Average scale scores and percentages for grade 8 science, by how often student does science activities that are not for schoolwork, race/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reported and jurisdiction: 2011
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), 2011 Science Assessment.
2011NationalWhite1572516446170251744
2011 National Black1272913042131251304
2011 National Hispanic1342613847141241424
2011 National Asian/Pacific Islander1532116046164281825
2011 National American Indian/Alaska Native1362614346145231535
2011 National Two or more races1492915743164241644