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| Table 222.55. | Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics scale score of 4th-grade public school students, by race/ethnicity, school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, and state: 2017 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| State | Race/ethnicity | Percent of students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch | ||||||||||||||||||||
| White | Black | Hispanic | Asian | Pacific Islander | American Indian/ Alaska Native |
Two or more races | 0-25 percent eligible (low poverty) |
26-50 percent eligible | 51-75 percent eligible | 76-100 percent eligible (high poverty) |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||
| United States | 248 | (0.2) | 223 | (0.5) | 229 | (0.4) | 260 | (1.1) | 228 | (2.6) | 228 | (1.3) | 244 | (0.8) | 257 | (0.6) | 245 | (0.4) | 236 | (0.5) | 225 | (0.5) |
| Alabama | 242 | (1.1) | 219 | (1.3) | 218 | (3.5) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 251 | (4.8) | 242 | (1.8) | 232 | (1.3) | 218 | (2.1) |
| Alaska1 | 244 | (1.0) | 223 | (5.2) | 224 | (2.3) | 236 | (2.3) | 212 | (4.9) | 208 | (1.9) | 234 | (2.2) | 244 | (1.5) | 237 | (1.3) | 227 | (2.3) | 214 | (2.5) |
| Arizona | 247 | (1.5) | 216 | (3.3) | 226 | (1.2) | 262 | (5.2) | ‡ | (†) | 223 | (5.3) | ‡ | (†) | 258 | (2.2) | 243 | (3.0) | 234 | (2.0) | 220 | (1.4) |
| Arkansas | 240 | (1.0) | 214 | (2.0) | 230 | (2.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 243 | (1.4) | 235 | (1.3) | 223 | (1.9) |
| California | 245 | (1.8) | 218 | (3.4) | 223 | (1.2) | 260 | (2.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 247 | (3.4) | 261 | (3.8) | 240 | (2.7) | 229 | (2.3) | 219 | (1.7) |
| Colorado1 | 250 | (1.4) | 223 | (2.8) | 226 | (1.3) | 252 | (4.6) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 249 | (2.8) | 253 | (2.6) | 244 | (1.8) | 234 | (1.8) | 218 | (2.6) |
| Connecticut | 249 | (1.2) | 222 | (2.5) | 223 | (1.6) | 258 | (3.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 252 | (3.2) | 254 | (1.4) | 239 | (2.1) | 235 | (2.1) | 220 | (2.5) |
| Delaware | 246 | (1.1) | 222 | (1.5) | 229 | (1.6) | 268 | (3.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 237 | (3.3) | 249 | (1.7) | 243 | (1.6) | 232 | (1.6) | 225 | (1.6) |
| District of Columbia1 | 272 | (1.9) | 224 | (0.9) | 230 | (1.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 256 | (1.7) | 255 | (2.8) | 228 | (2.8) | 223 | (1.0) |
| Florida1 | 255 | (1.1) | 233 | (1.4) | 242 | (0.9) | 267 | (3.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 259 | (3.2) | 265 | (2.7) | 253 | (1.6) | 248 | (2.0) | 240 | (1.1) |
| Georgia | 247 | (1.3) | 223 | (1.5) | 228 | (1.9) | 273 | (4.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 241 | (3.5) | 264 | (3.5) | 245 | (2.6) | 235 | (1.7) | 222 | (1.5) |
| Hawaii | 248 | (2.0) | ‡ | (†) | 232 | (2.0) | 248 | (1.2) | 224 | (1.4) | ‡ | (†) | 241 | (1.7) | 253 | (2.2) | 242 | (1.5) | 236 | (1.3) | 221 | (2.1) |
| Idaho | 244 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) | 222 | (1.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 252 | (1.7) | 244 | (1.3) | 236 | (1.4) | 227 | (2.2) |
| Illinois1 | 249 | (1.5) | 217 | (1.9) | 227 | (1.1) | 263 | (3.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 243 | (3.8) | 250 | (3.8) | 245 | (2.5) | 230 | (2.2) | 224 | (1.4) |
| Indiana | 251 | (1.2) | 226 | (2.4) | 234 | (2.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 244 | (3.9) | 264 | (2.8) | 250 | (1.9) | 243 | (1.7) | 232 | (2.6) |
| Iowa | 247 | (1.0) | 215 | (3.1) | 231 | (2.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 234 | (3.0) | 258 | (2.3) | 245 | (1.2) | 240 | (1.8) | 217 | (3.0) |
| Kansas | 246 | (1.1) | 223 | (3.8) | 233 | (1.5) | 255 | (5.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 240 | (3.0) | 256 | (2.2) | 247 | (1.6) | 238 | (1.7) | 225 | (2.1) |
| Kentucky | 243 | (0.9) | 218 | (1.4) | 230 | (2.2) | 266 | (5.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 233 | (3.5) | 257 | (4.7) | 250 | (1.5) | 240 | (1.3) | 228 | (1.7) |
| Louisiana | 242 | (1.4) | 216 | (1.4) | 224 | (3.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 245 | (2.1) | 237 | (1.6) | 221 | (1.6) |
| Maine | 241 | (1.0) | 216 | (6.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 239 | (3.3) | 255 | (1.5) | 242 | (1.3) | 234 | (1.7) | 224 | (3.5) |
| Maryland1 | 254 | (1.5) | 226 | (1.3) | 229 | (2.1) | 264 | (2.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 244 | (3.8) | 257 | (2.8) | 244 | (2.0) | 235 | (2.7) | 222 | (2.1) |
| Massachusetts1 | 255 | (1.1) | 229 | (3.1) | 234 | (1.7) | 263 | (2.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 258 | (4.2) | 259 | (1.6) | 244 | (3.4) | 241 | (2.8) | 236 | (2.2) |
| Michigan | 242 | (1.1) | 211 | (1.9) | 223 | (3.0) | 261 | (5.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 239 | (3.8) | 255 | (2.2) | 240 | (1.8) | 233 | (1.9) | 211 | (2.1) |
| Minnesota1 | 256 | (1.2) | 222 | (3.1) | 229 | (2.5) | 246 | (5.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 249 | (3.0) | 262 | (1.8) | 248 | (1.8) | 241 | (2.9) | 216 | (4.8) |
| Mississippi | 246 | (1.2) | 224 | (1.0) | 239 | (2.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 243 | (3.9) | 249 | (2.9) | 242 | (1.4) | 227 | (1.5) |
| Missouri | 245 | (1.1) | 216 | (2.3) | 227 | (3.5) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 239 | (4.1) | 253 | (2.6) | 246 | (1.8) | 235 | (1.4) | 218 | (2.5) |
| Montana | 245 | (0.7) | ‡ | (†) | 230 | (2.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 216 | (2.3) | 239 | (3.2) | 248 | (2.4) | 245 | (1.1) | 241 | (1.4) | 221 | (2.4) |
| Nebraska | 252 | (1.0) | 220 | (3.1) | 233 | (1.7) | 256 | (7.5) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 236 | (3.3) | 258 | (1.4) | 248 | (1.6) | 241 | (1.8) | 228 | (1.7) |
| Nevada1 | 241 | (1.8) | 216 | (2.3) | 225 | (1.1) | 256 | (3.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 237 | (3.3) | 245 | (2.2) | 237 | (1.7) | 227 | (2.1) | 223 | (1.5) |
| New Hampshire | 246 | (0.9) | ‡ | (†) | 227 | (2.7) | 262 | (4.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 252 | (1.3) | 241 | (1.4) | 235 | (2.7) | 221 | (3.0) |
| New Jersey1 | 255 | (1.2) | 228 | (5.0) | 236 | (1.9) | 272 | (2.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 257 | (2.1) | 244 | (2.0) | 237 | (2.5) | 230 | (4.5) |
| New Mexico1 | 244 | (1.4) | ‡ | (†) | 226 | (1.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 218 | (2.3) | ‡ | (†) | 256 | (3.9) | 238 | (1.5) | 232 | (1.6) | 223 | (1.1) |
| New York1 | 244 | (1.1) | 224 | (2.5) | 223 | (1.2) | 252 | (2.5) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 250 | (1.8) | 240 | (1.9) | 233 | (2.8) | 225 | (3.0) |
| North Carolina1 | 251 | (1.1) | 224 | (1.3) | 235 | (1.9) | 258 | (3.6) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 242 | (3.7) | 265 | (1.7) | 247 | (2.3) | 240 | (1.7) | 230 | (2.0) |
| North Dakota | 248 | (0.8) | 229 | (3.0) | 231 | (3.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 225 | (2.3) | 239 | (3.0) | 249 | (1.3) | 244 | (1.0) | 239 | (1.8) | ‡ | (†) |
| Ohio1 | 246 | (1.0) | 220 | (2.0) | 229 | (3.6) | 264 | (6.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 237 | (3.1) | 258 | (1.7) | 246 | (1.7) | 235 | (3.6) | 223 | (1.9) |
| Oklahoma | 244 | (1.1) | 218 | (2.7) | 230 | (2.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 233 | (1.9) | 241 | (2.0) | 252 | (2.5) | 246 | (2.5) | 239 | (1.6) | 230 | (1.7) |
| Oregon | 239 | (1.2) | ‡ | (†) | 218 | (1.8) | 251 | (5.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 235 | (3.6) | 254 | (4.3) | 241 | (1.9) | 229 | (1.7) | 221 | (2.0) |
| Pennsylvania | 250 | (1.0) | 216 | (2.0) | 221 | (1.9) | 268 | (3.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 234 | (3.1) | 260 | (2.0) | 246 | (1.4) | 239 | (2.2) | 220 | (2.1) |
| Rhode Island1 | 245 | (0.9) | 225 | (2.2) | 224 | (1.5) | 256 | (4.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 238 | (2.7) | 251 | (1.5) | 240 | (1.6) | 236 | (2.1) | 221 | (1.5) |
| South Carolina1 | 245 | (1.1) | 219 | (1.2) | 230 | (2.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 232 | (3.6) | 256 | (2.4) | 238 | (3.2) | 236 | (2.1) | 224 | (1.7) |
| South Dakota | 247 | (0.7) | 219 | (4.3) | 229 | (3.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 220 | (2.4) | 240 | (3.7) | 250 | (1.3) | 245 | (0.9) | 238 | (2.2) | 220 | (2.4) |
| Tennessee1 | 244 | (1.2) | 222 | (1.2) | 226 | (2.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 236 | (3.8) | 255 | (4.0) | 244 | (2.4) | 238 | (1.7) | 226 | (1.4) |
| Texas | 253 | (1.3) | 229 | (2.4) | 236 | (1.5) | 265 | (4.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 253 | (5.5) | 260 | (2.8) | 251 | (1.7) | 241 | (3.0) | 229 | (1.8) |
| Utah | 247 | (1.1) | ‡ | (†) | 226 | (1.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 247 | (4.1) | 249 | (1.8) | 241 | (2.0) | 237 | (2.4) | 224 | (3.6) |
| Vermont | 241 | (0.8) | 226 | (5.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 239 | (3.2) | 252 | (1.5) | 242 | (1.2) | 233 | (1.3) | 233 | (3.3) |
| Virginia | 258 | (1.2) | 231 | (1.3) | 235 | (1.6) | 264 | (3.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 251 | (3.1) | 262 | (1.7) | 248 | (1.7) | 239 | (1.6) | 227 | (2.5) |
| Washington | 248 | (1.4) | 228 | (3.8) | 226 | (1.7) | 260 | (4.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 248 | (2.4) | 259 | (3.5) | 243 | (1.4) | 235 | (2.3) | 224 | (2.2) |
| West Virginia | 237 | (1.0) | 226 | (4.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 231 | (4.0) | 244 | (4.5) | 244 | (2.1) | 235 | (1.5) | 232 | (1.3) |
| Wisconsin | 247 | (1.0) | 211 | (1.7) | 225 | (2.2) | 242 | (4.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 240 | (3.4) | 253 | (2.4) | 244 | (1.2) | 234 | (1.7) | 216 | (2.4) |
| Wyoming | 250 | (0.6) | ‡ | (†) | 237 | (2.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 221 | (3.8) | ‡ | (†) | 256 | (1.5) | 249 | (0.8) | 241 | (1.7) | ‡ | (†) |
| Department of Defense dependents schools1 |
252 | (0.8) | 239 | (1.4) | 244 | (1.3) | 256 | (2.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 251 | (1.6) | 251 | (1.0) | 247 | (1.2) | 247 | (2.1) | ‡ | (†) |
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Nonresponse rate for free or reduced-price lunch was greater than 15 percent but not greater than 50 percent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. Race/ethnicity based on school records. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2015 Mathematics Assessment, retrieved July 2, 2018, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared July 2018.) |
