Percentile scores 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
10th percentile25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile90th percentile10th percentile25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile90th percentile10th percentile25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile90th percentile10th percentile25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile90th percentile10th percentile25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile90th percentile
— Not available.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: DCPS = District of Columbia Public Schools. The NAEP Mathematics scale ranges from 0 to 500. 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.
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2011 Large city219242265287310219241265288308236257279301321236259287313335216238262286307
2011 Albuquerque219238258281297227244264284308244263283303319241262287312332217234257282301
2011 Atlanta216235252272298216234255275294236253270288306228248273298318221236255274295
2011 Austin233252271291308232252274295312242262290310329266290312334351231248268289305
2011 Baltimore City217231249270288216235255274295231248271294310219240265290313221237258279298
2011 Boston218246275301321236255279301322239261281304320237262293321344223246274301327
2011 Charlotte214239262285305221243266287313248267285306327249270297325344216240263291312
2011 Chicago226247268289308222240263284303240257276298318227248272299321227247269291311
2011 Cleveland216233252276297209230250276297230247269293311217235255276295210226246268288
2011 Dallas238255276296313232249271293314245261280298317233254276306326230247268292308
2011 Detroit210227246263284205222240258275216234252270286212230250272292197220241261278
2011 District of Columbia (DCPS)206225250273289198221244269291213236259281300211237267301329194215237262289
2011 Fresno207229249273292210229250281305229247269295317218240267298322198220247272292
2011 Hillsborough County (FL)229245267287302227249271293311245264284305327246268295319337226241263284304
2011 Houston236256277296315238257276296311245264283303321241265289312332236256275291307
2011 Jefferson County (KY)218235259281301223241264288305231251273295314236259287311333214233264289314
2011 Los Angeles211231255278298211236258279299222246272294315218245274306329209230253275297
2011 Miami-Dade225244264280303218241263285307237255276295314235257282305325213235258282304
2011 Milwaukee210227251272292207228250271289221238264284302214233257282305202224251275293
2011 New York City220241263286311221240264287312231250274297320230253280308331223244265290312
2011 Philadelphia209229252279308214233258280299229251271291312224243268298323213237264292315
2011 San Diego216238259285303224246267288303234255282303320242270300322340219244265286310
2009National public223244266287306227249272293311243263285305322247271295319338218241264287308
2009 Large city222242265286306219240264287308231254276298317232257284313335212234258283305
2009 Albuquerque—————————————————————————
2009 Atlanta209229249269287214229247268285227243263280296227246270295317213228248270285
2009 Austin222246267288309232250275295313251269291313329262286310331348231248268288308
2009 Baltimore City221239255275299213232251269288228246267285303220238260281302211228249273298
2009 Boston222248273295315230249273300322242262283306326236261289321342225247273297318
2009 Charlotte227248269290306231248267288307245265283306321248269295318339215236261285307
2009 Chicago223244266288304216237258283303228250270293317221242266290311212234257279304
2009 Cleveland222238256274294219238257276291224243264283301219240261281299200222241259276
2009 Dallas—————————————————————————
2009 Detroit203218239263282190212231250264211227248273298197219243265287189211232255274
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)210224256276295198221246268287198229258283302197225254291329199220244269287
2009 Fresno211232258278299210230252274296220246270293314214242272304328205225248270291
2009 Hillsborough County (FL)—————————————————————————
2009 Houston239259277295311234254273292310247265285301320237261284315338220245268288306
2009 Jefferson County (KY)216237258278296223242264285302233254277299316229253280305330204228253277298
2009 Los Angeles214233255276298216233255276298222242265288309221247273301325205227250274292
2009 Miami-Dade222241261284302224243266288305240259279300319234256282303324224243265285303
2009 Milwaukee215233254276294211228246266289219236256278297216234255277296205225247266283
2009 New York City228245267291309221244268291313231253278302322233255281310335218240265292318
2009 Philadelphia224248267284306220239258280307231251271293313218240265292320214235258285310
2009 San Diego226246268291312227246269289309235257282307324248272299320337220242265289311
2007National public222242264285302227248270292311242263284305322245269293316335218240264286307
2007 Large city218239260281301215237261285306230251274296316228254282309332213234258281302
2007 Albuquerque—————————————————————————
2007 Atlanta205223243259278212229246264282226246265288307224242264290314201222240258274
2007 Austin233252271289309227246268288310246267284305323257280307328346210239267288306
2007 Baltimore City—————————————————————————
2007 Boston229251273291307230248267289313244263285306327229251281313337226246270295313
2007 Charlotte223244265288304224243266291309234256280301322244267295322344219242262284310
2007 Chicago216238259279297207232255275295228246265286307218242267291315210234259280299
2007 Cleveland214236256276294221238256274291230249270288302218236256276292217234256274292
2007 Dallas—————————————————————————
2007 Detroit—————————————————————————
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)203222246267284198218240260278221239261283300209229253279304195217240261280
2007 Fresno—————————————————————————
2007 Hillsborough County (FL)—————————————————————————
2007 Houston235252272289306233251272292308240260278298318234258284310333225245265283298
2007 Jefferson County (KY)—————————————————————————
2007 Los Angeles209232256276294206227251273298214237265287307218244274303324207227250272297
2007 Miami-Dade—————————————————————————
2007 Milwaukee—————————————————————————
2007 New York City220241264282305221240261288313233254278300320227251277304332216239262285307
2007 Philadelphia—————————————————————————
2007 San Diego210239261280296227245264287308235256277299318240265291315334211233256281302
2005National public217238261282300224246268290308239260282302320242266291314333213237262284304
2005 Large city211232255278298211234257280301224248271293312224249278306329207230255277298
2005 Albuquerque—————————————————————————
2005 Atlanta201219239254270196215236260278218237257275294203224251278301189212234256270
2005 Austin227246263283300223245266291311241264283304325250277303326344216237260284304
2005 Baltimore City—————————————————————————
2005 Boston228243266295319223243266289310227251274295317223247277307335218236264285308
2005 Charlotte217240263288312218239265287308240261281305325238267294319338215234259284299
2005 Chicago214232252272290209231252274294221241263283301221240263288314212233257280297
2005 Cleveland208227247273294205225249267286220240257276297213231254273291209224243261283
2005 Dallas—————————————————————————
2005 Detroit—————————————————————————
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)201222243265281200219238258275214233253272290204225249277306190213237261281
2005 Fresno—————————————————————————
2005 Hillsborough County (FL)—————————————————————————
2005 Houston225245266285301227243261281302233255274291310226253279302324219242262279294
2005 Jefferson County (KY)—————————————————————————
2005 Los Angeles200221245269286200224246268285212233259286308214239268295321194215241264285
2005 Miami-Dade—————————————————————————
2005 Milwaukee—————————————————————————
2005 New York City215237260287309220241263287312223249271294314221243271300326218239262283307
2005 Philadelphia—————————————————————————
2005 San Diego214238262285304210232258280301231254275294311238263289311331211235259278296
2003National public214235257279297224246269290308239260281301319240264289312330212235259283302
2003 Large city210231254275294210232254277299224246269292312223246273300322205227252274295
2003 Albuquerque—————————————————————————
2003 Atlanta197219243263280199218239257276212235255275291204223248274298191209231255275
2003 Austin—————————————————————————
2003 Baltimore City—————————————————————————
2003 Boston204227251276306213233254276302226245268291313223245270301328206226249277299
2003 Charlotte‡‡‡‡‡211229254278302240259281303324239264292317334213239271293314
2003 Chicago216235256279297206227251273292223241262283301212233256279303204227251271290
2003 Cleveland216236254274291217232251275290220240261279299215232251269288212229249266285
2003 Dallas—————————————————————————
2003 Detroit—————————————————————————
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)191210238263279196214235256275213232252273290201224249273302197216237262283
2003 Fresno—————————————————————————
2003 Hillsborough County (FL)—————————————————————————
2003 Houston225241259276292221239257276293239252268287304231249272297321225242260276293
2003 Jefferson County (KY)—————————————————————————
2003 Los Angeles200219241265286196216240265286202230256278300203230258284309197215238261280
2003 Miami-Dade—————————————————————————
2003 Milwaukee—————————————————————————
2003 New York City211239260283307211237260286310223251274297314228249274302325202227254278301
2003 Philadelphia—————————————————————————
2003 San Diego210228249272292217233256278297231251272292308228253281305325203226251274294