Table 128. | Mathematics proficiency of 8th-graders in public schools, by state: 1990 to 2000 |
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Average proficiency | Percent attaining mathematics |Average proficiency, by highest level of | | achievement levels,\1\ 2000 | education attained by parents,\2\ 2000 State or |_______________________________________|________________________________________|________________________________________ other area | | | | | | | Profi- | | Did not | Gradu- |Some edu- | Gradu- | | | | | |Basic | cient |Advanced | finish | ated | cation | ated | | | | |Below | or | or | or | high | high |after high| college | 1990 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 |basic |above\3\ |above\4\ | above\5\ | school | school |school | ______________________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________|__________|_________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 ______________________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________|__________|_________ United States ...|262 (1.4)|267 (1.0)|271 (1.2)|274 (0.8)| 35 (0.9)| 65 (0.9)| 26 (1.0)| 5 (0.5)|255 (1.4)|263 (1.2)| 279 (1.0)|286 (1.1) |_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________|__________|_________ Alabama ..............|253 (1.1)|252 (1.7)|257 (2.1)|262 (1.8)| 48 (2.1)| 52 (2.1)| 16 (1.6)| 2 (0.5)|250 (2.8)|252 (2.0)| 270 (2.5)|273 (3.1) Alaska ...............|--- --- |--- --- |278 (1.8)|--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- | --- --- |--- --- |--- --- | --- --- |--- --- Arizona\6\ ...........|260 (1.3)|265 (1.3)|268 (1.6)|271 (1.5)| 38 (1.9)| 62 (1.9)| 21 (1.6)| 3 (0.5)|247 (4.2)|260 (2.7)| 278 (1.7)|285 (2.1) Arkansas .............|256 (0.9)|256 (1.2)|262 (1.5)|261 (1.4)| 48 (1.9)| 52 (1.9)| 14 (1.2)| 1 (0.4)|249 (3.2)|252 (2.4)| 271 (1.8)|272 (1.6) California\6\ ........|256 (1.3)|261 (1.7)|263 (1.9)|262 (2.0)| 48 (2.3)| 52 (2.3)| 18 (1.6)| 3 (0.6)|244 (3.1)|251 (3.1)| 270 (2.4)|281 (2.2) | | | | | | | | | | | | Colorado .............|267 (0.9)|272 (1.0)|276 (1.1)|--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- | --- --- |--- --- |--- --- | --- --- |--- --- Connecticut ..........|270 (1.0)|274 (1.1)|280 (1.1)|282 (1.4)| 28 (1.3)| 72 (1.3)| 34 (1.5)| 6 (0.7)|242 (7.5)|267 (2.4)| 279 (1.9)|295 (1.2) Delaware ............|261 (0.9)|263 (1.0)|267 (0.9)|--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- | --- --- |--- --- |--- --- | --- --- |--- --- District of Columbia .|231 (0.9)|235 (0.9)|233 (1.3)|234 (2.2)| 77 (2.0)| 23 (2.0)| 6 (0.8)| 1 (0.4)|223 (6.7)|225 (2.6)| 243 (3.5)|249 (3.5) Florida ..............|255 (1.2)|260 (1.5)|264 (1.8)|--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- | --- --- |--- --- |--- --- | --- --- |--- --- | | | | | | | | | | | | Georgia ..............|259 (1.3)|259 (1.2)|262 (1.6)|266 (1.3)| 45 (1.7)| 55 (1.7)| 19 (1.1)| 3 (0.4)|252 (2.4)|255 (1.6)| 271 (1.8)|277 (1.6) Hawaii ...............|251 (0.8)|257 (0.9)|262 (1.0)|263 (1.3)| 49 (1.3)| 51 (1.3)| 16 (1.3)| 2 (0.4)|248 (4.4)|247 (2.1)| 268 (1.9)|276 (1.6) Idaho\6\ .............|271 (0.8)|275 (0.7)|--- --- |278 (1.3)| 29 (1.5)| 71 (1.5)| 27 (1.7)| 3 (0.5)|250 (6.4)|266 (2.4)| 284 (1.7)|288 (1.2) Illinois\6\...........|261 (1.7)|--- --- |--- --- |277 (1.6)| 32 (2.1)| 68 (2.1)| 27 (1.4)| 4 (0.7)|256 (4.4)|268 (2.5)| 280 (2.0)|287 (2.1) Indiana\6\ ...........|267 (1.2)|270 (1.1)|276 (1.4)|283 (1.4)| 24 (1.7)| 76 (1.7)| 31 (1.9)| 5 (0.7)|264 (3.2)|272 (1.7)| 288 (2.1)|293 (1.8) | | | | | | | | | | | | Iowa .................|278 (1.1)|283 (1.0)|284 (1.3)|--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- | --- --- |--- --- |--- --- | --- --- |--- --- Kansas\6\ ............|--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |284 (1.4)| 23 (1.7)| 77 (1.7)| 34 (1.9)| 4 (0.8)|269 (4.2)|276 (2.2)| 286 (2.3)|292 (1.7) Kentucky .............|257 (1.2)|262 (1.1)|267 (1.1)|272 (1.4)| 37 (1.7)| 63 (1.7)| 21 (1.5)| 3 (0.5)|255 (3.5)|264 (1.5)| 275 (1.8)|284 (2.2) Louisiana ............|246 (1.2)|250 (1.7)|252 (1.6)|259 (1.5)| 52 (1.8)| 48 (1.8)| 12 (1.2)| 1 (0.4)|251 (2.2)|250 (2.2)| 271 (1.7)|267 (2.1) Maine\6\ .............|--- --- |279 (1.0)|284 (1.3)|284 (1.2)| 24 (1.5)| 76 (1.5)| 32 (1.4)| 6 (0.7)|267 (3.6)|272 (1.9)| 283 (2.2)|293 (1.2) | | | | | | | | | | | | Maryland .............|261 (1.4)|265 (1.3)|270 (2.1)|276 (1.4)| 35 (1.6)| 65 (1.6)| 29 (1.4)| 6 (0.6)|256 (3.4)|263 (1.8)| 279 (2.0)|286 (1.6) Massachusetts ........|--- --- |273 (1.0)|278 (1.7)|283 (1.3)| 24 (1.5)| 76 (1.5)| 32 (1.3)| 6 (0.7)|261 (5.4)|271 (2.3)| 284 (1.8)|294 (1.4) Michigan\6\ ..........|264 (1.2)|267 (1.4)|277 (1.8)|278 (1.6)| 30 (1.9)| 70 (1.9)| 28 (1.9)| 5 (0.7)|254 (5.1)|269 (1.8)| 280 (2.6)|288 (1.8) Minnesota ............|275 (0.9)|282 (1.0)|284 (1.3)|288 (1.4)| 20 (1.8)| 80 (1.8)| 40 (1.6)| 7 (0.8)|--- --- |275 (3.1)| 293 (2.0)|296 (1.3) Mississippi ..........|--- --- |246 (1.2)|250 (1.2)|254 (1.3)| 59 (1.6)| 41 (1.6)| 8 (0.7)| 1 (0.3)|243 (3.1)|246 (1.6)| 261 (2.0)|262 (1.8) | | | | | | | | | | | | Missouri .............|--- --- |271 (1.2)|273 (1.4)|274 (1.5)| 33 (2.0)| 67 (2.0)| 22 (1.4)| 2 (0.3)|259 (2.3)|265 (2.3)| 275 (1.8)|284 (1.8) Montana\6\ ...........|280 (0.9)|--- --- |283 (1.3)|287 (1.2)| 20 (1.5)| 80 (1.5)| 37 (1.6)| 6 (0.6)|--- --- |277 (2.2)| 289 (1.8)|295 (1.6) Nebraska .............|276 (1.0)|278 (1.1)|283 (1.0)|281 (1.1)| 26 (1.6)| 74 (1.6)| 31 (1.6)| 5 (0.7)|252 (3.1)|273 (2.0)| 285 (2.0)|289 (1.2) Nevada ...............|--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |268 (0.9)| 42 (1.1)| 58 (1.1)| 20 (0.9)| 2 (0.4)|248 (2.5)|261 (1.4)| 276 (1.5)|280 (1.2) New Hampshire ........|273 (0.9)|278 (1.0)|--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- | --- --- |--- --- |--- --- | --- --- |--- --- | | | | | | | | | | | | New Jersey ...........|270 (1.1)|272 (1.6)|--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- | --- --- |--- --- |--- --- | --- --- |--- --- New Mexico ...........|256 (0.7)|260 (0.9)|262 (1.2)|260 (1.7)| 50 (1.8)| 50 (1.8)| 13 (1.0)| 1 (0.4)|241 (3.2)|248 (2.9)| 266 (1.9)|275 (1.7) New York\6\ ..........|261 (1.4)|266 (2.1)|270 (1.7)|276 (2.1)| 32 (2.5)| 68 (2.5)| 26 (1.9)| 4 (0.7)|253 (4.1)|270 (2.8)| 276 (2.5)|285 (2.1) North Carolina .......|250 (1.1)|258 (1.2)|268 (1.4)|280 (1.1)| 30 (1.3)| 70 (1.3)| 30 (1.3)| 6 (0.7)|261 (2.7)|268 (1.6)| 282 (1.6)|291 (1.6) North Dakota .........|281 (1.2)|283 (1.1)|284 (0.9)|283 (1.1)| 23 (1.4)| 77 (1.4)| 31 (1.6)| 4 (0.6)|--- --- |272 (3.7)| 282 (2.3)|289 (1.3) | | | | | | | | | | | | Ohio .................|264 (1.0)|268 (1.5)|--- --- |283 (1.5)| 25 (1.9)| 75 (1.9)| 31 (1.7)| 5 (0.7)|268 (3.1)|272 (1.8)| 286 (1.6)|293 (1.8) Oklahoma .............|263 (1.3)|268 (1.1)|--- --- |272 (1.5)| 36 (1.9)| 64 (1.9)| 19 (1.2)| 2 (0.3)|255 (3.5)|264 (2.0)| 274 (1.5)|281 (1.6) Oregon\6\ ............|271 (1.0)|--- --- |276 (1.5)|281 (1.6)| 29 (1.7)| 71 (1.7)| 32 (1.9)| 6 (0.8)|255 (4.2)|270 (3.6)| 285 (2.1)|292 (1.9) Pennsylvania .........|266 (1.6)|271 (1.5)|--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- | --- --- |--- --- |--- --- | --- --- |--- --- Rhode Island .........|260 (0.6)|266 (0.7)|269 (0.9)|273 (1.1)| 36 (1.1)| 64 (1.1)| 24 (1.0)| 4 (0.6)|251 (3.6)|264 (1.6)| 275 (1.5)|284 (1.4) | | | | | | | | | | | | South Carolina .......|--- --- |261 (1.0)|261 (1.5)|266 (1.4)| 45 (1.9)| 55 (1.9)| 18 (1.2)| 2 (0.4)|250 (3.3)|255 (1.7)| 275 (1.5)|278 (2.2) Tennessee .......... |--- --- |259 (1.4)|263 (1.4)|263 (1.7)| 47 (1.9)| 53 (1.9)| 17 (1.4)| 2 (0.4)|246 (3.0)|254 (2.2)| 273 (1.8)|275 (2.2) Texas ................|258 (1.4)|265 (1.3)|270 (1.4)|275 (1.5)| 32 (1.8)| 68 (1.8)| 24 (1.4)| 3 (0.5)|259 (2.3)|267 (1.9)| 285 (1.9)|287 (1.8) Utah .................|--- --- |274 (0.7)|277 (1.0)|275 (1.2)| 32 (1.4)| 68 (1.4)| 26 (1.2)| 3 (0.4)|248 (4.2)|263 (2.8)| 280 (1.8)|285 (1.3) Vermont\6\ ...........|--- --- |--- --- |279 (1.0)|283 (1.1)| 25 (1.7)| 75 (1.7)| 32 (1.5)| 6 (0.6)|261 (5.6)|272 (2.3)| 279 (2.4)|293 (1.5) | | | | | | | | | | | | Virginia .............|264 (1.5)|268 (1.2)|270 (1.6)|277 (1.5)| 33 (2.0)| 67 (2.0)| 26 (1.5)| 5 (0.7)|257 (2.6)|261 (2.1)| 276 (2.0)|289 (1.5) Washington............|--- --- |--- --- |276 (1.3)|--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- | --- --- |--- --- |--- --- | --- --- |--- --- West Virginia ........|256 (1.0)|259 (1.0)|265 (1.0)|271 (1.0)| 38 (1.2)| 62 (1.2)| 18 (0.9)| 2 (0.4)|256 (2.3)|264 (1.2)| 275 (1.5)|282 (1.5) Wisconsin.............|274 (1.3)|278 (1.5)|283 (1.5)|--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- | --- --- |--- --- |--- --- | --- --- |--- --- Wyoming ..............|272 (0.7)|275 (0.9)|275 (0.9)|277 (1.2)| 30 (1.4)| 70 (1.4)| 25 (1.1)| 4 (0.5)|258 (4.0)|268 (2.5)| 280 (1.7)|285 (1.2) |=========|=========|=========|=========|=========|=========|=========|==========|=========|=========|==========|========= Department of Defense | | | | | | | | | | | | dependents schools: | | | | | | | | | | | | Domestic schools ...|--- --- |--- --- |269 (2.3)|277 (2.3)| 33 (2.9)| 67 (2.9)| 27 (2.8)| 6 (1.4)|--- --- |272 (4.1)| 278 (2.8)|284 (3.7) Overseas schools ...|--- --- |--- --- |275 (0.9)|278 (1.0)| 29 (1.4)| 71 (1.4)| 27 (1.2)| 4 (0.7)|--- --- |270 (3.9)| 278 (1.7)|284 (1.6) |=========|=========|=========|=========|=========|=========|=========|==========|=========|=========|==========|========= Outlying areas | | | | | | | | | | | | American Samoa .......|--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |195 (4.5)| 93 (2.1)| 7 (2.1)| 1 --- |(\7\) --- |--- --- |196 (6.7)| --- --- |198 (4.6) Guam .................|232 (0.7)|235 (1.0)|239 (1.7)|233 (2.2)| 76 (1.5)| 24 (1.5)| 4 (0.8)| 1 (0.3)|--- --- |225 (2.7)| 243 (7.4)|244 (2.8) Virgin Islands .......|219 (0.9)|223 (1.1)|--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- | --- --- |--- --- |--- --- | --- --- |--- --- ______________________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________|__________|_________ |
---Not available. NOTE: These test scores are from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Thirty-nine states, the District of Columbia, and two outlying areas participated in the 2000 State Assessment of 8th-graders and met student and school participation criteria for reporting results. Scale ranges from 0 to 500. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), The Nations Report Card: Mathematics, 2000; and unpublished data, prepared by Educational Testing Service; NAEP Data Tool (http://nces.ed.gov/naep3/NAEP data). (This table was prepared October 2001.) |