Average scale scores and percentages for age 17 long-term trend mathematics, by highest level of mathematics course taken and jurisdiction: 2012, 2008, 2004, 1999, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1990, 1986, 1982, and 1978
Year
Jurisdiction
Gen math or pre-alg
Algebra
Geometry
Algebra 2
Calculus
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
Average scale score
Standard Error
Percentage
Standard Error
† Not applicable.
‡ 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
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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
263
(3.6)
2
(0.2)
272
(1.5)
5
(0.3)
290
(1.3)
15
(0.6)
305
(1.0)
54
(1.0)
334
(0.8)
23
(1.0)
279
(3.5)
1
(0.1)
2008
National
270
(1.9)
3
(0.4)
280
(1.1)
7
(0.4)
295
(0.8)
17
(0.6)
307
(0.7)
52
(0.9)
333
(0.8)
19
(0.7)
281
(3.1)
1
(0.1)
2004¹
National
270
(2.6)
4
(0.4)
282
(1.4)
9
(0.7)
296
(1.1)
16
(0.9)
310
(0.7)
53
(1.1)
336
(1.6)
17
(1.2)
‡
(†)
1
(0.2)
1999¹
National
278
(2.8)
7
(0.6)
285
(1.7)
11
(0.8)
298
(1.2)
16
(0.9)
315
(0.8)
51
(1.2)
341
(1.4)
13
(1.0)
277
(3.1)
2
(0.4)
1996¹
National
269
(1.9)
8
(0.6)
283
(1.3)
12
(1.0)
298
(1.3)
16
(1.0)
316
(1.3)
50
(1.6)
339
(1.7)
13
(1.1)
‡
(†)
1
(0.2)
1994¹
National
272
(1.2)
9
(1.1)
288
(1.4)
15
(0.9)
297
(1.7)
15
(0.8)
316
(1.0)
47
(1.6)
340
(2.2)
13
(1.2)
‡
(†)
2
(0.2)
1992¹
National
271
(1.6)
13
(1.1)
289
(1.1)
14
(0.8)
301
(1.6)
17
(0.9)
320
(0.7)
45
(1.6)
343
(1.7)
10
(0.8)
280
(4.9)
2
(0.4)
1990¹
National
273
(1.1)
15
(0.9)
288
(1.2)
15
(0.6)
299
(1.5)
15
(0.8)
319
(1.0)
44
(1.2)
344
(2.6)
8
(0.8)
274
(3.5)
2
(0.3)
1986¹
National
272
(0.8)
18
(0.8)
286
(1.0)
18
(0.8)
301
(1.3)
16
(1.0)
320
(1.1)
40
(1.2)
343
(2.7)
7
(0.6)
276
(4.3)
2
(0.3)
1982¹
National
268
(0.9)
22
(1.2)
287
(1.0)
16
(0.7)
301
(0.9)
14
(0.8)
318
(0.8)
39
(1.4)
329
(1.7)
5
(0.5)
276
(1.8)
3
(0.2)
1978¹
National
267
(0.8)
20
(1.0)
286
(0.7)
17
(0.6)
307
(0.7)
16
(0.6)
321
(0.7)
37
(1.2)
334
(1.4)
6
(0.4)
274
(1.6)
4
(0.2)