Average scale scores for grade 12 science, by parental education level, from 2 questions and jurisdiction: 2009
Year
Jurisdiction
Did not finish high school
Graduated high school
Some education after high school
Graduated college
Unknown
Average scale score
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard Error
NOTE: The NAEP Science scale ranges from 0 to 300. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be
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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), 2009 Science Assessment.
2009
National
131
(1.4)
138
(1.2)
147
(0.9)
161
(0.7)
122
(2.1)