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(40KB)| Table 127. | Average mathematics scale scores of 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-graders, by selected student and parent characteristics and school type: 2000, 2003, and 2005 |
| Year, grade, and school type | All students | Sex of child | Race/ethnicity of child | Highest education level of parents | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | Female | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/ Pacific Islander |
American Indian/ Alaska Native |
Less than high school |
Graduated from high school |
Some education after high school | Graduated from college | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th-graders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Public | 224 | (1.0) | 225 | (1.1) | 223 | (1.1) | 233 | (0.9) | 203 | (1.2) | 207 | (1.5) | ‡ | (†) | 207 | ! | (3.7) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Private, total1 | 238 | (—) | 239 | (—) | 236 | (—) | 241 | (—) | 213 | (—) | 220 | (—) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| Catholic | 237 | (1.2) | 239 | (1.5) | 235 | (1.1) | 241 | (0.8) | 210 | (4.9) | 217 | (3.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| Lutheran | 241 | (—) | 243 | (—) | 239 | (—) | 242 | (—) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| Conservative Christian | 234 | (—) | 236 | (—) | 232 | (—) | 238 | (—) | 211 | ! | (—) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| 8th-graders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Public | 272 | (0.9) | 273 | (1.0) | 271 | (1.0) | 283 | (0.9) | 243 | (1.3) | 252 | (1.4) | 288 | (3.9) | 263 | ! | (6.9) | 253 | (1.4) | 260 | (1.1) | 277 | (1.1) | 285 | (1.2) | 253 | (1.4) | ||||
| Private, total1 | 286 | (—) | 288 | (—) | 285 | (—) | 291 | (—) | 258 | (—) | 273 | (—) | 300 | (—) | ‡ | (†) | 264 | (—) | 273 | (—) | 281 | (—) | 292 | (—) | 272 | (—) | |||||
| Catholic | 284 | (1.5) | 285 | (1.4) | 282 | (2.0) | 289 | (1.4) | 254 | (2.8) | 271 | (2.5) | 296 | (2.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 271 | (2.3) | 279 | (2.3) | 289 | (1.4) | 276 | (3.0) | |||||
| Lutheran | 292 | (—) | 295 | (—) | 288 | (—) | 295 | (—) | 264 | ! | (—) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 276 | (—) | 290 | ! | (—) | 296 | (—) | ‡ | (†) | |||
| Conservative Christian | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| 12th-graders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Public | 299 | (1.1) | 301 | (1.3) | 297 | (1.1) | 306 | (1.2) | 272 | (2.1) | 281 | (2.1) | 314 | (4.4) | 293 | ! | (5.2) | 278 | (1.7) | 286 | (1.3) | 298 | (1.3) | 311 | (1.5) | 273 | (2.6) | ||||
| Private, total1 | 315 | (—) | 316 | (—) | 314 | (—) | 317 | (—) | 292 | (—) | 300 | (—) | 328 | (—) | ‡ | (†) | 281 | (—) | 298 | (—) | 309 | (—) | 321 | (—) | 295 | (—) | |||||
| Catholic | 314 | (1.4) | 315 | (1.6) | 313 | (1.7) | 317 | (1.3) | 290 | (3.5) | 299 | (3.1) | 326 | ! | (4.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 300 | (1.7) | 308 | (1.7) | 320 | (1.3) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
| Lutheran | 312 | (2.4) | 315 | (2.9) | 310 | (2.3) | 317 | (2.4) | 288 | (2.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 304 | (—) | 309 | (—) | 316 | (—) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| Conservative Christian | 310 | (2.0) | 313 | (2.8) | 307 | (1.9) | 312 | (2.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 294 | ! | (—) | 309 | (—) | 315 | (—) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
| 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th-graders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Public | 234 | (0.2) | 235 | (0.3) | 233 | (0.2) | 243 | (0.2) | 216 | (0.4) | 221 | (0.4) | 246 | (1.2) | 224 | (1.1) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| Private, total2 | 244 | (0.7) | 247 | (0.8) | 242 | (0.8) | 248 | (0.7) | 221 | (1.7) | 231 | (1.7) | 249 | (2.6) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| Catholic | 244 | (0.8) | 246 | (0.9) | 241 | (1.1) | 248 | (0.7) | 222 | (2.9) | 229 | (2.0) | 242 | (2.8) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| Lutheran | 245 | (1.5) | 249 | (2.0) | 242 | (1.7) | 248 | (1.4) | 227 | (4.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| Conservative Christian | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 8th-graders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Public | 276 | (0.3) | 277 | (0.3) | 275 | (0.3) | 287 | (0.3) | 252 | (0.5) | 258 | (0.6) | 289 | (1.3) | 265 | (1.2) | 256 | (0.6) | 267 | (0.4) | 280 | (0.4) | 287 | (0.4) | 258 | (0.5) | |||||
| Private, total2 | 292 | (1.2) | 293 | (1.3) | 290 | (1.3) | 297 | (1.1) | 260 | (2.4) | 274 | (2.4) | 303 | (2.7) | ‡ | (†) | 270 | (4.5) | 277 | (2.0) | 285 | (1.4) | 297 | (1.1) | 269 | (3.1) | |||||
| Catholic | 290 | (1.4) | 292 | (1.7) | 288 | (1.5) | 296 | (1.4) | 260 | (3.0) | 272 | (2.9) | 299 | (3.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 276 | (2.3) | 286 | (1.7) | 294 | (1.5) | 270 | (3.1) | |||||
| Lutheran | 296 | (1.6) | 298 | (2.1) | 295 | (1.9) | 300 | (1.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 288 | (4.3) | 290 | (3.0) | 301 | (1.8) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| Conservative Christian | 286 | (2.6) | 289 | (3.2) | 284 | (3.4) | 293 | (2.2) | 254 | (7.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 280 | (4.0) | 280 | (6.5) | 291 | (2.8) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th-graders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Public | 237 | (0.2) | 238 | (0.2) | 236 | (0.2) | 246 | (0.2) | 220 | (0.3) | 225 | (0.3) | 251 | (0.7) | 227 | (1.0) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| Private, total2 | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| Catholic | 244 | (0.7) | 245 | (1.0) | 242 | (0.8) | 248 | (0.7) | 222 | (2.0) | 233 | (2.2) | 244 | (4.1) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| Lutheran | 246 | (1.3) | 250 | (1.6) | 241 | (1.8) | 249 | (1.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| Conservative Christian | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 8th-graders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Public | 278 | (0.2) | 278 | (0.2) | 277 | (0.2) | 288 | (0.2) | 254 | (0.4) | 261 | (0.4) | 295 | (1.0) | 266 | (1.0) | 259 | (0.5) | 267 | (0.3) | 280 | (0.3) | 289 | (0.3) | 260 | (0.4) | |||||
| Private, total2 | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| Catholic | 290 | (1.2) | 292 | (1.3) | 288 | (1.4) | 297 | (1.2) | 261 | (2.6) | 276 | (2.3) | 299 | (4.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 276 | (2.4) | 283 | (1.6) | 296 | (1.3) | 269 | (3.2) | |||||
| Lutheran | 293 | (2.3) | 296 | (2.4) | 291 | (2.7) | 297 | (1.9) | 263 | (6.6) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 285 | (5.8) | 289 | (4.5) | 298 | (2.0) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| Conservative Christian | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| —Not available. † Not applicable. !Interpret data with caution. ‡ Reporting standards not met. 1 The 2000 private school totals include data for two categories of schools (nonsectarian and other religious) that are not shown separately. 2 The 2003 and 2005 private school totals include data for one school category (other private) that is not shown separately. NOTE: The NAEP mathematics scale ranges from 0 to 500. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Student Achievement in Private Schools: Results From NAEP 2000–2005, and the NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/), retrieved August 2006. (This table was prepared August 2006.) |
