Figure A
Performance in National Assessment of Educational Progress Long Term Trends tests
Reading at Age 9, 1971—2004
| Year | All students | White | Black | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 208 | |||
| 1975 | 210 | 217 | 181 | 183 |
| 1980 | 215 | 221 | 189 | 190 |
| 1984 | 211 | 218 | 186 | 187 |
| 1988 | 212 | 218 | 189 | 194 |
| 1990 | 209 | 217 | 182 | 189 |
| 1992 | 211 | 218 | 185 | 192 |
| 1994 | 211 | 218 | 185 | 186 |
| 1996 | 212 | 220 | 191 | 195 |
| 1999 | 212 | 221 | 186 | 193 |
| 2004 | 219 | 226 | 200 | 205 |
Mathematics at Age 9, 1978—2004
| Year | All students | White | Black | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 219 | 224 | 192 | 203 |
| 1982 | 219 | 224 | 195 | 204 |
| 1986 | 222 | 227 | 202 | 205 |
| 1990 | 230 | 235 | 208 | 214 |
| 1992 | 230 | 235 | 208 | 212 |
| 1994 | 231 | 237 | 212 | 210 |
| 1996 | 231 | 237 | 212 | 215 |
| 1999 | 232 | 239 | 211 | 213 |
| 2004 | 241 | 247 | 224 | 230 |
Reading at Age 13, 1971—2004
| Year | All students | White | Black | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 255 | |||
| 1975 | 256 | 262 | 226 | 232 |
| 1980 | 258 | 264 | 233 | 237 |
| 1984 | 257 | 263 | 236 | 240 |
| 1988 | 257 | 261 | 243 | 240 |
| 1990 | 257 | 262 | 241 | 238 |
| 1992 | 260 | 266 | 238 | 239 |
| 1994 | 258 | 265 | 234 | 235 |
| 1996 | 258 | 266 | 234 | 238 |
| 1999 | 259 | 267 | 238 | 244 |
| 2004 | 259 | 266 | 244 | 242 |
Mathematics at Age 13, 1978—2004
| Year | All students | White | Black | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 264 | 272 | 230 | 238 |
| 1982 | 269 | 274 | 240 | 252 |
| 1986 | 269 | 274 | 249 | 254 |
| 1990 | 270 | 276 | 249 | 255 |
| 1992 | 273 | 279 | 250 | 259 |
| 1994 | 274 | 281 | 252 | 256 |
| 1996 | 274 | 281 | 252 | 256 |
| 1999 | 276 | 283 | 251 | 259 |
| 2004 | 281 | 288 | 262 | 265 |
Reading at Age 17, 1971—2004
| Year | All students | White | Black | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 285 | |||
| 1975 | 286 | 293 | 241 | 252 |
| 1980 | 285 | 293 | 243 | 261 |
| 1984 | 289 | 295 | 264 | 268 |
| 1988 | 290 | 295 | 274 | 271 |
| 1990 | 290 | 297 | 267 | 275 |
| 1992 | 290 | 297 | 261 | 271 |
| 1994 | 288 | 296 | 266 | 263 |
| 1996 | 288 | 295 | 266 | 265 |
| 1999 | 288 | 295 | 264 | 271 |
| 2004 | 285 | 293 | 264 | 264 |
Mathematics at Age 17, 1978—2004
| Year | All students | White | Black | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 300 | 306 | 268 | 276 |
| 1982 | 298 | 304 | 272 | 277 |
| 1986 | 302 | 308 | 279 | 283 |
| 1990 | 305 | 309 | 289 | 284 |
| 1992 | 307 | 312 | 286 | 292 |
| 1994 | 306 | 312 | 286 | 291 |
| 1996 | 307 | 313 | 286 | 292 |
| 1999 | 308 | 315 | 283 | 293 |
| 2004 | 307 | 313 | 285 | 289 |

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/lttdata/.
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