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NAEP New Jersey Mathematics, Grade 4 and 8
Overall Results, NJ vs. Nation

NAEP New Jersey Mathematics, Grade 4 and 8 Overall Results, NJ vs. Nation

Grade 4:  Mathematics Results

  • In 2005, New Jersey ’s average scale score (244) was significantly higher than that of the nation’s public schools (237).

  • In 2005, New Jersey‘s scale score (244) was significantly higher than that in 1992 (227), 1996 (227) and 2003 (239).

  • The average scale score for students across the nation in 2005 (237) was significantly higher than that in 2003 (234).

Grade 8: Mathematics Results

  • In 2005, New Jersey ’s average scale score (284) was higher than the nation’s public schools (278).

  • In New Jersey , the scale score in 2005 was not significantly different from that in 2003.  However, the scale score for the nation in 2005 (278) was significantly higher than in 2003 (276).
 

New Jersey NAEP at a Glance:  Mathematics 2005

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