Average mathematics scale scores, by grade and selected student and school characteristics: Selected years, 1990

Academic Outcomes

Table 13-2. Average mathematics scale scores, by grade and selected student and school characteristics: Selected years, 1990–2007

	Grade 4				Grade 8				Grade 12
Student or school characteristic	1990¹	2000	2005	2007	1990¹	2000	2005	2007	2005

Total	213	226	238	240	263	273	279	281	150
Sex
Male	214	227	239	241	263	274	280	282	151
Female	213	224	237	239	262	272	278	280	149
Race/ethnicity²
White	220	234	246	248	270	284	289	291	157
Black	188	203	220	222	237	244	255	260	127
Hispanic	200	208	226	227	246	253	262	265	133
Asian/Pacific Islander	225	‡	251	253	275	288	295	297	163
American Indian/Alaska Native	‡	208	226	228	‡	259	264	264	134
Parents’ education
Did not finish high school	—	—	—	—	242	253	259	263	130
Graduated from high school	—	—	—	—	255	261	267	270	138
Some education after high school	—	—	—	—	267	277	280	283	148
Graduated from college	—	—	—	—	274	286	290	292	161
Locale
Metro-centric codes
Central city	—	220	233	—	—	266	273	—	147
Urban fringe/large town	—	230	241	—	—	277	283	—	154
Rural/small town	—	226	238	—	—	275	279	—	148
Urban-centric codes
City	—	—	—	235	—	—	—	275	—
Suburban	—	—	—	244	—	—	—	286	—
Town	—	—	—	238	—	—	—	280	—
Rural	—	—	—	240	—	—	—	282	—
Students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
10 percent or less	—	—	254	256	—	—	298	300	162
11–25 percent	—	—	247	248	—	—	289	292	155
26–50 percent	—	—	240	242	—	—	280	282	147
51–75 percent	—	—	232	234	—	—	268	271	136
More than 75 percent	—	—	220	222	—	—	254	259	122

— Not available.
‡ Reporting standards not met (too few cases).
¹ Testing accommodations (e.g., extended time, small group testing) for children with disabilities and limited-English-proficient students were not permitted.
² Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
NOTE: The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics scale ranges from 0 to 500 for grades 4 and 8 and ranges from 0 to 300 for grade 12. Beginning in 2003, the 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. The 2007 NAEP Mathematics Assessment was not administered to 12th-grade students. See supplemental note 4 for more information on NAEP.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), selected years, 1990–2007 Mathematics Assessments, NAEP Data Explorer.

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