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Table 4b. Average scale score and percentage distribution of 4th-grade students in mathematics, by urbanicity and race/ethnicity: 2000, 2003, and 2005

 
Race/ethnicityCentral cityUrban fringeRural
 Performance scale scores
  Total, 2000220(1.7)230(1.6)226(1.4)
  Total, 2003229(0.5)238(0.3)236(0.3)
  Total, 2005233(0.3)241(0.2)238(0.3)
Race/ethnicity
  White
    2000238(1.6)236(1.2)229(1.5)
    2003244(0.5)246(0.3)240(0.3)
    2005248(0.4)248(0.2)242(0.3)
  Black
    2000201(1.7)208(2.5)(   ‡)
    2003214(0.5)220(0.7)217(0.6)
    2005218(0.4)223(0.5)219(0.6)
  Hispanic
    2000209(2.2)206(2.1)(   ‡)
    2003221(0.6)222(0.7)222(1.1)
    2005224(0.5)227(0.5)227(0.9)
  Asian/Pacific Islander
    2000(   ‡)(   ‡)(   ‡)
    2003245(2.4)249(1.0)242(1.8)
    2005250(1.1)252(0.9)249(2.1)
  American Indian/Alaska Native
    2000(   ‡)(   ‡)(   ‡)
    2003230(2.4)228(1.9)219(1.1)
    2005231(1.8)230(2.4)222(1.0)
 Percentage distribution
  Total, 200032(1.8)46(2.4)22(1.9)
  Total, 200331(0.3)41(0.5)28(0.4)
  Total, 200532(0.3)44(0.3)24(0.3)
Race/ethnicity
  White
    200021(2.2)49(2.8)30(2.5)
    200320(0.4)43(0.6)37(0.6)
    200520(0.3)47(0.4)32(0.4)
  Black
    200057(3.8)31(3.7)12(2.7)
    200353(0.9)30(0.9)17(0.5)
    200551(0.9)34(0.8)16(0.7)
  Hispanic
    200050(4.6)42(6.0)8(3.1)
    200347(1.1)42(1.0)11(1.1)
    200549(0.7)41(0.7)10(0.5)
  Asian/Pacific Islander
    2000(   ‡)(   ‡)(   ‡)
    200340(2.2)50(2.1)10(0.7)
    200543(1.6)49(1.5)8(0.7)
  American Indian/Alaska Native
    2000(   ‡)(   ‡)(   ‡)
    200318(1.3)21(1.8)61(2.2)
    200521(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.

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