Average scale scores for grade 8 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 public283(0.3)281(0.3)
2009 Large city272(0.7)270(0.9)
2009 Atlanta259(2.4)260(1.6)
2009 Austin288(1.4)287(1.5)
2009 Baltimore City258(2.4)256(2.2)
2009 Boston279(1.5)280(2.1)
2009 Charlotte283(1.3)282(1.4)
2009 Chicago267(1.8)261(1.7)
2009 Cleveland257(1.7)254(1.3)
2009 Detroit238(2.2)238(3.4)
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)248(2.0)254(2.1)
2009 Fresno261(1.6)255(1.4)
2009 Houston276(1.4)277(1.4)
2009 Jefferson County (KY)272(1.4)270(1.5)
2009 Los Angeles260(1.3)257(1.3)
2009 Miami-Dade273(1.5)272(1.2)
2009 Milwaukee250(1.8)253(2.2)
2009 New York City274(1.8)271(1.8)
2009 Philadelphia264(2.3)265(2.3)
2009 San Diego282(2.7)279(2.1)
2007National public281(0.3)279(0.3)
2007 Large city269(0.8)268(0.8)
2007 Atlanta254(1.9)259(1.9)
2007 Austin284(1.7)282(1.3)
2007 Baltimore City(†)(†)
2007 Boston277(1.4)276(1.5)
2007 Charlotte282(1.7)284(1.6)
2007 Chicago259(2.2)261(2.0)
2007 Cleveland256(2.0)257(1.8)
2007 Detroit(†)(†)
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)248(1.7)248(1.1)
2007 Fresno(†)(†)
2007 Houston274(1.7)273(1.2)
2007 Jefferson County (KY)(†)(†)
2007 Los Angeles257(1.3)257(1.3)
2007 Miami-Dade(†)(†)
2007 Milwaukee(†)(†)
2007 New York City269(1.8)270(2.1)
2007 Philadelphia(†)(†)
2007 San Diego275(1.5)270(2.2)
2005National public278(0.2)277(0.2)
2005 Large city266(0.7)264(0.6)
2005 Atlanta244(2.1)246(1.8)
2005 Austin282(2.1)279(1.7)
2005 Baltimore City(†)(†)
2005 Boston267(2.0)272(2.1)
2005 Charlotte279(1.6)282(1.7)
2005 Chicago258(1.7)258(1.5)
2005 Cleveland249(2.1)249(2.2)
2005 Detroit(†)(†)
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)246(1.2)245(1.2)
2005 Fresno(†)(†)
2005 Houston267(1.2)267(1.4)
2005 Jefferson County (KY)(†)(†)
2005 Los Angeles252(1.8)249(1.5)
2005 Miami-Dade(†)(†)
2005 Milwaukee(†)(†)
2005 New York City265(1.8)268(2.0)
2005 Philadelphia(†)(†)
2005 San Diego268(1.8)272(1.8)
2003National public277(0.3)275(0.3)
2003 Large city263(0.9)261(0.8)
2003 Atlanta243(1.6)246(1.5)
2003 Austin(†)(†)
2003 Baltimore City(†)(†)
2003 Boston260(1.7)263(1.3)
2003 Charlotte279(1.6)278(1.6)
2003 Chicago255(1.8)253(1.8)
2003 Cleveland254(1.5)252(1.6)
2003 Detroit(†)(†)
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)242(1.3)244(1.2)
2003 Fresno(†)(†)
2003 Houston266(1.4)263(1.3)
2003 Jefferson County (KY)(†)(†)
2003 Los Angeles245(1.3)245(1.4)
2003 Miami-Dade(†)(†)
2003 Milwaukee(†)(†)
2003 New York City266(1.8)265(2.2)
2003 Philadelphia(†)(†)
2003 San Diego267(1.6)262(1.9)