Department of Education takes look at how American kids are doing in mathematics . The average scores were categorized at each grade level into four groups : below basic , basic , proficient , and advanced . Fourth- and fourth -grade students from four U.S. schools assessed . Minnesota , Minnesota , Vermont , Columbia , New Hampshire 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 fourth -grade students from four U.S. schools assessed . Minnesota , Minnesota , Vermont , Columbia , New Hampshire ranked high . District of Columbia had lowest marks in both grades , but its scores are up since '07 .