NAEP - Mathematics 2007: Type of School

Mathematics scores increased for public school students at both grades.

Grade 4

Grade 8

Average Scores

Achievement Levels

Trend in fourth-grade NAEP mathematics achievement-level performance, by type of school

Key. Accommodations not permitted. Top bar percent at Advanced. Middle bar percent at or above Proficient. Bottom bar percent at or above Basic. Accommodations permitted. Top bar percent at Advanced. Middle bar percent at or above Proficient. Bottom bar percent at or above Basic.

Findings

The percentage of students in the public schools at or above Basic was higher in 2007 than in all previous assessment years.
The percentages of students in public and private schools at or above Proficient were higher in 2007 than in all previous assessment years.

* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2007.
NOTE: Sample size was insufficient to permit a reliable estimate for private schools in 2005. Private schools include Catholic, other religious, and nonsectarian private schools. View complete data with standard errors.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), various years, 1990–2007 Mathematics Assessments.

To read more about achievement levels and how they are set, see Reporting the Assessment—Scale Scores and Achievement Levels.

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