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| Table 131. | Average mathematics scale score, by age and selected student and school characteristics: Selected years, 1973 through 2004 |
| Selected student and school characteristic | 1973 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1999 | 2004 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 9-year-olds | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All students | 219 | (0.8) | 219 | (0.8) | 219 | (1.1) | 222 | (1.0) | 230 | (0.8) | 230 | (0.8) | 231 | (0.8) | 231 | (0.8) | 232 | (0.8) | 241 | (0.9) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 218 | (0.7) | 217 | (0.7) | 217 | (1.2) | 222 | (1.1) | 229 | (0.9) | 231 | (1.0) | 232 | (1.0) | 233 | (1.2) | 233 | (1.0) | 243 | (1.1) |
| Female | 220 | (1.1) | 220 | (1.0) | 221 | (1.2) | 222 | (1.2) | 230 | (1.1) | 228 | (1.0) | 230 | (0.9) | 229 | (0.7) | 231 | (0.9) | 240 | (1.1) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 225 | (1.0) | 224 | (0.9) | 224 | (1.1) | 227 | (1.1) | 235 | (0.8) | 235 | (0.8) | 237 | (1.0) | 237 | (1.0) | 239 | (0.9) | 247 | (0.9) |
| Black | 190 | (1.8) | 192 | (1.1) | 195 | (1.6) | 202 | (1.6) | 208 | (2.2) | 208 | (2.0) | 212 | (1.6) | 212 | (1.4) | 211 | (1.6) | 224 | (2.1) |
| Hispanic | 202 | (2.4) | 203 | (2.2) | 204 | (1.3) | 205 | (2.1) | 214 | (2.1) | 212 | (2.3) | 210 | (2.3) | 215 | (1.7) | 213 | (1.9) | 230 | (2.0) |
| Region | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast | 227 | (1.9) | 227 | (1.9) | 226 | (1.8) | 226 | (2.7) | 236 | (2.1) | 235 | (1.9) | 238 | (2.2) | 236 | (2.0) | 242 | (1.7) | 245 | (2.0) |
| Southeast | 208 | (1.3) | 209 | (1.2) | 210 | (2.5) | 218 | (2.5) | 224 | (2.4) | 221 | (1.7) | 229 | (1.4) | 227 | (2.0) | 226 | (2.6) | 240 | (2.2) |
| Central | 224 | (1.5) | 224 | (1.5) | 221 | (2.7) | 226 | (2.3) | 231 | (1.3) | 234 | (1.6) | 233 | (1.8) | 233 | (2.3) | 233 | (1.4) | 240 | (1.5) |
| West | 216 | (2.2) | 213 | (1.3) | 219 | (1.8) | 217 | (2.4) | 228 | (1.8) | 229 | (2.3) | 226 | (1.6) | 229 | (1.3) | 228 | (1.7) | 241 | (1.8) |
| 13-year-olds | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All students | 266 | (1.1) | 264 | (1.1) | 269 | (1.1) | 269 | (1.2) | 270 | (0.9) | 273 | (0.9) | 274 | (1.0) | 274 | (0.8) | 276 | (0.8) | 281 | (1.0) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 265 | (1.3) | 264 | (1.3) | 269 | (1.4) | 270 | (1.1) | 271 | (1.2) | 274 | (1.1) | 276 | (1.3) | 276 | (0.9) | 277 | (0.9) | 283 | (1.2) |
| Female | 267 | (1.1) | 265 | (1.1) | 268 | (1.1) | 268 | (1.5) | 270 | (0.9) | 272 | (1.0) | 273 | (1.0) | 272 | (1.0) | 274 | (1.1) | 279 | (1.0) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 274 | (0.9) | 272 | (0.8) | 274 | (1.0) | 274 | (1.3) | 276 | (1.1) | 279 | (0.9) | 281 | (0.9) | 281 | (0.9) | 283 | (0.8) | 288 | (0.9) |
| Black | 228 | (1.9) | 230 | (1.9) | 240 | (1.6) | 249 | (2.3) | 249 | (2.3) | 250 | (1.9) | 252 | (3.5) | 252 | (1.3) | 251 | (2.6) | 262 | (1.6) |
| Hispanic | 239 | (2.2) | 238 | (2.0) | 252 | (1.7) | 254 | (2.9) | 255 | (1.8) | 259 | (1.8) | 256 | (1.9) | 256 | (1.6) | 259 | (1.7) | 265 | (2.0) |
| Parents' highest level of education | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Not high school graduate | — | (†) | 245 | (1.2) | 251 | (1.4) | 252 | (2.3) | 253 | (1.8) | 256 | (1.0) | 255 | (2.1) | 254 | (2.4) | 256 | (2.8) | 262 | (2.2) |
| Graduated high school | — | (†) | 263 | (1.0) | 263 | (0.8) | 263 | (1.2) | 263 | (1.2) | 263 | (1.2) | 266 | (1.1) | 267 | (1.1) | 264 | (1.1) | 271 | (1.7) |
| Some education after high school | — | (†) | 273 | (1.2) | 275 | (0.9) | 274 | (0.8) | 277 | (1.0) | 278 | (1.0) | 277 | (1.6) | 277 | (1.4) | 279 | (0.9) | 283 | (1.0) |
| Graduated college | — | (†) | 284 | (1.2) | 282 | (1.5) | 280 | (1.4) | 280 | (1.0) | 283 | (1.0) | 285 | (1.2) | 283 | (1.2) | 286 | (1.0) | 292 | (0.9) |
| Region | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast | 275 | (2.4) | 273 | (2.4) | 277 | (2.0) | 277 | (2.2) | 275 | (2.3) | 274 | (2.2) | 284 | (1.5) | 275 | (2.1) | 279 | (2.7) | 284 | (2.1) |
| Southeast | 255 | (3.2) | 253 | (3.3) | 258 | (2.2) | 263 | (1.4) | 266 | (1.9) | 271 | (2.5) | 269 | (2.0) | 270 | (1.8) | 270 | (2.3) | 278 | (2.1) |
| Central | 271 | (1.8) | 269 | (1.8) | 273 | (2.1) | 266 | (4.5) | 272 | (2.4) | 275 | (1.5) | 275 | (3.4) | 280 | (1.3) | 278 | (1.8) | 283 | (2.2) |
| West | 262 | (1.9) | 260 | (1.9) | 266 | (2.4) | 270 | (2.1) | 269 | (1.6) | 272 | (1.4) | 272 | (1.7) | 273 | (1.9) | 276 | (1.4) | 280 | (1.4) |
| 17-year-olds | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All students | 304 | (1.1) | 300 | (1.0) | 298 | (0.9) | 302 | (0.9) | 305 | (0.9) | 307 | (0.9) | 306 | (1.0) | 307 | (1.2) | 308 | (1.0) | 307 | (0.8) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 309 | (1.2) | 304 | (1.0) | 301 | (1.0) | 305 | (1.2) | 306 | (1.1) | 309 | (1.1) | 309 | (1.4) | 310 | (1.3) | 310 | (1.4) | 308 | (1.0) |
| Female | 301 | (1.1) | 297 | (1.0) | 296 | (1.0) | 299 | (1.0) | 303 | (1.1) | 305 | (1.1) | 304 | (1.1) | 305 | (1.4) | 307 | (1.0) | 305 | (0.9) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 310 | (1.1) | 306 | (0.9) | 304 | (0.9) | 308 | (1.0) | 309 | (1.0) | 312 | (0.8) | 312 | (1.1) | 313 | (1.4) | 315 | (1.1) | 313 | (0.7) |
| Black | 270 | (1.3) | 268 | (1.3) | 272 | (1.2) | 279 | (2.1) | 289 | (2.8) | 286 | (2.2) | 286 | (1.8) | 286 | (1.7) | 283 | (1.5) | 285 | (1.6) |
| Hispanic | 277 | (2.2) | 276 | (2.3) | 277 | (1.8) | 283 | (2.9) | 284 | (2.9) | 292 | (2.6) | 291 | (3.7) | 292 | (2.1) | 293 | (2.5) | 289 | (1.8) |
| Parents' highest level of education | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Not high school graduate | — | (†) | 280 | (1.2) | 279 | (1.0) | 279 | (2.3) | 285 | (2.2) | 285 | (2.3) | 284 | (2.4) | 281 | (2.4) | 289 | (1.8) | 287 | (2.4) |
| Graduated high school | — | (†) | 294 | (0.8) | 293 | (0.8) | 293 | (1.0) | 294 | (0.9) | 298 | (1.7) | 295 | (1.1) | 297 | (2.4) | 299 | (1.6) | 295 | (1.1) |
| Some education after high school | — | (†) | 305 | (0.9) | 304 | (0.9) | 305 | (1.2) | 308 | (1.0) | 308 | (1.1) | 305 | (1.3) | 307 | (1.5) | 308 | (1.6) | 306 | (1.1) |
| Graduated college | — | (†) | 317 | (1.0) | 312 | (1.0) | 314 | (1.4) | 316 | (1.3) | 316 | (1.0) | 318 | (1.4) | 317 | (1.3) | 317 | (1.2) | 317 | (0.9) |
| Region | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast | 312 | (1.8) | 307 | (1.8) | 304 | (2.0) | 307 | (1.9) | 304 | (2.1) | 311 | (2.0) | 313 | (2.9) | 309 | (3.0) | 313 | (2.4) | 310 | (1.4) |
| Southeast | 296 | (1.8) | 292 | (1.7) | 292 | (2.1) | 297 | (1.4) | 301 | (2.3) | 301 | (1.9) | 301 | (1.6) | 303 | (2.1) | 300 | (1.4) | 302 | (1.3) |
| Central | 306 | (1.8) | 305 | (1.9) | 302 | (1.4) | 304 | (1.9) | 311 | (2.1) | 312 | (2.0) | 307 | (2.2) | 314 | (2.0) | 310 | (2.0) | 313 | (1.0) |
| West | 303 | (2.0) | 295 | (1.8) | 294 | (1.9) | 299 | (2.7) | 302 | (1.5) | 303 | (2.3) | 305 | (2.4) | 304 | (2.3) | 310 | (2.0) | 303 | (1.9) |
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— Not available. † Not applicable. NOTE: 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. Scale ranges from 0 to 500. A score of 150 implies the knowledge of some basic addition and subtraction facts, and most students at this level can add two-digit numbers without regrouping. They recognize simple situations in which addition and subtraction apply. A score of 200 implies considerable understanding of two-digit numbers and knowledge of some basic multiplication and division facts. A score of 250 implies an initial under-standing of the four basic operations. Students at this level can also compare information from graphs and charts and are developing an ability to analyze simple logical relations. A score of 300 implies an ability to compute decimals, simple fractions, and percents. Student at this level can identify geometric figures, measure lengths and angles, and calculate areas of rectangles. They are developing the skills to operate with signed numbers, exponents, and square roots. A score of 350 implies an ability to apply a range of reasoning skills to solve multistep problems. Students at this level can solve routine problems involving fractions and percents, recognize properties of basic geometric figures, and work with exponents and square roots. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Totals include other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), NAEP 2004 Trends in Academic Progress; and unpublished tabulations, NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/), retrieved July 2005. (This table was prepared July 2005.) |
