Average scale scores and percentages for grade 8 mathematics, by National School Lunch Program eligibility, 3 categories and jurisdiction: 2011, 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, 2009, and 2011 Mathematics Assessments.
2011National public269(0.3)48(0.3)295(0.3)52(0.3)275(3.7)#(0.0)
2011 Large city266(0.7)70(0.8)293(1.1)29(0.8)274(5.4)1(0.2)
2011 Albuquerque264(1.2)60(0.7)292(1.6)39(0.7)(†)1(0.2)
2011 Atlanta260(1.4)82(0.6)292(1.9)18(0.6)(†)#(†)
2011 Austin270(1.7)59(0.8)311(1.6)41(0.8)(†)#(†)
2011 Baltimore City257(1.6)85(1.0)285(2.8)15(1.0)(†)#(†)
2011 Boston275(1.2)76(1.0)302(2.4)23(1.0)(†)2(0.4)
2011 Charlotte267(1.5)52(0.8)306(1.3)47(0.8)(†)1(0.3)
2011 Chicago267(1.1)84(1.7)289(3.6)15(1.7)(†)#(0.1)
2011 Cleveland256(2.1)100(†)(†)#(†)(†)#(†)
2011 Dallas272(1.3)85(0.6)286(3.9)14(0.6)(†)#(0.0)
2011 Detroit245(1.3)79(0.7)252(2.0)20(0.7)(†)1(0.2)
2011 District of Columbia (DCPS)246(1.2)70(0.9)278(2.0)30(0.9)(†)#(†)
2011 Fresno251(1.0)88(0.5)289(2.5)12(0.5)(†)#(†)
2011 Hillsborough County (FL)269(1.7)54(2.1)297(1.9)46(2.1)(†)#(†)
2011 Houston276(1.1)76(0.8)291(2.0)24(0.8)(†)#(†)
2011 Jefferson County (KY)261(1.4)60(0.8)294(1.5)40(0.8)(†)#(†)
2011 Los Angeles257(1.3)82(1.1)283(4.2)13(1.1)273(5.3)6(0.6)
2011 Miami-Dade266(1.1)72(1.3)286(1.7)28(1.3)(†)#(†)
2011 Milwaukee250(1.7)81(1.0)270(3.8)19(1.0)(†)#(†)
2011 New York City270(1.6)87(1.4)288(3.7)12(1.3)(†)2(0.6)
2011 Philadelphia261(1.9)88(2.3)289(5.2)12(2.3)(†)#(†)
2011 San Diego265(2.2)60(2.0)299(2.0)40(2.0)(†)#(†)
2009National public266(0.3)43(0.4)293(0.3)56(0.4)284(2.9)1(0.1)
2009 Large city262(0.8)66(0.8)289(0.9)32(0.8)273(5.2)1(0.2)
2009 Albuquerque(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 Atlanta253(1.5)78(0.8)283(3.3)22(0.8)(†)#(†)
2009 Austin271(1.2)55(0.7)308(1.3)44(0.7)(†)#(0.2)
2009 Baltimore City254(1.9)82(1.0)271(3.3)18(1.1)(†)#(0.2)
2009 Boston273(1.5)73(0.8)299(2.4)24(0.9)(†)2(0.6)
2009 Charlotte268(1.4)46(0.7)296(1.3)52(0.8)(†)2(0.4)
2009 Chicago261(1.3)86(1.4)282(3.4)14(1.4)(†)#(†)
2009 Cleveland256(1.0)100(†)(†)#(†)(†)#(†)
2009 Dallas(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 Detroit235(2.4)70(2.3)245(4.4)30(2.3)(†)#(0.1)
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)243(1.5)75(1.3)276(3.2)25(1.3)(†)#(0.0)
2009 Fresno253(1.2)86(0.4)293(3.5)14(0.4)(†)#(0.2)
2009 Hillsborough County (FL)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2009 Houston271(1.0)78(0.9)296(3.0)22(0.9)(†)#(0.1)
2009 Jefferson County (KY)257(1.3)55(0.7)288(1.4)45(0.7)(†)#(†)
2009 Los Angeles254(1.1)82(1.1)281(3.4)11(1.2)272(4.1)7(0.9)
2009 Miami-Dade266(1.3)63(1.7)284(1.5)37(1.7)(†)#(†)
2009 Milwaukee248(1.6)78(1.4)262(2.8)22(1.4)(†)#(†)
2009 New York City270(1.6)79(2.2)285(4.2)18(1.9)(†)3(0.6)
2009 Philadelphia261(1.5)85(2.8)284(6.2)15(2.8)(†)#(†)
2009 San Diego268(2.1)55(1.2)295(3.0)45(1.1)(†)#(0.0)
2007National public265(0.3)41(0.4)291(0.3)58(0.4)274(3.5)1(0.2)
2007 Large city260(0.7)65(0.9)285(1.0)32(0.9)269(4.3)3(0.5)
2007 Albuquerque(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Atlanta251(1.5)80(1.3)277(3.2)19(1.2)(†)1(0.3)
2007 Austin267(1.3)54(1.0)302(1.6)46(1.0)(†)#(0.0)
2007 Baltimore City(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Boston271(1.3)69(1.0)290(1.9)30(1.0)(†)1(0.3)
2007 Charlotte265(1.3)49(1.1)300(1.5)50(1.1)(†)1(0.2)
2007 Chicago257(1.7)84(1.9)280(3.8)16(1.9)(†)#(0.0)
2007 Cleveland257(1.7)100(†)(†)#(†)(†)#(†)
2007 Dallas(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Detroit(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)243(1.2)65(1.1)259(1.7)35(1.1)(†)#(0.0)
2007 Fresno(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Hillsborough County (FL)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Houston268(1.1)77(1.4)293(3.4)23(1.4)(†)#(0.0)
2007 Jefferson County (KY)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Los Angeles254(1.1)76(1.2)270(2.9)9(1.1)267(3.6)15(1.6)
2007 Miami-Dade(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 Milwaukee(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 New York City267(1.6)86(2.0)293(4.2)12(1.8)(†)1(0.8)
2007 Philadelphia(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2007 San Diego260(2.6)59(2.4)290(1.8)41(2.4)(†)#(0.1)
2005National public261(0.2)39(0.3)288(0.2)59(0.3)277(1.9)3(0.3)
2005 Large city256(0.6)62(1.0)282(1.0)35(0.9)266(3.1)3(0.7)
2005 Albuquerque(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Atlanta240(1.6)78(1.1)266(3.2)19(1.1)(†)4(0.6)
2005 Austin261(1.4)50(1.2)301(2.2)49(1.1)(†)1(0.2)
2005 Baltimore City(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Boston264(1.5)74(1.3)288(2.9)25(1.2)(†)1(0.3)
2005 Charlotte261(1.2)45(1.3)297(1.6)54(1.3)(†)1(0.2)
2005 Chicago254(1.3)81(1.6)275(3.5)18(1.7)(†)1(0.4)
2005 Cleveland249(1.6)100(†)(†)#(†)(†)#(†)
2005 Dallas(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Detroit(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)241(1.1)72(0.8)261(1.8)25(0.8)(†)3(0.3)
2005 Fresno(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Hillsborough County (FL)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Houston262(1.1)70(1.4)279(1.8)30(1.4)(†)#(0.2)
2005 Jefferson County (KY)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Los Angeles245(1.4)77(1.3)270(2.2)23(1.3)(†)#(0.1)
2005 Miami-Dade(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 Milwaukee(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 New York City264(1.7)84(2.4)286(4.5)12(2.0)265(6.3)4(1.4)
2005 Philadelphia(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2005 San Diego258(1.9)55(1.8)285(1.8)45(1.8)(†)#(0.1)
2003National public258(0.3)36(0.4)287(0.3)58(0.6)278(1.3)6(0.4)
2003 Large city252(0.8)60(1.7)279(1.1)33(1.6)263(2.7)7(1.2)
2003 Albuquerque(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 Atlanta239(1.0)78(0.9)265(3.1)15(0.9)263(5.2)7(0.6)
2003 Austin(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 Baltimore City(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 Boston256(1.1)71(1.2)282(3.7)10(0.8)271(2.7)19(1.1)
2003 Charlotte256(1.7)36(1.5)292(1.0)63(1.5)(†)#(0.1)
2003 Chicago252(1.4)88(1.8)279(5.0)6(1.3)264(4.9)6(1.2)
2003 Cleveland253(1.3)100(†)(†)#(†)(†)#(†)
2003 Dallas(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 Detroit(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)235(1.1)57(0.9)254(2.0)31(1.0)252(2.1)13(0.6)
2003 Fresno(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 Hillsborough County (FL)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 Houston259(1.1)69(1.2)276(1.8)31(1.2)(†)#(0.1)
2003 Jefferson County (KY)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 Los Angeles240(1.3)65(1.4)245(5.7)6(1.2)255(2.9)29(1.6)
2003 Miami-Dade(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 Milwaukee(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 New York City261(1.3)83(2.3)295(4.1)14(2.3)277(6.9)4(1.4)
2003 Philadelphia(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)(†)
2003 San Diego252(1.5)52(1.5)278(1.8)44(1.6)(†)4(0.5)