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| Table 138. | Average mathematics scale scores of 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-graders, by selected student and school characteristics: Selected years, 1990 through 2009 |
| Selected student or school characteristic |
19901 | 19921 | 1996 | 2000 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||
| 4th-graders, all students | 213 | (0.9) | 220 | (0.7) | 224 | (1.0) | 226 | (0.9) | 235 | (0.2) | 238 | (0.1) | 240 | (0.2) | 240 | (0.2) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 214 | (1.2) | 221 | (0.8) | 224 | (1.1) | 227 | (1.0) | 236 | (0.3) | 239 | (0.2) | 241 | (0.2) | 241 | (0.3) |
| Female | 213 | (1.1) | 219 | (1.0) | 223 | (1.1) | 224 | (0.9) | 233 | (0.2) | 237 | (0.2) | 239 | (0.2) | 239 | (0.3) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 220 | (1.0) | 227 | (0.8) | 232 | (1.0) | 234 | (0.8) | 243 | (0.2) | 246 | (0.1) | 248 | (0.2) | 248 | (0.2) |
| Black | 188 | (1.8) | 193 | (1.4) | 198 | (1.6) | 203 | (1.2) | 216 | (0.4) | 220 | (0.3) | 222 | (0.3) | 222 | (0.3) |
| Hispanic | 200 | (2.2) | 202 | (1.5) | 207 | (1.9) | 208 | (1.5) | 222 | (0.4) | 226 | (0.3) | 227 | (0.3) | 227 | (0.4) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 225 | (4.1) | 231 | (2.1) | 229 | (4.2) | ‡ | (†) | 246 | (1.1) | 251 | (0.7) | 253 | (0.8) | 255 | (1.0) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 217 | (5.6) | 208 | (3.5) | 223 | (1.0) | 226 | (0.9) | 228 | (0.7) | 225 | (0.9) |
| Eligibility for free or reduced- price lunch |
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| Eligible | — | (†) | — | (†) | 207 | (1.3) | 208 | (0.9) | 222 | (0.3) | 225 | (0.2) | 227 | (0.2) | 227 | (0.2) |
| Not eligible | — | (†) | — | (†) | 232 | (0.8) | 235 | (1.1) | 244 | (0.3) | 248 | (0.2) | 249 | (0.2) | 250 | (0.3) |
| Unknown | — | (†) | — | (†) | 231 | (2.8) | 237 | (1.6) | 241 | (0.7) | 244 | (0.7) | 246 | (0.9) | 246 | (1.1) |
| Control of school | ||||||||||||||||
| Public | 212 | (1.1) | 219 | (0.8) | 222 | (1.1) | 224 | (1.0) | 234 | (0.2) | 237 | (0.2) | 239 | (0.2) | 239 | (0.2) |
| Private | 224 | (2.6) | 228 | (1.1) | 235 | (1.9) | 238 | (0.8) | 244 | (0.7) | 246 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) | 246 | (0.8) |
| Amount of math homework assigned per day |
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| None | — | (†) | — | (†) | 227 | (5.4) | 227 | (2.4) | 234 | (1.0) | — | (†) | 236 | (0.9) | 236 | (0.9) |
| 15 minutes | — | (†) | — | (†) | 227 | (1.6) | 229 | (1.2) | 237 | (0.4) | — | (†) | 242 | (0.2) | 242 | (0.3) |
| 30 minutes | — | (†) | — | (†) | 223 | (1.9) | 225 | (1.4) | 234 | (0.4) | — | (†) | 239 | (0.3) | 239 | (0.4) |
| 45 minutes | — | (†) | — | (†) | 217 | (4.7) | 214 | (2.7) | 229 | (1.2) | — | (†) | 233 | (0.9) | 235 | (1.0) |
| 1 hour | — | (†) | — | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 225 | (4.7) | 225 | (2.2) | — | (†) | 233 | (2.5) | 228 | (3.0) |
| More than 1 hour | — | (†) | — | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 217 | (3.0) | — | (†) | 233 | (4.4) | 222 | (5.9) |
| 8th-graders, all students | 263 | (1.3) | 268 | (0.9) | 270 | (0.9) | 273 | (0.8) | 278 | (0.3) | 279 | (0.2) | 281 | (0.3) | 283 | (0.3) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 263 | (1.6) | 268 | (1.1) | 271 | (1.1) | 274 | (0.9) | 278 | (0.3) | 280 | (0.2) | 282 | (0.3) | 284 | (0.3) |
| Female | 262 | (1.3) | 269 | (1.0) | 269 | (1.1) | 272 | (0.9) | 277 | (0.3) | 278 | (0.2) | 280 | (0.3) | 282 | (0.4) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 270 | (1.3) | 277 | (1.0) | 281 | (1.1) | 284 | (0.8) | 288 | (0.3) | 289 | (0.2) | 291 | (0.3) | 293 | (0.3) |
| Black | 237 | (2.7) | 237 | (1.3) | 240 | (1.9) | 244 | (1.2) | 252 | (0.5) | 255 | (0.4) | 260 | (0.4) | 261 | (0.5) |
| Hispanic | 246 | (4.3) | 249 | (1.2) | 251 | (1.7) | 253 | (1.3) | 259 | (0.6) | 262 | (0.4) | 265 | (0.4) | 266 | (0.6) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 275 | (5.0) | 290 | (5.9) | ‡ | (†) | 288 | (3.5) | 291 | (1.3) | 295 | (0.9) | 297 | (0.9) | 301 | (1.2) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 259 | (7.5) | 263 | (1.8) | 264 | (0.9) | 264 | (1.2) | 266 | (1.1) |
| Eligibility for free or reduced- price lunch |
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| Eligible | — | (†) | — | (†) | 250 | (1.7) | 253 | (1.1) | 259 | (0.4) | 262 | (0.3) | 265 | (0.3) | 266 | (0.3) |
| Not eligible | — | (†) | — | (†) | 277 | (1.3) | 283 | (1.1) | 287 | (0.3) | 288 | (0.2) | 291 | (0.3) | 294 | (0.3) |
| Unknown | — | (†) | — | (†) | 279 | (2.3) | 276 | (1.6) | 285 | (1.0) | 289 | (1.2) | 291 | (1.7) | 295 | (1.4) |
| Parents' highest level of education | ||||||||||||||||
| Did not finish high school | 242 | (2.0) | 249 | (1.7) | 250 | (2.0) | 253 | (1.4) | 257 | (0.6) | 259 | (0.5) | 263 | (0.5) | 265 | (0.6) |
| Graduated high school | 255 | (1.6) | 257 | (1.2) | 260 | (1.3) | 261 | (1.0) | 267 | (0.4) | 267 | (0.3) | 270 | (0.4) | 270 | (0.5) |
| Some education after high school | 267 | (1.6) | 271 | (1.1) | 277 | (1.2) | 277 | (1.1) | 280 | (0.4) | 280 | (0.3) | 283 | (0.4) | 284 | (0.4) |
| Graduated college | 274 | (1.5) | 281 | (1.2) | 281 | (1.2) | 286 | (1.0) | 288 | (0.3) | 290 | (0.2) | 292 | (0.3) | 295 | (0.3) |
| Control of school | ||||||||||||||||
| Public | 262 | (1.4) | 267 | (1.0) | 269 | (1.0) | 272 | (0.9) | 276 | (0.3) | 278 | (0.2) | 280 | (0.3) | 282 | (0.3) |
| Private | 271 | (2.5) | 281 | (2.2) | 285 | (1.8) | 286 | (1.2) | 292 | (1.2) | ‡ | (†) | 293 | (1.3) | 296 | (1.2) |
| Amount of math homework assigned per day |
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| None | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 263 | (2.0) |
| Less than 1 hour | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 284 | (0.3) |
| About 1 hour | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 284 | (0.8) |
| About 2-3 hours | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 274 | (3.0) |
| More than 3 hours | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 269 | (5.0) |
| 12th-graders, all students | 294 | (1.1) | 299 | (0.9) | 302 | (1.0) | 300 | (1.0) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 297 | (1.4) | 301 | (1.1) | 303 | (1.2) | 302 | (1.2) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Female | 291 | (1.3) | 298 | (1.0) | 300 | (1.2) | 299 | (1.0) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 300 | (1.2) | 305 | (0.9) | 309 | (1.2) | 307 | (1.1) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Black | 268 | (2.0) | 275 | (1.8) | 275 | (1.6) | 273 | (2.0) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Hispanic | 276 | (3.8) | 286 | (1.6) | 284 | (2.2) | 282 | (2.0) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 311 | (5.2) | 312 | (4.2) | 305 | (2.7) | 315 | (4.2) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 294 | (5.0) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Eligibility for free or reduced- price lunch |
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| Eligible | — | (†) | — | (†) | 280 | (1.7) | 279 | (1.7) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Not eligible | — | (†) | — | (†) | 306 | (1.2) | 304 | (1.5) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Unknown | — | (†) | — | (†) | 303 | (2.4) | 303 | (1.7) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Parents' highest level of education | ||||||||||||||||
| Did not finish high school | 272 | (2.1) | 278 | (1.7) | 280 | (2.0) | 278 | (1.6) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Graduated high school | 283 | (2.0) | 288 | (1.4) | 290 | (1.0) | 287 | (1.3) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Some education after high school | 297 | (1.2) | 299 | (1.0) | 302 | (0.9) | 299 | (1.2) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Graduated college | 306 | (1.6) | 311 | (1.2) | 313 | (1.3) | 312 | (1.3) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Control of school | ||||||||||||||||
| Public | 294 | (1.2) | 297 | (1.0) | 301 | (1.1) | 299 | (1.1) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Private | 300 | (3.6) | 314 | (2.3) | 310 | (2.6) | 315 | (1.1) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment. | ||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Scale ranges from 0 to 500. Includes public and private schools. Excludes persons not enrolled in school and students who were unable to be tested due to limited proficiency in English or due to a disability. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. 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), 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009 Mathematics Assessments, retrieved September 2, 2009, and November 18, 2009, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared November 2009.) |
