Students score lower in mathematics than in 2013; scores higher than in 1990

NAEP - 2015 Mathematics & Reading Assessments

"In 2015, students had an average score in mathematics of 240 points at grade 4 and 282 points at grade 8 on separate 0-500 point scales. The 2015 average scores were 1 and 2 points lower, respectively, than the average scores in 2013. Scores at both grades were higher than those from the earliest mathematics assessments in 1990 by 27 points at grade 4 and 20 points at grade 8...

NAEP - 2015 Mathematics & Reading Assessments

"In 2015, students had an average score in mathematics of 240 points at grade 4 and 282 points at grade 8 on separate 0-500 point scales. The 2015 average scores were 1 and 2 points lower, respectively, than the average scores in 2013. Scores at both grades were higher than those from the earliest mathematics assessments in 1990 by 27 points at grade 4 and 20 points at grade 8...