Table 9b. Average mathematics scale scores on the long-term trend National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), by age and race/ethnicity: Various years, 1973–2004

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Table 9b.

Average mathematics scale scores on the long-term trend National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), by age and race/ethnicity: Various years, 1973–2004

Year	9-year-olds			13-year-olds			17-year-olds
Year	White	Black	Hispanic	White	Black	Hispanic	White	Black	Hispanic
1973	225	190	202	274	228	239	310	270	277
1978	224	192	203	272	230	238	306	268	276
1982	224	195	204	274	240	252	304	272	277
1986	227	202	205	274	249	254	308	279	283
1990	235	208	214	276	249	255	309	289	284
1992	235	208	212	279	250	259	312	286	292
1994	237	212	210	281	252	256	312	286	291
1996	237	212	215	281	252	256	313	286	292
1999	239	211	213	283	251	259	315	283	293
2004	247	224	230	288	262	265	313	285	289
NOTE: Excludes persons not enrolled in school and those who were unable to be tested due to limited proficiency in English or due to a disability. Includes public and private schools. A score of 150 implies the knowledge of some basic addition and subtraction facts, and most students at this level can add two-digit numbers without regrouping. They recognize simple situations in which addition and subtraction apply. A score of 200 implies considerable understanding of two-digit numbers and knowledge of some basic multiplication and division facts. A score of 250 implies an initial understanding of the four basic operations. Students at this level can also compare information from graphs and charts and are developing an ability to analyze simple logical relations. A score of 300 implies an ability to compute decimals, simple fractions, and percents. Students at this level can identify geometric figures, measure lengths and angles, and calculate areas of rectangles. They are developing the skills to operate with signed numbers, exponents, and square roots. A score of 350 implies an ability to apply a range of reasoning skills to solve multistep problems. Students at this level can solve routine problems involving fractions and percents, recognize properties of basic geometric figures, and work with exponents and square roots. Scale ranges from 0 to 500. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). (2006). Digest of Education Statistics, 2005 (NCES 2006-030), table 118, data from U.S. Department of Education, NCES, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), various years, 1973–2004 Long-Term Trend Mathematics Assessment.