Department of Education to look at how American kids are doing in mathematics . Fourth- and eighth - grade students from more than 100 public schools assessed . Massachusetts , Maine , Vermont , New Jersey , New York ranked high . District of Columbia had lowest marks in both grades , but its scores are up since ' 07 .
Department of Education takes look at how American kids are doing in mathematics . Fourth- and eighth-grade students from more than 7,000 U.S. schools assessed . Massachusetts , Minnesota , Vermont , New Hampshire , New Jersey ranked high . District of Columbia had lowest marks in both grades , but its scores are up since '07 .