Percentile scores for age 17 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
10th Percentile
Standard Error
25th Percentile
Standard Error
50th Percentile
Standard Error
75th Percentile
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
252
(1.4)
271
(1.6)
291
(2.4)
309
(2.5)
327
(3.5)
255
(1.6)
273
(1.7)
292
(1.2)
310
(1.3)
325
(1.2)
274
(1.4)
290
(1.2)
307
(1.2)
324
(0.9)
339
(1.3)
280
(1.5)
298
(1.0)
318
(1.1)
337
(0.7)
352
(1.5)
239
(3.4)
259
(3.3)
281
(2.2)
302
(2.7)
322
(9.7)
2008
National
255
(4.1)
273
(2.1)
292
(2.7)
312
(1.2)
328
(1.7)
258
(3.8)
278
(1.9)
297
(1.2)
317
(1.9)
334
(1.5)
273
(2.4)
289
(1.1)
306
(0.7)
324
(1.1)
339
(1.3)
279
(1.0)
298
(1.1)
317
(0.9)
336
(0.6)
351
(1.2)
244
(3.9)
261
(2.1)
284
(2.6)
304
(1.4)
325
(2.9)
2004
National
250
(2.3)
269
(1.3)
288
(3.0)
307
(2.4)
323
(1.4)
257
(3.3)
275
(1.1)
295
(1.5)
314
(1.4)
332
(1.3)
271
(1.6)
287
(1.4)
306
(1.5)
323
(0.7)
339
(2.3)
279
(1.1)
297
(1.0)
317
(1.3)
335
(1.6)
350
(1.5)
236
(2.4)
260
(3.0)
282
(4.5)
305
(5.3)
327
(16.9)
2004¹
National
251
(4.2)
269
(3.0)
289
(3.1)
304
(5.1)
322
(5.1)
262
(3.8)
277
(1.8)
296
(1.3)
313
(1.7)
330
(1.6)
274
(2.6)
289
(2.7)
307
(1.5)
325
(2.0)
340
(1.3)
281
(2.0)
298
(1.3)
318
(0.8)
337
(0.8)
352
(1.1)
240
(26.6)
265
(3.5)
284
(4.2)
305
(3.6)
323
(3.1)
1999¹
National
255
(5.0)
271
(5.5)
288
(3.3)
307
(3.0)
325
(3.8)
261
(4.5)
279
(2.8)
299
(2.8)
321
(1.1)
336
(2.8)
272
(3.1)
288
(1.2)
308
(3.1)
328
(1.6)
343
(1.3)
277
(2.3)
297
(1.8)
317
(1.0)
337
(1.6)
355
(1.4)
242
(12.0)
261
(5.0)
286
(9.7)
306
(6.7)
330
(3.4)
1996¹
National
246
(9.7)
262
(4.7)
280
(3.3)
298
(2.3)
315
(5.5)
260
(2.7)
278
(3.9)
298
(2.5)
317
(3.3)
334
(8.1)
270
(2.3)
288
(1.7)
307
(2.6)
326
(2.1)
342
(1.8)
278
(2.3)
297
(1.7)
319
(1.7)
337
(1.4)
353
(1.8)
250
(14.6)
270
(3.1)
289
(10.4)
307
(4.0)
320
(7.1)
1994¹
National
251
(6.2)
265
(2.2)
283
(5.2)
301
(3.0)
317
(2.3)
260
(2.2)
277
(2.6)
295
(2.0)
314
(1.6)
332
(1.8)
271
(1.9)
287
(1.2)
305
(2.7)
322
(1.3)
339
(2.6)
280
(2.0)
299
(1.6)
318
(1.8)
338
(1.8)
354
(2.0)
244
(13.6)
265
(11.4)
285
(3.9)
303
(5.0)
315
(3.5)
1992¹
National
250
(4.3)
266
(3.5)
285
(2.4)
305
(4.5)
320
(11.0)
260
(1.7)
278
(2.3)
298
(2.1)
318
(1.4)
335
(2.2)
273
(2.8)
290
(2.2)
308
(2.5)
326
(1.2)
343
(1.9)
277
(1.8)
297
(1.8)
318
(0.8)
337
(1.5)
352
(1.9)
252
(20.8)
272
(5.7)
289
(2.4)
310
(6.7)
329
(9.4)
1990¹
National
250
(3.5)
265
(1.9)
283
(2.2)
305
(2.6)
323
(3.1)
257
(1.7)
274
(1.9)
294
(2.3)
313
(1.0)
330
(1.7)
271
(2.6)
288
(2.0)
307
(1.2)
327
(1.5)
343
(3.2)
277
(1.4)
296
(1.2)
317
(1.6)
337
(2.3)
353
(1.4)
234
(8.7)
255
(8.3)
276
(6.2)
298
(15.2)
317
(8.2)
1986¹
National
247
(2.7)
261
(2.3)
278
(2.8)
297
(2.5)
314
(7.1)
257
(1.8)
273
(3.2)
291
(1.6)
313
(1.2)
332
(2.2)
271
(1.8)
285
(1.7)
304
(1.6)
324
(2.3)
344
(2.7)
277
(2.2)
294
(1.8)
314
(1.9)
335
(2.9)
352
(2.5)
247
(4.6)
264
(3.1)
280
(5.0)
295
(5.5)
318
(6.4)
1982¹
National
243
(1.9)
259
(1.7)
278
(1.1)
299
(1.4)
317
(3.2)
255
(1.0)
272
(1.0)
293
(0.8)
314
(1.2)
333
(2.1)
264
(1.9)
283
(1.1)
305
(1.4)
325
(1.3)
343
(2.0)
273
(1.6)
292
(1.0)
314
(1.2)
333
(1.1)
350
(1.6)
234
(2.9)
250
(2.6)
271
(2.2)
292
(3.0)
312
(2.5)
1978¹
National
239
(1.5)
258
(1.5)
279
(1.4)
301
(1.6)
321
(1.6)
251
(1.1)
271
(1.1)
294
(1.1)
317
(0.6)
336
(0.9)
263
(1.5)
284
(1.3)
306
(1.5)
327
(1.2)
345
(1.5)
275
(1.4)
296
(1.3)
318
(1.3)
339
(1.1)
356
(1.1)
233
(4.2)
252
(1.8)
275
(2.2)
299
(2.6)
320
(3.0)