Percentages at or above each achievement level for grade 8 mathematics, by parental education level, from 2 questions and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, and 2003
YearJurisdictionDid not finish high schoolGraduated high schoolSome education after high schoolGraduated collegeUnknown
below Basicat or above Basicat or above Proficientat Advancedbelow Basicat or above Basicat or above Proficientat Advancedbelow Basicat or above Basicat or above Proficientat Advancedbelow Basicat or above Basicat or above Proficientat Advancedbelow Basicat or above Basicat or above Proficientat Advanced
— Not available.
# Rounds to zero.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: DCPS = District of Columbia Public Schools. 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, 2009, and 2011 Mathematics Assessments.
2011National public445615238622022278335188246134654162
2011 Large city475316246541623070274277339115050152
2011 Albuquerque56448#4753161247630325753895644111
2011 Atlanta643610#59417#36641413862244613981
2011 Austin38621713565213247639789266264258141
2011 Baltimore City67335#60407#40602014654184544691
2011 Boston386227532682762674303257544163961277
2011 Charlotte505014446541752080337198148184852182
2011 Chicago43571614852131316924440602554159182
2011 Cleveland61399#62389#4357202613982693161
2011 Dallas34662224060203267423335653064258171
2011 Detroit73276179212#65353#65357176242#
2011 District of Columbia (DCPS)63377168326154461014654279752571
2011 Fresno653571604012241592234654245653571
2011 Hillsborough County (FL)445613238621822278315198146124951131
2011 Houston316922331692212377305237739103268172
2011 Jefferson County (KY)564411#47531413763212287236104852183
2011 Los Angeles5743101544610140602223961298613991
2011 Miami-Dade47531114951142326821330703165545131
2011 Milwaukee63377#67335#475313#5545132623871
2011 New York City47531534753163366423533673494654174
2011 Philadelphia623815355459#386219344562464852184
2011 San Diego534713143571413169294208052154654153
2009National public455514138621922476325188246134753162
2009 Large city475315148521523367244307037115545132
2009 Albuquerque
2009 Atlanta69314#68323#49518#425822367333#
2009 Austin435717134662131981427109063234357152
2009 Baltimore City57431016634614555131524812264369#
2009 Boston356520238622652674317267443154060235
2009 Charlotte415916242581522377304208045145149151
2009 Chicago44561415545131396120346541945743112
2009 Cleveland58428157436#4852111514910179213#
2009 Dallas
2009 Detroit74263#88121#66349172285#83172#
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)57438269315#5545131564420868325#
2009 Fresno554510162388#4159203425829866347#
2009 Hillsborough County (FL)
2009 Houston297120134661922377284267437134258151
2009 Jefferson County (KY)5545914852122346625232683186040102
2009 Los Angeles59419158421014654162396127662386#
2009 Miami-Dade51491224555141297126330702954654131
2009 Milwaukee59416#69316#57438#59419170303#
2009 New York City445618244561833466285316935114753215
2009 Philadelphia42581235545133386220246542055347162
2009 San Diego425818342581722971325188250134654171
2007National public485212140601922476325208043114852152
2007 Large city52481115149142366423332683495545122
2007 Albuquerque
2007 Atlanta78223#72283#4456162485219480202#
2007 Austin376316242581622080315138758204555151
2007 Baltimore City
2007 Boston366416142581642476337346636124060224
2007 Charlotte465413145551823169275217946175050162
2007 Chicago554581594181455515245551945446101
2007 Cleveland57436#58426#406013157436#60405#
2007 Dallas
2007 Detroit
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)71294#77233#51491116040132762431
2007 Fresno
2007 Hillsborough County (FL)
2007 Houston37631523664172277324328723410465491
2007 Jefferson County (KY)
2007 Los Angeles58428163379147531524060286653591
2007 Miami-Dade
2007 Milwaukee
2007 New York City475314350501743367264356528105050152
2007 Philadelphia
2007 San Diego51499147531623268255237740115545121
2005National public524811142581722773284227841105149131
2005 Large city584291564411140601933565318584292
2005 Albuquerque
2005 Atlanta84162#77233#5842816139112821831
2005 Austin485211145551822476305158555195347131
2005 Baltimore City
2005 Boston455522545551733664214376331114852153
2005 Charlotte485218346541522773316227845135248101
2005 Chicago64366162387#48521214852184564492
2005 Cleveland64366#69316#56449162387176245#
2005 Dallas
2005 Detroit
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)73274178222#6139616238134752541
2005 Fresno
2005 Hillsborough County (FL)
2005 Houston445612#51491113466182336728649517#
2005 Jefferson County (KY)
2005 Los Angeles68324#6931515446162455522573275#
2005 Miami-Dade
2005 Milwaukee
2005 New York City52481624951174396121342582675050143
2005 Philadelphia
2005 San Diego5050121554511133672032476389534791
2003National public5644914258162277328423773985347121
2003 Large city604071594110142581923961265613981
2003 Albuquerque
2003 Atlanta74263#80202#60406#653510281192#
2003 Austin
2003 Baltimore City
2003 Boston63371336139112435719241592676337102
2003 Charlotte59411122872296247643114159192
2003 Chicago574310#63376#5050111574312263376#
2003 Cleveland58425163374#524810#67336#69315#
2003 Dallas
2003 Detroit
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)75252#81191#63376#6436113752531
2003 Fresno
2003 Hillsborough County (FL)
2003 Houston54467#56447#4159132386223553477#
2003 Jefferson County (KY)
2003 Los Angeles72285#73274#5842101544615377233#
2003 Miami-Dade
2003 Milwaukee
2003 New York City51491435248162366423238622765941111
2003 Philadelphia
2003 San Diego64366#57439#3961181336732562387#