Average scale scores for grade 8 mathematics, by gender and jurisdiction: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2000, 1996, 1992, and 1990
Year
Jurisdiction
Male
Female
Average scale score
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard Error
NOTE: The NAEP Mathematics scale ranges from 0 to 500. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be
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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), 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009 Mathematics Assessments.
2009
National
284
(0.3)
282
(0.4)
2007
National
282
(0.3)
280
(0.3)
2005
National
280
(0.2)
278
(0.2)
2003
National
278
(0.3)
277
(0.3)
2000
National
274
(0.9)
272
(0.9)
1996
National
271
(1.1)
269
(1.1)
1996¹
National
272
(1.4)
272
(1.1)
1992¹
National
268
(1.1)
269
(1.0)
1990¹
National
263
(1.6)
262
(1.3)