Average scale scores and percentages for grade 8 mathematics, by emphasis on algebra and functions and jurisdiction: 2011 and 2009
Year
Jurisdiction
Little or no emphasis
Moderate emphasis
Heavy emphasis
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
# Rounds to zero.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: DoDEA = Department of Defense Education Activity. The NAEP Mathematics scale ranges from 0 to 500. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be
statistically significant
. Analyze
results
with NAEP Data Explorer.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 and 2011 Mathematics Assessments.
2011
National
265
1
278
13
286
86
2011
National public
264
1
277
13
285
85
2011
Alabama
‡
#
260
11
270
88
2011
Alaska
269
4
284
30
286
66
2011
Arizona
‡
2
270
19
283
79
2011
Arkansas
‡
#
262
11
282
89
2011
California
‡
1
267
9
275
90
2011
Colorado
‡
1
287
14
293
85
2011
Connecticut
281
7
282
25
291
68
2011
Delaware
‡
#
273
10
285
90
2011
District of Columbia
‡
2
261
19
263
79
2011
DoDEA
‡
3
286
15
290
83
2011
Florida
‡
#
271
12
279
88
2011
Georgia
‡
#
‡
1
278
99
2011
Hawaii
257
3
268
22
283
75
2011
Idaho
‡
2
281
20
290
77
2011
Illinois
‡
#
275
9
286
90
2011
Indiana
‡
#
274
7
287
92
2011
Iowa
‡
1
278
26
289
73
2011
Kansas
‡
1
283
11
291
88
2011
Kentucky
‡
#
277
12
283
88
2011
Louisiana
‡
#
267
27
276
73
2011
Maine
‡
1
283
22
292
76
2011
Maryland
‡
1
285
16
289
83
2011
Massachusetts
‡
#
289
12
301
87
2011
Michigan
‡
1
279
8
280
91
2011
Minnesota
‡
1
278
4
297
95
2011
Mississippi
‡
1
267
7
270
92
2011
Missouri
‡
2
276
13
284
85
2011
Montana
‡
2
285
21
297
76
2011
Nebraska
‡
3
272
19
287
78
2011
Nevada
‡
1
270
18
280
81
2011
New Hampshire
‡
2
294
11
294
87
2011
New Jersey
‡
1
286
16
297
83
2011
New Mexico
‡
2
266
13
277
85
2011
New York
‡
#
279
4
282
96
2011
North Carolina
‡
#
273
5
288
95
2011
North Dakota
‡
#
290
10
293
90
2011
Ohio
‡
#
278
14
292
86
2011
Oklahoma
‡
1
272
16
281
84
2011
Oregon
‡
1
270
10
284
88
2011
Pennsylvania
‡
1
274
11
290
87
2011
Rhode Island
‡
#
279
14
287
85
2011
South Carolina
‡
1
272
10
283
89
2011
South Dakota
‡
1
288
14
292
86
2011
Tennessee
‡
#
267
5
275
94
2011
Texas
282
7
283
32
296
62
2011
Utah
262
3
276
16
287
81
2011
Vermont
‡
1
277
9
297
89
2011
Virginia
‡
1
294
15
289
85
2011
Washington
‡
2
277
14
292
84
2011
West Virginia
‡
1
272
15
274
84
2011
Wisconsin
‡
1
279
14
292
85
2011
Wyoming
‡
1
280
17
290
82
2009
National
268
1
278
15
285
84
2009
National public
269
1
277
15
284
83
2009
Alabama
‡
#
268
18
270
82
2009
Alaska
264
4
277
41
290
55
2009
Arizona
‡
1
274
16
280
83
2009
Arkansas
‡
1
268
16
278
83
2009
California
‡
#
262
7
272
93
2009
Colorado
‡
1
287
17
288
82
2009
Connecticut
278
2
286
24
291
74
2009
Delaware
‡
2
277
17
287
81
2009
District of Columbia
‡
2
246
13
257
85
2009
DoDEA
‡
#
283
13
289
87
2009
Florida
‡
2
270
17
282
81
2009
Georgia
‡
1
269
1
278
98
2009
Hawaii
250
5
272
30
278
65
2009
Idaho
262
4
280
20
290
76
2009
Illinois
‡
1
274
12
286
87
2009
Indiana
‡
1
282
8
289
91
2009
Iowa
‡
2
281
28
287
70
2009
Kansas
‡
1
280
9
290
90
2009
Kentucky
‡
1
276
16
281
83
2009
Louisiana
‡
2
269
28
275
70
2009
Maine
257
3
280
28
291
69
2009
Maryland
‡
#
297
11
288
88
2009
Massachusetts
‡
1
294
15
301
84
2009
Michigan
‡
1
268
13
281
87
2009
Minnesota
276
2
287
15
296
83
2009
Mississippi
‡
#
260
13
267
87
2009
Missouri
273
3
285
17
287
80
2009
Montana
‡
2
285
19
294
79
2009
Nebraska
‡
2
271
20
288
79
2009
Nevada
‡
2
269
19
277
79
2009
New Hampshire
‡
#
285
15
294
85
2009
New Jersey
‡
2
287
23
296
75
2009
New Mexico
‡
1
257
14
272
84
2009
New York
‡
#
275
4
285
96
2009
North Carolina
‡
#
264
5
286
95
2009
North Dakota
‡
1
286
18
295
81
2009
Ohio
‡
#
282
15
287
85
2009
Oklahoma
‡
1
272
19
277
80
2009
Oregon
‡
2
279
13
288
84
2009
Pennsylvania
‡
1
282
12
290
87
2009
Rhode Island
‡
1
269
9
280
90
2009
South Carolina
‡
1
274
10
282
89
2009
South Dakota
‡
1
282
18
294
80
2009
Tennessee
‡
1
270
16
277
83
2009
Texas
282
6
280
35
291
60
2009
Utah
‡
2
278
17
285
81
2009
Vermont
‡
1
291
21
293
78
2009
Virginia
‡
1
287
17
287
82
2009
Washington
265
4
284
21
292
75
2009
West Virginia
‡
1
267
14
271
85
2009
Wisconsin
258
2
283
15
291
83
2009
Wyoming
‡
1
274
16
290
84