Grade 8 Mathematics
In Average and Low Need Districts, the percentage of eighth-graders meeting all the standards on the 2005 and 2006 tests was nearly the same; in the other categories, the percentage fell in 2006. The 2006 test was based on higher standards.

The percentage of students scoring at Levels 3 and 4.
	New York City	Large City	Urban-Suburban	Rural	Average	Low
1999	22.8%		17.0%		26.8%		37.1%	47.0%	62.9%
2000	22.3%		16.5%		29.5%		40.9%	51.1%	67.4%
2001	22.8%		14.3%		29.2%		39.2%	49.2%	68.0%
2002	29.8%		19.6%		36.8%		47.8%	59.0%	77.9%
2003	34.4%		23.7%		41.6%		50.8%	62.7%	79.5%
2004	42.4%		28.7%		46.9%		58.5%	69.1%	82.6%
2005	40.8%		25.2%		43.8%		54.1%	66.7%	82.3%
2006	38.9%		20.7%		39.5%		51.9%	66.1%	82.0%