| Table 8-1 | |||
| Average fourth grade mathematics performance, by state: 2000, 2005, and 2009 | |||
| (Score out of 500) | |||
| State | 2000 | 2005 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 224 * | 237 * | 239 |
| Alabama | 217 * | 225 * | 228 |
| Alaska | NA | 236 | 237 |
| Arizona | 219 * | 230 | 230 |
| Arkansas | 216 * | 236 | 238 |
| California | 213 * | 230 | 232 |
| Colorado | NA | 239 | 243 |
| Connecticut | 234 * | 242 | 245 |
| Delaware | NA | 240 * | 239 |
| District of Columbia | 192 * | 211 * | 219 |
| Florida | NA | 239 * | 242 |
| Georgia | 219 * | 234 | 236 |
| Hawaii | 216 * | 230 * | 236 |
| Idaho | 224 * | 242 | 241 |
| Illinois | 223 * | 233 * | 238 |
| Indiana | 233 * | 240 * | 243 |
| Iowa | 231 * | 240 * | 243 |
| Kansas | 232 * | 246 | 245 |
| Kentucky | 219 * | 231 * | 239 |
| Louisiana | 218 * | 230 | 229 |
| Maine | 230 * | 241 | 244 |
| Maryland | 222 * | 238 | 244 |
| Massachusetts | 233 * | 247 * | 252 |
| Michigan | 229 * | 238 | 236 |
| Minnesota | 234 * | 246 | 249 |
| Mississippi | 211 * | 227 | 227 |
| Missouri | 228 * | 235 * | 241 |
| Montana | 228 * | 241 * | 244 |
| Nebraska | 225 * | 238 | 239 |
| Nevada | 220 * | 230 | 235 |
| New Hampshire | NA | 246 * | 251 |
| New Jersey | NA | 244 * | 247 |
| New Mexico | 213 * | 224 * | 230 |
| New York | 225 * | 238 * | 241 |
| North Carolina | 230 * | 241 | 244 |
| North Dakota | 230 * | 243 * | 245 |
| Ohio | 230 * | 242 | 244 |
| Oklahoma | 224 * | 234 * | 237 |
| Oregon | 224 * | 238 | 238 |
| Pennsylvania | NA | 241 * | 244 |
| Rhode Island | 224 * | 233 | 239 |
| South Carolina | 220 * | 238 | 236 |
| South Dakota | NA | 242 | 242 |
| Tennessee | 220 * | 232 | 232 |
| Texas | 231 * | 242 | 240 |
| Utah | 227 * | 239 | 240 |
| Vermont | 232 * | 244 * | 248 |
| Virginia | 230 * | 240 * | 243 |
| Washington | NA | 242 | 242 |
| West Virginia | 223 * | 231 * | 233 |
| Wisconsin | NA | 241 * | 244 |
| Wyoming | 229 * | 243 | 242 |
| Puerto Rico | NA | NA | NA |
*significantly different (p < .05) from the 2009 score for the jurisdiction; NA = not available NOTES: National average for United States is reported value in National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reports. NAEP grade 4 mathematics scores for public schools only. SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP (various years). Science and Engineering Indicators 2012 |
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