Changes in 8th grade TIMSS mathematics scores, U.S. and selected states and countries, 1999–2011
| Family academic resource (FAR) group | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 (lowest) | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5/6 (higher/highest) | Average | Average with 2011 U.S. FAR weights | |||
| United States | |||||||||
| U.S. | 1999 | 439 | 461 | 495 | 523 | 537 | 502 | 490 | |
| 2011 | 465 | 485 | 516 | 542 | 548 | 509* | 510* | ||
| Difference | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 21 | ||
| Connecticut | 1999 | 436 | 461 | 507 | 519 | 544 | 512 | 493 | |
| 2011 | 446 | 475 | 521 | 550 | 565 | 518 | 511 | ||
| Difference | 10 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 21 | 6 | 17 | ||
| Massachusetts | 1999 | 445 | 476 | 508 | 518 | 543 | 513 | 498 | |
| 2011 | 503 | 522 | 563 | 575 | 598 | 561 | 552 | ||
| Difference | 58 | 45 | 55 | 57 | 55 | 48 | 54 | ||
| Indiana | 1999 | 438 | 483 | 504 | 521 | 531 | 515 | 496 | |
| 2011 | 479 | 500 | 526 | 544 | 558 | 522 | 521 | ||
| Difference | 42 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 7 | 25 | ||
| North Carolina | 1999 | 439 | 463 | 486 | 517 | 525 | 495 | 485 | |
| 2011 | 484 | 518 | 539 | 560 | 585 | 537 | 537 | ||
| Difference | 46 | 55 | 54 | 43 | 60 | 42 | 52 | ||
| Comparison countries | |||||||||
| Finland | 1999 | 483 | 492 | 521 | 527 | 538 | 520 | 512 | |
| 2011 | 465 | 493 | 514 | 530 | 535 | 514 | 507 | ||
| Difference | -18 | 1 | -7 | 2 | -2 | -6 | -5 | ||
| Korea | 1999 | 527 | 550 | 581 | 605 | 625 | 587 | 577 | |
| 2011 | 546 | 556 | 594 | 627 | 653 | 613 | 593 | ||
| Difference | 19 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 29 | 26 | 16 | ||
| England | 1999 | 438 | 456 | 488 | 505 | 537 | 496 | 484 | |
| 2011 | 442 | 481 | 518 | 540 | 556 | 507 | 507 | ||
| Difference | 5 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 24 | ||
* Slight discrepancy is an artifact of rounding.
Source: EPI analysis of TIMSS International Database