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| Table 144. | Average mathematics scale score, by grade and selected student and school characteristics: Selected years, 1990 through 2011 |
| Grade and selected student or school characteristic |
19901 | 19921 | 1996 | 2000 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||
| 4th grade, 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) | 241 | (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) | 241 | (0.2) |
| 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) | 240 | (0.2) |
| 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) | 249 | (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) | 224 | (0.4) |
| 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) | 229 | (0.3) |
| Asian2 | 225 | (4.1) | 231 | (2.1) | 229 | (4.2) | ‡ | (†) | 246 | (1.1) | 251 | (0.7) | 253 | (0.8) | 255 | (1.0) | 257 | (1.0) |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | [2] | (†) | [2] | (†) | [2] | (†) | [2] | (†) | [2] | (†) | [2] | (†) | [2] | (†) | [2] | (†) | 236 | (2.1) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 217 | (5.6) | 208 | (3.5) | 223 | (1.0) | 226 | (0.9) | 228 | (0.7) | 225 | (0.9) | 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) | 229 | (0.2) |
| Not eligible | — | (†) | — | (†) | 232 | (0.8) | 235 | (1.1) | 244 | (0.3) | 248 | (0.2) | 249 | (0.2) | 250 | (0.3) | 252 | (0.2) |
| Unknown | — | (†) | — | (†) | 231 | (2.8) | 237 | (1.6) | 241 | (0.7) | 244 | (0.7) | 246 | (0.9) | 246 | (1.1) | 249 | (0.9) |
| 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) | 240 | (0.2) |
| Private | 224 | (2.6) | 228 | (1.1) | 235 | (1.9) | 238 | (0.8) | 244 | (0.7) | ‡ | (†) | 246 | (0.8) | 246 | (0.8) | 247 | (0.8) |
| Amount of math homework teacher assigns per day |
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| None | — | (†) | — | (†) | 227 | (5.4) | 227 | (2.4) | 234 | (1.0) | — | (†) | 236 | (0.9) | 236 | (0.9) | 234 | (0.9) |
| 15 minutes | — | (†) | — | (†) | 227 | (1.6) | 229 | (1.2) | 237 | (0.4) | — | (†) | 242 | (0.2) | 242 | (0.3) | 243 | (0.3) |
| 30 minutes | — | (†) | — | (†) | 223 | (1.9) | 225 | (1.4) | 234 | (0.4) | — | (†) | 239 | (0.3) | 239 | (0.4) | 240 | (0.3) |
| 45 minutes | — | (†) | — | (†) | 217 | (4.7) | 214 | (2.7) | 229 | (1.2) | — | (†) | 233 | (0.9) | 235 | (1.0) | 235 | (1.1) |
| 1 hour | — | (†) | — | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 225 | (4.7) | 225 | (2.2) | — | (†) | 233 | (2.5) | 228 | (3.0) | 230 | (1.9) |
| More than 1 hour | — | (†) | — | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 217 | (3.0) | — | (†) | 233 | (4.4) | 222 | (5.9) | 232 | (2.5) |
| 8th grade, 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) | 284 | (0.2) |
| 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) | 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) | 283 | (0.2) |
| 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) | 293 | (0.2) |
| 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) | 262 | (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) | 270 | (0.5) |
| Asian2 | 275 | (5.0) | 290 | (5.9) | ‡ | (†) | 288 | (3.5) | 291 | (1.3) | 295 | (0.9) | 297 | (0.9) | 301 | (1.2) | 305 | (1.1) |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | [2] | (†) | [2] | (†) | [2] | (†) | [2] | (†) | [2] | (†) | [2] | (†) | [2] | (†) | [2] | (†) | 269 | (2.4) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 259 | (7.5) | 263 | (1.8) | 264 | (0.9) | 264 | (1.2) | 266 | (1.1) | 265 | (0.9) |
| 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) | 269 | (0.3) |
| Not eligible | — | (†) | — | (†) | 277 | (1.3) | 283 | (1.1) | 287 | (0.3) | 288 | (0.2) | 291 | (0.3) | 294 | (0.3) | 296 | (0.3) |
| Unknown | — | (†) | — | (†) | 279 | (2.3) | 276 | (1.6) | 285 | (1.0) | 289 | (1.2) | 291 | (1.7) | 295 | (1.4) | 296 | (1.1) |
| 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) | 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) | 271 | (0.4) |
| 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) | 285 | (0.3) |
| 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) | 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) | 283 | (0.2) |
| Private | 271 | (2.5) | 281 | (2.2) | 285 | (1.8) | 286 | (1.2) | 292 | (1.2) | ‡ | (†) | 293 | (1.3) | 296 | (1.2) | 296 | (0.9) |
| Amount of math homework teacher assigns per day |
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| None | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 263 | (2.0) | 264 | (1.8) |
| Less than 1 hour | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 284 | (0.3) | 285 | (0.3) |
| About 1 hour | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 284 | (0.8) | 287 | (0.7) |
| About 2-3 hours | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 274 | (3.0) | 277 | (3.3) |
| More than 3 hours | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 269 | (5.0) | 264 | (2.9) |
| 12th grade, all students | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | — | (†) | 150 | (0.6) | — | (†) | 153 | (0.7) | — | (†) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||
| Male | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | — | (†) | 151 | (0.7) | — | (†) | 155 | (0.9) | — | (†) |
| Female | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | — | (†) | 149 | (0.7) | — | (†) | 152 | (0.7) | — | (†) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||
| White | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | — | (†) | 157 | (0.6) | — | (†) | 161 | (0.6) | — | (†) |
| Black | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | — | (†) | 127 | (1.1) | — | (†) | 131 | (0.8) | — | (†) |
| Hispanic | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | — | (†) | 133 | (1.3) | — | (†) | 138 | (0.8) | — | (†) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | — | (†) | 163 | (2.0) | — | (†) | 175 | (2.7) | — | (†) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | — | (†) | 134 | (4.1) | — | (†) | 144 | (2.8) | — | (†) |
| Eligibility for free or reduced- price lunch |
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| Eligible | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | — | (†) | 132 | (1.1) | — | (†) | 137 | (0.8) | — | (†) |
| Not eligible | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | — | (†) | 155 | (0.7) | — | (†) | 160 | (0.8) | — | (†) |
| Unknown | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | — | (†) | 162 | (1.8) | — | (†) | 159 | (2.6) | — | (†) |
| Parents' highest level of education | ||||||||||||||||||
| Did not finish high school | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | — | (†) | 130 | (1.5) | — | (†) | 135 | (1.0) | — | (†) |
| Graduated high school | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | — | (†) | 138 | (1.1) | — | (†) | 142 | (0.7) | — | (†) |
| Some education after high school | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | — | (†) | 148 | (0.8) | — | (†) | 150 | (0.7) | — | (†) |
| Graduated college | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | — | (†) | 161 | (0.6) | — | (†) | 164 | (0.8) | — | (†) |
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases or participation rates fell below the required standards for reporting. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 For assessment years prior to 2011, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander students are included with Asian students. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Because of major changes to the framework and content of the grade 12 assessment, scores from 2005 and later assessment years cannot be compared with scores from earlier assessment years. Therefore, this table does not include scores from the earlier grade 12 assessment years (1990, 1992, 1996, and 2000). For data pertaining to comparisons between earlier years, see the Digest of Education Statistics 2009, table 138 (http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d09/tables/dt09_138.asp). | ||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: For the grade 4 and grade 8 assessments, scale ranges from 0 to 500. For the grade 12 assessment, scale ranges from 0 to 300. Includes public and private schools. For 1996 and later years, includes students tested with accommodations (1 to 12 percent of all students, depending on grade level and year); excludes only those students with disabilities and English language learners who were unable to be tested even with accommodations (2 to 4 percent of all students). 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, 2009, and 2011 Mathematics Assessments, retrieved November 2, 2011, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared November 2011.) |
