Average scale scores for grade 4 mathematics, by gender and jurisdiction: 2009, 2007, 2005, and 2003
YearJurisdictionMaleFemale
Average scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard Error
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
NOTE: DCPS = District of Columbia Public Schools. The NAEP Mathematics scale ranges from 0 to 500. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be statistically significant. Analyze results with NAEP Data Explorer.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009 Mathematics Assessments.
2009National public240(0.3)238(0.3)
2009 Large city231(0.5)231(0.5)
2009 Atlanta224(1.2)226(1.3)
2009 Austin240(1.2)240(1.4)
2009 Baltimore City223(1.4)222(1.2)
2009 Boston237(1.2)236(1.1)
2009 Charlotte245(2.0)245(1.3)
2009 Chicago221(1.5)223(1.2)
2009 Cleveland213(1.4)214(1.5)
2009 Detroit199(1.7)201(2.3)
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)218(1.4)222(1.4)
2009 Fresno218(1.8)220(1.7)
2009 Houston236(1.5)236(1.4)
2009 Jefferson County (KY)232(1.9)233(1.9)
2009 Los Angeles222(1.4)222(1.3)
2009 Miami-Dade237(1.3)236(1.5)
2009 Milwaukee219(1.7)220(1.6)
2009 New York City239(1.3)236(1.1)
2009 Philadelphia221(1.5)222(1.7)
2009 San Diego237(2.0)236(1.7)
2007National public240(0.2)238(0.2)
2007 Large city231(0.6)229(0.5)
2007 Atlanta224(1.3)223(1.2)
2007 Austin240(1.5)241(1.3)
2007 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)
2007 Boston232(1.6)234(1.5)
2007 Charlotte244(1.4)243(1.4)
2007 Chicago220(1.1)220(1.2)
2007 Cleveland217(1.8)214(2.0)
2007 Detroit—(†)—(†)
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)213(1.2)214(1.2)
2007 Fresno—(†)—(†)
2007 Houston235(1.6)234(1.2)
2007 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)
2007 Los Angeles222(1.4)220(0.8)
2007 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)
2007 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)
2007 New York City237(1.6)235(1.3)
2007 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)
2007 San Diego234(1.6)234(1.9)
2005National public238(0.2)236(0.2)
2005 Large city229(0.5)227(0.5)
2005 Atlanta222(1.4)219(1.3)
2005 Austin242(1.4)242(1.5)
2005 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)
2005 Boston228(1.2)230(1.3)
2005 Charlotte244(1.4)245(1.5)
2005 Chicago217(1.9)214(1.8)
2005 Cleveland220(1.5)220(1.6)
2005 Detroit—(†)—(†)
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)212(1.0)211(1.0)
2005 Fresno—(†)—(†)
2005 Houston234(1.7)232(1.4)
2005 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)
2005 Los Angeles222(1.3)219(1.2)
2005 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)
2005 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)
2005 New York City232(1.1)229(1.3)
2005 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)
2005 San Diego234(1.5)231(1.4)
2003National public235(0.3)233(0.2)
2003 Large city225(1.0)223(0.8)
2003 Atlanta215(1.4)216(1.5)
2003 Austin—(†)—(†)
2003 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)
2003 Boston221(1.6)219(1.5)
2003 Charlotte242(1.6)241(1.6)
2003 Chicago214(1.5)214(1.2)
2003 Cleveland215(1.6)215(1.5)
2003 Detroit—(†)—(†)
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)204(1.0)206(1.0)
2003 Fresno—(†)—(†)
2003 Houston227(1.7)227(1.5)
2003 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)
2003 Los Angeles219(1.2)213(1.3)
2003 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)
2003 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)
2003 New York City228(1.2)225(1.3)
2003 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)
2003 San Diego227(1.4)225(1.1)