Education in States and Nations: 1991

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                                          Percentile score
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State         proficiency   5th   10th   25th  50th   75th  90th   95th
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Alabama               251   193    206    227   251    276   299    311
Arizona               265   210    222    243   265    287   307    318
Arkansas              255   197    211    233   256    279   299    311
California            260   194    209    234   261    288   309    321
Colorado              272   214    228    250   273    295   313    323
Connecticut           273   209    224    249   275    299   318    329
Delaware              262   202    216    239   262    287   307    319
District of Columbia  234   176    189    209   233    257   280    296
Florida               259   197    210    234   260    285   306    318
Georgia               259   201    214    235   259    283   303    314
Hawaii                257   194    208    231   257    283   305    317
Idaho                 274   223    235    254   275    296   313    323
Indiana               269   213    225    247   270    293   313    325
Iowa                  283   233    244    263   284    304   321    330
Kentucky              261   204    216    238   262    285   305    318
Louisiana             249   193    205    226   250    272   293    305
Maine                 278   226    239    258   279    299   316    327
Maryland              264   199    213    237   265    292   314    326
Massachusetts         272   215    229    249   273    297   316    325
Michigan              267   205    220    243   268    292   311    323
Minnesota             282   228    240    260   283    304   322    332
Mississippi           246   188    201    221   245    270   291    303
Missouri              270   215    228    249   272    293   312    322
Nebraska              277   219    234    256   279    300   317    327
New Hampshire         278   227    238    258   278    299   316    327
New Jersey            271   209    222    247   273    297   317    328
New Mexico            259   205    217    237   259    281   300    312
New York              266   196    213    241   268    293   314    326
North Carolina        258   199    212    234   258    282   303    315
North Dakota          283   234    245    264   284    302   318    328
Ohio                  267   209    222    244   269    292   310    322
Oklahoma              267   212    226    247   268    290   308    318
Pennsylvania          271   212    225    248   272    295   314    326
Rhode Island          265   208    221    243   267    289   307    318
South Carolina        260   203    215    235   259    285   307    319
Tennessee             258   202    214    235   258    282   302    312
Texas                 264   203    216    238   264    289   312    325
Utah                  274   218    232    253   275    296   314    324
Virginia              267   209    221    243   267    291   313    325
West Virginia         258   207    218    237   258    280   298    308
Wisconsin             277   219    233    257   279    301   318    328
Wyoming               274   226    236    254   275    295   312    322
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NOTE: The states of Alaska, Illinois, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Vermont, and Washington did not participate in survey. Mathematics Proficiency Scale has a range from 0 to 500: Level 150: Simple arithmetic facts. Level 200: Beginning skills and understandings. Level 250: Numerical operations and beginning problem solving. Level 300: Moderately complex procedures and reasoning. Level 350: Multi-step problem solving and algebra.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP 1992 Mathematics Report Card for the Nation and States, 1993.

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