Florida’s NAEP Mathematics Student Achievement by Level, Race, & Ethnicity, Grade 4
Florida’s fourth grade students performed the highest at the Basic level of achievement on NAEP* mathematics in 2007. Between racial and ethnic groups, gaps increase as the achievement levels increased. Regardless of achievement level on NAEP, White fourth grade students performed the highest followed by Hispanic students and then Black students.
*NAEP 2007 mathematics achievement was scored on a scale of 0 to 300 for fourth graders. Students scoring 213 and lower were considered achieving below basic understanding in science, 214-248 had Basic level of achievement, those scoring 249-281 were Proficient, and Advanced students scored 282 or greater.
