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| Table 222.20. | Percentage of students at or above selected National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics achievement levels, by grade and selected student characteristics: Selected years, 1996 through 2015 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Grade and selected student characteristic | 1996 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| At or above Basic1 | At or above Profi-cient2 | At or above Basic1 | At or above Profi-cient2 | At or above Basic1 | At or above Profi-cient2 | At or above Basic1 | At or above Profi-cient2 | At or above Basic1 | At or above Profi-cient2 | At or above Basic1 | At or above Profi-cient2 | At or above Basic1 | At or above Profi-cient2 | At or above Basic1 | At or above Profi-cient2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4th grade, all students | 63 | (1.3) | 21 | (1.1) | 77 | (0.3) | 32 | (0.3) | 80 | (0.2) | 36 | (0.2) | 82 | (0.2) | 39 | (0.3) | 82 | (0.3) | 39 | (0.3) | 82 | (0.2) | 40 | (0.3) | 83 | (0.2) | 42 | (0.3) | 82 | (0.3) | 40 | (0.4) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 63 | (1.5) | 22 | (1.2) | 78 | (0.4) | 35 | (0.4) | 81 | (0.2) | 38 | (0.2) | 82 | (0.2) | 41 | (0.3) | 82 | (0.3) | 41 | (0.4) | 83 | (0.3) | 42 | (0.4) | 82 | (0.3) | 43 | (0.4) | 82 | (0.4) | 42 | (0.5) |
| Female | 63 | (1.4) | 20 | (1.4) | 76 | (0.3) | 30 | (0.3) | 80 | (0.2) | 34 | (0.3) | 82 | (0.2) | 37 | (0.4) | 82 | (0.3) | 37 | (0.4) | 82 | (0.3) | 39 | (0.4) | 83 | (0.2) | 41 | (0.4) | 82 | (0.3) | 38 | (0.5) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 76 | (1.2) | 27 | (1.3) | 87 | (0.2) | 43 | (0.3) | 90 | (0.2) | 47 | (0.2) | 91 | (0.2) | 51 | (0.4) | 91 | (0.2) | 51 | (0.4) | 91 | (0.2) | 52 | (0.4) | 91 | (0.2) | 54 | (0.4) | 90 | (0.3) | 51 | (0.5) |
| Black | 27 | (2.0) | 3 | (0.6) | 54 | (0.6) | 10 | (0.3) | 60 | (0.5) | 13 | (0.3) | 64 | (0.6) | 15 | (0.4) | 64 | (0.6) | 16 | (0.5) | 66 | (0.6) | 17 | (0.5) | 66 | (0.6) | 18 | (0.5) | 65 | (0.7) | 19 | (0.6) |
| Hispanic | 40 | (2.7) | 7 | (1.4) | 62 | (0.7) | 16 | (0.5) | 68 | (0.5) | 19 | (0.3) | 70 | (0.5) | 22 | (0.4) | 71 | (0.7) | 22 | (0.4) | 72 | (0.5) | 24 | (0.5) | 73 | (0.7) | 26 | (0.6) | 73 | (0.6) | 26 | (0.7) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 67 | (5.7) | 27 | (5.0) | 87 | (0.8) | 48 | (1.9) | 90 | (0.5) | 55 | (1.1) | 91 | (0.7) | 58 | (1.3) | 92 | (0.6) | 60 | (1.5) | 91 | (0.6) | 62 | (1.6) | 91 | (0.6) | 64 | (1.2) | 91 | (0.8) | 62 | (1.7) |
| Asian | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 93 | (0.5) | 64 | (1.6) | 92 | (0.6) | 66 | (1.2) | 93 | (0.7) | 65 | (1.7) |
| Pacific Islander | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 77 | (2.7) | 34 | (3.2) | 77 | (3.1) | 33 | (3.2) | 68 | (4.0) | 30 | (2.8) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 57 | (7.5) | ‡ | (†) | 64 | (1.7) | 17 | (1.2) | 68 | (1.5) | 21 | (1.2) | 70 | (1.2) | 25 | (1.1) | 66 | (1.6) | 21 | (1.2) | 66 | (1.2) | 22 | (1.2) | 68 | (1.7) | 23 | (1.4) | 69 | (1.8) | 23 | (1.7) |
| Two or more races | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 87 | (0.7) | 45 | (1.2) | 85 | (1.0) | 46 | (1.4) | 86 | (0.9) | 45 | (1.3) |
| Eligibility for free or reduced- price lunch |
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| Eligible | 40 | (1.8) | 8 | (0.9) | 62 | (0.5) | 15 | (0.3) | 67 | (0.3) | 19 | (0.2) | 70 | (0.4) | 22 | (0.3) | 70 | (0.4) | 22 | (0.3) | 72 | (0.3) | 24 | (0.3) | 73 | (0.4) | 25 | (0.4) | 72 | (0.4) | 24 | (0.4) |
| Not eligible | 76 | (1.2) | 27 | (1.2) | 88 | (0.3) | 45 | (0.4) | 90 | (0.2) | 49 | (0.3) | 91 | (0.2) | 53 | (0.4) | 91 | (0.3) | 54 | (0.4) | 92 | (0.2) | 57 | (0.4) | 93 | (0.2) | 59 | (0.4) | 92 | (0.3) | 58 | (0.6) |
| Unknown | 72 | (3.0) | 28 | (4.1) | 84 | (0.9) | 41 | (1.2) | 87 | (0.7) | 45 | (1.2) | 90 | (0.9) | 48 | (1.5) | 88 | (1.3) | 47 | (1.7) | 90 | (0.8) | 52 | (1.4) | 90 | (1.0) | 52 | (2.2) | 89 | (1.2) | 50 | (1.7) |
| 8th grade, all students | 61 | (1.0) | 23 | (1.0) | 68 | (0.3) | 29 | (0.3) | 69 | (0.2) | 30 | (0.2) | 71 | (0.3) | 32 | (0.3) | 73 | (0.3) | 34 | (0.3) | 73 | (0.2) | 35 | (0.2) | 74 | (0.3) | 35 | (0.3) | 71 | (0.3) | 33 | (0.3) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 62 | (1.2) | 25 | (1.2) | 69 | (0.4) | 30 | (0.4) | 70 | (0.3) | 31 | (0.3) | 72 | (0.3) | 34 | (0.4) | 73 | (0.3) | 36 | (0.4) | 73 | (0.4) | 36 | (0.3) | 74 | (0.3) | 36 | (0.4) | 71 | (0.4) | 34 | (0.4) |
| Female | 60 | (1.2) | 22 | (1.2) | 67 | (0.4) | 27 | (0.3) | 69 | (0.3) | 28 | (0.3) | 71 | (0.3) | 30 | (0.3) | 72 | (0.4) | 32 | (0.4) | 73 | (0.2) | 34 | (0.3) | 74 | (0.4) | 35 | (0.4) | 72 | (0.4) | 33 | (0.4) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 73 | (1.3) | 30 | (1.3) | 80 | (0.3) | 37 | (0.4) | 80 | (0.2) | 39 | (0.3) | 82 | (0.3) | 42 | (0.3) | 83 | (0.3) | 44 | (0.4) | 84 | (0.3) | 44 | (0.3) | 84 | (0.2) | 45 | (0.4) | 82 | (0.3) | 43 | (0.4) |
| Black | 25 | (1.8) | 4 | (0.8) | 39 | (0.8) | 7 | (0.3) | 42 | (0.5) | 9 | (0.3) | 47 | (0.7) | 11 | (0.3) | 50 | (0.6) | 12 | (0.5) | 51 | (0.6) | 13 | (0.4) | 52 | (0.7) | 14 | (0.5) | 48 | (0.9) | 13 | (0.5) |
| Hispanic | 39 | (2.0) | 8 | (1.1) | 48 | (0.8) | 12 | (0.5) | 52 | (0.6) | 13 | (0.4) | 55 | (0.7) | 15 | (0.4) | 57 | (0.8) | 17 | (0.6) | 61 | (0.7) | 20 | (0.6) | 62 | (0.6) | 21 | (0.5) | 60 | (0.7) | 19 | (0.6) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 78 | (1.1) | 43 | (1.3) | 81 | (0.8) | 47 | (1.2) | 83 | (0.8) | 50 | (1.1) | 85 | (1.0) | 54 | (1.8) | 86 | (1.0) | 55 | (1.2) | 87 | (0.8) | 60 | (1.3) | 87 | (0.9) | 59 | (1.7) |
| Asian | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 88 | (0.9) | 58 | (1.3) | 89 | (0.8) | 63 | (1.3) | 88 | (0.9) | 61 | (1.7) |
| Pacific Islander | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 59 | (4.7) | 22 | (1.9) | 67 | (3.5) | 24 | (2.9) | 63 | (4.2) | 29 | (3.9) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 52 | (2.7) | 15 | (1.7) | 53 | (1.3) | 14 | (1.2) | 53 | (1.8) | 16 | (1.2) | 56 | (1.5) | 18 | (1.3) | 55 | (1.5) | 17 | (1.2) | 59 | (1.7) | 21 | (1.5) | 57 | (1.8) | 20 | (1.7) |
| Two or more races | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 78 | (1.1) | 39 | (1.7) | 76 | (1.2) | 38 | (1.4) | 74 | (1.5) | 36 | (1.3) |
| Eligibility for free or reduced- price lunch |
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| Eligible | 38 | (2.1) | 8 | (1.2) | 48 | (0.5) | 12 | (0.4) | 51 | (0.4) | 13 | (0.2) | 55 | (0.5) | 15 | (0.3) | 57 | (0.5) | 17 | (0.3) | 59 | (0.4) | 19 | (0.3) | 60 | (0.4) | 20 | (0.3) | 58 | (0.4) | 18 | (0.3) |
| Not eligible | 69 | (1.5) | 28 | (1.3) | 79 | (0.3) | 37 | (0.4) | 79 | (0.2) | 39 | (0.3) | 81 | (0.3) | 42 | (0.4) | 83 | (0.3) | 45 | (0.4) | 84 | (0.2) | 47 | (0.4) | 86 | (0.3) | 49 | (0.4) | 84 | (0.3) | 48 | (0.5) |
| Unknown | 70 | (2.6) | 30 | (2.6) | 75 | (1.1) | 36 | (1.2) | 79 | (1.1) | 40 | (1.4) | 81 | (1.7) | 43 | (1.7) | 83 | (1.3) | 48 | (1.9) | 85 | (0.9) | 48 | (1.5) | 84 | (1.3) | 50 | (2.6) | 81 | (1.5) | 46 | (1.9) |
| 12th grade, all students | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 61 | (0.8) | 23 | (0.7) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 64 | (0.8) | 26 | (0.8) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 65 | (0.7) | 26 | (0.6) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 62 | (0.9) | 25 | (1.0) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 65 | (0.9) | 28 | (1.0) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 66 | (0.8) | 28 | (0.8) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Female | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 60 | (1.0) | 21 | (0.8) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 63 | (0.8) | 24 | (0.8) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 64 | (0.9) | 24 | (0.7) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 70 | (0.8) | 29 | (0.8) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 75 | (0.7) | 33 | (0.8) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 75 | (0.8) | 33 | (0.8) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Black | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 30 | (1.7) | 6 | (0.8) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 37 | (1.2) | 6 | (0.6) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 38 | (1.5) | 7 | (0.6) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Hispanic | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 40 | (2.1) | 8 | (1.0) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 45 | (1.1) | 11 | (0.8) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 50 | (1.3) | 12 | (0.7) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 73 | (2.6) | 36 | (3.0) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 84 | (1.9) | 52 | (3.4) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 81 | (1.4) | 47 | (2.0) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Asian | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 83 | (1.5) | 49 | (2.0) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Pacific Islander | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 65 | (7.3) | 16 | (6.0) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 42 | (8.6) | 6 | (2.9) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 56 | (5.4) | 12 | (3.3) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 54 | (5.8) | 12 | (4.0) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Two or more races | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 67 | (3.0) | 26 | (2.7) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Basic denotes partial mastery of the knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Proficient represents solid academic performance. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Because of major changes to the framework and content of the grade 12 assessment, results from 2005 and later assessment years cannot be compared with results from earlier assessment years. Therefore, this table excludes grade 12 results from 1996. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Includes public and private schools. Includes students tested with accommodations (1 to 14 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 (1 to 4 percent of all students). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Prior to 2011, separate data for Asian students, Pacific Islander students, and students of Two or more races were not collected. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1996, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2015 Mathematics Assessments, retrieved October 29, 2015, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared October 2015.) |
