Featured Indicator: National Assessment of Educational Progress Math Scores for 8th Graders - 2011

by Justin Gifford 16. November 2011 11:08
 
 
The National Assessment of Educational Progress, (NAEP) provides data to allow a comparison of education achievement across states. Average scale scores range from 0 to 500.  For the 2011 year, Massachusetts was in the lead with an average score of 299, followed by Minnesota at 295 and New Jersey and Vermont both scoring an average of 294.  All of the top ten states had an average score ahead of that for the United States as a whole, which had an average score of 284.  
 
Why This is Significant
As technology becomes a part of most jobs, proficiency in math is a fundamental requirement for technology-related industries.  The NAEP helps to measure performance and is conducted nationally which allows comparisons among states.  
 
Source 
National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP Explorer.  http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/
 
Please click here to download a spreadsheet containing results for all states.   
 
 

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