TIMSS - Mathematics for Grades 4 and 8: Student Race/Ethnicity and School Poverty

Mathematics for Grades 4 and 8: Student Race/Ethnicity and School Poverty

Table 19. Average mathematics scores of U.S. 4th-grade students, by selected characteristics: 2015
Characteristics	Average score	s.e.
Average score is higher than U.S. average score at the .05 level of statistical significance. Average score is lower than U.S. average score at the .05 level of statistical significance. NOTE: Standard error is abbreviated as s.e. Black includes African American and Hispanic includes Latino. Racial categories exclude Hispanic origin. Data on free or reduced-price lunch are for public schools only. SOURCE: International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), 2015.
U.S. total	539	2.3

Sex
Female	536	2.3
Male	543	2.6

Race/ethnicity
White	559	2.1
Black	495	3.6
Hispanic	515	3.1
Asian	605	8.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	502	9.1
American Indian/Alaskan Native	527	9.4
Multiracial	565	4.8

Percentage of public school students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
Less than 10 percent	600	7.2
10 to 24.9 percent	575	5.7
25 to 49.9 percent	559	3.3
50 to 74.9 percent	531	3.7
75 percent or more	499	5.9