Average scale scores and percentages for grade 8 science, by how often student does science activities that are not for schoolwork, race/ethnicity using 2011 guidelines, school-reported and jurisdiction: 2011
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
‡ Reporting standards not met.
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), 2011 Science Assessment.
2011
National
White
157
25
164
46
170
25
174
4
2011
National
Black
127
29
130
42
131
25
130
4
2011
National
Hispanic
134
26
138
47
141
24
142
4
2011
National
Asian
154
21
161
46
165
28
183
5
2011
National
American Indian/Alaska Native
136
26
143
46
145
23
153
5
2011
National
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
140
20
140
51
143
27
‡
2
2011
National
Two or more races
149
29
157
43
164
24
164
4