TIMSS mathematics score averages, United States and comparison countries/provinces, 2011
| Family academic resource (FAR) group | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 (lowest) | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5/6 (higher/highest) | Average | Average with U.S. FAR weights | |||
| U.S. | FAR distribution | 15.9% | 22.6% | 28.2% | 17.5% | 15.8% | |||
| Average score | 465 | 485 | 516 | 542 | 548 | 509* | 510* | ||
| Canadian provinces | |||||||||
| Ontario | FAR distribution | 7.8% | 17.9% | 33.3% | 20.9% | 20.0% | |||
| Average score | 471 | 482 | 509 | 526 | 538 | 512 | 504 | ||
| Alberta | FAR distribution | 7.9% | 17.2% | 31.8% | 21.6% | 21.6% | |||
| Average score | 474 | 484 | 505 | 516 | 525 | 505 | 500 | ||
| Quebec | FAR distribution | 14.8% | 25.3% | 33.2% | 15.1% | 11.6% | |||
| Average score | 502 | 514 | 539 | 552 | 563 | 532 | 534 | ||
| Comparison countries | |||||||||
| Finland | FAR distribution | 7.2% | 17.1% | 34.7% | 21.8% | 19.3% | |||
| Average score | 465 | 493 | 514 | 530 | 535 | 514 | 507 | ||
| Korea | FAR distribution | 8.6% | 10.3% | 25.3% | 23.7% | 32.1% | |||
| Average score | 546 | 556 | 594 | 627 | 653 | 613 | 593 | ||
| England | FAR distribution | 16.4% | 22.3% | 28.1% | 17.0% | 16.2% | |||
| Average score | 442 | 481 | 518 | 540 | 556 | 507 | 507 | ||
* Slight discrepancy is an artifact of rounding.
Source: EPI analysis of TIMSS International Database