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| Table 148. | Average mathematics scale score of 8th-grade public school students, by race/ethnicity, level of parental education, and state: 2011 |
| State | Race/ethnicity | Highest level of education attained by parents1 | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Black | Hispanic | Asian | Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander |
American Indian/ Alaska Native | Did not finish high school | Graduated high school | Some education after high school | Graduated college | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||
| United States | 293 | (0.2) | 262 | (0.5) | 269 | (0.5) | 305 | (1.1) | 265 | (2.5) | 266 | (1.0) | 265 | (0.6) | 271 | (0.5) | 285 | (0.3) | 294 | (0.3) |
| Alabama | 280 | (1.5) | 250 | (1.7) | 255 | (3.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 257 | (2.7) | 258 | (2.0) | 275 | (1.6) | 278 | (1.8) |
| Alaska | 296 | (1.2) | 273 | (2.8) | 277 | (2.9) | 287 | (2.6) | ‡ | (†) | 258 | (2.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Arizona | 294 | (1.5) | 269 | (3.2) | 266 | (1.3) | 303 | (4.2) | ‡ | (†) | 253 | (3.1) | 267 | (2.4) | 264 | (1.8) | 281 | (2.0) | 296 | (1.4) |
| Arkansas | 287 | (0.9) | 257 | (1.7) | 272 | (2.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 269 | (2.1) | 268 | (1.5) | 283 | (2.0) | 288 | (1.5) |
| California | 290 | (1.9) | 254 | (3.2) | 260 | (1.0) | 301 | (2.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 254 | (1.9) | 261 | (2.4) | 281 | (1.6) | 290 | (1.8) |
| Colorado | 302 | (1.1) | 270 | (2.6) | 271 | (1.5) | 313 | (4.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 264 | (2.7) | 272 | (1.9) | 293 | (1.7) | 304 | (1.3) |
| Connecticut | 297 | (1.0) | 262 | (1.8) | 262 | (1.8) | 307 | (3.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 259 | (3.0) | 268 | (2.2) | 284 | (1.7) | 298 | (1.3) |
| Delaware | 294 | (1.0) | 266 | (1.0) | 274 | (2.0) | 311 | (3.5) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 269 | (2.9) | 274 | (1.7) | 286 | (1.3) | 290 | (1.1) |
| District of Columbia | 319 | (2.6) | 256 | (0.8) | 261 | (2.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 255 | (3.3) | 251 | (2.0) | 266 | (1.7) | 269 | (1.4) |
| Florida | 287 | (1.2) | 258 | (1.7) | 274 | (1.0) | 314 | (4.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 265 | (1.9) | 268 | (1.6) | 282 | (1.7) | 286 | (1.3) |
| Georgia | 291 | (1.3) | 262 | (1.1) | 277 | (2.3) | 303 | (5.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 268 | (2.5) | 264 | (2.0) | 282 | (1.7) | 288 | (1.4) |
| Hawaii | 290 | (1.6) | 277 | (4.3) | 263 | (3.3) | 288 | (1.2) | 263 | (1.4) | ‡ | (†) | 261 | (3.8) | 267 | (1.5) | 282 | (1.9) | 286 | (1.1) |
| Idaho | 291 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) | 267 | (1.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 267 | (2.1) | 274 | (1.7) | 288 | (1.7) | 297 | (1.0) |
| Illinois | 294 | (1.4) | 260 | (1.5) | 272 | (1.5) | 315 | (3.5) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 271 | (2.2) | 268 | (1.6) | 285 | (1.6) | 294 | (1.5) |
| Indiana | 290 | (1.0) | 264 | (2.3) | 275 | (2.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 270 | (2.5) | 274 | (1.5) | 285 | (1.9) | 295 | (1.3) |
| Iowa | 288 | (1.0) | 258 | (3.3) | 269 | (2.9) | 293 | (6.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 268 | (2.5) | 274 | (1.8) | 283 | (1.7) | 295 | (1.1) |
| Kansas | 295 | (1.0) | 269 | (2.1) | 274 | (1.9) | 302 | (5.5) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 272 | (2.8) | 278 | (1.9) | 290 | (1.6) | 298 | (1.2) |
| Kentucky | 284 | (1.0) | 261 | (1.8) | 269 | (3.5) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 267 | (1.9) | 272 | (1.7) | 281 | (1.4) | 293 | (1.2) |
| Louisiana | 283 | (1.2) | 259 | (1.6) | 269 | (4.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 262 | (2.4) | 267 | (1.8) | 278 | (1.8) | 278 | (1.3) |
| Maine | 290 | (0.8) | 265 | (5.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 269 | (3.1) | 274 | (1.9) | 289 | (1.8) | 298 | (1.0) |
| Maryland | 303 | (1.3) | 267 | (1.5) | 273 | (3.1) | 313 | (3.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 264 | (4.0) | 271 | (2.1) | 288 | (1.8) | 298 | (1.3) |
| Massachusetts | 304 | (0.8) | 275 | (3.0) | 273 | (1.7) | 321 | (3.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 271 | (2.7) | 285 | (1.7) | 295 | (1.8) | 307 | (0.9) |
| Michigan | 286 | (1.2) | 250 | (2.4) | 274 | (4.3) | 311 | (7.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 260 | (3.9) | 266 | (1.9) | 278 | (2.2) | 291 | (1.7) |
| Minnesota | 302 | (0.9) | 266 | (2.8) | 270 | (2.6) | 282 | (4.2) | ‡ | (†) | 263 | (3.7) | 267 | (3.9) | 275 | (2.3) | 294 | (1.8) | 305 | (1.0) |
| Mississippi | 283 | (1.2) | 255 | (1.6) | 273 | (4.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 260 | (2.7) | 257 | (2.1) | 276 | (1.7) | 276 | (1.6) |
| Missouri | 288 | (1.0) | 254 | (2.7) | 267 | (2.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 265 | (2.6) | 270 | (1.8) | 283 | (1.6) | 291 | (1.4) |
| Montana | 297 | (0.6) | ‡ | (†) | 285 | (4.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 264 | (3.2) | 272 | (4.1) | 281 | (1.8) | 291 | (1.8) | 302 | (0.7) |
| Nebraska | 290 | (0.8) | 255 | (3.1) | 261 | (1.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 262 | (2.6) | 271 | (2.2) | 280 | (1.6) | 294 | (1.0) |
| Nevada | 292 | (1.3) | 259 | (2.2) | 266 | (1.1) | 292 | (3.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 262 | (2.1) | 269 | (1.6) | 285 | (1.8) | 290 | (1.3) |
| New Hampshire | 293 | (0.7) | ‡ | (†) | 266 | (3.4) | 305 | (5.5) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 269 | (3.2) | 281 | (1.7) | 290 | (2.0) | 300 | (0.9) |
| New Jersey | 304 | (1.1) | 272 | (2.5) | 274 | (2.3) | 318 | (2.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 273 | (3.4) | 280 | (2.3) | 287 | (2.3) | 304 | (1.2) |
| New Mexico | 290 | (1.4) | 265 | (4.3) | 269 | (0.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 258 | (2.7) | 259 | (2.0) | 267 | (1.7) | 279 | (1.6) | 287 | (1.0) |
| New York | 291 | (1.2) | 264 | (1.8) | 263 | (1.3) | 302 | (2.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 266 | (2.0) | 270 | (1.6) | 282 | (1.6) | 289 | (1.1) |
| North Carolina | 296 | (1.0) | 267 | (1.6) | 275 | (1.9) | 316 | (4.4) | ‡ | (†) | 265 | (4.8) | 273 | (2.7) | 272 | (1.6) | 289 | (1.4) | 295 | (1.3) |
| North Dakota | 296 | (0.6) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 264 | (2.5) | ‡ | (†) | 276 | (1.8) | 291 | (1.8) | 298 | (0.7) |
| Ohio | 295 | (1.0) | 263 | (1.7) | 273 | (4.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 266 | (2.8) | 277 | (1.4) | 290 | (1.5) | 297 | (1.3) |
| Oklahoma | 286 | (1.1) | 262 | (2.6) | 264 | (2.8) | 305 | (4.7) | ‡ | (†) | 273 | (1.9) | 264 | (2.4) | 267 | (1.9) | 280 | (1.3) | 292 | (1.3) |
| Oregon | 287 | (1.2) | 263 | (4.6) | 268 | (1.8) | 302 | (5.0) | ‡ | (†) | 260 | (5.6) | 266 | (2.0) | 273 | (2.0) | 286 | (1.9) | 295 | (1.2) |
| Pennsylvania | 294 | (1.0) | 257 | (2.1) | 269 | (3.4) | 312 | (4.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 261 | (4.7) | 274 | (1.3) | 289 | (1.9) | 296 | (1.5) |
| Rhode Island | 292 | (0.7) | 256 | (2.7) | 261 | (1.8) | 287 | (4.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 263 | (2.6) | 269 | (2.0) | 281 | (1.8) | 296 | (0.9) |
| South Carolina | 293 | (0.9) | 263 | (1.8) | 273 | (3.5) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 262 | (2.3) | 269 | (1.6) | 283 | (1.7) | 290 | (1.4) |
| South Dakota | 295 | (0.6) | 270 | (4.2) | 274 | (3.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 263 | (2.1) | 269 | (2.5) | 275 | (1.3) | 291 | (1.6) | 298 | (0.7) |
| Tennessee | 281 | (1.2) | 252 | (2.4) | 266 | (2.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 262 | (3.4) | 265 | (1.5) | 277 | (1.6) | 284 | (1.6) |
| Texas | 304 | (1.2) | 277 | (1.7) | 283 | (1.2) | 317 | (3.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 281 | (1.9) | 285 | (1.4) | 293 | (1.6) | 301 | (1.3) |
| Utah | 289 | (0.9) | ‡ | (†) | 257 | (1.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 244 | (6.5) | 253 | (2.6) | 265 | (1.9) | 280 | (1.8) | 295 | (1.0) |
| Vermont | 295 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 270 | (3.3) | 276 | (2.0) | 295 | (1.7) | 305 | (0.9) |
| Virginia | 297 | (1.4) | 268 | (1.7) | 279 | (1.8) | 313 | (3.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 267 | (2.6) | 272 | (2.0) | 287 | (1.7) | 300 | (1.3) |
| Washington | 294 | (1.1) | 265 | (3.4) | 269 | (2.4) | 306 | (3.3) | ‡ | (†) | 256 | (6.5) | 267 | (2.6) | 276 | (2.0) | 288 | (1.8) | 301 | (1.3) |
| West Virginia | 274 | (0.8) | 260 | (3.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 253 | (3.0) | 264 | (1.2) | 277 | (1.4) | 283 | (1.1) |
| Wisconsin | 295 | (1.0) | 256 | (3.0) | 270 | (2.3) | 289 | (5.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 258 | (3.2) | 274 | (1.8) | 288 | (1.9) | 299 | (1.0) |
| Wyoming | 291 | (0.7) | ‡ | (†) | 271 | (2.5) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 268 | (4.0) | 276 | (1.8) | 288 | (1.4) | 297 | (0.9) |
| Department of Defense dependents schools |
295 | (1.2) | 274 | (1.9) | 282 | (1.7) | 292 | (2.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 276 | (1.8) | 287 | (1.8) | 293 | (1.1) |
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases or item response rates fell below the required standards for reporting. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Excludes students who responded "I don't know" to the question about educational level of parents. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Scale ranges from 0 to 500. Includes public school students who were tested with accommodations; excludes only those students with disabilities (SD) and English language learners (ELL) who were unable to be tested even with accommodations. SD and ELL populations, accommodation rates, and exclusion rates vary from state to state. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2011 Mathematics Assessment, retrieved November 2, 2011, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared November 2011.) |
