Twelfth-graders who reported being in an academic or college-prep high school program (160) had a higher average score in science than students in a general program (140) or a vocational/technical program (132).
NOTE: The NAEP science scale ranges from 0 to 300. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be statistically significant. See complete data.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 Science Assessment.