Average scale scores and percentages for age 13 long-term trend mathematics, by type of mathematics class this year, grade level and jurisdiction: 2012, 2008, 2004, 1999, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1990, and 1986
Grade level
Year
Jurisdiction
Not taking math
Regular math
Pre-algebra
Algebra
Other
Average scale score
Standard Error
Percentage
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard Error
Percentage
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard Error
Percentage
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard Error
Percentage
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard Error
Percentage
Standard Error
† Not applicable.
# Rounds to zero.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
¹ Original assessment format.
NOTE: The NAEP Long-Term Trend 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), 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2008, and 2012 Long-Term Trend Mathematics Assessments.
7th grade or below
2012
National
‡
(†)
1
(0.1)
266
(1.3)
44
(1.6)
284
(1.6)
36
(1.7)
285
(3.9)
12
(1.3)
265
(3.6)
7
(0.5)
7th grade or below
2008
National
‡
(†)
1
(0.2)
265
(1.3)
48
(2.0)
286
(1.6)
34
(2.2)
278
(2.8)
10
(0.9)
256
(3.3)
7
(0.5)
7th grade or below
2004¹
National
‡
(†)
1
(0.2)
264
(1.6)
52
(2.0)
287
(1.5)
33
(2.1)
284
(3.8)
9
(0.8)
254
(3.7)
6
(0.8)
7th grade or below
1999¹
National
‡
(†)
1
(0.7)
261
(1.5)
56
(2.7)
278
(2.3)
29
(2.9)
270
(3.4)
7
(1.1)
260
(4.2)
6
(0.6)
7th grade or below
1996¹
National
‡
(†)
1
(0.2)
258
(1.3)
58
(2.3)
274
(1.8)
32
(2.4)
272
(4.9)
4
(0.6)
258
(3.6)
5
(0.7)
7th grade or below
1994¹
National
‡
(†)
1
(0.2)
258
(1.3)
64
(2.1)
272
(1.5)
25
(2.0)
264
(6.0)
5
(0.7)
250
(4.3)
5
(0.6)
7th grade or below
1992¹
National
‡
(†)
1
(0.2)
256
(1.3)
70
(1.6)
275
(1.7)
20
(1.5)
262
(4.7)
3
(0.5)
250
(4.1)
6
(0.7)
7th grade or below
1990¹
National
‡
(†)
1
(0.2)
252
(1.0)
76
(1.1)
270
(1.8)
14
(1.0)
‡
(†)
2
(0.3)
251
(3.3)
7
(0.7)
7th grade or below
1986¹
National
‡
(†)
1
(0.2)
250
(1.2)
76
(2.5)
271
(2.5)
14
(2.2)
‡
(†)
2
(0.6)
247
(4.4)
7
(0.7)
8th grade
2012
National
‡
(†)
#
(0.1)
279
(1.8)
17
(1.6)
280
(1.4)
25
(1.8)
302
(1.3)
48
(1.8)
308
(3.8)
9
(0.8)
8th grade
2008
National
‡
(†)
1
(0.1)
274
(1.4)
20
(1.7)
280
(1.5)
31
(1.5)
300
(1.1)
43
(1.6)
297
(2.7)
6
(0.5)
8th grade
2004¹
National
‡
(†)
#
(0.1)
276
(1.8)
22
(1.9)
282
(1.4)
32
(1.8)
298
(1.7)
40
(1.9)
291
(3.8)
6
(0.6)
8th grade
1999¹
National
‡
(†)
#
(0.2)
272
(1.4)
25
(1.8)
280
(1.4)
38
(2.2)
297
(1.5)
30
(1.7)
288
(3.2)
6
(0.7)
8th grade
1996¹
National
‡
(†)
#
(0.1)
269
(1.4)
29
(2.7)
279
(1.2)
38
(2.5)
296
(1.3)
29
(1.5)
280
(4.4)
4
(0.6)
8th grade
1994¹
National
‡
(†)
#
(0.0)
274
(1.1)
32
(1.9)
282
(1.6)
36
(2.1)
297
(1.7)
29
(1.9)
288
(3.7)
3
(0.4)
8th grade
1992¹
National
‡
(†)
#
(0.1)
272
(1.2)
40
(2.3)
282
(1.1)
31
(1.9)
300
(1.4)
24
(1.7)
276
(2.8)
4
(0.4)
8th grade
1990¹
National
‡
(†)
#
(0.1)
271
(0.9)
47
(2.1)
284
(1.3)
28
(1.5)
299
(1.4)
21
(1.4)
274
(6.2)
3
(0.4)
8th grade
1986¹
National
‡
(†)
#
(0.1)
268
(0.9)
54
(3.1)
283
(1.3)
21
(1.9)
300
(1.5)
22
(2.4)
274
(4.3)
3
(0.6)
9th grade or above
2012
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
9th grade or above
2008
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
9th grade or above
2004¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
9th grade or above
1999¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
9th grade or above
1996¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
9th grade or above
1994¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
9th grade or above
1992¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
9th grade or above
1990¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
9th grade or above
1986¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)