Average scale scores for grade 8 mathematics, by National School Lunch Program eligibility, 3 categories and jurisdiction: 2009, 2007, 2005, and 2003
YearJurisdictionEligibleNot eligibleInformation not available
Average scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage 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 public266(0.3)293(0.3)284(2.9)
2009 Large city262(0.8)289(0.9)273(5.2)
2009 Atlanta253(1.5)283(3.3)‡(†)
2009 Austin271(1.2)308(1.3)‡(†)
2009 Baltimore City254(1.9)271(3.3)‡(†)
2009 Boston273(1.5)299(2.4)‡(†)
2009 Charlotte268(1.4)296(1.3)‡(†)
2009 Chicago261(1.3)282(3.4)‡(†)
2009 Cleveland256(1.0)‡(†)‡(†)
2009 Detroit235(2.4)245(4.4)‡(†)
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)243(1.5)276(3.2)‡(†)
2009 Fresno253(1.2)293(3.5)‡(†)
2009 Houston271(1.0)296(3.0)‡(†)
2009 Jefferson County (KY)257(1.3)288(1.4)‡(†)
2009 Los Angeles254(1.1)281(3.4)272(4.1)
2009 Miami-Dade266(1.3)284(1.5)‡(†)
2009 Milwaukee248(1.6)262(2.8)‡(†)
2009 New York City270(1.6)285(4.2)‡(†)
2009 Philadelphia261(1.5)284(6.2)‡(†)
2009 San Diego268(2.1)295(3.0)‡(†)
2007National public265(0.3)291(0.3)274(3.5)
2007 Large city260(0.7)285(1.0)269(4.3)
2007 Atlanta251(1.5)277(3.2)‡(†)
2007 Austin267(1.3)302(1.6)‡(†)
2007 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 Boston271(1.3)290(1.9)‡(†)
2007 Charlotte265(1.3)300(1.5)‡(†)
2007 Chicago257(1.7)280(3.8)‡(†)
2007 Cleveland257(1.7)‡(†)‡(†)
2007 Detroit—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)243(1.2)259(1.7)‡(†)
2007 Fresno—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 Houston268(1.1)293(3.4)‡(†)
2007 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 Los Angeles254(1.1)270(2.9)267(3.6)
2007 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 New York City267(1.6)293(4.2)‡(†)
2007 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 San Diego260(2.6)290(1.8)‡(†)
2005National public261(0.2)288(0.2)277(1.9)
2005 Large city256(0.6)282(1.0)266(3.1)
2005 Atlanta240(1.6)266(3.2)‡(†)
2005 Austin261(1.4)301(2.2)‡(†)
2005 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 Boston264(1.5)288(2.9)‡(†)
2005 Charlotte261(1.2)297(1.6)‡(†)
2005 Chicago254(1.3)275(3.5)‡(†)
2005 Cleveland249(1.6)‡(†)‡(†)
2005 Detroit—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)241(1.1)261(1.8)‡(†)
2005 Fresno—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 Houston262(1.1)279(1.8)‡(†)
2005 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 Los Angeles245(1.4)270(2.2)‡(†)
2005 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 New York City264(1.7)286(4.5)265(6.3)
2005 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 San Diego258(1.9)285(1.8)‡(†)
2003National public258(0.3)287(0.3)278(1.3)
2003 Large city252(0.8)279(1.1)263(2.7)
2003 Atlanta239(1.0)265(3.1)263(5.2)
2003 Austin—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Boston256(1.1)282(3.7)271(2.7)
2003 Charlotte256(1.7)292(1.0)‡(†)
2003 Chicago252(1.4)279(5.0)264(4.9)
2003 Cleveland253(1.3)‡(†)‡(†)
2003 Detroit—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)235(1.1)254(2.0)252(2.1)
2003 Fresno—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Houston259(1.1)276(1.8)‡(†)
2003 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Los Angeles240(1.3)245(5.7)255(2.9)
2003 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 New York City261(1.3)295(4.1)277(6.9)
2003 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 San Diego252(1.5)278(1.8)‡(†)