TIMSS mathematics score averages, U.S. overall and participating states, 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* | |
| Massachusetts | FAR distribution | 10.8% | 15.7% | 27.5% | 21.9% | 24.0% | ||
| Average score | 503 | 522 | 563 | 575 | 598 | 561 | 552 | |
| Minnesota | FAR distribution | 10.1% | 16.1% | 30.1% | 20.5% | 23.3% | ||
| Average score | 494 | 506 | 543 | 568 | 574 | 545 | 536 | |
| Connecticut | FAR distribution | 11.7% | 18.3% | 27.0% | 20.2% | 22.8% | ||
| Average score | 446 | 475 | 521 | 550 | 565 | 518 | 511 | |
| Indiana | FAR distribution | 14.1% | 21.5% | 32.1% | 16.6% | 15.7% | ||
| Average score | 479 | 500 | 526 | 544 | 558 | 522 | 521 | |
| Alabama | FAR distribution | 25.1% | 26.1% | 25.5% | 12.8% | 10.4% | ||
| Average score | 434 | 448 | 481 | 510 | 502 | 466 | 474 | |
| Colorado | FAR distribution | 15.0% | 17.9% | 28.2% | 17.4% | 21.5% | ||
| Average score | 464 | 487 | 521 | 544 | 557 | 518 | 514 | |
| North Carolina | FAR distribution | 15.6% | 21.9% | 29.1% | 16.9% | 16.5% | ||
| Average score | 484 | 518 | 539 | 560 | 585 | 537 | 537 | |
| California | FAR distribution | 18.0% | 28.0% | 29.0% | 14.0% | 11.0% | ||
| Average score | 452 | 469 | 507 | 532 | 535 | 493 | 499 | |
| Florida | FAR distribution | 19.0% | 24.6% | 29.6% | 15.0% | 11.8% | ||
| Average score | 484 | 498 | 518 | 544 | 553 | 513 | 518 | |
* Slight discrepancy is an artifact of rounding.
Source: EPI analysis of TIMSS International Database