Percentile scores for age 13 long-term trend mathematics, by parental education level and jurisdiction: 2012, 2008, 2004, 1999, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1990, 1986, 1982, and 1978
Year
Jurisdiction
Did not finish high school
Graduated high school
Some education after high school
Graduated college
Unknown
10th Percentile
Standard Error
25th Percentile
Standard Error
50th Percentile
Standard Error
75th Percentile
Standard Error
90th Percentile
Standard Error
10th Percentile
Standard Error
25th Percentile
Standard Error
50th Percentile
Standard Error
75th Percentile
Standard Error
90th Percentile
Standard Error
10th Percentile
Standard Error
25th Percentile
Standard Error
50th Percentile
Standard Error
75th Percentile
Standard Error
90th Percentile
Standard Error
10th Percentile
Standard Error
25th Percentile
Standard Error
50th Percentile
Standard Error
75th Percentile
Standard Error
90th Percentile
Standard Error
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Standard Error
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Standard Error
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Standard Error
90th Percentile
Standard Error
NOTE: The NAEP Long-Term Trend Mathematics scale ranges from 0 to 500. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be
statistically significant
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2008, and 2012 Long-Term Trend Mathematics Assessments.
2012
National
224
(6.7)
245
(5.6)
266
(2.7)
289
(2.5)
307
(3.5)
233
(2.1)
251
(2.3)
270
(2.6)
290
(1.9)
309
(1.9)
248
(8.4)
268
(2.0)
287
(1.3)
305
(1.1)
322
(1.7)
252
(1.8)
275
(1.8)
297
(0.9)
318
(2.1)
337
(2.6)
222
(4.2)
245
(2.6)
268
(2.3)
288
(2.6)
308
(5.0)
2008
National
225
(4.5)
248
(1.5)
271
(1.1)
289
(1.2)
305
(1.6)
231
(2.9)
254
(1.7)
275
(1.2)
294
(1.4)
312
(3.3)
247
(3.1)
267
(1.7)
286
(2.4)
305
(1.0)
321
(1.5)
250
(2.7)
271
(1.3)
293
(1.2)
313
(1.2)
331
(1.5)
216
(1.9)
242
(1.6)
267
(2.7)
288
(1.4)
307
(1.7)
2004
National
222
(2.7)
243
(4.6)
263
(2.8)
284
(3.2)
304
(2.9)
230
(2.8)
252
(1.6)
272
(1.0)
291
(1.8)
307
(2.4)
243
(2.8)
263
(1.8)
284
(1.6)
303
(1.5)
319
(1.2)
246
(2.1)
268
(1.5)
291
(1.2)
312
(1.4)
329
(1.8)
217
(3.6)
240
(1.5)
264
(1.2)
284
(2.3)
303
(2.2)
2004¹
National
224
(1.6)
242
(4.2)
264
(3.9)
281
(1.7)
300
(4.2)
232
(2.1)
253
(2.6)
273
(1.9)
292
(1.4)
310
(2.5)
248
(2.2)
265
(2.8)
284
(1.2)
303
(2.2)
318
(2.6)
252
(1.4)
272
(1.5)
293
(0.8)
313
(1.3)
330
(2.0)
222
(4.1)
242
(1.3)
265
(2.5)
284
(2.6)
302
(2.0)
1999¹
National
221
(5.1)
239
(4.4)
257
(2.6)
275
(1.6)
291
(4.1)
226
(4.0)
245
(1.5)
265
(1.0)
284
(1.2)
302
(2.9)
243
(2.9)
261
(0.9)
279
(0.9)
299
(1.9)
315
(2.5)
245
(2.4)
266
(1.6)
287
(1.1)
307
(1.2)
325
(1.3)
219
(2.6)
236
(3.4)
258
(1.9)
278
(3.8)
299
(4.5)
1996¹
National
217
(5.1)
235
(3.0)
254
(1.9)
273
(3.6)
291
(2.7)
229
(1.7)
249
(2.0)
268
(1.6)
286
(1.3)
302
(3.4)
241
(2.3)
259
(1.6)
278
(1.6)
297
(1.8)
313
(3.6)
242
(1.8)
263
(1.9)
284
(1.5)
304
(2.2)
322
(1.7)
221
(2.1)
239
(2.2)
259
(2.8)
279
(5.1)
296
(2.3)
1994¹
National
218
(4.6)
236
(3.6)
255
(3.7)
274
(3.2)
290
(2.8)
228
(2.0)
247
(1.3)
267
(1.3)
286
(1.4)
302
(2.2)
239
(2.0)
258
(2.8)
278
(1.4)
298
(1.7)
315
(3.1)
245
(1.9)
266
(1.6)
286
(0.8)
305
(1.8)
323
(2.0)
212
(5.0)
231
(3.7)
253
(5.3)
274
(2.4)
291
(6.3)
1992¹
National
222
(2.8)
238
(4.3)
257
(2.8)
273
(2.5)
288
(2.4)
226
(2.3)
244
(1.7)
264
(1.7)
283
(1.5)
299
(2.1)
244
(1.8)
261
(1.3)
278
(1.0)
295
(2.0)
310
(1.2)
245
(1.6)
264
(1.7)
284
(1.1)
303
(1.7)
320
(2.2)
213
(3.1)
233
(2.2)
254
(2.1)
274
(1.8)
291
(2.6)
1990¹
National
217
(1.5)
234
(1.7)
254
(3.1)
273
(2.6)
289
(2.4)
227
(2.7)
245
(1.2)
263
(2.0)
281
(2.1)
298
(1.8)
242
(1.3)
260
(1.3)
278
(2.2)
295
(1.5)
311
(3.2)
241
(1.8)
261
(1.7)
281
(1.0)
302
(1.8)
318
(1.2)
209
(2.3)
228
(1.9)
247
(2.4)
268
(2.6)
287
(5.6)
1986¹
National
217
(3.2)
234
(3.9)
253
(3.2)
272
(3.3)
287
(2.4)
229
(1.5)
245
(1.2)
263
(1.8)
280
(1.1)
297
(2.4)
239
(1.2)
256
(2.7)
274
(2.4)
292
(3.9)
309
(2.0)
241
(1.3)
260
(1.9)
280
(1.5)
301
(1.0)
319
(2.2)
210
(3.3)
228
(3.2)
247
(3.3)
267
(5.3)
287
(3.6)
1982¹
National
212
(1.9)
230
(2.5)
251
(1.7)
272
(1.1)
290
(1.1)
224
(1.6)
243
(0.9)
264
(0.9)
284
(0.9)
301
(1.8)
235
(1.2)
256
(1.1)
277
(0.8)
296
(1.0)
313
(1.4)
240
(2.5)
262
(1.7)
284
(1.4)
304
(1.3)
323
(1.6)
209
(5.3)
229
(4.2)
252
(3.5)
275
(3.6)
294
(4.5)
1978¹
National
198
(2.5)
220
(1.2)
245
(1.6)
270
(1.7)
290
(2.2)
218
(2.6)
239
(1.2)
264
(1.1)
287
(1.0)
308
(1.3)
228
(1.7)
251
(1.9)
274
(1.4)
297
(1.7)
317
(1.6)
238
(2.1)
261
(1.5)
285
(0.8)
308
(1.4)
328
(1.7)
191
(2.1)
214
(2.4)
240
(1.9)
265
(1.4)
288
(2.0)