| Performance scale scores |
Total, 2000 | 220 | (1.7) | 230 | (1.6) | 226 | (1.4) |
Total, 2003 | 229 | (0.5) | 238 | (0.3) | 236 | (0.3) |
Total, 2005 | 233 | (0.3) | 241 | (0.2) | 238 | (0.3) |
Race/ethnicity |
White |
2000 | 238 | (1.6) | 236 | (1.2) | 229 | (1.5) |
2003 | 244 | (0.5) | 246 | (0.3) | 240 | (0.3) |
2005 | 248 | (0.4) | 248 | (0.2) | 242 | (0.3) |
Black |
2000 | 201 | (1.7) | 208 | (2.5) | ‡ | ( ‡) |
2003 | 214 | (0.5) | 220 | (0.7) | 217 | (0.6) |
2005 | 218 | (0.4) | 223 | (0.5) | 219 | (0.6) |
Hispanic |
2000 | 209 | (2.2) | 206 | (2.1) | ‡ | ( ‡) |
2003 | 221 | (0.6) | 222 | (0.7) | 222 | (1.1) |
2005 | 224 | (0.5) | 227 | (0.5) | 227 | (0.9) |
Asian/Pacific Islander |
2000 | ‡ | ( ‡) | ‡ | ( ‡) | ‡ | ( ‡) |
2003 | 245 | (2.4) | 249 | (1.0) | 242 | (1.8) |
2005 | 250 | (1.1) | 252 | (0.9) | 249 | (2.1) |
American Indian/Alaska Native |
2000 | ‡ | ( ‡) | ‡ | ( ‡) | ‡ | ( ‡) |
2003 | 230 | (2.4) | 228 | (1.9) | 219 | (1.1) |
2005 | 231 | (1.8) | 230 | (2.4) | 222 | (1.0) |
| Percentage distribution |
Total, 2000 | 32 | (1.8) | 46 | (2.4) | 22 | (1.9) |
Total, 2003 | 31 | (0.3) | 41 | (0.5) | 28 | (0.4) |
Total, 2005 | 32 | (0.3) | 44 | (0.3) | 24 | (0.3) |
Race/ethnicity |
White |
2000 | 21 | (2.2) | 49 | (2.8) | 30 | (2.5) |
2003 | 20 | (0.4) | 43 | (0.6) | 37 | (0.6) |
2005 | 20 | (0.3) | 47 | (0.4) | 32 | (0.4) |
Black |
2000 | 57 | (3.8) | 31 | (3.7) | 12 | (2.7) |
2003 | 53 | (0.9) | 30 | (0.9) | 17 | (0.5) |
2005 | 51 | (0.9) | 34 | (0.8) | 16 | (0.7) |
Hispanic |
2000 | 50 | (4.6) | 42 | (6.0) | 8 | (3.1) |
2003 | 47 | (1.1) | 42 | (1.0) | 11 | (1.1) |
2005 | 49 | (0.7) | 41 | (0.7) | 10 | (0.5) |
Asian/Pacific Islander |
2000 | ‡ | ( ‡) | ‡ | ( ‡) | ‡ | ( ‡) |
2003 | 40 | (2.2) | 50 | (2.1) | 10 | (0.7) |
2005 | 43 | (1.6) | 49 | (1.5) | 8 | (0.7) |
American Indian/Alaska Native |
2000 | ‡ | ( ‡) | ‡ | ( ‡) | ‡ | ( ‡) |
2003 | 18 | (1.3) | 21 | (1.8) | 61 | (2.2) |
2005 | 21 | (1.4) | 26 | (2.6) | 52 | (2.9) |
‡ Reporting standards not met. |
NOTE: The NAEP Mathematics scale ranges from 0 to 500. Observed differences are not necessarily statistically significant. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses. |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000, 2003, and 2005 Mathematics Assessment, NAEP Data Explorer. |