Average scale scores and percentages for grade 8 science, by how much student likes science, race/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reported and jurisdiction: 2011 and 2009
YearJurisdictionRace/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reportedStrongly disagreeDisagreeAgreeStrongly agree
Average scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentage
NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Prior to 2011, students in the “two or more races” category were categorized as “unclassified”. The NAEP Science scale ranges from 0 to 300. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be statistically significant. Analyze results with NAEP Data Explorer.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 and 2011 Science Assessments.
2011NationalWhite14810156191655017520
2011 National Black12016124201314614119
2011 National Hispanic12413129211405015116
2011 National Asian/Pacific Islander1378150171625617619
2011 National American Indian/Alaska Native12614138191465215015
2011 National Two or more races13914147181594717021
2009NationalWhite14612156201644917418
2009 National Black11717123211294513517
2009 National Hispanic12015128231374814414
2009 National Asian/Pacific Islander1418153191615617418
2009 National American Indian/Alaska Native12412131191405215316
2009 National Two or more races14114147191535016318