Trend in average scores for eighth-grade public school students in NAEP mathematics, by jurisdiction
Findings
- Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, the District of Columbia, Houston, Los Angeles, and San Diego had higher average scores in 2007 than in 2003. No districts had lower scores in 2007 than in 2003.
- Atlanta, Boston, Cleveland, the District of Columbia, Houston, and Los Angeles had higher average scores in 2007 than in 2005. No districts had lower scores in 2007 than in 2005.
1 Austin did not participate in 2003.
* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2007.
NOTE: View complete data with standards errors in districts and the nation or in large central cities.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2003, 2005, and 2007 Trial Urban District Mathematics Assessments.