Percentages for grade 8 mathematics, by math class taking now and jurisdiction: 2009
Year
Jurisdiction
Geometry
Algebra II
Algebra I (1-year course)
1st year of 2-year Algebra I
2nd year of 2-year Algebra I
Intro to algebra or pre-algebra
Basic or general eighth-grade math
Integrated or sequential math
Other math class
Percentage
Percentage
Percentage
Percentage
Percentage
Percentage
Percentage
Percentage
Percentage
# Rounds to zero.
NOTE: DCPS = District of Columbia Public Schools. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 Mathematics Assessment.
2009
National public
4
4
32
2
2
25
26
1
5
2009
Large city
5
5
31
3
2
18
28
2
7
2009
Atlanta
4
10
24
5
4
14
33
1
5
2009
Austin
5
1
21
1
#
11
51
2
8
2009
Baltimore City
4
7
30
3
2
18
31
#
5
2009
Boston
2
7
45
3
2
14
20
#
6
2009
Charlotte
3
2
29
1
1
21
36
2
5
2009
Chicago
7
4
18
1
1
15
43
1
10
2009
Cleveland
6
5
30
1
1
12
38
1
6
2009
Detroit
10
8
12
2
1
8
48
1
12
2009
District of Columbia (DCPS)
5
6
39
2
1
35
8
1
3
2009
Fresno
6
2
31
1
1
25
20
#
13
2009
Houston
3
2
21
1
1
15
47
1
9
2009
Jefferson County (KY)
4
9
30
3
2
17
28
1
6
2009
Los Angeles
4
5
49
5
4
24
5
#
3
2009
Miami-Dade
8
3
34
2
1
28
21
#
4
2009
Milwaukee
8
8
15
2
2
13
42
1
9
2009
New York City
6
7
10
1
2
5
46
8
14
2009
Philadelphia
3
11
22
3
4
21
28
1
7
2009
San Diego
7
14
51
3
2
10
6
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