Percentages at or above each achievement level for grade 8 science, by race/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reported and jurisdiction: 2011 and 2009
Year	Jurisdiction	White				Black				Hispanic				Asian/Pacific Islander				American Indian/Alaska Native				Two or more races
Year	Jurisdiction	below Basic	at or above Basic	at or above Proficient	at Advanced	below Basic	at or above Basic	at or above Proficient	at Advanced	below Basic	at or above Basic	at or above Proficient	at Advanced	below Basic	at or above Basic	at or above Proficient	at Advanced	below Basic	at or above Basic	at or above Proficient	at Advanced	below Basic	at or above Basic	at or above Proficient	at Advanced
# Rounds to zero. 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." 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), 2009 and 2011 Science Assessments.
2011	National	20	80	43	2	63	37	10	#	52	48	16	#	26	74	41	3	49	51	20	1	31	69	35	2
2009	National	22	78	42	2	67	33	8	#	57	43	12	#	27	73	41	3	52	48	17	#	35	65	29	2