Average scale scores for grade 8 mathematics, by status as English learner, 2 categories and jurisdiction: 2009, 2007, 2005, and 2003
YearJurisdictionELLNot ELL
Average scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard Error
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
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 public243(0.9)284(0.2)
2009 Large city238(1.1)275(0.7)
2009 Atlanta‡(†)260(1.6)
2009 Austin249(2.0)294(1.1)
2009 Baltimore City‡(†)257(1.9)
2009 Boston238(4.4)283(1.3)
2009 Charlotte256(5.0)284(0.9)
2009 Chicago241(3.9)265(1.5)
2009 Cleveland‡(†)256(0.9)
2009 Detroit253(7.4)237(2.8)
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)‡(†)251(1.4)
2009 Fresno234(2.1)265(1.4)
2009 Houston247(2.0)280(1.3)
2009 Jefferson County (KY)‡(†)272(0.9)
2009 Los Angeles227(1.9)267(1.1)
2009 Miami-Dade236(3.6)275(1.1)
2009 Milwaukee245(4.2)252(1.5)
2009 New York City230(4.0)277(1.5)
2009 Philadelphia249(6.5)266(2.0)
2009 San Diego244(3.3)287(1.9)
2007National public245(0.7)282(0.3)
2007 Large city239(1.2)273(0.8)
2007 Atlanta‡(†)257(1.5)
2007 Austin245(2.6)289(1.1)
2007 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)
2007 Boston242(4.6)279(1.0)
2007 Charlotte252(3.6)285(1.2)
2007 Chicago240(4.2)262(2.0)
2007 Cleveland‡(†)257(1.6)
2007 Detroit—(†)—(†)
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)226(4.3)249(0.9)
2007 Fresno—(†)—(†)
2007 Houston241(2.3)277(1.3)
2007 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)
2007 Los Angeles230(1.9)268(1.2)
2007 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)
2007 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)
2007 New York City235(3.3)273(1.7)
2007 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)
2007 San Diego237(2.4)281(1.4)
2005National public244(0.8)280(0.2)
2005 Large city238(1.3)269(0.6)
2005 Atlanta‡(†)245(1.7)
2005 Austin240(3.4)286(1.6)
2005 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)
2005 Boston233(5.0)272(1.5)
2005 Charlotte252(3.8)282(1.2)
2005 Chicago235(3.6)259(1.4)
2005 Cleveland‡(†)250(1.7)
2005 Detroit—(†)—(†)
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)‡(†)246(0.9)
2005 Fresno—(†)—(†)
2005 Houston245(2.4)271(0.9)
2005 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)
2005 Los Angeles225(1.2)263(1.7)
2005 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)
2005 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)
2005 New York City232(3.2)270(1.7)
2005 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)
2005 San Diego236(2.0)278(1.4)
2003National public241(1.0)278(0.3)
2003 Large city238(1.9)265(0.8)
2003 Atlanta‡(†)245(0.9)
2003 Austin—(†)—(†)
2003 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)
2003 Boston229(3.7)265(1.0)
2003 Charlotte258(5.9)280(1.2)
2003 Chicago228(3.9)256(1.5)
2003 Cleveland‡(†)254(1.4)
2003 Detroit—(†)—(†)
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)231(5.0)244(0.8)
2003 Fresno—(†)—(†)
2003 Houston240(2.2)267(1.2)
2003 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)
2003 Los Angeles223(1.6)255(1.5)
2003 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)
2003 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)
2003 New York City238(4.0)269(1.6)
2003 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)
2003 San Diego235(1.9)272(1.3)