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 20. Average mathematics scores of U.S. 8th-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	518	3.1

Sex
Female	517	3.3
Male	519	3.2

Race/ethnicity
White	541	3.0
Black	462	4.9
Hispanic	492	3.8
Asian	585	8.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	495	13.7
American Indian/Alaskan Native	477	10.4
Multiracial	521	4.9

Percentage of public school students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
Less than 10 percent	573	15.8
10 to 24.9 percent	553	6.9
25 to 49.9 percent	531	5.4
50 to 74.9 percent	505	5.8
75 percent or more	477	5.6