Percentages for grade 8 science, by emphasis on importance of science in daily life and jurisdiction: 2009
Year
Jurisdiction
Not at all
Small extent
Moderate extent
Large extent
Percentage
Percentage
Percentage
Percentage
# Rounds to zero.
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 Science Assessment.
2009
National public
#
8
37
55
2009
Large city
1
9
34
56
2009
Atlanta
#
#
23
77
2009
Austin
#
4
36
60
2009
Baltimore City
#
#
20
80
2009
Boston
#
14
33
52
2009
Charlotte
#
4
30
66
2009
Chicago
#
9
32
60
2009
Cleveland
6
19
36
40
2009
Detroit
#
3
35
62
2009
Fresno
#
8
37
55
2009
Houston
#
9
26
65
2009
Jefferson County (KY)
#
3
51
46
2009
Los Angeles
2
10
34
54
2009
Miami-Dade
#
1
27
72
2009
Milwaukee
1
6
52
41
2009
New York City
#
8
26
66
2009
Philadelphia
#
8
51
40
2009
San Diego
#
7
45
47