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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: 2019
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
State Race/ethnicity Percent of students in school eligible
for free or reduced-price lunch1
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)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
United States 249 (0.3) 224 (0.4) 231 (0.4) 263 (1.0) 230 (2.1) 228 (1.1) 243 (0.6) 258 (0.4) 246 (0.4) 238 (0.5) 231 (0.7)
Alabama 239 (1.4) 215 (1.5) 220 (2.6) (†) (†) (†) (†) 250 (3.2) 241 (1.5) 229 (1.4) 217 (2.6)
Alaska 247 (1.0) 227 (4.1) 227 (3.3) 227 (4.0) 221 (3.6) 209 (1.9) 235 (1.9) 248 (2.4) 241 (1.3) 235 (2.3) (†)
Arizona 250 (1.3) 223 (3.2) 227 (1.1) 268 (4.9) (†) 217 (2.4) 246 (3.8) 258 (3.0) 243 (2.6) 234 (1.8) 223 (2.0)
Arkansas 240 (1.0) 215 (1.9) 228 (2.4) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) 242 (2.1) 235 (1.6) 227 (2.4)
California 250 (1.9) 224 (2.4) 225 (1.0) 259 (3.3) (†) (†) 251 (3.1) 261 (3.3) 244 (2.5) 235 (2.8) 228 (2.2)

Colorado
252 (1.2) 224 (3.5) 227 (1.1) 256 (3.9) (†) (†) 244 (2.9) 255 (1.9) 243 (2.2) 230 (2.8) 224 (2.2)
Connecticut 252 (1.1) 227 (2.4) 228 (1.2) 265 (3.1) (†) (†) 249 (4.2) 257 (1.6) 244 (1.8) 236 (4.5) (†)
Delaware 250 (1.1) 225 (1.0) 232 (1.6) 273 (3.9) (†) (†) 243 (3.5) 256 (2.2) 247 (1.7) 238 (2.0) (†)
District of Columbia 273 (1.5) 226 (0.8) 233 (1.6) (†) (†) (†) (†) 260 (1.6) 250 (2.4) 230 (2.8) 216 (3.1)
Florida 254 (1.1) 233 (1.4) 242 (1.0) 266 (3.0) (†) (†) 246 (2.7) 262 (2.5) 256 (1.5) 244 (2.4) 239 (1.9)

Georgia
249 (1.1) 224 (1.4) 230 (1.7) 273 (4.2) (†) (†) 250 (3.5) 263 (3.3) 247 (1.6) 238 (1.7) 227 (1.2)
Hawaii 252 (2.1) (†) 235 (1.9) 249 (1.7) 222 (1.2) (†) 242 (2.1) 252 (2.1) 246 (1.9) 236 (1.3) (†)
Idaho 246 (1.0) (†) 227 (1.6) (†) (†) (†) 239 (3.3) 254 (2.1) 244 (1.3) 233 (1.8) (†)
Illinois 246 (1.5) 217 (2.2) 231 (1.5) 259 (4.1) (†) (†) 238 (4.8) (†) (†) (†) (†)
Indiana 250 (1.1) 223 (3.0) 235 (2.6) 258 (3.4) (†) (†) 243 (3.3) 263 (4.3) 254 (1.7) 243 (1.6) 239 (4.2)

Iowa
246 (1.1) 215 (2.5) 227 (1.9) (†) (†) (†) 236 (2.8) 252 (1.5) 242 (1.4) 236 (3.0) (†)
Kansas 247 (1.0) 216 (2.4) 226 (1.6) 255 (4.3) (†) (†) 233 (2.9) 256 (1.8) 242 (1.5) 236 (1.5) 223 (2.0)
Kentucky 242 (1.2) 223 (1.7) 228 (2.8) 262 (5.4) (†) (†) 239 (3.1) 257 (1.9) 251 (4.1) 249 (3.6) (†)
Louisiana 244 (1.4) 219 (1.6) 224 (2.5) (†) (†) (†) 238 (4.0) 253 (4.5) 243 (2.4) 236 (3.1) 222 (3.7)
Maine 242 (1.0) 219 (3.6) (†) (†) (†) (†) 235 (4.9) 255 (1.6) 242 (1.5) 238 (1.9) (†)

Maryland
251 (1.7) 224 (1.7) 229 (1.9) 273 (3.2) (†) (†) 240 (3.6) 257 (2.5) 241 (2.5) 234 (3.0) 225 (3.0)
Massachusetts 254 (1.2) 232 (2.0) 232 (1.5) 273 (4.6) (†) (†) 245 (3.5) 261 (2.2) 251 (1.9) 240 (4.0) (†)
Michigan 243 (1.2) 213 (2.1) 226 (3.4) 258 (7.1) (†) (†) 232 (3.8) 253 (2.3) 245 (2.4) 236 (1.6) 219 (3.4)
Minnesota 258 (1.0) 226 (3.3) 224 (1.8) 252 (2.9) (†) 222 (6.3) 245 (3.2) 260 (1.7) 253 (1.2) 240 (1.7) 227 (4.5)
Mississippi 251 (1.1) 230 (1.1) 244 (3.2) (†) (†) (†) 249 (3.4) (†) 254 (2.5) 244 (1.2) 240 (1.8)

Missouri
244 (1.0) 216 (2.2) 234 (2.7) (†) (†) (†) 239 (2.7) 257 (2.8) 243 (1.6) 240 (1.7) 228 (2.7)
Montana 245 (0.9) (†) 236 (2.7) (†) (†) 216 (2.1) 238 (3.1) 249 (1.9) 245 (1.3) 239 (2.0) (†)
Nebraska 251 (0.9) 220 (2.0) 231 (1.6) 244 (5.3) (†) 221 (4.5) 243 (3.5) 259 (1.8) 248 (1.2) 241 (1.8) 224 (1.8)
Nevada 247 (1.2) 219 (1.8) 230 (1.1) 251 (4.1) (†) (†) 241 (2.5) 256 (2.2) 243 (2.1) 233 (2.4) 225 (4.4)
New Hampshire 246 (0.8) 228 (6.0) 227 (3.3) 265 (4.2) (†) (†) (†) 250 (1.2) 242 (1.4) 231 (2.0) 217 (6.5)

New Jersey
254 (1.3) 230 (2.1) 233 (1.9) 270 (2.0) (†) (†) (†) 257 (1.4) 243 (2.2) 238 (3.7) 232 (4.0)
New Mexico 243 (1.4) (†) 227 (0.9) (†) (†) 219 (2.8) (†) 260 (3.8) 242 (2.6) 235 (2.5) 231 (4.1)
New York 245 (1.6) 218 (1.9) 225 (1.3) 261 (2.4) (†) (†) 245 (4.0) 254 (3.0) 241 (1.8) (†) 221 (4.6)
North Carolina 252 (1.3) 227 (1.3) 235 (1.6) 271 (4.5) (†) 222 (5.7) 233 (3.1) 263 (2.0) 248 (2.1) 245 (1.7) 232 (3.5)
North Dakota 247 (0.9) 230 (3.2) 227 (3.3) (†) (†) 228 (2.0) (†) 249 (1.2) 241 (1.0) 237 (2.5) (†)

Ohio
246 (1.0) 221 (2.7) 230 (4.0) 266 (4.0) (†) (†) 240 (3.2) 259 (1.9) 243 (1.7) 239 (1.8) (†)
Oklahoma 243 (1.2) 223 (2.7) 229 (1.6) (†) (†) 237 (1.9) 236 (2.1) 254 (2.7) 246 (1.9) 236 (1.3) 232 (3.1)
Oregon 243 (1.1) (†) 219 (1.8) 256 (6.4) (†) 219 (5.7) 231 (2.7) 253 (2.1) 243 (2.0) 231 (3.1) (†)
Pennsylvania 252 (1.2) 221 (2.7) 224 (2.7) 262 (5.0) (†) (†) 245 (4.1) 260 (2.2) 251 (1.7) 240 (3.0) (†)
Rhode Island 247 (0.9) 227 (2.4) 226 (1.3) 250 (3.1) (†) (†) 233 (3.3) 253 (1.5) 245 (1.6) 233 (1.7) 226 (2.8)

South Carolina
249 (1.3) 220 (1.3) 230 (2.3) (†) (†) (†) 234 (3.6) 257 (2.4) 245 (2.5) 238 (1.6) 226 (3.0)
South Dakota 248 (0.7) 222 (3.9) 227 (2.8) (†) (†) 215 (2.9) 232 (3.2) 250 (1.3) 245 (0.9) 237 (2.4) 230 (3.2)
Tennessee 247 (1.2) 227 (1.2) 224 (1.9) (†) (†) (†) 244 (3.4) (†) (†) (†) (†)
Texas 254 (1.5) 233 (1.8) 238 (1.0) 275 (3.9) (†) (†) 249 (3.3) 266 (2.7) 248 (1.8) 240 (1.9) 238 (1.9)
Utah 249 (0.9) (†) 225 (1.9) (†) (†) (†) 245 (3.4) 252 (2.0) 242 (2.0) 232 (2.3) (†)

Vermont
240 (0.7) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) 235 (3.9) 247 (1.4) 241 (1.0) 233 (1.9) (†)
Virginia 253 (1.5) 232 (1.9) 238 (2.0) 270 (4.4) (†) (†) 249 (2.3) 262 (1.9) 248 (1.7) 241 (1.9) 237 (3.6)
Washington 246 (1.3) 223 (3.6) 227 (1.8) 264 (3.5) (†) 223 (5.2) 241 (2.4) 259 (1.8) 243 (1.9) 235 (1.7) 223 (4.1)
West Virginia 232 (0.9) 218 (3.8) (†) (†) (†) (†) 228 (3.9) (†) 238 (3.0) (†) (†)
Wisconsin 249 (1.2) 212 (2.1) 228 (2.2) 241 (4.3) (†) 230 (5.0) 236 (4.7) 260 (2.6) 243 (1.5) 233 (3.3) (†)
Wyoming 249 (0.9) (†) 238 (1.7) (†) (†) 219 (2.9) (†) 251 (1.4) 248 (1.0) 237 (2.4) (†)

Department of Defense
    Education Activity
    (DoDEA)2
254 (0.8) 241 (1.6) 246 (1.2) 256 (2.1) (†) (†) 252 (1.5) 250 (0.8) 249 (1.1) (†) (†)
†Not applicable.
‡Reporting standards not met.
1 For the United States, the majority of the individual states, and the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), the nonresponse rate for free or reduced-price lunch was greater than 15 percent but not greater than 50 percent. The nonresponse rate was greater than 50 percent for Delaware, the District of Columbia, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, and West Virginia. The nonresponse rate was less than 15 percent for Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
2 Includes both domestic and overseas schools.
NOTE: Scale ranges from 0 to 500. Table does not include private schools, Bureau of Indian Education schools, or (except in the final row) DoDEA schools. 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), 2019 Mathematics Assessment, retrieved November 12, 2019, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared November 2019.)

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