Average scale scores for grade 8 mathematics, by parental education level, from 2 questions and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2000, 1996, 1992, and 1990
YearJurisdictionDid not finish high schoolGraduated high schoolSome education after high schoolGraduated collegeUnknown
Average scale scoreAverage scale scoreAverage scale scoreAverage scale scoreAverage scale score
¹ Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment.
NOTE: 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), 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 Mathematics Assessments.
2011National265271285295265
2009National265270284295264
2007National263270283292263
2005National259267280290260
2003National257267280288259
2000National253261277286254
1996National250260277281252
1996¹National254261279282254
1992¹National249257271281252
1990¹National242255267274241