Percentile scores for grade 8 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 public235(0.5)258(0.3)283(0.3)307(0.2)328(0.4)
2009 Large city222(1.0)246(0.8)271(1.1)297(0.9)321(1.5)
2009 Atlanta219(2.6)237(1.7)259(2.2)281(2.4)302(2.2)
2009 Austin239(1.6)262(1.6)288(1.5)314(1.8)335(1.6)
2009 Baltimore City217(3.0)236(2.3)256(2.1)278(1.9)299(2.9)
2009 Boston230(2.5)253(1.3)280(2.2)307(1.8)330(2.0)
2009 Charlotte237(1.9)258(1.2)282(0.8)307(1.5)329(2.6)
2009 Chicago219(2.4)241(1.8)263(1.6)287(1.3)308(3.3)
2009 Cleveland216(2.2)237(1.6)256(1.5)276(1.6)294(2.1)
2009 Detroit196(3.1)216(2.5)238(3.1)260(4.2)281(6.4)
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)198(2.5)223(2.0)250(1.3)277(2.0)303(2.9)
2009 Fresno210(2.3)233(2.4)258(1.6)284(2.8)308(2.2)
2009 Houston234(2.6)256(1.5)277(1.0)299(1.8)320(3.9)
2009 Jefferson County (KY)223(1.8)246(1.3)271(1.8)296(1.8)318(2.3)
2009 Los Angeles213(4.8)234(1.2)258(1.4)282(1.0)305(2.8)
2009 Miami-Dade229(1.6)250(1.6)274(1.4)296(1.9)316(1.4)
2009 Milwaukee212(2.8)231(2.6)251(1.9)273(1.6)293(2.5)
2009 New York City223(1.6)246(1.6)272(2.0)300(2.3)324(2.1)
2009 Philadelphia220(2.7)241(1.4)264(2.3)287(2.1)312(4.5)
2009 San Diego232(2.4)255(2.3)281(4.3)307(2.1)327(2.7)
2007National public234(0.4)257(0.3)281(0.3)305(0.3)325(0.3)
2007 Large city220(0.8)243(0.9)269(0.7)295(0.8)318(1.3)
2007 Atlanta215(2.4)234(2.4)254(1.5)277(2.0)302(2.9)
2007 Austin235(2.7)259(1.6)282(1.8)310(2.1)331(2.3)
2007 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 Boston230(3.7)251(2.7)276(1.4)301(2.1)325(1.5)
2007 Charlotte233(3.3)256(1.5)283(1.4)309(1.5)333(2.1)
2007 Chicago215(2.7)238(2.3)261(2.4)283(1.9)304(4.1)
2007 Cleveland218(2.8)237(3.0)258(2.2)277(2.2)294(1.7)
2007 Detroit—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)203(2.0)225(1.2)248(1.0)271(2.4)294(2.2)
2007 Fresno—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 Houston231(1.9)252(1.4)274(1.4)294(1.4)317(3.2)
2007 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 Los Angeles209(1.9)232(1.2)257(1.2)282(1.0)307(2.7)
2007 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 New York City221(2.5)244(1.5)268(1.6)295(1.8)320(3.3)
2007 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2007 San Diego223(2.7)248(1.4)273(2.3)298(2.3)321(2.3)
2005National public230(0.3)254(0.3)279(0.2)303(0.2)323(0.3)
2005 Large city216(0.9)240(0.8)265(0.6)291(0.8)315(0.9)
2005 Atlanta200(3.4)221(2.5)245(1.8)268(1.9)290(1.3)
2005 Austin230(4.0)255(1.9)281(2.0)308(2.2)331(4.4)
2005 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 Boston220(3.6)243(2.3)270(2.0)296(1.9)323(4.3)
2005 Charlotte230(3.7)254(1.6)282(2.0)308(2.1)330(1.7)
2005 Chicago215(2.6)236(1.4)258(1.2)281(1.6)301(1.5)
2005 Cleveland208(3.8)228(2.9)251(2.1)270(2.3)291(4.8)
2005 Detroit—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)200(1.5)222(1.5)244(0.8)267(1.5)291(1.8)
2005 Fresno—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 Houston224(2.0)246(1.8)268(1.0)289(1.1)309(1.9)
2005 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 Los Angeles201(1.8)225(2.3)250(1.5)275(1.8)300(1.7)
2005 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 New York City219(1.6)241(1.5)266(1.8)292(3.5)317(2.7)
2005 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2005 San Diego221(2.8)247(1.7)272(1.5)295(2.2)317(4.0)
2003National public228(0.6)253(0.4)278(0.4)301(0.3)321(0.3)
2003 Large city214(0.9)237(1.2)262(0.9)287(0.9)311(1.0)
2003 Atlanta200(2.4)220(1.9)244(0.7)267(1.5)288(1.9)
2003 Austin—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Baltimore City—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Boston214(2.7)236(1.4)260(1.7)287(1.0)314(1.8)
2003 Charlotte226(2.9)252(2.7)280(2.3)307(2.2)328(2.4)
2003 Chicago210(3.1)233(2.0)255(1.2)277(2.3)297(1.9)
2003 Cleveland216(3.7)233(1.4)252(1.4)272(1.3)290(1.9)
2003 Detroit—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)198(1.4)219(1.4)243(0.9)267(1.4)288(1.4)
2003 Fresno—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Houston227(2.4)244(0.9)263(1.3)283(1.5)303(1.8)
2003 Jefferson County (KY)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Los Angeles198(2.3)219(1.1)245(0.9)270(1.7)292(1.9)
2003 Miami-Dade—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 Milwaukee—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 New York City215(2.8)241(1.8)266(2.2)293(3.4)316(2.7)
2003 Philadelphia—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)—(†)
2003 San Diego216(3.8)239(2.9)265(1.9)290(0.9)311(1.8)