Experiences and Opportunities in Education

Receiving Tutoring in Mathematics

Students taking the 2024 NAEP mathematics assessment were asked: Did you receive any tutoring in mathematics this school year? Below are the overall student responses to this question, as well as the percentages of students who responded “Yes” by selected student groups and jurisdictions that participated in the NAEP state assessment and Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA).

Thirty-five percent of fourth-graders received tutoring in mathematics during the 2023–2024 school year

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Figure Percentage of fourth-grade students in NAEP mathematics who reported whether they received any tutoring in mathematics in the school year: 2024
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
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Results by Student Group

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A larger percentage of lower-performing fourth-graders received tutoring in mathematics during the 2023–2024 school year than their higher-performing peers

Figure Percentage of fourth-grade students in NAEP mathematics who reported they received tutoring in mathematics in the school year, by selected student group: 2024
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¹ Higher-performing students are those who scored at or above the 75th percentile and lower-performing students are those who scored below the 25th percentile.
*Significantly different (p < .05) from the selected category.

Results by State

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Across states/jurisdictions, the percentages of fourth-grade public school students receiving tutoring in mathematics ranged from 28 percent to 52 percent

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Compared to the nation (public), number of states/jurisdictions with a percentage that was:
NOTE: NP = Nation (public). DS = Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), a federally operated nonpublic school system responsible for educating children of military families. See more about DoDEA.

Results by District

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Across participating districts, the percentages of fourth-grade public school students receiving tutoring in mathematics ranged from 33 percent to 48 percent

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Percentage for district/jurisdiction
Percentage for the state where the district is located
NOTE: NP = Nation (public). DCPS = District of Columbia Public Schools. Large city includes public school students from all cities in the nation with populations of 250,000 or more including the participating districts.