Mathematics scores at all five selected percentiles for male and female students were higher in 2011 than in 1990. Scores for female students at the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles were higher in 2011 than in 2009.
Read specific descriptions of what eighth-graders should know and be able to do at the Basic, Proficient, and Advanced mathematics achievement levels.
Read more information on how to interpret NAEP mathematics results, including how each student group is defined.