Table 125. | Mathematics proficiency of 8th-graders in public schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1990 to 2003 |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Average scale score | Percent attaining mathematics |Average scale score, by highest level of | | achievement levels,\1\ 2003 | education attained by parents,\2\ 2003 State or |_____________________________________________|____________________________________|________________________________________ jurisdiction | | | | | | | | Profi- | | Did not | Gradu- |Some edu- | Gradu- | 1990 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2003 | Below | Basic | cient |Advanced | finish | ated | cation | ated | | | | | | basic | or | or | \5\ | high | high |after high| college | | | | | | |above\3\|above\4\| | school | school | school | ______________________|________|________|________|________|_________|________|________|________|_________|_________|_________|__________|_________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 ______________________|________|________|________|________|_________|________|________|________|_________|_________|_________|__________|_________ United States .....|262(1.4)|267(1.0)|271(1.2)|272(0.9)| 276(0.3)| 33(0.3)| 67(0.3)| 27(0.3)| 5 (0.1)| 256(0.6)| 267(0.4)| 280 (0.4)| 287(0.4) |________|________|________|________|_________|________|________|________|_________|_________|_________|__________|_________ Alabama ..............|253(1.1)|252(1.7)|257(2.1)|264(1.8)| 262(1.5)| 47(1.7)| 53(1.7)| 16(1.4)| 2 (0.5)| 249(2.7)| 253(1.7)| 267 (2.0)| 270(2.2) Alaska ...............|---(---)|---(---)|278(1.8)|---(---)| 279(0.9)| 30(1.4)| 70(1.4)| 30(1.1)| 6 (0.6)| ‡ (‡) | ‡ (‡) | ‡ (‡) | ‡ (‡) Arizona\6\ ...........|260(1.3)|265(1.3)|268(1.6)|269(1.8)| 271(1.2)| 39(1.6)| 61(1.6)| 21(1.2)| 3 (0.3)| 257(2.1)| 266(1.7)| 277 (1.8)| 284(1.3) Arkansas .............|256(0.9)|256(1.2)|262(1.5)|257(1.5)| 266(1.2)| 42(1.6)| 58(1.6)| 19(1.2)| 2 (0.4)| 253(3.1)| 259(1.8)| 275 (1.8)| 274(2.1) California\6\ ........|256(1.3)|261(1.7)|263(1.9)|260(2.1)| 267(1.2)| 44(1.3)| 56(1.3)| 22(1.1)| 4 (0.7)| 246(1.8)| 255(1.6)| 275 (1.9)| 282(1.8) | | | | | | | | | | 254(2.2)| 270(1.8)| 282 (1.7)| 295(1.2) Colorado .............|267(0.9)|272(1.0)|276(1.1)|---(---)| 283(1.1)| 26(1.1)| 74(1.1)| 34(1.3)| 8 (0.8)| | | | Connecticut ..........|270(1.0)|274(1.1)|280(1.1)|281(1.3)| 284(1.2)| 27(1.3)| 73(1.3)| 35(1.6)| 8 (0.9)| 259(3.8)| 273(1.9)| 280 (1.8)| 295(1.4) Delaware ............|261(0.9)|263(1.0)|267(0.9)|---(---)| 277(0.7)| 32(1.1)| 68(1.1)| 26(0.9)| 4 (0.5)| 258(3.5)| 271(1.6)| 278 (1.5)| 286(1.2) District of Columbia .|231(0.9)|235(0.9)|233(1.3)|235(1.1)| 243(0.8)| 71(1.1)| 29(1.1)| 6(0.6)| 1 (0.3)| 236(3.1)| 235(1.3)| 252 (2.0)| 250(1.6) Florida ..............|255(1.2)|260(1.5)|264(1.8)|---(---)| 271(1.5)| 38(1.8)| 62(1.8)| 23(1.5)| 4 (0.6)| 255(2.8)| 264(2.0)| 280 (1.8)| 280(1.7) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Georgia ..............|259(1.3)|259(1.2)|262(1.6)|265(1.2)| 270(1.2)| 41(1.4)| 59(1.4)| 22(1.2)| 4 (0.6)| 254(2.2)| 259(1.6)| 277 (1.8)| 280(1.5) Hawaii ...............|251(0.8)|257(0.9)|262(1.0)|262(1.4)| 266(0.8)| 44(1.0)| 56(1.0)| 17(1.0)| 2 (0.4)| 255(2.8)| 256(1.3)| 270 (1.5)| 273(1.3) Idaho\6\ .............|271(0.8)|275(0.7)|---(---)|277(1.0)| 280(0.9)| 27(1.2)| 73(1.2)| 28(1.0)| 4 (0.5)| 260(3.1)| 269(1.7)| 283 (1.6)| 291(0.9) Illinois\6\...........|261(1.7)|---(---)|---(---)|275(1.7)| 277(1.2)| 34(1.2)| 66(1.2)| 29(1.5)| 6 (0.6)| 256(2.7)| 269(1.4)| 278 (1.6)| 288(1.5) Indiana\6\ ...........|267(1.2)|270(1.1)|276(1.4)|281(1.4)| 281(1.1)| 26(1.4)| 74(1.4)| 31(1.2)| 5 (0.4)| 265(2.2)| 274(1.9)| 284 (1.6)| 290(1.4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Iowa .................|278(1.1)|283(1.0)|284(1.3)|---(---)| 284(0.8)| 24(1.1)| 76(1.1)| 33(1.2)| 5 (0.5)| 255(2.9)| 272(1.5)| 288 (1.4)| 294(0.9) Kansas\6\ ............|---(---)|---(---)|---(---)|283(1.7)| 284(1.3)| 24(1.5)| 76(1.5)| 34(1.5)| 6 (0.6)| 260(2.5)| 275(2.0)| 287 (1.5)| 294(1.3) Kentucky .............|257(1.2)|262(1.1)|267(1.1)|270(1.3)| 274(1.2)| 35(1.5)| 65(1.5)| 24(1.3)| 4 (0.5)| 258(2.3)| 266(1.8)| 278 (1.6)| 286(1.7) Louisiana ............|246(1.2)|250(1.7)|252(1.6)|259(1.5)| 266(1.5)| 43(1.8)| 57(1.8)| 17(1.3)| 2 (0.5)| 256(3.2)| 262(1.9)| 274 (1.9)| 271(2.1) Maine\6\ .............|---(---)|279(1.0)|284(1.3)|281(1.1)| 282(0.9)| 25(1.1)| 75(1.1)| 29(1.2)| 5 (0.6)| 255(3.0)| 272(1.5)| 281 (1.4)| 291(1.0) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Maryland .............|261(1.4)|265(1.3)|270(2.1)|272(1.7)| 278(1.0)| 33(1.2)| 67(1.2)| 30(1.3)| 7 (0.8)| 259(2.7)| 265(2.0)| 281 (1.7)| 288(1.3) Massachusetts ........|---(---)|273(1.0)|278(1.7)|279(1.5)| 287(0.9)| 24(1.0)| 76(1.0)| 38(1.1)| 8 (0.8)| 262(3.3)| 271(1.9)| 281 (1.7)| 298(1.0) Michigan\6\ ..........|264(1.2)|267(1.4)|277(1.8)|277(1.9)| 276(2.0)| 32(2.2)| 68(2.2)| 28(1.9)| 5 (0.6)| 253(3.2)| 268(2.0)| 280 (2.1)| 284(2.4) Minnesota ............|275(0.9)|282(1.0)|284(1.3)|287(1.4)| 291(1.1)| 18(1.1)| 82(1.1)| 44(1.4)| 9 (0.8)| 262(6.6)| 279(1.8)| 295 (1.9)| 298(1.1) Mississippi ..........|---(---)|246(1.2)|250(1.2)|254(1.1)| 261(1.1)| 53(1.4)| 47(1.4)| 12(1.1)| 1 (0.3)| 253(2.3)| 253(1.7)| 268 (1.9)| 266(1.6) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Missouri .............|---(---)|271(1.2)|273(1.4)|271(1.5)| 279(1.1)| 29(1.4)| 71(1.4)| 28(1.2)| 4 (0.5)| 265(2.6)| 271(1.7)| 281 (1.5)| 287(1.5) Montana\6\ ...........|280(0.9)|---(---)|283(1.3)|285(1.4)| 286(0.8)| 21(1.0)| 79(1.0)| 35(1.2)| 6 (0.6)| 263(4.8)| 277(1.8)| 288 (1.7)| 292(0.9) Nebraska .............|276(1.0)|278(1.1)|283(1.0)|280(1.2)| 282(0.9)| 26(1.1)| 74(1.1)| 32(1.4)| 5 (0.6)| 253(3.8)| 273(1.7)| 283 (1.7)| 292(1.1) Nevada ...............|---(---)|---(---)|---(---)|265(0.8)| 268(0.8)| 41(1.3)| 59(1.3)| 20(0.7)| 3 (0.3)| 249(2.7)| 263(1.9)| 277 (1.6)| 279(1.3) New Hampshire ........|273(0.9)|278(1.0)|---(---)|---(---)| 286(0.8)| 21(1.1)| 79(1.1)| 35(1.2)| 7 (0.8)| 260(3.2)| 276(1.6)| 287 (1.7)| 295(1.0) | | | | | | | | | | | | | New Jersey ...........|270(1.1)|272(1.6)|---(---)|---(---)| 281(1.1)| 28(1.2)| 72(1.2)| 33(1.3)| 6 (0.7)| 260(4.4)| 269(2.1)| 280 (1.3)| 292(1.2) New Mexico ...........|256(0.7)|260(0.9)|262(1.2)|259(1.3)| 263(1.0)| 48(1.3)| 52(1.3)| 15(0.8)| 2 (0.3)| 246(1.9)| 254(1.5)| 268 (1.6)| 277(1.2) New York\6\ ..........|261(1.4)|266(2.1)|270(1.7)|271(2.2)| 280(1.1)| 30(1.2)| 70(1.2)| 32(1.4)| 6 (0.6)| 259(3.3)| 270(1.9)| 282 (1.7)| 289(1.3) North Carolina .......|250(1.1)|258(1.2)|268(1.4)|276(1.3)| 281(1.0)| 28(1.3)| 72(1.3)| 32(1.2)| 7 (0.7)| 264(2.8)| 270(1.8)| 283 (1.3)| 291(1.3) North Dakota .........|281(1.2)|283(1.1)|284(0.9)|282(1.1)| 287(0.8)| 19(1.1)| 81(1.1)| 36(1.1)| 5 (0.4)| 257(6.6)| 278(1.8)| 290 (1.7)| 293(0.9) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ohio .................|264(1.0)|268(1.5)|---(---)|281(1.6)| 282(1.3)| 26(1.5)| 74(1.5)| 30(1.8)| 5 (0.8)| 260(2.2)| 276(1.3)| 281 (2.1)| 291(1.8) Oklahoma .............|263(1.3)|268(1.1)|---(---)|270(1.3)| 272(1.1)| 35(1.5)| 65(1.5)| 20(1.1)| 2 (0.4)| 254(2.7)| 262(1.7)| 275 (1.4)| 282(1.3) Oregon\6\ ............|271(1.0)|---(---)|276(1.5)|280(1.5)| 281(1.3)| 30(1.3)| 70(1.3)| 32(1.5)| 7 (0.8)| 261(2.6)| 271(1.9)| 283 (1.8)| 293(1.4) Pennsylvania .........|266(1.6)|271(1.5)|---(---)|---(---)| 279(1.1)| 31(1.5)| 69(1.5)| 30(1.3)| 5 (0.5)| 252(3.2)| 269(1.7)| 280 (1.8)| 289(1.3) Rhode Island .........|260(0.6)|266(0.7)|269(0.9)|269(1.3)| 272(0.7)| 37(1.0)| 63(1.0)| 24(0.9)| 3 (0.4)| 249(3.1)| 264(1.8)| 271 (2.2)| 284(1.0) | | | | | | | | | | | | | South Carolina .......|---(---)|261(1.0)|261(1.5)|265(1.5)| 277(1.3)| 32(1.5)| 68(1.5)| 26(1.3)| 5 (0.5)| 269(2.2)| 267(1.9)| 283 (1.5)| 284(1.5) South Dakota .........|---(---)|---(---)|---(---)|---(---)| 285(0.8)| 22(1.3)| 78(1.3)| 35(1.1)| 5 (0.5)| 267(3.7)| 277(1.7)| 285 (1.7)| 293(0.8) Tennessee ............|---(---)|259(1.4)|263(1.4)|262(1.5)| 268(1.8)| 41(2.1)| 59(2.1)| 21(1.5)| 3 (0.5)| 253(2.4)| 258(2.3)| 274 (2.1)| 280(2.0) Texas ................|258(1.4)|265(1.3)|270(1.4)|273(1.6)| 277(1.1)| 31(1.4)| 69(1.4)| 25(1.4)| 4 (0.6)| 265(1.8)| 271(2.1)| 282 (1.5)| 286(1.6) Utah .................|---(---)|274(0.7)|277(1.0)|274(1.2)| 281(1.0)| 28(1.1)| 72(1.1)| 31(1.5)| 6 (0.7)| 253(3.7)| 265(1.7)| 281 (1.5)| 292(1.1) | | | | | | | | | | | | Vermont\6\ ...........|---(---)|---(---)|279(1.0)|281(1.5)| 286(0.8)| 23(0.9)| 77(0.9)| 35(1.1)| 7 (0.7)| 262(2.8)| 276(1.4)| 286 (1.3)| 294(1.0) Virginia .............|264(1.5)|268(1.2)|270(1.6)|275(1.3)| 282(1.3)| 28(1.5)| 72(1.5)| 31(1.6)| 6 (0.8)| 262(2.3)| 271(1.5)| 282 (1.8)| 291(1.5) Washington............|---(---)|---(---)|276(1.3)|---(---)| 281(0.9)| 28(1.2)| 72(1.2)| 32(1.3)| 6 (0.8)| 263(2.0)| 271(1.7)| 283 (1.6)| 292(1.4) West Virginia ........|256(1.0)|259(1.0)|265(1.0)|266(1.2)| 271(1.2)| 37(1.8)| 63(1.8)| 20(1.3)| 2 (0.3)| 255(3.0)| 266(1.8)| 275 (1.6)| 279(1.4) Wisconsin.............|274(1.3)|278(1.5)|283(1.5)|---(---)| 284(1.3)| 25(1.4)| 75(1.4)| 35(1.4)| 6 (0.6)| 255(4.5)| 276(1.6)| 286 (1.9)| 293(1.5) Wyoming ..............|272(0.7)|275(0.9)|275(0.9)|276(1.0)| 284(0.7)| 23(1.0)| 77(1.0)| 32(1.0)| 4 (0.5)| 269(2.6)| 277(1.5)| 284 (1.2)| 291(1.0) |________|________|________|________|_________|________|________|________|_________|_________|_________|__________|_________ Department of Defense | | | | | | | | | | | | | dependents schools: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Domestic schools ...|---(---)|---(---)|269(2.3)|274(1.8)| 282(1.5)| 22(1.9)| 78(1.9)| 27(1.9)| 5 (0.9)| ‡ (‡) | 273(3.9)| 283 (2.5)| 285(1.7) Overseas schools ...|---(---)|---(---)|275(0.9)|278(1.1)| 286(0.7)| 21(1.0)| 79(1.0)| 35(1.2)| 5 (0.7)| ‡ (‡) | 277(2.3)| 286 (1.3)| 290(0.9) |========|========|========|========|=========|========|========|========|=========|=========|=========|==========|========= Outlying areas | | | | | | | | | | | | | American Samoa .......|---(---)|---(---)|---(---)|192(5.5)|--- (---)|---(---)|---(---)|---(---)|---(---) |--- (---)|--- (---)|--- (---) |--- (---) Guam .................|232(0.7)|235(1.0)|239(1.7)|234(2.6)|--- (---)|---(---)|---(---)|---(---)|---(---) |--- (---)|--- (---)|--- (---) |--- (---) Virgin Islands .......|219(0.9)|223(1.1)|---(---)|---(---)|--- (---)|---(---)|---(---)|---(---)|---(---) |--- (---)|--- (---)|--- (---) |--- (---) ______________________|________|________|________|________|_________|________|________|________|_________|_________|_________|__________|_________ |
---Jurisdiction did not participate. 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. These test scores are from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Fifty states, the District of Columbia, and two Department of Defense school systems participated in the 2003 State Assessment of 8th-graders and met student and school participation criteria for reporting results. Scale ranges from 0 to 500. Data for 2000 and 2003 are for situations where student accommodations were permitted. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. 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, 2003; prepared by Educational Testing Service; and unpublished data, NAEP Data Tool (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata). (This table was prepared August 2004.)
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