Math education: by the numbers.

PositionTRENDS - Brief article - Statistical data

American students are falling behind their international peers in mathematics on several measures, with significant gaps growing in the years after students move from elementary to middle school. Why? Answers range from a lack of early education to poverty.

42%

Portion of American fourth graders who scored proficient or better in math

35%

Portion of American eighth graders who scored proficient or better in math

49%

Portion of middle- and high-income eighth graders proficient in math

20%

Portion of low-income eighth graders proficient in math

51%

Portion of students at or above 200% of the...

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