Indicator 4.3: Student Performance in Mathematics
Table 4.3b. Percentage distribution of students across NAEP mathematics achievement levels, by race/ethnicity and grade: 2003
Below basic
23
13
46
38
13
36 At or above basic
77
87
54
62
87
64
At or above proficient
32
43
10
16
48
17
At advanced
4
5
#
1
10
1 Below basic
32
20
61
52
22
48 At or above basic
68
80
39
48
78
52 At or above proficient
29
37
7
12
43
15
At advanced
5
7
1
1
13
2 # Rounds to zero. NOTE: Accommodations were permitted. For a discussion of the mathematics achievement level definitions, please see http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/mathematics/achieve.asp . Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2003 Mathematics Assessments.
