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Table 5b. Average scale score and percentage distribution of 8th-grade students in mathematics, by urbanicity and race/ethnicity: 2000, 2003, and 2005

 
Race/ethnicityCentral cityUrban fringeRural
 Performance scale scores
  Total, 2000266(1.9)277(1.3)275(1.6)
  Total, 2003271(0.6)281(0.5)279(0.4)
  Total, 2005273(0.4)283(0.3)279(0.4)
Race/ethnicity
  White
    2000286(1.9)285(1.1)280(1.5)
    2003289(0.6)290(0.4)284(0.4)
    2005290(0.5)291(0.3)284(0.4)
  Black
    2000242(2.2)249(2.4)242(2.3)
    2003249(0.8)256(0.9)253(0.9)
    2005253(0.6)258(0.7)255(0.8)
  Hispanic
    2000251(2.3)253(1.9)(  ‡)
    2003258(1.0)259(1.0)262(1.4)
    2005261(0.6)263(0.7)264(1.4)
  Asian/Pacific Islander
    2000282(4.7)294(4.8)(  ‡)
    2003287(1.8)295(2.1)286(2.0)
    2005295(1.6)298(1.1)284(1.9)
  American Indian/Alaska Native
    2000(  ‡)(  ‡)(  ‡)
    2003268(3.1)(  ‡)262(1.4)
    2005268(2.0)271(1.9)260(1.3)
 Percentage distribution
  Total, 200031(1.3)44(1.8)25(1.8)
  Total, 200329(0.3)42(0.4)29(0.4)
  Total, 200531(0.3)43(0.4)26(0.3)
Race/ethnicity
  White
    200021(1.6)48(2.5)30(2.5)
    200320(0.4)43(0.6)37(0.5)
    200521(0.4)46(0.6)33(0.4)
  Black
    200055(2.4)28(2.5)16(2.4)
    200349(1.1)34(1.1)17(0.7)
    200550(0.8)34(0.8)16(0.5)
  Hispanic
    200050(3.6)43(3.6)7(1.9)
    200346(1.1)40(1.2)14(1.1)
    200550(0.8)40(0.7)10(0.5)
  Asian/Pacific Islander
    200036(4.1)54(4.8)9(4.1)
    200338(1.5)52(1.6)10(0.6)
    200545(1.4)47(1.3)8(0.6)
  American Indian/Alaska Native
    2000(  ‡)(  ‡)(  ‡)
    200318(1.6)28(4.6)55(3.7)
    200519(1.4)24(1.8)57(2.0)
‡ 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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