How San Diego County math scores compare nationally

This chart shows how third- through eighth-graders' average scores on standardized math tests compare and have changed. The closer to zero a district's scores, the closer they are to nationwide grade-level average. A score of -1 means students there scored one grade-level equivalent below the national average; a 2 means they scored two grade levels higher.

A dot plot showing girls' and boys' scores in both the 2018-19 and 2023-24 schools years in 26 local school districts. Broadly speaking, girls' scores slid more than boys' relative to the national average, and a gender gap reemerged.
Average test scores were reported in approximate grade levels, based on each district's standardized test scores and scaled relative to the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress.
Sources: Stanford Education Data Archive and the National Center for Education Statistics; analysis by Sharon Lurye and Todd Feathers, Associated Press
Sam Schulz / The San Diego Union-Tribune