Percentile scores 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
10th percentile
25th percentile
50th percentile
75th percentile
90th percentile
10th percentile
25th percentile
50th percentile
75th percentile
90th percentile
10th percentile
25th percentile
50th percentile
75th percentile
90th percentile
10th percentile
25th percentile
50th percentile
75th percentile
90th percentile
10th percentile
25th percentile
50th percentile
75th percentile
90th percentile
10th percentile
25th percentile
50th percentile
75th percentile
90th percentile
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." The NAEP Science scale ranges from 0 to 300. 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), 2009 and 2011 Science Assessments.
2011
National
126
146
165
183
198
86
107
130
151
170
91
115
139
161
178
114
140
163
183
200
98
120
142
165
182
114
136
158
178
195
2009
National
124
144
164
182
198
83
104
127
148
167
86
110
135
156
173
115
139
163
183
200
93
115
139
161
179
110
131
153
173
191