Science and Engineering Indicators 2010 - Table 1-2. Average mathematics scores of students followed from kindergarten through grade 8, by student characteristics: Fall 1998

Student characteristic	Fall 1998, kindergarten	Spring 2000, grade 1	Spring 2002, grade 3	Spring 2004, grade 5	Spring 2007, grade 8
Table 1-2
Average mathematics scores of students followed from kindergarten through grade 8, by student characteristics: Fall 1998–spring 2007


All students	26	62	99	123	139
Kindergarten mathematics score
Lowest quartile	17	46	78	101	120
Middle two quartiles	25	61	98	123	14.0
Highest quartile	38	79	123	144	157
Race/ethnicity
White	29	66	106	129	145
Black	22	52	84	105	123
Hispanic	22	56	92	118	135
Asian	30	65	105	133	148
Mother's education in 1998
Less than high school	20	51	82	106	123
High school diploma	24	58	93	116	133
Some college	26	63	101	125	142
Bachelor's or higher degree	32	72	114	138	154

NOTES: Mathematics assessment scale ranged from 0 to 174 across all grades. For simplicity, students in Early Childhood Longitudinal Study followups referred to by modal and expected grade, e.g., first graders in spring 2000 assessment. Total row includes other race/ethnicity, not shown separately. SOURCES: National Center for Education Statistics, Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998–99 (ECLS-K), fall 1998 and spring 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2007; and National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics. See appendix table 1-1. Science and Engineering Indicators 2010