Percentile scores for grade 4 mathematics, by all students and jurisdiction: 2009, 2007, 2005, and 2003
YearJurisdictionAll students
10th percentileStandard Error25th percentileStandard Error50th percentileStandard Error75th percentileStandard Error90th percentileStandard 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 public201(0.4)221(0.3)241(0.3)259(0.3)275(0.3)
2009 Large city191(0.6)211(0.6)232(0.5)252(0.8)270(0.7)
2009 Atlanta189(1.9)205(1.1)223(1.0)245(1.5)266(1.7)
2009 Austin206(2.1)222(1.5)240(1.2)260(1.3)276(0.9)
2009 Baltimore City192(1.9)206(1.4)223(1.3)238(1.2)252(1.7)
2009 Boston203(2.1)219(1.0)236(1.6)253(1.4)269(1.0)
2009 Charlotte208(1.4)226(1.7)245(1.4)266(2.2)282(1.8)
2009 Chicago184(2.1)203(2.3)223(1.5)242(1.0)259(1.7)
2009 Cleveland177(1.8)196(1.1)215(1.6)232(1.9)247(1.6)
2009 Detroit165(2.8)182(2.6)200(1.5)218(1.9)232(3.2)
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)177(2.2)197(1.1)219(0.9)241(1.4)264(2.8)
2009 Fresno181(2.6)200(1.9)220(1.9)238(2.0)254(2.1)
2009 Houston205(1.8)220(1.2)236(1.7)253(1.2)266(1.7)
2009 Jefferson County (KY)192(3.1)211(1.9)234(2.6)254(2.4)272(1.7)
2009 Los Angeles182(2.0)202(1.3)223(1.9)243(1.8)261(2.3)
2009 Miami-Dade202(1.8)219(1.4)237(1.4)255(1.3)270(1.7)
2009 Milwaukee183(2.1)202(2.7)220(1.2)239(2.1)256(2.0)
2009 New York City199(1.0)218(1.4)238(0.9)258(1.6)275(1.6)
2009 Philadelphia186(2.5)203(1.2)222(1.4)240(1.4)257(2.7)
2009 San Diego195(3.3)217(3.5)238(3.4)259(1.8)276(1.4)
2007National public201(0.2)221(0.2)241(0.2)259(0.2)274(0.2)
2007 Large city189(0.8)209(0.5)231(0.6)252(0.6)269(0.7)
2007 Atlanta187(2.7)202(1.6)222(1.4)244(1.7)264(1.3)
2007 Austin204(2.4)221(0.9)241(1.7)261(1.8)276(2.0)
2007 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 Boston198(2.9)216(1.3)233(2.1)251(1.6)267(2.3)
2007 Charlotte208(1.3)225(1.7)245(1.2)264(0.8)279(1.7)
2007 Chicago182(3.3)200(1.5)220(0.8)240(1.4)257(1.7)
2007 Cleveland181(2.6)198(1.9)216(1.9)234(1.7)249(2.7)
2007 Detroit—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)172(1.8)192(1.4)213(1.3)234(1.2)256(1.0)
2007 Fresno—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 Houston202(1.6)218(1.4)235(1.3)251(0.9)265(1.8)
2007 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 Los Angeles179(2.1)200(1.8)222(1.4)243(0.9)261(2.0)
2007 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 New York City199(2.4)218(1.6)237(1.2)256(1.5)272(1.8)
2007 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 San Diego189(2.2)213(1.8)237(1.4)258(1.4)273(1.8)
2005National public199(0.3)219(0.2)239(0.2)257(0.2)272(0.2)
2005 Large city188(0.7)207(0.4)228(0.5)248(0.5)266(0.9)
2005 Atlanta185(1.1)200(1.4)219(0.7)240(0.9)260(1.6)
2005 Austin208(2.8)224(2.2)242(0.7)260(1.1)276(3.2)
2005 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 Boston196(1.1)212(1.2)230(0.7)247(1.5)263(1.2)
2005 Charlotte208(1.8)225(0.9)245(2.1)265(1.7)281(1.8)
2005 Chicago178(2.8)195(1.8)215(2.1)236(2.0)254(2.1)
2005 Cleveland187(1.4)202(2.1)221(1.4)237(1.2)252(2.5)
2005 Detroit—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)175(1.8)192(1.1)210(0.8)230(1.0)248(1.4)
2005 Fresno—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 Houston200(1.8)216(1.0)233(1.2)250(1.8)266(1.8)
2005 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 Los Angeles180(1.2)198(1.1)221(1.1)242(1.2)260(2.0)
2005 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 New York City194(2.4)212(1.4)231(0.8)250(1.9)266(2.0)
2005 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 San Diego194(1.8)213(2.0)234(1.8)252(1.4)269(2.9)
2003National public196(0.3)215(0.3)235(0.2)254(0.3)270(0.2)
2003 Large city186(0.7)204(0.7)224(0.8)244(1.0)262(1.0)
2003 Atlanta180(1.9)195(1.3)214(1.5)234(1.7)256(3.0)
2003 Austin—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Boston189(2.1)203(2.2)219(1.9)236(2.0)252(2.0)
2003 Charlotte207(1.6)223(1.9)242(1.9)261(1.5)276(2.0)
2003 Chicago179(3.2)196(1.1)214(1.1)232(3.4)248(1.8)
2003 Cleveland182(1.5)197(1.5)215(1.2)232(2.3)248(2.7)
2003 Detroit—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)168(1.4)185(1.8)204(0.7)224(1.2)243(1.0)
2003 Fresno—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Houston196(2.4)210(1.3)226(1.2)243(1.1)259(2.2)
2003 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Los Angeles180(2.0)196(1.2)215(0.9)235(1.4)253(2.4)
2003 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 New York City191(2.1)207(1.5)226(1.1)246(1.7)262(1.1)
2003 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 San Diego190(2.2)207(1.1)226(1.3)244(1.9)262(1.7)