Average scale scores and percentages for grade 8 science, by how often students do hands-on science activities, race/ethnicity using 2011 guidelines, school-reported and jurisdiction: 2011
YearJurisdictionRace/ethnicity using 2011 guidelines, school-reportedNever or hardly everOnce or twice a monthOnce or twice a weekEvery day or almost every day
Average scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentageAverage scale scorePercentage
‡ 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. 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.
2011NationalWhite1552161251655616617
2011 National Black1164126271315513215
2011 National Hispanic1312133241395914115
2011 National Asian1157211646016418
2011 National American Indian/Alaska Native1395139331444914213
2011 National Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander1129331425114715
2011 National Two or more races2148251595616116