NAEP Reading Mathematics 2005 - Mathematics: National Results: All Achievement Levels

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Achievement-Level Trends in Mathematics 1990–2005

Higher percentages of fourth- and eighth-graders performed at Advanced, at or above Proficient, and at or above Basic in 2005 than in any previous assessment year.

Percentage of students, by mathematics achievement level, grade 4: Various years, 1990–2005
Assessment year	Below Basic		At or above Basic		At or above Proficient		Advanced
Accommodations not permitted
1990	50	*	50	*	13	*	1	*
1992	41	*	59	*	18	*	2	*
1996	36	*	64	*	21	*	2	*

Accommodations permitted
1996	37	*	63	*	21	*	2	*
2000	35	*	65	*	24	*	3	*
2003	23	*	77	*	32	*	4	*
2005	20		80		36		5
* Significantly different from 2005.
NOTE: Rows will not sum to 100 percent because of cumulative categories. View complete data with standard errors for grade 4 .
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), various years, 1990–2005 Mathematics Assessments.

View more information about mathematics achievement levels on the NAEP website. Read the specific definitions of the Basic, Proficient, and Advanced achievement levels for grades 4 and 8.