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| Table 222.35. | Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics scale score and percentage distribution of 12th-graders, by frequency of experiencing various attitudes in math class and selected student characteristics: 2015 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Student characteristic | Math work is engaging and interesting | Math work is challenging | Math work is too easy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Never or hardly ever | Sometimes | Often | Always/ almost always | Never or hardly ever | Sometimes | Often | Always/ almost always | Never or hardly ever | Sometimes | Often | Always/ almost always | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| Average scale score1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All students | 143 | (0.9) | 152 | (0.8) | 162 | (0.9) | 165 | (1.7) | 155 | (1.5) | 153 | (0.9) | 156 | (0.9) | 152 | (1.1) | 154 | (0.8) | 153 | (0.9) | 156 | (1.4) | 158 | (1.9) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 146 | (1.2) | 152 | (1.1) | 163 | (1.1) | 169 | (2.2) | 158 | (1.8) | 156 | (1.2) | 157 | (1.2) | 155 | (1.8) | 157 | (1.1) | 154 | (1.1) | 159 | (1.4) | 161 | (2.0) |
| Female | 140 | (1.2) | 152 | (0.8) | 162 | (1.1) | 161 | (2.2) | 150 | (2.4) | 150 | (1.0) | 155 | (1.1) | 151 | (1.3) | 153 | (1.0) | 152 | (1.0) | 152 | (1.7) | 152 | (2.6) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 150 | (1.2) | 161 | (0.9) | 173 | (1.1) | 178 | (2.1) | 161 | (1.9) | 162 | (1.1) | 165 | (1.0) | 164 | (1.3) | 162 | (1.1) | 164 | (1.1) | 166 | (1.4) | 164 | (2.2) |
| Black | 126 | (2.0) | 130 | (1.6) | 135 | (1.8) | 136 | (3.6) | 133 | (3.6) | 130 | (1.5) | 132 | (2.0) | 131 | (2.4) | 135 | (2.1) | 128 | (1.5) | 132 | (2.4) | 135 | (3.7) |
| Hispanic | 131 | (1.6) | 140 | (1.4) | 145 | (1.2) | 151 | (2.5) | 139 | (3.5) | 142 | (1.3) | 142 | (1.4) | 137 | (1.8) | 140 | (1.6) | 139 | (1.2) | 145 | (1.7) | 146 | (3.5) |
| Asian | 158 | (3.8) | 169 | (3.5) | 184 | (2.1) | 184 | (4.1) | ‡ | (†) | 173 | (3.7) | 177 | (3.0) | 172 | (4.7) | 178 | (2.9) | 174 | (3.1) | 171 | (4.4) | ‡ | (†) |
| Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Two or more races | 149 | (4.1) | 160 | (3.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 166 | (4.4) | 159 | (3.7) | ‡ | (†) | 159 | (3.4) | 159 | (3.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch |
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| Eligible | 130 | (1.4) | 137 | (1.1) | 144 | (1.4) | 147 | (2.3) | 139 | (2.4) | 140 | (1.1) | 139 | (1.4) | 134 | (1.4) | 137 | (1.2) | 137 | (0.9) | 143 | (1.5) | 144 | (2.6) |
| Not eligible | 150 | (1.1) | 161 | (0.9) | 172 | (1.2) | 178 | (2.4) | 161 | (1.9) | 161 | (1.2) | 165 | (1.1) | 162 | (1.4) | 161 | (1.2) | 164 | (1.2) | 164 | (1.6) | 166 | (2.7) |
| Unknown | 158 | (3.7) | 166 | (2.3) | 181 | (2.4) | 185 | (4.5) | ‡ | (†) | 172 | (2.6) | 170 | (2.9) | 172 | (2.6) | 170 | (2.1) | 169 | (3.5) | 177 | (4.3) | ‡ | (†) |
| Highest education level of either parent2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Did not finish high school | 128 | (1.7) | 134 | (1.8) | 141 | (1.9) | 136 | (5.0) | ‡ | (†) | 135 | (1.7) | 136 | (2.4) | 130 | (2.1) | 135 | (1.8) | 133 | (1.8) | 139 | (2.1) | ‡ | (†) |
| Graduated high school | 130 | (1.8) | 139 | (1.7) | 146 | (2.0) | 151 | (3.1) | 145 | (3.9) | 141 | (1.6) | 141 | (1.4) | 137 | (2.4) | 140 | (1.9) | 139 | (1.2) | 142 | (2.2) | 148 | (3.9) |
| Some education after high school | 141 | (1.5) | 150 | (1.2) | 158 | (1.6) | 159 | (2.7) | 153 | (2.9) | 150 | (1.4) | 152 | (1.4) | 149 | (1.9) | 148 | (1.6) | 150 | (1.3) | 155 | (1.7) | 156 | (2.8) |
| Graduated college | 153 | (1.3) | 163 | (0.9) | 174 | (1.1) | 180 | (2.0) | 166 | (2.1) | 164 | (1.2) | 167 | (1.1) | 165 | (1.4) | 165 | (1.0) | 165 | (1.2) | 167 | (1.7) | 169 | (2.4) |
| Percentage distribution of students | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All students | 25 | (0.5) | 36 | (0.5) | 28 | (0.5) | 12 | (0.4) | 7 | (0.3) | 35 | (0.6) | 37 | (0.6) | 20 | (0.5) | 31 | (0.6) | 48 | (0.5) | 16 | (0.4) | 6 | (0.3) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 24 | (0.6) | 34 | (0.6) | 30 | (0.7) | 13 | (0.6) | 8 | (0.4) | 37 | (0.6) | 38 | (0.7) | 18 | (0.6) | 26 | (0.7) | 49 | (0.7) | 18 | (0.5) | 7 | (0.5) |
| Female | 26 | (0.7) | 38 | (0.8) | 26 | (0.6) | 11 | (0.5) | 6 | (0.4) | 34 | (0.9) | 36 | (0.8) | 23 | (0.7) | 35 | (0.9) | 46 | (0.8) | 13 | (0.6) | 5 | (0.3) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 26 | (0.7) | 35 | (0.7) | 28 | (0.7) | 11 | (0.5) | 8 | (0.5) | 35 | (0.8) | 38 | (0.9) | 19 | (0.7) | 33 | (0.8) | 46 | (0.8) | 15 | (0.5) | 6 | (0.5) |
| Black | 25 | (1.2) | 38 | (1.3) | 24 | (1.1) | 13 | (0.9) | 6 | (0.7) | 38 | (1.3) | 33 | (1.1) | 23 | (1.0) | 30 | (1.2) | 48 | (1.3) | 16 | (1.0) | 6 | (0.6) |
| Hispanic | 23 | (0.9) | 37 | (1.0) | 28 | (0.9) | 13 | (0.8) | 5 | (0.5) | 36 | (1.0) | 38 | (1.1) | 22 | (0.9) | 27 | (1.1) | 50 | (1.0) | 18 | (1.1) | 5 | (0.5) |
| Asian | 13 | (1.4) | 36 | (1.7) | 34 | (1.9) | 17 | (1.7) | 6 | (1.1) | 37 | (2.2) | 35 | (2.7) | 22 | (1.8) | 23 | (2.4) | 51 | (2.9) | 18 | (2.6) | 8 | (1.4) |
| Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 21 | (5.5) | 32 | (5.3) | 39 | (6.5) | 8 | (3.4) | 9 | (4.3) | 23 | (4.6) | 41 | (4.8) | 27 | (8.0) | 25 | (4.3) | 58 | (4.7) | 15 | (3.2) | 2 | (1.5) |
| Two or more races | 33 | (3.0) | 37 | (3.1) | 21 | (2.2) | 10 | (2.1) | 8 | (1.7) | 33 | (3.9) | 42 | (4.0) | 17 | (2.6) | 36 | (4.1) | 45 | (3.8) | 13 | (2.8) | 6 | (1.5) |
| Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch |
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| Eligible | 24 | (0.8) | 36 | (0.7) | 26 | (0.7) | 13 | (0.6) | 6 | (0.5) | 39 | (0.9) | 35 | (0.9) | 20 | (0.7) | 26 | (0.8) | 51 | (0.7) | 17 | (0.7) | 6 | (0.5) |
| Not eligible | 25 | (0.7) | 36 | (0.7) | 28 | (0.7) | 11 | (0.5) | 8 | (0.4) | 34 | (0.8) | 38 | (0.8) | 20 | (0.7) | 33 | (0.9) | 46 | (0.9) | 15 | (0.6) | 6 | (0.4) |
| Unknown | 23 | (1.8) | 34 | (2.2) | 31 | (1.7) | 12 | (1.3) | 5 | (0.9) | 29 | (1.5) | 44 | (1.6) | 22 | (1.4) | 38 | (2.0) | 43 | (1.9) | 13 | (1.5) | 5 | (0.8) |
| Highest education level of either parent2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Did not finish high school | 23 | (1.5) | 37 | (1.7) | 26 | (1.5) | 15 | (1.4) | 5 | (0.8) | 36 | (1.9) | 36 | (1.8) | 23 | (1.6) | 26 | (1.4) | 50 | (1.7) | 19 | (1.5) | 6 | (0.8) |
| Graduated high school | 24 | (1.2) | 37 | (1.3) | 27 | (1.2) | 12 | (1.0) | 8 | (1.0) | 38 | (1.5) | 35 | (1.4) | 19 | (1.1) | 26 | (1.2) | 50 | (1.0) | 17 | (0.9) | 7 | (0.9) |
| Some education after high school | 25 | (1.2) | 38 | (1.3) | 25 | (1.2) | 12 | (0.8) | 8 | (0.7) | 38 | (1.0) | 36 | (1.0) | 18 | (0.9) | 29 | (1.1) | 47 | (1.3) | 17 | (0.9) | 7 | (0.7) |
| Graduated college | 24 | (0.7) | 35 | (0.7) | 30 | (0.8) | 12 | (0.6) | 6 | (0.3) | 34 | (0.7) | 38 | (0.7) | 21 | (0.6) | 33 | (0.9) | 46 | (0.9) | 15 | (0.6) | 6 | (0.3) |
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Scale ranges from 0 to 300. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Based on student reports. The category of students whose parents have an unknown level of education is not shown, although data for these students is included in table totals. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Includes public and private schools. Includes students tested with accommodations (9 percent of all 12th-grade students); excludes only those students with disabilities and English language learners who were unable to be tested even with accommodations (2 percent of all 12th-grade 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 Mathematics Assessment, retrieved August 15, 2016, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared August 2016.) |
