Average scale scores and percentages for grade 8 mathematics, by highest academic degree and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, and 2005
YearJurisdictionHigh-school diplomaAssociate degree or vocational certificationBachelor's degreeMaster's degreeEducation specialistDoctorateProfessional degree
Average scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentage
# Rounds to zero.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: DoDEA = Department of Defense Education Activity. 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), 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 Mathematics Assessments.
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