Scores for eighth grade students were higher in 2011 in the 10th, 25th, and 50th, percentiles from 2009 in mathematics Even though the nation did not see any significant change from 2009 for lower-, middle-, or higher-performing students, Indiana had increases in each percentile categories except the 10th percentile. Scale score

Percentile

500

90th

75th

50th

25th

10th

¹ Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment. NOTE: The NAEP Mathematics scale ranges from 0 to 500. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be statistically significant. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress

Indiana’s eighth-grade highlight is with the 10th percentile. Their scale has gone from 7 points above the national average in 1992 to 17 points above the national average in 2011. Indiana’s eighth-grade 25th percentile has gone from 6 points above the national average in 1992 to 16 points above the national average in 2011. Scale score 500

Scale score

Indiana 25th percentile

National 25th percentile

500

¹ Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment. NOTE: The NAEP Mathematics scale ranges from 0 to 500. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be statistically significant. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress

Indiana 10th percentile

National 10th percentile