Average scale scores for grade 8 mathematics, by parental education level, from 2 questions and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, and 2003
YearJurisdictionDid not finish high schoolGraduated high schoolSome education after high schoolGraduated collegeUnknown
Average scale scoreAverage scale scoreAverage scale scoreAverage scale scoreAverage scale score
— Not available.
‡ 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, 2009, and 2011 Mathematics Assessments.
2011National public265271285294265
2011 Large city264264279286262
2011 Albuquerque258265282287257
2011 Atlanta254255271273256
2011 Austin271273286310268
2011 Baltimore City250255271266258
2011 Boston273278281292274
2011 Charlotte262266286297264
2011 Chicago267263277273268
2011 Cleveland255252270256248
2011 Dallas275271280278269
2011 Detroit246240251251239
2011 District of Columbia (DCPS)250245257269239
2011 Fresno250254270268246
2011 Hillsborough County (FL)267270284293264
2011 Houston276275283288273
2011 Jefferson County (KY)258264273285263
2011 Los Angeles254256269274253
2011 Miami-Dade263263275280258
2011 Milwaukee251248262259249
2011 New York City265264275280267
2011 Philadelphia254256271271264
2011 San Diego260266279295265
2009National public265270283294264
2009 Large city264263275284258
2009 Albuquerque—————
2009 Atlanta247248262270249
2009 Austin266273291307268
2009 Baltimore City258251266260251
2009 Boston271275284289272
2009 Charlotte267268283293261
2009 Chicago265259271266257
2009 Cleveland257256263260240
2009 Dallas—————
2009 Detroit240230250242232
2009 District of Columbia (DCPS)253245254258244
2009 Fresno255253269272248
2009 Hillsborough County (FL)—————
2009 Houston276273284286266
2009 Jefferson County (KY)257263276279252
2009 Los Angeles255256265273249
2009 Miami-Dade262265279279263
2009 Milwaukee254248256255245
2009 New York City268267277283267
2009 Philadelphia266261271267260
2009 San Diego268268281295266
2007National public263270283291263
2007 Large city260261273281258
2007 Albuquerque—————
2007 Atlanta241247266267239
2007 Austin270267284303262
2007 Baltimore City—————
2007 Boston270269285282270
2007 Charlotte265267279294264
2007 Chicago258253266267257
2007 Cleveland255256268256254
2007 Dallas—————
2007 Detroit—————
2007 District of Columbia (DCPS)244239261255239
2007 Fresno—————
2007 Hillsborough County (FL)—————
2007 Houston270271277283263
2007 Jefferson County (KY)—————
2007 Los Angeles254251262272250
2007 Miami-Dade—————
2007 Milwaukee—————
2007 New York City262264277278262
2007 Philadelphia—————
2007 San Diego258266277288256
2005National public259267280289260
2005 Large city255256269277254
2005 Albuquerque—————
2005 Atlanta237237257252233
2005 Austin264267283300260
2005 Baltimore City—————
2005 Boston270266272278263
2005 Charlotte264264282291259
2005 Chicago252251262265256
2005 Cleveland250247258252243
2005 Dallas—————
2005 Detroit—————
2005 District of Columbia (DCPS)243238252253237
2005 Fresno—————
2005 Hillsborough County (FL)—————
2005 Houston264262273277259
2005 Jefferson County (KY)—————
2005 Los Angeles244245259266240
2005 Miami-Dade—————
2005 Milwaukee—————
2005 New York City262264270272262
2005 Philadelphia—————
2005 San Diego260255273286256
2003National public256267280287258
2003 Large city253254268272251
2003 Albuquerque—————
2003 Atlanta240238253250231
2003 Austin—————
2003 Baltimore City—————
2003 Boston253256268273251
2003 Charlotte‡255281289266
2003 Chicago256250262257249
2003 Cleveland255252260251248
2003 Dallas—————
2003 Detroit—————
2003 District of Columbia (DCPS)236235252250239
2003 Fresno—————
2003 Hillsborough County (FL)—————
2003 Houston259257270274259
2003 Jefferson County (KY)—————
2003 Los Angeles242240253257238
2003 Miami-Dade—————
2003 Milwaukee—————
2003 New York City260260272275253
2003 Philadelphia—————
2003 San Diego250256270278249