Average mathematics scale scores and achievement-level results for public school 4th- and 8th-graders, by state: 1990, 1992, and 2007

Academic Outcomes

Table 13-3. Average mathematics scale scores and achievement-level results for public school 4th- and 8th-graders, by state: 1990, 1992, and 2007

	Grade 4						Grade 8
			Percentage of students						Percentage of students
	Average score		At or above Basic		At or above Proficient		Average score		At or above Basic		At or above Proficient
State	1992¹	2007	1992¹	2007	1992¹	2007	1990¹	2007	1990¹	2007	1990¹	2007

United States	219	239*	57	81*	17	39*	262	280*	51	70*	15	31*
Alabama	208	229*	43	70*	10	26*	253	266*	40	55*	9	18*
Alaska	—	237	—	79	—	38	—	283	—	73	—	32
Arizona	215	232*	53	74*	13	31*	260	276*	48	66*	13	26*
Arkansas	210	238*	47	81*	10	37*	256	274*	44	65*	9	24*
California	208	230*	46	70*	12	30*	256	270*	45	59*	12	24*
Colorado	221	240*	61	82*	17	41*	267	286*	57	75*	17	37*
Connecticut	227	243*	67	84*	24	45*	270	282*	60	73*	22	35*
Delaware	218	242*	55	87*	17	40*	261	283*	48	74*	14	31*
District of Columbia	193	214*	23	49*	5	14*	231	248*	17	34*	3	8*
Florida	214	242*	52	86*	13	40*	255	277*	43	68*	12	27*
Georgia	216	235*	53	79*	15	32*	259	275*	47	64*	14	25*
Hawaii	214	234*	52	77*	15	33*	251	269*	40	59*	12	21*
Idaho	222	241*	63	85*	16	40*	271	284*	63	75*	18	34*
Illinois	—	237	—	79	—	36	261	280*	50	70*	15	31*
Indiana	221	245*	60	89*	16	46*	267	285*	56	76*	17	35*
Iowa	230	243*	72	87*	26	43*	278	285*	70	77*	25	35*
Kansas	—	248	—	89	—	51	—	290	—	81	—	40
Kentucky	215	235*	51	79*	13	31*	257	279*	43	69*	10	27*
Louisiana	204	230*	39	73*	8	24*	246	272*	32	64*	5	19*
Maine	232	242*	75	85*	27	42*	—	286	—	78	—	34
Maryland	217	240*	55	80*	18	40*	261	286*	50	74*	17	37*
Massachusetts	227	252*	68	93*	23	58*	—	298	—	85	—	51
Michigan	220	238*	61	80*	18	37*	264	277*	53	66*	16	29*
Minnesota	228	247*	71	87*	26	51*	275	292*	67	81*	23	43*
Mississippi	202	228*	36	70*	6	21*	—	265	—	54	—	14
Missouri	222	239*	62	82*	19	38*	—	281	—	72	—	30
Montana	—	244	—	88	—	44	280	287*	74	79*	27	38*
Nebraska	225	238*	67	80*	22	38*	276	284*	68	74*	24	35*
Nevada	—	232	—	74	—	30	—	271	—	60	—	23
New Hampshire	230	249*	72	91*	25	52*	273	288*	65	78*	20	38*
New Jersey	227	249*	68	90*	25	52*	270	289*	58	77*	21	40*
New Mexico	213	228*	50	70*	11	24*	256	268*	43	57*	10	17*
New York	218	243*	57	85*	17	43*	261	280*	50	70*	15	30*
North Carolina	213	242*	50	85*	13	41*	250	284*	38	73*	9	34*
North Dakota	229	245*	72	91*	22	46*	281	292*	75	86*	27	41*
Ohio	219	245*	57	87*	16	46*	264	285*	53	76*	15	35*
Oklahoma	220	237*	60	82*	14	33*	263	275*	52	66*	13	21*
Oregon	—	236	—	79	—	35	271	284*	62	73*	21	35*
Pennsylvania	224	244*	65	85*	22	47*	266	286*	56	77*	17	38*
Rhode Island	215	236*	54	80*	13	34*	260	275*	49	65*	15	28*
South Carolina	212	237*	48	80*	13	36*	—	282	—	71	—	32
South Dakota	—	241	—	86	—	41	—	288	—	81	—	39
Tennessee	211	233*	47	76*	10	29*	—	274	—	64	—	23
Texas	218	242*	56	87*	15	40*	258	286*	45	78*	13	35*
Utah	224	239*	66	83*	19	39*	—	281	—	72	—	32
Vermont	—	246	—	89	—	49	—	291	—	81	—	41
Virginia	221	244*	59	87*	19	42*	264	288*	52	77*	17	37*
Washington	—	243	—	84	—	44	—	285	—	75	—	36
West Virginia	215	236*	52	81*	12	33*	256	270*	42	61*	9	19*
Wisconsin	229	244*	71	85*	24	47*	274	286*	66	76*	23	37*
Wyoming	225	244*	69	88*	19	44*	272	287*	64	80*	19	36*

— Not available (state did not participate in assessment).
* Change in score is statistically significant from 1990 or 1992 (p < .05).
¹ Testing accommodations (e.g., extended time, small group testing) for children with disabilities and limited-English-proficient students were not permitted.
NOTE: State samples were not collected for grade 12; therefore, state results for grade 12 are not available. At the state level, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) includes only students in public schools, while other reported national results in this indicator include both public and private school students. Variations or changes in exclusion rates for students with disabilities and limited-English-proficient students in the NAEP samples may affect comparative performance results. The 2007 NAEP national sample for grades 4 and 8 was obtained by aggregating the samples from each state and the District of Columbia, rather than by obtaining an independently selected national sample. As a consequence, the size of the national samples for grades 4 and 8 increased, and smaller differences between years or between types of students were found to be statistically significant than would have been detected in previous assessments. See supplemental note 4 for more information on testing accommodations and on NAEP.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1990, 1992, and 2007 Mathematics Assessments, NAEP Data Explorer.

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