| Table 8-6 | |||
| Students reaching proficiency in eighth grade mathematics, by state: 2000, 2005, and 2007 | |||
| (Percent) | |||
| State | 2000 | 2005 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 * | 28 * | 31 |
| Alabama | 16 | 15 | 18 |
| Alaska | NA | 29 | 32 |
| Arizona | 20 * | 26 | 26 |
| Arkansas | 13 * | 22 | 24 |
| California | 17 * | 22 * | 24 |
| Colorado | NA | 32 * | 37 |
| Connecticut | 33 | 35 | 35 |
| Delaware | NA | 30 | 31 |
| District of Columbia | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Florida | NA | 26 | 27 |
| Georgia | 19 * | 23 | 25 |
| Hawaii | 16 * | 18 * | 21 |
| Idaho | 26 * | 30 * | 34 |
| Illinois | 26 * | 29 | 31 |
| Indiana | 29 * | 30 * | 35 |
| Iowa | NA | 34 | 35 |
| Kansas | 34 * | 34 * | 40 |
| Kentucky | 20 * | 23 * | 27 |
| Louisiana | 11 * | 16 | 19 |
| Maine | 30 | 30 * | 34 |
| Maryland | 27 * | 30 * | 37 |
| Massachusetts | 30 * | 43 * | 51 |
| Michigan | 28 | 29 | 29 |
| Minnesota | 39 | 43 | 43 |
| Mississippi | 9 * | 14 | 14 |
| Missouri | 21 * | 26 * | 30 |
| Montana | 36 | 36 | 38 |
| Nebraska | 30 * | 35 | 35 |
| Nevada | 18 * | 21 | 23 |
| New Hampshire | NA | 35 | 38 |
| New Jersey | NA | 36 * | 40 |
| New Mexico | 12 * | 14 * | 17 |
| New York | 24 * | 31 | 30 |
| North Carolina | 27 * | 32 | 34 |
| North Dakota | 30 * | 35 * | 41 |
| Ohio | 30 * | 34 | 35 |
| Oklahoma | 18 | 20 | 21 |
| Oregon | 31 | 33 | 35 |
| Pennsylvania | NA | 31 * | 38 |
| Rhode Island | 22 * | 24 * | 28 |
| South Carolina | 17 * | 30 | 32 |
| South Dakota | NA | 36 | 39 |
| Tennessee | 16 * | 21 | 23 |
| Texas | 24 * | 31 * | 35 |
| Utah | 25 * | 30 | 32 |
| Vermont | 31 * | 38 * | 41 |
| Virginia | 25 * | 33 | 37 |
| Washington | NA | 36 | 36 |
| West Virginia | 17 | 17 | 19 |
| Wisconsin | NA | 36 | 37 |
| Wyoming | 23 * | 29 * | 36 |
| Puerto Rico | NA | NA | NA |
*significantly different (p < .05) from 2007 when only one jurisdiction or the nation is being examined; NA = not available NOTES: National average for United States is reported value in National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reports. NAEP grade 8 mathematics scores for public schools only. SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP (various years). Science and Engineering Indicators 2010 |
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