Average scale scores and percentages for grade 8 science, by how much student likes science, race/ethnicity using 2011 guidelines, school-reported and jurisdiction: 2011 and 2009
Year
Jurisdiction
Race/ethnicity using 2011 guidelines, school-reported
Strongly disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly agree
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
Average scale score
Percentage
— Not available.
NOTE: Black includes African American, and Hispanic includes Latino. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. 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
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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 and 2011 Science Assessments.
2011
National
White
148
10
156
19
165
50
175
20
2011
National
Black
120
16
124
20
131
46
141
19
2011
National
Hispanic
124
13
129
21
140
50
151
16
2011
National
Asian
140
8
151
16
162
57
177
19
2011
National
American Indian/Alaska Native
126
14
138
19
146
52
150
15
2011
National
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
117
15
130
21
147
50
153
15
2011
National
Two or more races
139
14
147
18
159
47
170
21
2009
National
White
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2009
National
Black
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2009
National
Hispanic
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2009
National
Asian
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2009
National
American Indian/Alaska Native
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2009
National
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2009
National
Two or more races
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—