Average scale scores and percentages for grade 8 mathematics, by time per week on math instruction and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, and 2005
Year
Jurisdiction
Less than 3 hours
3-4.9 hours
5-6.9 hours
7 hours or more
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
# 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.
2011
National
285
2
288
61
280
28
273
9
2011
National public
283
2
287
60
279
29
273
9
2011
Alabama
‡
2
272
58
263
31
267
9
2011
Alaska
290
4
287
68
279
25
‡
3
2011
Arizona
‡
#
284
48
276
42
272
10
2011
Arkansas
‡
1
282
71
277
19
265
8
2011
California
275
3
279
65
266
23
248
8
2011
Colorado
‡
1
295
56
292
30
278
13
2011
Connecticut
‡
2
290
87
279
10
‡
1
2011
Delaware
‡
#
287
37
282
51
283
11
2011
District of Columbia
‡
2
282
29
250
42
258
27
2011
DoDEA
‡
#
290
84
285
12
283
5
2011
Florida
‡
1
281
72
273
22
262
5
2011
Georgia
‡
1
281
28
278
55
274
16
2011
Hawaii
279
3
279
76
279
17
272
4
2011
Idaho
‡
2
288
77
284
18
279
3
2011
Illinois
294
3
288
67
277
22
274
8
2011
Indiana
‡
2
288
74
283
19
282
6
2011
Iowa
‡
1
287
87
277
9
259
2
2011
Kansas
‡
1
294
69
286
18
276
12
2011
Kentucky
‡
#
282
49
281
41
285
10
2011
Louisiana
‡
2
276
38
269
40
278
20
2011
Maine
‡
3
290
61
287
34
‡
2
2011
Maryland
‡
1
299
43
281
35
280
21
2011
Massachusetts
‡
1
305
57
292
32
286
10
2011
Michigan
‡
1
283
55
276
41
262
4
2011
Minnesota
‡
1
297
74
293
22
281
3
2011
Mississippi
‡
1
274
62
263
28
254
9
2011
Missouri
‡
1
285
71
279
22
263
5
2011
Montana
‡
1
295
79
290
18
‡
2
2011
Nebraska
‡
1
284
84
281
11
278
4
2011
Nevada
‡
1
280
69
273
29
‡
2
2011
New Hampshire
‡
1
293
82
292
16
‡
1
2011
New Jersey
‡
1
302
56
288
28
279
14
2011
New Mexico
283
3
278
46
273
37
267
14
2011
New York
286
3
287
64
276
24
261
10
2011
North Carolina
279
2
290
25
286
56
286
16
2011
North Dakota
‡
1
293
77
288
16
302
6
2011
Ohio
286
2
292
68
287
21
277
9
2011
Oklahoma
‡
2
283
55
277
38
272
5
2011
Oregon
‡
2
282
76
282
20
‡
2
2011
Pennsylvania
‡
1
291
69
286
20
267
10
2011
Rhode Island
‡
2
287
75
282
21
‡
2
2011
South Carolina
‡
1
282
31
281
55
282
14
2011
South Dakota
‡
1
292
79
292
17
288
3
2011
Tennessee
‡
1
276
45
272
40
276
14
2011
Texas
287
2
295
54
288
32
286
12
2011
Utah
290
7
284
80
283
12
‡
1
2011
Vermont
‡
#
294
72
296
26
‡
1
2011
Virginia
‡
1
293
58
285
26
286
16
2011
Washington
‡
1
290
61
287
32
279
5
2011
West Virginia
‡
2
275
58
268
19
275
20
2011
Wisconsin
‡
1
292
73
284
22
270
4
2011
Wyoming
302
4
288
85
283
10
‡
1
2009
National
285
2
287
62
279
27
276
9
2009
National public
282
1
285
61
279
28
275
10
2009
Alabama
‡
1
271
57
264
32
278
10
2009
Alaska
‡
#
287
72
276
26
‡
2
2009
Arizona
‡
2
279
48
279
44
277
7
2009
Arkansas
273
5
280
67
272
20
262
8
2009
California
236
1
273
63
272
28
258
9
2009
Colorado
‡
1
292
56
287
33
268
10
2009
Connecticut
‡
1
290
89
287
9
‡
1
2009
Delaware
‡
#
290
29
282
55
286
16
2009
District of Columbia
‡
#
268
32
252
34
247
34
2009
DoDEA
‡
4
288
79
285
17
‡
#
2009
Florida
‡
2
278
66
283
29
272
3
2009
Georgia
‡
1
282
31
277
58
274
10
2009
Hawaii
274
6
276
77
271
14
257
3
2009
Idaho
‡
1
288
76
288
18
274
5
2009
Illinois
‡
2
287
75
273
20
273
3
2009
Indiana
291
3
288
82
287
12
281
3
2009
Iowa
276
3
284
85
286
10
‡
2
2009
Kansas
‡
2
293
58
290
27
272
12
2009
Kentucky
‡
2
281
43
281
45
273
11
2009
Louisiana
‡
2
279
41
271
32
269
26
2009
Maine
‡
2
287
71
286
27
‡
1
2009
Maryland
‡
#
300
37
283
36
282
27
2009
Massachusetts
‡
1
306
64
293
25
279
11
2009
Michigan
‡
3
283
49
276
44
273
4
2009
Minnesota
‡
2
295
74
292
21
‡
2
2009
Mississippi
‡
1
268
69
258
24
272
6
2009
Missouri
‡
2
287
73
284
24
‡
1
2009
Montana
287
4
293
76
289
19
‡
2
2009
Nebraska
289
2
285
85
274
7
285
5
2009
Nevada
‡
1
276
70
270
27
‡
2
2009
New Hampshire
‡
1
293
85
293
14
‡
1
2009
New Jersey
‡
1
301
58
287
30
273
11
2009
New Mexico
‡
1
273
49
263
28
271
22
2009
New York
‡
3
292
62
274
25
267
11
2009
North Carolina
‡
1
286
24
286
55
283
20
2009
North Dakota
‡
2
293
81
287
10
299
7
2009
Ohio
‡
2
288
72
278
17
286
9
2009
Oklahoma
‡
2
277
64
275
31
264
3
2009
Oregon
274
3
285
79
290
18
‡
#
2009
Pennsylvania
‡
1
293
77
278
15
264
7
2009
Rhode Island
‡
#
279
74
277
25
‡
1
2009
South Carolina
‡
#
282
25
279
57
287
18
2009
South Dakota
‡
2
291
79
293
17
‡
1
2009
Tennessee
‡
#
277
45
273
39
278
15
2009
Texas
310
1
289
56
284
23
283
20
2009
Utah
286
3
285
83
280
13
‡
1
2009
Vermont
‡
2
293
70
292
25
301
3
2009
Virginia
‡
1
291
59
278
22
283
17
2009
Washington
‡
1
292
63
288
28
274
7
2009
West Virginia
‡
1
271
51
269
27
271
21
2009
Wisconsin
‡
1
291
71
287
26
264
3
2009
Wyoming
‡
2
287
79
284
15
‡
4
2007
National
282
2
285
63
278
26
274
8
2007
National public
280
2
284
62
277
27
274
9
2007
Alabama
‡
#
267
56
263
33
271
11
2007
Alaska
‡
3
288
72
272
22
‡
3
2007
Arizona
268
2
277
54
277
40
267
4
2007
Arkansas
295
3
277
76
270
16
253
5
2007
California
266
2
277
66
268
27
254
5
2007
Colorado
‡
2
290
55
287
32
268
11
2007
Connecticut
‡
2
284
88
274
8
‡
1
2007
Delaware
‡
1
288
48
279
43
279
7
2007
District of Columbia
‡
3
255
37
244
35
252
25
2007
DoDEA
‡
1
286
78
281
19
‡
2
2007
Florida
275
4
280
67
277
24
271
5
2007
Georgia
‡
3
280
35
273
51
271
12
2007
Hawaii
266
6
272
83
266
9
‡
2
2007
Idaho
280
6
285
72
286
17
272
5
2007
Illinois
‡
1
285
74
272
22
267
3
2007
Indiana
288
6
287
77
281
16
‡
1
2007
Iowa
289
5
286
80
285
11
289
3
2007
Kansas
286
2
294
65
286
23
273
9
2007
Kentucky
‡
1
277
48
280
41
280
10
2007
Louisiana
‡
1
275
43
273
38
269
19
2007
Maine
294
3
286
74
287
22
‡
1
2007
Maryland
‡
#
294
43
284
26
279
30
2007
Massachusetts
‡
1
303
63
293
32
271
4
2007
Michigan
282
3
281
57
272
39
‡
1
2007
Minnesota
292
4
293
77
287
17
‡
2
2007
Mississippi
‡
#
268
57
264
33
258
10
2007
Missouri
283
5
283
77
273
17
‡
2
2007
Montana
‡
2
289
77
281
19
‡
1
2007
Nebraska
273
4
284
80
283
11
286
5
2007
Nevada
‡
2
272
68
271
29
‡
2
2007
New Hampshire
282
4
288
80
289
15
‡
1
2007
New Jersey
‡
1
295
55
286
32
267
12
2007
New Mexico
272
6
270
58
264
24
268
12
2007
New York
285
4
288
59
277
24
261
12
2007
North Carolina
‡
1
285
27
284
49
283
23
2007
North Dakota
‡
3
292
82
290
14
‡
2
2007
Ohio
283
2
289
75
275
17
271
6
2007
Oklahoma
‡
1
277
68
272
26
263
5
2007
Oregon
283
3
284
76
282
19
‡
1
2007
Pennsylvania
‡
2
293
66
281
19
270
13
2007
Rhode Island
267
3
278
74
272
23
‡
#
2007
South Carolina
‡
#
279
26
283
55
285
19
2007
South Dakota
291
4
288
77
293
15
283
4
2007
Tennessee
‡
1
277
48
271
40
280
12
2007
Texas
290
2
287
59
284
22
285
17
2007
Utah
284
6
281
85
282
7
‡
2
2007
Vermont
‡
3
290
65
292
30
‡
1
2007
Virginia
‡
2
290
67
281
21
287
10
2007
Washington
‡
1
288
63
282
28
281
8
2007
West Virginia
‡
1
271
59
271
22
269
17
2007
Wisconsin
‡
1
289
77
281
20
‡
2
2007
Wyoming
293
5
287
84
284
10
‡
1
2005
National
276
3
283
66
275
24
272
7
2005
National public
274
3
282
66
274
24
271
7
2005
Alabama
‡
2
266
62
258
26
261
11
2005
Alaska
285
4
280
72
278
21
273
3
2005
Arizona
265
3
278
65
272
26
269
6
2005
Arkansas
‡
2
274
67
269
23
267
8
2005
California
264
4
272
67
270
26
271
3
2005
Colorado
285
4
284
68
279
22
270
7
2005
Connecticut
‡
2
283
86
270
12
‡
#
2005
Delaware
‡
#
279
69
285
27
292
4
2005
District of Columbia
238
5
249
43
246
38
242
14
2005
DoDEA
‡
2
286
83
279
12
‡
3
2005
Florida
263
3
279
63
271
29
272
5
2005
Georgia
‡
2
275
38
274
43
268
17
2005
Hawaii
267
6
269
87
264
6
‡
1
2005
Idaho
274
4
281
75
283
19
‡
2
2005
Illinois
274
5
283
72
269
18
270
4
2005
Indiana
‡
2
283
82
279
15
‡
2
2005
Iowa
278
6
285
78
279
14
‡
1
2005
Kansas
274
3
287
71
280
23
255
4
2005
Kentucky
‡
1
274
54
275
38
273
7
2005
Louisiana
‡
#
269
46
269
35
264
18
2005
Maine
283
4
283
70
283
25
‡
1
2005
Maryland
‡
1
287
43
274
27
273
29
2005
Massachusetts
‡
2
296
73
286
20
276
6
2005
Michigan
‡
1
283
64
270
32
‡
3
2005
Minnesota
‡
2
292
78
286
18
‡
1
2005
Mississippi
‡
2
265
67
257
24
259
7
2005
Missouri
265
5
278
78
278
15
‡
2
2005
Montana
‡
2
289
86
276
10
‡
2
2005
Nebraska
250
4
286
80
285
12
281
4
2005
Nevada
‡
3
270
65
270
29
261
3
2005
New Hampshire
284
4
286
81
288
15
‡
1
2005
New Jersey
‡
1
289
72
282
20
267
7
2005
New Mexico
262
4
265
62
262
27
269
8
2005
New York
283
5
289
65
269
21
265
9
2005
North Carolina
‡
#
282
26
283
47
281
27
2005
North Dakota
‡
2
287
86
283
12
‡
#
2005
Ohio
280
3
287
76
273
16
275
5
2005
Oklahoma
273
4
272
66
269
27
272
3
2005
Oregon
274
3
281
73
291
22
‡
1
2005
Pennsylvania
‡
2
286
74
276
16
252
9
2005
Rhode Island
‡
2
277
79
267
18
‡
1
2005
South Carolina
‡
3
284
22
281
55
286
20
2005
South Dakota
287
3
288
78
289
16
273
3
2005
Tennessee
‡
1
274
56
268
34
276
9
2005
Texas
273
3
284
68
277
19
277
10
2005
Utah
283
5
280
82
274
12
‡
1
2005
Vermont
294
4
286
74
293
21
‡
2
2005
Virginia
‡
2
288
65
278
24
277
9
2005
Washington
298
4
287
69
282
25
‡
2
2005
West Virginia
273
4
270
69
273
19
263
9
2005
Wisconsin
283
3
288
75
281
21
‡
1
2005
Wyoming
‡
3
284
81
278
14
‡
2