Average scale scores and percentages for grade 4 mathematics, by National School Lunch Program eligibility, 3 categories and jurisdiction: 2009, 2007, 2005, and 2003
YearJurisdictionEligibleNot eligibleInformation not available
Average scale scoreStandard ErrorPercentageStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard ErrorPercentageStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard ErrorPercentageStandard Error
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
# Rounds to zero.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: DCPS = District of Columbia Public Schools. 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), 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009 Mathematics Assessments.
2009National public228(0.2)48(0.4)250(0.3)51(0.4)240(5.6)1(0.2)
2009 Large city225(0.4)71(0.7)248(1.0)27(0.7)240(5.0)1(0.3)
2009 Atlanta216(0.9)74(0.5)254(1.6)25(0.6)(†)#(0.1)
2009 Austin231(1.3)65(1.6)259(1.3)35(1.6)(†)#(0.1)
2009 Baltimore City220(1.0)84(1.2)233(2.5)15(1.2)(†)#(0.3)
2009 Boston233(0.8)78(0.6)249(1.9)21(0.6)(†)1(0.2)
2009 Charlotte232(1.0)47(2.1)257(1.6)52(2.0)(†)1(0.3)
2009 Chicago219(1.1)87(1.5)244(3.0)13(1.5)(†)#(†)
2009 Cleveland213(1.0)100(†)(†)#(†)(†)#(†)
2009 Detroit198(1.8)81(2.1)208(3.1)19(2.1)(†)#(†)
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)210(1.0)72(0.8)245(1.7)27(0.8)(†)1(0.2)
2009 Fresno216(1.6)89(1.3)244(2.5)11(1.3)(†)#(†)
2009 Houston233(1.1)83(1.3)251(2.4)17(1.3)(†)#(0.0)
2009 Jefferson County (KY)221(1.5)60(2.3)250(2.0)40(2.3)(†)#(†)
2009 Los Angeles218(1.1)84(1.3)245(3.6)11(1.3)236(4.7)5(1.2)
2009 Miami-Dade230(1.2)68(2.4)249(1.4)32(2.4)(†)#(†)
2009 Milwaukee216(1.3)78(1.5)234(2.9)22(1.5)(†)#(0.1)
2009 New York City235(1.0)87(1.8)253(2.5)11(1.4)(†)2(0.9)
2009 Philadelphia219(1.4)87(2.2)241(4.0)13(2.1)(†)#(0.0)
2009 San Diego224(1.7)61(2.7)255(1.9)39(2.7)(†)#(0.1)
2007National public227(0.2)46(0.4)249(0.2)53(0.4)243(3.3)1(0.2)
2007 Large city223(0.5)71(0.9)246(0.9)28(0.9)236(6.2)1(0.2)
2007 Atlanta216(1.0)77(1.5)252(2.2)22(1.5)(†)1(0.3)
2007 Austin229(0.9)61(2.3)259(1.2)38(2.3)(†)#(0.1)
2007 Baltimore City(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Boston231(1.2)82(1.8)243(2.3)18(1.8)(†)#(0.1)
2007 Charlotte231(1.3)48(2.0)256(1.3)51(2.0)(†)1(0.3)
2007 Chicago216(1.0)86(1.7)239(2.7)14(1.6)(†)#(†)
2007 Cleveland215(1.6)100(†)(†)#(†)(†)#(†)
2007 Detroit(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)207(0.9)69(0.9)228(1.3)31(0.9)(†)#(0.1)
2007 Fresno(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Houston231(1.1)85(1.2)252(2.1)15(1.2)(†)#(†)
2007 Jefferson County (KY)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Los Angeles217(1.1)77(1.9)235(1.6)21(1.5)(†)2(0.9)
2007 Miami-Dade(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Milwaukee(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 New York City234(1.4)87(2.1)251(2.2)12(2.0)(†)1(0.4)
2007 Philadelphia(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 San Diego224(1.6)63(2.3)251(2.1)37(2.3)(†)#(†)
2005National public225(0.2)46(0.3)248(0.2)52(0.3)237(1.6)2(0.2)
2005 Large city221(0.4)71(0.8)246(0.7)27(0.8)228(3.2)2(0.3)
2005 Atlanta213(1.0)76(0.9)247(1.6)23(0.9)(†)#(0.2)
2005 Austin232(1.2)63(1.6)260(1.9)37(1.6)(†)#(0.2)
2005 Baltimore City(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Boston227(0.8)84(1.1)244(2.5)13(0.9)(†)2(0.5)
2005 Charlotte230(1.4)44(2.1)256(1.6)55(2.2)(†)#(0.2)
2005 Chicago212(1.4)87(1.9)237(3.2)13(1.9)(†)#(0.1)
2005 Cleveland220(1.1)99(0.2)(†)#(†)(†)#(0.2)
2005 Detroit(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)206(0.8)76(0.8)229(1.5)22(0.7)(†)2(0.2)
2005 Fresno(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Houston228(1.0)78(2.3)251(2.4)22(2.3)(†)#(0.0)
2005 Jefferson County (KY)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Los Angeles216(1.0)86(1.4)248(2.1)14(1.4)(†)#(0.1)
2005 Miami-Dade(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Milwaukee(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 New York City228(1.1)84(1.8)243(2.3)15(1.7)(†)1(0.4)
2005 Philadelphia(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 San Diego225(0.9)64(2.1)246(1.8)36(2.1)(†)#(†)
2003National public222(0.3)44(0.5)244(0.3)52(0.5)235(1.5)4(0.3)
2003 Large city217(0.6)69(1.3)240(1.7)27(1.3)232(2.5)3(0.5)
2003 Atlanta209(1.0)81(3.1)244(6.6)18(3.1)(†)1(0.3)
2003 Austin(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 Baltimore City(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 Boston218(1.2)83(1.4)233(3.4)8(1.0)221(3.7)9(1.0)
2003 Charlotte229(1.0)45(2.3)252(1.8)55(2.3)(†)#(0.1)
2003 Chicago212(1.3)85(1.2)230(3.2)7(1.8)227(4.0)8(1.5)
2003 Cleveland215(1.3)100(†)(†)#(†)(†)#(†)
2003 Detroit(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)200(0.7)71(0.7)221(1.6)24(0.7)206(2.5)5(0.3)
2003 Fresno(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 Houston223(1.2)76(3.0)239(3.2)21(2.7)(†)2(1.2)
2003 Jefferson County (KY)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 Los Angeles212(1.0)83(1.7)229(3.6)5(0.9)239(2.0)12(1.9)
2003 Miami-Dade(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 Milwaukee(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 New York City224(1.2)88(1.5)248(2.5)10(1.7)243(4.8)2(1.4)
2003 Philadelphia(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 San Diego217(1.3)58(2.5)239(2.2)36(2.6)235(4.4)6(0.9)