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
Year
Jurisdiction
Race/ethnicity using 2011 guidelines, school-reported
Never or hardly ever
Once or twice a month
Once or twice a week
Every day or almost every day
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
155
2
161
25
165
56
166
17
2011
National
Black
116
4
126
27
131
55
132
15
2011
National
Hispanic
131
2
133
24
139
59
141
15
2011
National
Asian
‡
1
157
21
164
60
164
18
2011
National
American Indian/Alaska Native
139
5
139
33
144
49
142
13
2011
National
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
‡
1
129
33
142
51
147
15
2011
National
Two or more races
‡
2
148
25
159
56
161
16