Figure 11. Average scores among 15-year-olds in the United States on the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) mathematics literacy assessment, by race/ethnicity: 2003

Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Minorities

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Figure 11.

Average scores among 15-year-olds in the United States on the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) mathematics literacy assessment, by race/ethnicity: 2003

NOTE: The scale range for the PISA assessment is from 0 to 1000. The scale was designed to have an average score of 500 points, with approximately two-thirds of students achieving between 400 and 600 points. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin.
SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), 2003.