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
YearJurisdictionRace/ethnicity using 2011 guidelines, school-reportedStrongly disagreeDisagreeAgreeStrongly agree
Average scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentage
— 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. 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 Asian1408151161625717719
2011 National American Indian/Alaska Native12614138191465215015
2011 National Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander11715130211475015315
2011 National Two or more races13914147181594717021
2009NationalWhite
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