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| Table 227.50. | Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading and mathematics scale scores of 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-graders and percentage absent from school, by selected characteristics and number of days absent in the last month: 2015 and 2017 |
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| Grade level and days absent from school in the last month | All students | Sex | Race/ethnicity | Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch (public school students only) |
Control of school | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | Female | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian | Pacific Islander | American Indian/ Alaska Native |
Two or more races | Eligible | Not eligible | Unknown | Public | Catholic | Other private | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Average mathematics scale score1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th-graders (2017) | 240 | (0.2) | 241 | (0.3) | 239 | (0.2) | 248 | (0.2) | 223 | (0.5) | 229 | (0.4) | 260 | (1.0) | 229 | (2.7) | 227 | (1.3) | 245 | (0.8) | 228 | (0.3) | 253 | (0.3) | 238 | (2.0) | 239 | (0.2) | 245 | (1.1) | ‡ | (†) |
| 0 days | 246 | (0.3) | 247 | (0.4) | 245 | (0.4) | 253 | (0.3) | 230 | (0.6) | 237 | (0.6) | 267 | (1.3) | 243 | (4.4) | 238 | (2.0) | 251 | (1.0) | 234 | (0.4) | 258 | (0.4) | 243 | (2.6) | 246 | (0.3) | 249 | (1.4) | ‡ | (†) |
| 1-2 days | 242 | (0.3) | 244 | (0.4) | 240 | (0.3) | 250 | (0.4) | 226 | (0.7) | 232 | (0.6) | 260 | (1.2) | 226 | (3.8) | 232 | (2.3) | 245 | (1.2) | 231 | (0.4) | 253 | (0.4) | 246 | (2.7) | 241 | (0.3) | 248 | (1.5) | ‡ | (†) |
| 3-4 days | 235 | (0.4) | 236 | (0.6) | 234 | (0.6) | 244 | (0.5) | 220 | (0.8) | 225 | (0.9) | 252 | (2.2) | 227 | (5.6) | 227 | (2.5) | 240 | (2.0) | 225 | (0.5) | 248 | (0.7) | 227 | (3.5) | 234 | (0.4) | 237 | (2.4) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5-10 days | 231 | (0.7) | 231 | (0.9) | 231 | (0.8) | 240 | (0.9) | 216 | (1.2) | 221 | (1.3) | 245 | (3.8) | 221 | (4.1) | 218 | (4.9) | 239 | (3.3) | 221 | (0.9) | 245 | (0.9) | 229 | (3.0) | 230 | (0.7) | 239 | (4.1) | ‡ | (†) |
| More than 10 days | 212 | (0.7) | 212 | (0.9) | 212 | (1.0) | 221 | (1.1) | 201 | (1.2) | 207 | (1.2) | 231 | (5.3) | 211 | (5.0) | 215 | (4.0) | 221 | (3.1) | 206 | (0.7) | 226 | (1.2) | ‡ | (†) | 211 | (0.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| 8th-graders (2017) | 283 | (0.3) | 283 | (0.3) | 282 | (0.3) | 293 | (0.3) | 260 | (0.5) | 269 | (0.5) | 312 | (1.5) | 274 | (2.2) | 267 | (1.4) | 287 | (1.1) | 267 | (0.3) | 297 | (0.3) | 293 | (2.4) | 282 | (0.3) | 294 | (1.4) | ‡ | (†) |
| 0 days | 289 | (0.4) | 290 | (0.5) | 289 | (0.6) | 298 | (0.5) | 267 | (0.8) | 275 | (0.8) | 317 | (1.7) | 281 | (4.9) | 274 | (2.9) | 297 | (1.8) | 273 | (0.5) | 302 | (0.5) | 302 | (2.9) | 289 | (0.4) | 297 | (1.7) | ‡ | (†) |
| 1-2 days | 284 | (0.4) | 284 | (0.4) | 284 | (0.5) | 294 | (0.4) | 262 | (0.6) | 271 | (0.8) | 309 | (2.4) | 278 | (3.9) | 273 | (2.3) | 286 | (1.5) | 269 | (0.4) | 297 | (0.5) | 295 | (3.0) | 283 | (0.4) | 294 | (1.7) | ‡ | (†) |
| 3-4 days | 274 | (0.5) | 274 | (0.8) | 273 | (0.7) | 286 | (0.5) | 253 | (1.0) | 261 | (1.0) | 301 | (2.5) | 260 | (5.9) | 266 | (3.9) | 277 | (3.0) | 260 | (0.7) | 288 | (0.7) | 287 | (5.3) | 273 | (0.6) | 287 | (3.1) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5-10 days | 268 | (0.8) | 268 | (1.2) | 267 | (1.1) | 279 | (1.1) | 249 | (1.7) | 256 | (1.7) | 283 | (6.8) | 272 | (7.4) | 262 | (4.8) | 268 | (3.7) | 255 | (0.9) | 282 | (1.2) | 275 | (5.7) | 266 | (0.8) | 292 | (4.3) | ‡ | (†) |
| More than 10 days | 250 | (1.2) | 249 | (1.6) | 251 | (1.5) | 260 | (2.0) | 235 | (2.6) | 244 | (2.2) | 278 | (7.6) | ‡ | (†) | 241 | (5.9) | 260 | (6.3) | 243 | (1.5) | 267 | (2.7) | ‡ | (†) | 250 | (1.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| 12th-graders (2015) | 152 | (0.5) | 153 | (0.7) | 150 | (0.6) | 160 | (0.6) | 130 | (1.0) | 139 | (0.8) | 171 | (1.9) | ‡ | (†) | 138 | (2.8) | 157 | (2.2) | 138 | (0.7) | 160 | (0.7) | 156 | (8.4) | 150 | (0.6) | 173 | (2.4) | ‡ | (†) |
| 0 days | 156 | (0.8) | 157 | (1.0) | 155 | (1.0) | 164 | (0.9) | 135 | (1.3) | 144 | (1.3) | 176 | (2.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 163 | (4.8) | 142 | (1.0) | 164 | (1.1) | ‡ | (†) | 155 | (0.9) | 175 | (2.8) | ‡ | (†) |
| 1-2 days | 152 | (0.6) | 154 | (0.8) | 151 | (0.9) | 162 | (0.9) | 129 | (1.3) | 138 | (1.2) | 167 | (3.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 158 | (4.0) | 137 | (0.9) | 161 | (1.0) | ‡ | (†) | 151 | (0.7) | 174 | (2.5) | ‡ | (†) |
| 3-4 days | 145 | (0.9) | 146 | (1.3) | 144 | (1.2) | 154 | (1.1) | 127 | (2.0) | 133 | (1.6) | 164 | (4.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 133 | (1.2) | 154 | (1.2) | ‡ | (†) | 143 | (0.9) | 171 | (3.9) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5-10 days | 141 | (1.4) | 144 | (1.9) | 138 | (2.1) | 151 | (1.7) | 125 | (4.6) | 128 | (2.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 131 | (2.1) | 151 | (2.1) | ‡ | (†) | 140 | (1.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| More than 10 days | 130 | (2.8) | 129 | (3.9) | 131 | (3.8) | 135 | (4.7) | ‡ | (†) | 133 | (4.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 123 | (3.3) | 140 | (3.5) | ‡ | (†) | 131 | (2.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Average reading scale score2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th-graders (2017) | 222 | (0.3) | 219 | (0.3) | 225 | (0.3) | 232 | (0.3) | 206 | (0.5) | 209 | (0.5) | 241 | (1.0) | 212 | (2.7) | 202 | (1.8) | 227 | (0.9) | 208 | (0.3) | 236 | (0.3) | 223 | (2.5) | 221 | (0.2) | 235 | (1.2) | ‡ | (†) |
| 0 days | 228 | (0.3) | 226 | (0.4) | 231 | (0.4) | 236 | (0.4) | 214 | (0.7) | 216 | (0.6) | 247 | (1.0) | 218 | (4.5) | 213 | (3.2) | 234 | (1.4) | 214 | (0.4) | 240 | (0.4) | 231 | (2.7) | 227 | (0.3) | 239 | (1.5) | ‡ | (†) |
| 1-2 days | 225 | (0.4) | 222 | (0.5) | 228 | (0.5) | 234 | (0.4) | 209 | (0.9) | 213 | (0.8) | 240 | (2.0) | 221 | (5.0) | 208 | (3.4) | 229 | (1.5) | 213 | (0.5) | 237 | (0.5) | 227 | (3.1) | 224 | (0.4) | 236 | (1.7) | ‡ | (†) |
| 3-4 days | 219 | (0.5) | 215 | (0.8) | 222 | (0.7) | 229 | (0.6) | 206 | (1.1) | 207 | (1.0) | 233 | (2.4) | 208 | (5.7) | 203 | (3.5) | 224 | (1.6) | 208 | (0.6) | 232 | (0.7) | 221 | (5.0) | 218 | (0.5) | 231 | (2.9) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5-10 days | 210 | (0.9) | 206 | (1.2) | 215 | (1.1) | 225 | (1.2) | 194 | (1.4) | 196 | (1.7) | 220 | (5.9) | 200 | (5.5) | 191 | (6.3) | 216 | (3.5) | 198 | (1.0) | 228 | (1.2) | 218 | (5.6) | 209 | (0.9) | 229 | (3.7) | ‡ | (†) |
| More than 10 days | 183 | (1.0) | 180 | (1.2) | 188 | (1.5) | 195 | (1.8) | 177 | (2.0) | 174 | (1.5) | 198 | (6.2) | 185 | (5.0) | 181 | (7.2) | 198 | (5.1) | 176 | (1.0) | 201 | (1.9) | ‡ | (†) | 182 | (0.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| 8th-graders (2017) | 267 | (0.3) | 262 | (0.3) | 272 | (0.4) | 275 | (0.3) | 249 | (0.5) | 255 | (0.5) | 284 | (1.0) | 255 | (2.5) | 253 | (1.3) | 272 | (1.1) | 253 | (0.3) | 277 | (0.3) | 267 | (3.1) | 265 | (0.3) | 283 | (1.2) | ‡ | (†) |
| 0 days | 271 | (0.4) | 266 | (0.5) | 276 | (0.5) | 278 | (0.5) | 255 | (0.6) | 259 | (0.7) | 287 | (1.0) | 258 | (4.4) | 260 | (2.9) | 278 | (1.5) | 257 | (0.4) | 280 | (0.5) | 271 | (4.8) | 270 | (0.4) | 285 | (1.6) | ‡ | (†) |
| 1-2 days | 268 | (0.3) | 263 | (0.4) | 272 | (0.4) | 276 | (0.4) | 250 | (0.7) | 257 | (0.6) | 282 | (1.8) | 256 | (4.7) | 257 | (2.2) | 274 | (1.5) | 255 | (0.5) | 278 | (0.4) | 271 | (3.9) | 267 | (0.4) | 284 | (1.4) | ‡ | (†) |
| 3-4 days | 260 | (0.5) | 255 | (0.7) | 265 | (0.7) | 270 | (0.6) | 245 | (1.0) | 250 | (1.0) | 273 | (3.1) | 248 | (5.5) | 246 | (2.8) | 265 | (2.0) | 249 | (0.6) | 272 | (0.8) | 266 | (4.1) | 259 | (0.6) | 280 | (2.8) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5-10 days | 256 | (0.8) | 250 | (0.9) | 262 | (1.1) | 264 | (0.9) | 240 | (2.0) | 248 | (1.8) | 272 | (8.0) | 258 | (6.9) | 245 | (4.4) | 252 | (3.1) | 246 | (1.0) | 267 | (1.1) | 251 | (6.6) | 254 | (0.7) | 277 | (4.0) | ‡ | (†) |
| More than 10 days | 236 | (1.6) | 231 | (2.0) | 243 | (2.6) | 244 | (2.2) | 224 | (2.9) | 232 | (2.9) | 255 | (8.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 230 | (1.7) | 250 | (2.6) | ‡ | (†) | 236 | (1.6) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| 12th-graders (2015) | 287 | (0.5) | 282 | (0.6) | 292 | (0.7) | 295 | (0.7) | 266 | (1.1) | 276 | (0.9) | 297 | (2.1) | ‡ | (†) | 279 | (6.2) | 295 | (2.9) | 273 | (0.7) | 295 | (0.7) | 293 | (8.0) | 285 | (0.6) | 311 | (2.4) | ‡ | (†) |
| 0 days | 291 | (0.7) | 286 | (0.9) | 297 | (1.0) | 299 | (0.9) | 269 | (1.7) | 280 | (1.1) | 298 | (2.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 297 | (4.6) | 276 | (1.1) | 298 | (1.0) | ‡ | (†) | 289 | (0.8) | 312 | (2.5) | ‡ | (†) |
| 1-2 days | 289 | (0.7) | 284 | (0.9) | 293 | (1.0) | 297 | (0.9) | 267 | (1.4) | 278 | (1.2) | 301 | (2.8) | ‡ | (†) | 276 | (7.2) | 295 | (5.0) | 275 | (0.9) | 296 | (0.9) | 290 | (8.0) | 287 | (0.8) | 313 | (3.6) | ‡ | (†) |
| 3-4 days | 283 | (0.9) | 276 | (1.4) | 288 | (1.3) | 291 | (1.2) | 263 | (2.1) | 272 | (1.6) | 293 | (5.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 269 | (1.2) | 291 | (1.1) | ‡ | (†) | 281 | (0.9) | 307 | (3.0) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5-10 days | 278 | (1.6) | 271 | (2.5) | 283 | (1.8) | 287 | (2.1) | 261 | (3.3) | 266 | (3.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 268 | (2.2) | 285 | (2.3) | ‡ | (†) | 276 | (1.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| More than 10 days | 259 | (3.4) | 256 | (5.3) | 263 | (3.7) | 260 | (5.2) | 253 | (5.6) | 255 | (4.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 253 | (3.7) | 268 | (5.4) | ‡ | (†) | 259 | (3.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Percent of students absent3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th-graders (2017) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) |
| 0 days | 45 | (0.2) | 46 | (0.3) | 43 | (0.3) | 45 | (0.3) | 42 | (0.6) | 41 | (0.5) | 59 | (1.0) | 39 | (4.2) | 40 | (2.0) | 44 | (1.1) | 40 | (0.3) | 49 | (0.4) | 44 | (2.0) | 44 | (0.2) | 50 | (1.5) | ‡ | (†) |
| 1-2 days | 32 | (0.2) | 31 | (0.3) | 34 | (0.3) | 34 | (0.3) | 31 | (0.5) | 32 | (0.5) | 25 | (1.0) | 31 | (3.9) | 30 | (2.0) | 31 | (1.1) | 32 | (0.3) | 33 | (0.3) | 32 | (2.1) | 33 | (0.2) | 31 | (1.4) | ‡ | (†) |
| 3-4 days | 13 | (0.1) | 13 | (0.2) | 14 | (0.2) | 13 | (0.2) | 14 | (0.4) | 14 | (0.4) | 9 | (0.5) | 14 | (2.4) | 16 | (1.1) | 15 | (0.7) | 15 | (0.2) | 12 | (0.2) | 14 | (2.2) | 13 | (0.2) | 11 | (0.9) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5-10 days | 6 | (0.1) | 6 | (0.1) | 6 | (0.1) | 5 | (0.1) | 6 | (0.2) | 6 | (0.2) | 4 | (0.4) | 8 | (1.4) | 8 | (1.1) | 7 | (0.6) | 7 | (0.2) | 5 | (0.1) | 4 | (0.8) | 6 | (0.1) | 5 | (0.6) | ‡ | (†) |
| More than 10 days | 4 | (0.1) | 4 | (0.1) | 4 | (0.1) | 3 | (0.1) | 6 | (0.2) | 6 | (0.2) | 2 | (0.3) | 7 | (1.5) | 7 | (1.0) | 4 | (0.4) | 6 | (0.2) | 2 | (0.1) | 5 | (1.3) | 4 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.5) | ‡ | (†) |
| 8th-graders (2017) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) |
| 0 days | 41 | (0.3) | 43 | (0.3) | 40 | (0.4) | 40 | (0.3) | 42 | (0.6) | 40 | (0.6) | 62 | (1.2) | 38 | (3.4) | 35 | (2.0) | 40 | (1.3) | 38 | (0.4) | 44 | (0.3) | 43 | (2.7) | 41 | (0.3) | 45 | (1.5) | ‡ | (†) |
| 1-2 days | 38 | (0.2) | 37 | (0.3) | 39 | (0.3) | 41 | (0.3) | 35 | (0.6) | 38 | (0.6) | 28 | (1.1) | 30 | (3.2) | 34 | (1.7) | 37 | (1.2) | 38 | (0.4) | 39 | (0.3) | 35 | (2.1) | 38 | (0.2) | 38 | (1.4) | ‡ | (†) |
| 3-4 days | 14 | (0.1) | 13 | (0.2) | 15 | (0.2) | 14 | (0.2) | 15 | (0.4) | 15 | (0.3) | 7 | (0.5) | 18 | (3.5) | 20 | (1.5) | 15 | (0.9) | 16 | (0.2) | 12 | (0.2) | 15 | (1.4) | 14 | (0.2) | 12 | (0.9) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5-10 days | 5 | (0.1) | 5 | (0.1) | 5 | (0.2) | 5 | (0.1) | 5 | (0.3) | 5 | (0.2) | 2 | (0.3) | 11 | (2.1) | 8 | (1.1) | 7 | (0.6) | 6 | (0.2) | 4 | (0.2) | 5 | (0.9) | 5 | (0.1) | 4 | (0.5) | ‡ | (†) |
| More than 10 days | 1 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.1) | 1 | (0.1) | 1 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.2) | 2 | (0.1) | 1 | (0.2) | 2 | (0.5) | 3 | (0.7) | 1 | (0.3) | 2 | (0.1) | 1 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.6) | 2 | (0.1) | # | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| 12th-graders (2015) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) |
| 0 days | 36 | (0.6) | 40 | (0.7) | 32 | (0.6) | 35 | (0.7) | 38 | (1.0) | 34 | (1.0) | 49 | (1.5) | ‡ | (†) | 30 | (3.1) | 34 | (2.5) | 33 | (0.8) | 37 | (0.7) | 35 | (5.2) | 36 | (0.6) | 38 | (1.9) | ‡ | (†) |
| 1-2 days | 41 | (0.5) | 40 | (0.6) | 43 | (0.6) | 43 | (0.6) | 37 | (0.8) | 40 | (0.8) | 37 | (1.5) | ‡ | (†) | 42 | (4.9) | 41 | (3.2) | 40 | (0.7) | 43 | (0.7) | 39 | (4.8) | 41 | (0.5) | 43 | (1.7) | ‡ | (†) |
| 3-4 days | 15 | (0.3) | 14 | (0.4) | 17 | (0.5) | 15 | (0.4) | 17 | (0.8) | 17 | (0.6) | 10 | (0.9) | ‡ | (†) | 19 | (3.1) | 15 | (2.1) | 18 | (0.6) | 14 | (0.5) | 15 | (2.3) | 16 | (0.4) | 14 | (1.1) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5-10 days | 6 | (0.2) | 5 | (0.3) | 6 | (0.3) | 5 | (0.3) | 7 | (0.5) | 6 | (0.4) | 3 | (0.4) | ‡ | (†) | 6 | (1.5) | 7 | (1.3) | 7 | (0.4) | 5 | (0.3) | 8 | (2.1) | 6 | (0.2) | 5 | (0.6) | ‡ | (†) |
| More than 10 days | 2 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.2) | 2 | (0.2) | 2 | (0.2) | 2 | (0.3) | 2 | (0.3) | 1 | (0.4) | ‡ | (†) | 3 | (1.6) | 3 | (0.9) | 2 | (0.2) | 1 | (0.2) | 3 | (1.3) | 2 | (0.2) | 1 | (0.2) | ‡ | (†) |
| † Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| # Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 For grades 4 and 8, the mathematics scale ranges from 0 to 500. For grade 12, the mathematics scale ranges from 0 to 300. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Reading scale ranges from 0 to 500. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Absenteeism percentages based on the 2017 Reading Assessment for 4th- and 8th-graders and the 2015 Reading Assessment for 12th-graders (not assessed in 2017). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Includes public and private schools except where otherwise noted. Includes students tested with accommodations (9 to 12 percent of all students, depending on assessment and grade level); excludes only those students with disabilities and English language learners who were unable to be tested even with accommodations (2 percent of all students). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2015 and 2017 Mathematics and Reading Assessments, retrieved April 3, 2018, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared April 2018.) |
