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

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TIMSS 2015 Results
Table 20. Average mathematics scores of U.S. 8th-grade students, by selected characteristics: 2015
Characteristics Average score s.e.

higher icon Average score is higher than U.S. average score at the .05 level of statistical significance.

lower icon 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 higher 3.0
Black 462 lower 4.9
Hispanic 492 lower 3.8
Asian 585 higher 8.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 495 13.7
American Indian/Alaskan Native 477 lower 10.4
Multiracial 521 4.9
 
Percentage of public school students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
Less than 10 percent 573 higher 15.8
10 to 24.9 percent 553 higher 6.9
25 to 49.9 percent 531 higher 5.4
50 to 74.9 percent 505 lower 5.8
75 percent or more 477 lower 5.6