.0)| 274(3.2)| 282(2.5)| 295(1.3)| 314(1.1)|340(2.0)|100.0 (†) | 97.0(0.4)|58.0(1.9)| 7.0(1.1)
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | |
White, non- | | | | | | | | | | |
Hispanic .| 71.7(0.5)|314.8(1.1)| 282(3.4)| 290(2.2)| 303(1.5)| 320(0.9)|343(1.5)|100.0 (†) | 99.0(0.4)|70.0(2.0)|10.0(1.1)
Black, non- | | | | | | | | | | |
Hispanic .| 14.6(0.4)|283.3(1.5)| --- (†) | 267(2.9)| 281(2.5)| 293(1.4)|--- (†) |100.0 (†) | 89.0(2.0)|27.0(2.7)| 1.0 (†)
Hispanic ....| 9.8(0.5)|292.7(2.5)| --- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) | 308(3.0)|--- (†) |100.0 (†) | 94.0(2.2)|38.0(4.1)| 3.0(1.1)
Other\1\ ....| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0 (†) |76.0(6.3)|14.0(4.1)
_______________|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|________|__________|__________|_________|_________ |
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---Not available. NOTE: Score level 200 indicates ability to perform simple additive reasoning and problem solving. Score level 250 indicates ability to perform simple multiplicative reasoning and 2-step problem solving. Score level 300 indicates ability to perform reasoning and problem solving involving fractions, decimals, percents, elementary geometry, and simple algebra. Score level indicates ability to perform reasoning and problem solving involving geometry, algebra, and beginning statistics and probability. Scale ranges from 0 to 500. Excludes persons not enrolled in school and those who were unable to be tested due to limited proficiency in English or due to a disability. Includes public and private schools. Standard errors appear in parentheses. Details may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress, NAEP Trends in Academic Progress, various years. (This table was prepared September 2000.)
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