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| Table 141. | Percentage of students at or above selected mathematics proficiency levels, by age, sex, and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1978 through 2008 |
| Selected character-istic | 9-year-olds | 13-year-olds | 17-year-olds | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple arithmetic facts1 | Beginning skills and understand- ings2 |
Numerical operations and beginning problem solving3 | Beginning skills and understand- ings2 |
Numerical operations and beginning problem solving3 | Moderately complex proce- dures and reasoning4 |
Numerical operations and beginning problem solving3 | Moderately complex proce- dures and reasoning4 |
Multistep problem solving and algebra5 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | 96.7 | (0.25) | 70.4 | (0.92) | 19.6 | (0.73) | 94.6 | (0.46) | 64.9 | (1.18) | 18.0 | (0.73) | 92.0 | (0.50) | 51.5 | (1.14) | 7.3 | (0.44) |
| 1982 | 97.1 | (0.35) | 71.4 | (1.18) | 18.8 | (0.96) | 97.7 | (0.37) | 71.4 | (1.18) | 17.4 | (0.95) | 93.0 | (0.50) | 48.5 | (1.28) | 5.5 | (0.43) |
| 1986 | 97.9 | (0.29) | 74.1 | (1.24) | 20.7 | (0.88) | 98.6 | (0.25) | 73.3 | (1.59) | 15.8 | (1.01) | 95.6 | (0.48) | 51.7 | (1.43) | 6.5 | (0.52) |
| 1990 | 99.1 | (0.21) | 81.5 | (0.96) | 27.7 | (0.86) | 98.5 | (0.21) | 74.7 | (1.03) | 17.3 | (0.99) | 96.0 | (0.52) | 56.1 | (1.43) | 7.2 | (0.63) |
| 1992 | 99.0 | (0.24) | 81.4 | (0.80) | 27.8 | (0.90) | 98.7 | (0.25) | 77.9 | (1.06) | 18.9 | (1.01) | 96.6 | (0.52) | 59.1 | (1.26) | 7.2 | (0.63) |
| 1994 | 99.0 | (0.24) | 82.0 | (0.66) | 29.9 | (1.12) | 98.5 | (0.33) | 78.1 | (1.07) | 21.3 | (1.35) | 96.5 | (0.50) | 58.6 | (1.35) | 7.4 | (0.76) |
| 1996 | 99.1 | (0.18) | 81.5 | (0.76) | 29.7 | (1.02) | 98.8 | (0.20) | 78.6 | (0.87) | 20.6 | (1.24) | 96.8 | (0.42) | 60.1 | (1.72) | 7.4 | (0.77) |
| 1999 | 98.9 | (0.17) | 82.5 | (0.84) | 30.9 | (1.07) | 98.7 | (0.25) | 78.8 | (1.02) | 23.2 | (0.95) | 96.8 | (0.45) | 60.7 | (1.63) | 8.4 | (0.83) |
| 2004 | 98.7 | (0.19) | 87.0 | (0.77) | 40.9 | (0.89) | 98.1 | (0.19) | 81.1 | (0.98) | 27.8 | (1.09) | 95.8 | (0.40) | 58.3 | (1.12) | 6.1 | (0.47) |
| 2008 | 99.0 | (0.18) | 89.1 | (0.69) | 44.5 | (1.01) | 98.2 | (0.19) | 83.4 | (0.63) | 30.0 | (1.08) | 96.0 | (0.37) | 59.4 | (0.87) | 6.2 | (0.40) |
| Male | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | 96.2 | (0.48) | 68.9 | (0.98) | 19.2 | (0.64) | 93.9 | (0.49) | 63.9 | (1.32) | 18.4 | (0.85) | 93.0 | (0.52) | 55.1 | (1.21) | 9.5 | (0.57) |
| 1982 | 96.5 | (0.55) | 68.8 | (1.29) | 18.1 | (1.06) | 97.5 | (0.55) | 71.3 | (1.44) | 18.9 | (1.18) | 93.9 | (0.58) | 51.9 | (1.51) | 6.9 | (0.70) |
| 1986 | 98.0 | (0.51) | 74.0 | (1.45) | 20.9 | (1.10) | 98.5 | (0.32) | 73.8 | (1.76) | 17.6 | (1.12) | 96.1 | (0.63) | 54.6 | (1.78) | 8.4 | (0.91) |
| 1990 | 99.0 | (0.26) | 80.6 | (1.05) | 27.5 | (0.96) | 98.2 | (0.34) | 75.1 | (1.75) | 19.0 | (1.24) | 95.8 | (0.77) | 57.6 | (1.42) | 8.8 | (0.76) |
| 1992 | 99.0 | (0.29) | 81.9 | (1.05) | 29.4 | (1.21) | 98.8 | (0.42) | 78.1 | (1.60) | 20.7 | (1.13) | 96.9 | (0.56) | 60.5 | (1.80) | 9.1 | (0.73) |
| 1994 | 99.1 | (0.27) | 82.3 | (0.87) | 31.5 | (1.59) | 98.3 | (0.45) | 78.9 | (1.49) | 23.9 | (1.59) | 97.3 | (0.57) | 60.2 | (2.08) | 9.3 | (1.04) |
| 1996 | 99.1 | (0.20) | 82.5 | (1.10) | 32.7 | (1.74) | 98.7 | (0.25) | 79.8 | (1.43) | 23.0 | (1.64) | 97.0 | (0.66) | 62.7 | (1.77) | 9.5 | (1.32) |
| 1999 | 98.8 | (0.28) | 82.6 | (0.92) | 32.4 | (1.25) | 98.5 | (0.27) | 79.3 | (1.12) | 25.4 | (1.19) | 96.5 | (0.81) | 63.1 | (2.12) | 9.8 | (1.09) |
| 2004 | 98.3 | (0.27) | 86.1 | (0.89) | 40.7 | (1.03) | 97.7 | (0.29) | 80.5 | (1.08) | 29.9 | (1.27) | 95.6 | (0.45) | 60.8 | (1.31) | 7.3 | (0.68) |
| 2008 | 99.0 | (0.27) | 88.4 | (0.87) | 44.4 | (1.18) | 98.2 | (0.28) | 84.3 | (0.75) | 33.4 | (1.29) | 96.2 | (0.47) | 62.9 | (0.96) | 7.6 | (0.61) |
| Female | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | 97.2 | (0.27) | 72.0 | (1.05) | 19.9 | (1.00) | 95.2 | (0.49) | 65.9 | (1.17) | 17.5 | (0.75) | 91.0 | (0.57) | 48.2 | (1.29) | 5.2 | (0.66) |
| 1982 | 97.6 | (0.33) | 74.0 | (1.30) | 19.6 | (1.11) | 98.0 | (0.27) | 71.4 | (1.29) | 15.9 | (1.00) | 92.1 | (0.56) | 45.3 | (1.37) | 4.1 | (0.42) |
| 1986 | 97.8 | (0.38) | 74.3 | (1.32) | 20.6 | (1.28) | 98.6 | (0.31) | 72.7 | (1.95) | 14.1 | (1.31) | 95.1 | (0.65) | 48.9 | (1.73) | 4.7 | (0.59) |
| 1990 | 99.1 | (0.26) | 82.3 | (1.26) | 27.9 | (1.31) | 98.9 | (0.18) | 74.4 | (1.32) | 15.7 | (1.00) | 96.2 | (0.84) | 54.7 | (1.84) | 5.6 | (0.79) |
| 1992 | 99.0 | (0.33) | 80.9 | (1.15) | 26.3 | (1.52) | 98.6 | (0.23) | 77.7 | (1.06) | 17.2 | (1.39) | 96.3 | (0.82) | 57.7 | (1.63) | 5.2 | (0.75) |
| 1994 | 98.9 | (0.31) | 81.7 | (0.91) | 28.3 | (1.28) | 98.7 | (0.31) | 77.3 | (0.99) | 18.7 | (1.39) | 96.0 | (0.65) | 57.2 | (1.40) | 5.5 | (0.87) |
| 1996 | 99.1 | (0.36) | 80.7 | (0.93) | 26.7 | (1.07) | 98.8 | (0.27) | 77.4 | (1.09) | 18.4 | (1.48) | 96.7 | (0.57) | 57.6 | (2.21) | 5.3 | (0.80) |
| 1999 | 99.0 | (0.19) | 82.5 | (1.15) | 29.4 | (1.36) | 99.0 | (0.40) | 78.4 | (1.22) | 21.0 | (1.38) | 97.2 | (0.40) | 58.5 | (1.89) | 7.1 | (1.06) |
| 2004 | 99.0 | (0.22) | 87.8 | (0.96) | 41.1 | (1.13) | 98.4 | (0.25) | 81.7 | (1.10) | 25.7 | (1.24) | 95.9 | (0.58) | 55.9 | (1.18) | 4.9 | (0.48) |
| 2008 | 99.0 | (0.21) | 89.9 | (0.78) | 44.6 | (1.18) | 98.2 | (0.25) | 82.5 | (0.86) | 26.7 | (1.13) | 95.7 | (0.43) | 55.8 | (1.25) | 4.6 | (0.34) |
| White | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | 98.3 | (0.19) | 76.3 | (1.00) | 22.9 | (0.87) | 97.6 | (0.27) | 72.9 | (0.85) | 21.4 | (0.73) | 95.6 | (0.30) | 57.6 | (1.14) | 8.5 | (0.48) |
| 1982 | 98.5 | (0.25) | 76.8 | (1.22) | 21.8 | (1.13) | 99.1 | (0.14) | 78.3 | (0.94) | 20.5 | (1.00) | 96.2 | (0.33) | 54.7 | (1.41) | 6.4 | (0.54) |
| 1986 | 98.8 | (0.24) | 79.6 | (1.33) | 24.6 | (1.03) | 99.3 | (0.27) | 78.9 | (1.69) | 18.6 | (1.17) | 98.0 | (0.36) | 59.1 | (1.69) | 7.9 | (0.68) |
| 1990 | 99.6 | (0.16) | 86.9 | (0.86) | 32.7 | (1.04) | 99.4 | (0.14) | 82.0 | (1.01) | 21.0 | (1.23) | 97.6 | (0.28) | 63.2 | (1.59) | 8.3 | (0.73) |
| 1992 | 99.6 | (0.14) | 86.9 | (0.68) | 32.4 | (1.01) | 99.6 | (0.18) | 84.9 | (1.10) | 22.8 | (1.28) | 98.3 | (0.36) | 66.4 | (1.40) | 8.7 | (0.87) |
| 1994 | 99.6 | (0.16) | 87.0 | (0.84) | 35.3 | (1.33) | 99.3 | (0.22) | 85.5 | (0.93) | 25.6 | (1.64) | 98.4 | (0.36) | 67.0 | (1.40) | 9.4 | (1.06) |
| 1996 | 99.6 | (0.15) | 86.6 | (0.80) | 35.7 | (1.38) | 99.6 | (0.16) | 86.4 | (1.02) | 25.4 | (1.50) | 98.7 | (0.37) | 68.7 | (2.18) | 9.2 | (1.02) |
| 1999 | 99.6 | (0.12) | 88.6 | (0.78) | 37.1 | (1.35) | 99.4 | (0.29) | 86.7 | (0.92) | 29.0 | (1.26) | 98.7 | (0.40) | 69.9 | (1.96) | 10.4 | (1.07) |
| 2004 | 99.2 | (0.18) | 91.9 | (0.61) | 47.2 | (0.97) | 99.1 | (0.16) | 89.3 | (0.82) | 35.1 | (1.21) | 97.5 | (0.28) | 66.8 | (1.08) | 7.6 | (0.63) |
| 2008 | 99.6 | (0.12) | 94.0 | (0.52) | 52.9 | (1.29) | 98.9 | (0.17) | 90.4 | (0.83) | 39.2 | (1.60) | 98.2 | (0.26) | 70.5 | (1.09) | 8.1 | (0.55) |
| Black | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | 88.4 | (1.01) | 42.0 | (1.44) | 4.1 | (0.64) | 79.7 | (1.48) | 28.7 | (2.06) | 2.3 | (0.48) | 70.7 | (1.73) | 16.8 | (1.57) | 0.5 | (—) |
| 1982 | 90.2 | (0.97) | 46.1 | (2.35) | 4.4 | (0.81) | 90.2 | (1.60) | 37.9 | (2.51) | 2.9 | (0.96) | 76.4 | (1.47) | 17.1 | (1.51) | 0.5 | (—) |
| 1986 | 93.9 | (1.37) | 53.4 | (2.47) | 5.6 | (0.92) | 95.4 | (0.95) | 49.0 | (3.70) | 4.0 | (1.42) | 85.6 | (2.53) | 20.8 | (2.83) | 0.2 | (—) |
| 1990 | 96.9 | (0.88) | 60.0 | (2.76) | 9.4 | (1.72) | 95.4 | (1.10) | 48.7 | (3.56) | 3.9 | (1.61) | 92.4 | (2.20) | 32.8 | (4.49) | 2.0 | (1.04) |
| 1992 | 96.6 | (1.12) | 59.8 | (2.82) | 9.6 | (1.42) | 95.0 | (1.35) | 51.0 | (2.73) | 4.0 | (0.69) | 89.6 | (2.53) | 29.8 | (3.94) | 0.9 | (—) |
| 1994 | 97.4 | (0.98) | 65.9 | (2.56) | 11.1 | (1.71) | 95.6 | (1.60) | 51.0 | (3.91) | 6.4 | (2.37) | 90.6 | (1.79) | 29.8 | (3.38) | 0.4 | (—) |
| 1996 | 97.3 | (0.84) | 65.3 | (2.38) | 10.0 | (1.24) | 96.2 | (1.27) | 53.7 | (2.56) | 4.8 | (1.08) | 90.6 | (1.33) | 31.2 | (2.51) | 0.9 | (—) |
| 1999 | 96.4 | (0.64) | 63.3 | (2.11) | 12.3 | (1.48) | 96.5 | (1.06) | 50.8 | (4.01) | 4.4 | (1.37) | 88.6 | (1.95) | 26.6 | (2.70) | 1.0 | (—) |
| 2004 | 97.1 | (0.65) | 74.3 | (2.61) | 22.0 | (1.72) | 95.3 | (0.78) | 61.5 | (2.47) | 9.7 | (1.35) | 89.1 | (1.63) | 29.4 | (2.07) | 0.4 | (—) |
| 2008 | 96.9 | (0.86) | 75.6 | (2.31) | 24.6 | (1.67) | 96.6 | (0.68) | 67.6 | (1.69) | 10.2 | (1.17) | 90.6 | (1.42) | 31.8 | (1.60) | 0.8 | (0.23) |
| Hispanic | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | 93.0 | (1.20) | 54.2 | (2.80) | 9.2 | (2.49) | 86.4 | (0.94) | 36.0 | (2.92) | 4.0 | (0.95) | 78.3 | (2.29) | 23.4 | (2.67) | 1.4 | (0.58) |
| 1982 | 94.3 | (1.19) | 55.7 | (2.26) | 7.8 | (1.74) | 95.9 | (0.95) | 52.2 | (2.48) | 6.3 | (0.97) | 81.4 | (1.86) | 21.6 | (2.16) | 0.7 | (0.36) |
| 1986 | 96.4 | (1.29) | 57.6 | (2.95) | 7.3 | (2.81) | 96.9 | (1.43) | 56.0 | (5.01) | 5.5 | (1.15) | 89.3 | (2.52) | 26.5 | (4.48) | 1.1 | (—) |
| 1990 | 98.0 | (0.76) | 68.4 | (3.03) | 11.3 | (3.49) | 96.8 | (1.06) | 56.7 | (3.32) | 6.4 | (1.70) | 85.8 | (4.18) | 30.1 | (3.09) | 1.9 | (0.78) |
| 1992 | 97.2 | (1.29) | 65.0 | (2.94) | 11.7 | (2.53) | 98.1 | (0.70) | 63.3 | (2.67) | 7.0 | (1.15) | 94.1 | (2.21) | 39.2 | (4.86) | 1.2 | (—) |
| 1994 | 97.2 | (1.15) | 63.5 | (3.08) | 9.7 | (1.82) | 97.1 | (1.31) | 59.2 | (2.17) | 6.4 | (1.78) | 91.8 | (3.57) | 38.3 | (5.50) | 1.4 | (—) |
| 1996 | 98.1 | (0.73) | 67.1 | (2.14) | 13.8 | (2.26) | 96.2 | (0.78) | 58.3 | (2.28) | 6.7 | (1.17) | 92.2 | (2.24) | 40.1 | (3.47) | 1.8 | (—) |
| 1999 | 98.1 | (0.71) | 67.5 | (2.47) | 10.5 | (1.63) | 97.2 | (0.60) | 62.9 | (2.50) | 8.2 | (1.37) | 93.6 | (2.21) | 37.7 | (4.15) | 3.1 | (1.12) |
| 2004 | 98.0 | (0.46) | 80.5 | (2.03) | 30.2 | (2.17) | 96.4 | (0.66) | 68.5 | (1.86) | 13.7 | (1.44) | 92.3 | (1.05) | 38.1 | (2.12) | 1.9 | (0.60) |
| 2008 | 98.9 | (0.28) | 85.1 | (1.25) | 33.5 | (1.46) | 97.0 | (0.44) | 73.3 | (1.71) | 14.4 | (1.09) | 92.2 | (1.10) | 41.1 | (1.69) | 1.5 | (0.41) |
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Scale score of 150 or above. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Scale score of 200 or above. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Scale score of 250 or above. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Scale score of 300 or above. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Scale score of 350 or above. | ||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: 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. Beginning in 2004, data are for a revised assessment format that provides accommodations for students with disabilities and English language learners. Totals include other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Standard errors appear in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), NAEP 1999 Trends in Academic Progress; and 2004 and 2008 Long-Term Trend Mathematics Assessments, retrieved May 4, 2009, from the Long-Term Trend NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared June 2009.) |
