Trend in NAEP mathematics average scores for 13-year-old
students, by gender - At age 13, the average mathematics score
for male students was higher in 2008 compared to 2004, but the
score for female students was not significantly different. - The
average scores for both male and female 13-year-olds were higher
in 2008 than in 1973. * Significantly different (p < .05) from
2008. NOTE: The lighter dashed lines for 1973 represent
extrapolated data. View complete data with standard errors.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education
Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1973–2008 Long-Term
Trend Mathematics Assessments.