Table 8-2 | |||
Fourth grade mathematics proficiency, by state: 2000, 2003, and 2005 | |||
(Percent) | |||
State | 2000 | 2003 | 2005 |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 22 | 31 | 35 |
Alabama | 13 | 19 | 21 |
Alaska | NA | 30 | 34 |
Arizona | 16 | 25 | 28 |
Arkansas | 14 | 26 | 34 |
California | 13 | 25 | 28 |
Colorado | NA | 34 | 39 |
Connecticut | 31 | 41 | 43 |
Delaware | NA | 31 | 36 |
District of Columbia | 5 | 7 | 9 |
Florida | NA | 31 | 36 |
Georgia | 17 | 27 | 30 |
Hawaii | 14 | 23 | 27 |
Idaho | 20 | 31 | 41 |
Illinois | 20 | 32 | 32 |
Indiana | 30 | 35 | 38 |
Iowa | 26 | 36 | 37 |
Kansas | 29 | 41 | 47 |
Kentucky | 17 | 22 | 27 |
Louisiana | 14 | 21 | 24 |
Maine | 23 | 34 | 39 |
Maryland | 21 | 31 | 38 |
Massachusetts | 31 | 41 | 49 |
Michigan | 28 | 34 | 37 |
Minnesota | 33 | 42 | 47 |
Mississippi | 9 | 17 | 19 |
Missouri | 23 | 30 | 31 |
Montana | 24 | 31 | 39 |
Nebraska | 24 | 34 | 36 |
Nevada | 16 | 23 | 26 |
New Hampshire | NA | 43 | 47 |
New Jersey | NA | 39 | 46 |
New Mexico | 12 | 17 | 19 |
New York | 21 | 33 | 36 |
North Carolina | 25 | 41 | 40 |
North Dakota | 25 | 34 | 41 |
Ohio | 25 | 36 | 43 |
Oklahoma | 16 | 23 | 28 |
Oregon | 23 | 33 | 37 |
Pennsylvania | NA | 36 | 41 |
Rhode Island | 22 | 28 | 31 |
South Carolina | 18 | 32 | 36 |
South Dakota | NA | 34 | 40 |
Tennessee | 18 | 24 | 28 |
Texas | 25 | 33 | 40 |
Utah | 23 | 31 | 37 |
Vermont | 29 | 42 | 43 |
Virginia | 24 | 36 | 40 |
Washington | NA | 36 | 42 |
West Virginia | 17 | 24 | 26 |
Wisconsin | NA | 35 | 40 |
Wyoming | 25 | 39 | 42 |
Puerto Rico | NA | NA | NA |
NA = not available NOTES: National average for United States is reported value in National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reports. NAEP grade 4 mathematics scores for public schools only. SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP (various years). Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |