NAEP - Expanded Population Estimate Grade 8 Mathematics

Comparison of change in average mathematics scores from 2005 to 2007 in the reported NAEP estimate and the full population estimates, grade 8: By state
State/jurisdiction	Reported estimate		Full population estimates (FPE)		Difference (reported minus FPE)
Alabama	3.8		2.4		1.4
Alaska¹	3.6	*	2.7		0.9
Arizona	1.2		1.5		-0.3
Arkansas	2.3		2.5		-0.2
California	1.8		1.9		-0.1
Colorado	5.4	*	5.9	*	-0.5
Connecticut	1.4		1.9		-0.5
DoDEA²	1.2		1.2		0.0
Delaware	2.0	*	3.9	*	-1.9
District of Columbia¹	3.0	*	0.4		2.6
Florida¹	3.3		3.6	*	-0.3
Georgia	2.6		1.6		1.0
Hawaii	3.1	*	3.3	*	-0.2
Idaho	2.5	*	2.7	*	-0.2
Illinois	2.8		1.1		1.7
Indiana¹	3.3	*	2.5		0.8
Iowa	1.4		1.6		-0.2
Kansas	6.0	*	6.0	*	0.0
Kentucky¹	4.7	*	2.8		1.9
Louisiana	4.6	*	4.6	*	0.0
Maine	5.4	*	5.7	*	-0.3
Maryland	7.8	*	6.1	*	1.7
Massachusetts	6.4	*	5.6	*	0.8
Michigan	-0.5		-0.9		0.4
Minnesota	1.8		2.0		-0.2
Mississippi¹	2.4		3.0	*	-0.6
Missouri¹	4.2	*	3.4		0.8
Montana	0.6		0.1		0.5
Nebraska	-0.3		-1.2		0.9
Nevada	0.9		0.5		0.4
New Hampshire¹	2.3	*	1.6		0.7
New Jersey	4.7	*	4.7	*	0.0
New Mexico	4.3	*	4.6	*	-0.3
New York	0.4		0.6		-0.2
North Carolina	2.1		2.6		-0.5
North Dakota	4.6	*	3.9	*	0.7
Ohio	1.6		-0.5		2.1
Oklahoma¹	3.2	*	1.4		1.8
Oregon	1.6		1.3		0.3
Pennsylvania	5.5	*	5.2	*	0.3
Rhode Island	3.0	*	2.7	*	0.3
South Carolina	0.3		0.7		-0.4
South Dakota	1.2		1.1		0.1
Tennessee¹	3.5	*	2.6		0.9
Texas	4.8	*	4.7	*	0.1
Utah	1.9		1.5		0.4
Vermont	3.7	*	3.0	*	0.7
Virginia¹	3.3	*	2.8		0.5
Washington	-0.2		-0.9		0.7
West Virginia	1.0		1.5		-0.5
Wisconsin	1.1		0.2		0.9
Wyoming	4.9	*	4.7	*	0.2
* Statistically significant change.
¹ The significance of the trend results from the officially reported sample for this jurisdiction would be different under the scenario.
² Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2005 and 2007 Mathematics Assessments.

Last updated 19 September 2007 (FW)

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